January 2011
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the beatles never broke up & quantum mechanics.
How come I just found out about this? Well, you can click the photo above for the site/story/album or continue reading here about this guy who had an out-of-body-like experience in an alternate universe where the Beatles never broke up and somehow he ended up with a cassette tape entitled Everyday Chemistry.
The following is an actual account of my experiences as of recently. Because of the...
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top 5 artists: week ending 2011.01.23 →
Vashti Bunyan (52)
Tera Melos (25)
Real Estate (12)
Tennis (10)
Grand Salvo (10)
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want to help fund the short film "call me crazy." →
“Call Me Crazy” is a film about Donnie, an up-and-coming guitarist/songwriter who fakes his own death once he realizes that a life of fame is not for him. The story is told via Lane, the want-to-hate-him-but-just-can’t band manager, in an interview right before he’s taken to court for assisted suicide.
Check out their PRODUCTION BLOG. Listen to the BAND. (photo below)...
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fission products decay calculator.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers device to calculate exposure after an atomic blast, 1963.
(via kyleread)
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remember these things when buying organic, folks.
When buying organic foods, look for the USDA Organic Seal of Approval. Only foods in the categories “100% organic” and “organic” are allowed to display the USDA Organic Seal. Other foods with varying levels of organic ingredients may be labeled as follows:
“100% organic” - single ingredient such as a fruit, vegetable, meat, milk and cheese (excludes water and salt).
“Organic” - multiple...
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faux organic companies get sued by the true. →
Things are heating up in the organic beauty products department, and it was only a matter of time. As it stands, the so-called “organic” personal care industry-from toothpaste and bar soap to shampoo and mascara-is a total free-for-all. There are very few rules in place about what companies can and can’t say to sell you a product, as well as what they actually put in the...
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help my friend katie become vanna white. →
My friend Katie submitted a video to Wheel of Fortune’s “Vanna For a Day” contest and was selected as 1 of 5 finalists out of nearly 900 entries. The grand prize winner will receive a four day trip to LA to do a taping of the show (as Vanna White), $5000, and a Vanna dress!
Please go to the link above, check out her awesome video entry and vote for her to be the best Vanna White...
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we recycle cartons (dot) com. →
Have you ever wondered whether or not juice/drink/milk cartons can be recycled? If so then the next thought is probably, whether or not they do in your neighbourhood.
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your friend, the viking: the radio show//playlist...
In last night’s radio show, I revealed my top 20 albums of 2010. I’ve already posted those here, but below are the songs I played in accompaniment.
20. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti ”Round and Round” Before Today (4AD)
19. Jónsi ”Go Do” Go (XL)
18. Perfume Genius ”Mr Peterson” Learning (Matador)
17. Yeasayer ”O.N.E.” Odd...
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top 20 of 2010.
20. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Before Today (4AD)
19. Jónsi Go (XL)
18. Perfume Genius Learning (Matador)
17. Yeasayer Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)
16. Surfer Blood Astro Coast (Kanine)
15. Villagers Becoming A Jackal (Domino)
14. White Denim Last Day of Summer (Self Release)
13. Sam Amidon I See The Sign (Bedroom Community)
12. Baths Cerulean (Anticon)
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top 20 of 2010! okay for real though, tonight is...
Your Friend, the Viking: the Radio Show. Mondays. 10pm to midnight. Only on SCAD Radio. Listen in!
Listen in tonight (for real this time) for my first show of the new year. I’ll be revealing my list for the top 20 albums of 2010. That’ll be fun, right? You bet your bottom dollar it will. You can tell your friends.
© ryan mccardle.
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for sale: 370 beech/cameron frye's house.
So, are you in need of a place to store your father’s Ferrari? Then you just might be interested in owning Cameron Frye’s house from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
The Ben Rose House was built back in 1953 by two notable 20th century architects A. James Speyer and David Haid. The steel frames and gigantic glass sides allow for the perfect showcase of the wooded ravine it...
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top 5 artists: week ending 2011.01.16 →
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (63)
Beat Happening (35)
Samamidon (23)
Weed Diamond (20)
The Cairo Gang (16)
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tennis album cape dory released this week+original...
You should go get it. It’s really good. I’ve talked about the lovely couple a couple times before; here about Cape Dory, released by Fat Possum Records and here about their debut self titled 7” released from Fire Talk and currently out of print.
And oh my! What do we have here? Oh what fun.
Tennis Cape Dory (2011)
Lisa Hartman Hold On (1979)
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evan abeele [memoryhouse] and his new solo ep. →
Evan Abeele of Memoryhouse just put up an EP, entitled Lineage, on his bandcamp today. The collection is magnificent, the songs are beautiful, the feeling is wonderfully dreamy and it’s just perfect for today. Go check it out for yourself for free (streamed) or make a small donation to have for your own. This is what Evan had to say:
I’ve put up a solo E.P. today on bandcamp. These are...
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mammoth to walk again in five years. →
Japanese researchers are hoping to revive the Mammoth species from tissue obtained from a preserved carcass in the permafrost of the vast Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. Researchers plan to insert the nuclei of mammoth cells into the egg of an elephant to eventually birth the first baby mammoth in around twelve thousand years.
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your friend, the viking: the radio show back on 24...
Your Friend, the Viking: the Radio Show has been postponed once again, until next Monday, 17 January 2011, next next Monday, 24 January 2011. This second postponement is due to the studio being closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
When I finally get back on the air, that night I’ll be “kicking off the new year” (24 days late) with my list of top 20 albums from 2010, if everyone...
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the horoscopes have jumped.
Just about a month ago my friend TJ and I were walking into the local Dublin grocery store one night discussing the stars. It was quite cold out, without a cloud in the sky. We were discussing how our horoscopes aren’t really what they are supposed to be. One reason due to the actual number of hours in a day (not really 24) and another due to the earth’s tilt off axis. Well, guess what...
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as new congress opens, republicans disband global... →
Wednesday marked the end of an era in the U.S. – the demise of the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. Created under Nancy Pelosi in 2006, the global warming committee – devoted entirely to scientific discussions of climate change and energy-related issues – has been disbanded under Republican leadership.
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top 5 artists: week ending 2011.01.09 →
How to Dress Well (15)
Geotic (6)
Get Well Soon (5)
Deerhunter (5)
Wavves (5)
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finally fixed my record player.
What am I listening to? Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years.
I am set for the rest of the day.
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the space jam website, 1996. →
second to last quarter at scad, oh my.
Well I’m back in Savannah and it’s a brand new year, not to mention I’m beginning two out of my final four classes this Thursday before graduation in May. Uff da.
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