sunday night sleepover http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com pop culture musing + abusing Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:35:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/9e4786a7c71284f4c04c87ef86fd3cf4?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png sunday night sleepover http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com Offensive? Naaah. http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/offensive-naaah/ http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/offensive-naaah/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:35:01 +0000 Helena Thompson http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/?p=63 ]]>

Thanks to Married to the Sea.

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They broke up. OHHHHH NOOOOOO!

From their website:

To all of our fans – We are sad to bring you the news that our upcoming shows in the UK are going to be our last as a band. We thank you for all your love and support these past few years – its been a blast but the time has come for the 4 of us to go our separate ways.

Read more about the split here.

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Austin, Texas is three hours away from Dallas.

I live in Dallas.

Two people that I love live in Austin.

I miss them dearly.

This is their mix.

A Nostalgic Mix – For Shkel

  1. We Are Your Friends – Justice feat. Simian
  2. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)  – Arcade Fire
  3. The Hardest Button to Button – The White Stripes
  4. The City Has Sex – Bright Eyes
  5. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel – The Talking Heads
  6. Commerce, TX – Ben Kweller
  7. Annie Mae – The Twilight Singers
  8. Across The Sea – Weezer
  9. I Got You (At The End of the Century) – Wilco
  10. Grass – Animal Collective
  11. I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You – Tom Waits
  12. Super Sexy Woman – Sufjan Stevens
  13. Dry The Rain – The Beta Band
  14. 10 Gallon Ascots – Tapes ‘n Tapes

Download: Mix for Shkel (.zip file)

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That’s where I am. So, there won’t be very much coming out of here between today and the 26th – but coming up we have:

  • TWO AWESOME RECORD REVIEWS
  • Science tattoo exposé: super cool, or super…not? (hah)
  • More music downloads, because we all love free music

Keep checking back, O faithful readers (all three of you). See you on the other side of summer…

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I wish I were this cool. Is this the new “Never Gonna Give You Up”? Only time will tell.

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Yay for the Comic of the Week!

This week’s laughs are courtesy of Toothpaste for Dinner.

]]> http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/change-machines/feed/ 0 roflcoffee Oberlin’s Concert Board never ceases to amaze me. http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/oberlins-concert-board-never-ceases-to-amaze-me/ http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/oberlins-concert-board-never-ceases-to-amaze-me/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:00:32 +0000 Helena Thompson http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/?p=36 ]]>

I CANNOT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO WRITE ABOUT THIS!

GZA!
PERFORMING LIQUID SWORDS!
IN ITS ENTIRETY!
AT OBERLIN!

Read more about it here.

(yeah, you wish you went to my school, don’t tell me.)

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I think I’m going to start posting mixes once a week. Yay firsts!

Lately, I’ve been seeing lots of exotic birds outside my window – you know, birds that really shouldn’t be in Dallas in the summertime. So, in honor of those brave souls, I present this mix:

Fly Away, Little Hummingbird

  1. Of Moons, Birds, and Monsters – MGMT
  2. Bird Flu – M.I.A.
  3. Skin Is, My – Andrew Bird
  4. Bluebird – Swan Lake
  5. Drunken Butterfly – Sonic Youth
  6. Hummingbird – Born Ruffians
  7. Hummingbird – Wilco (from Kicking Television)
  8. Majesty, Snowbird – Sufjan Stevens
  9. Ornithology – Charlie Parker
  10. Dragonfly – My Brightest Diamond
  11. Shut Up I Am Dreaming Of Places Where Lovers Have Wings – Sunset Rubdown
  12. Bird and Flag – The Sea and Cake
  13. Blackbird – The Beatles
  14. Little Trip to Heaven (On The Wings of Your Love) – Tom Waits

Download: Fly Away, Little Hummingbird (.zip file)

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]]> http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/shh-you-are-home/feed/ 0 roflcoffee Jeff Tweedy – The Thanks I Get http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/jeff-tweedy-the-thanks-i-get/ http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/jeff-tweedy-the-thanks-i-get/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:44:28 +0000 Helena Thompson http://sundaynightsleepover.wordpress.com/?p=24 ]]>

From “Sunken Treasure: Live In The Pacific Northwest”. It makes me smile.

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