Via this New York Times profile of Pamela Geller, the quote of the day comes from Anders Gravers: Violent, economic, cultural and stealth Jihad is the knife slicing the salami of freedom. It is time for us to snatch the slicing-knife of jihad, stop mosque building, stop Sharia law and stop Sharia finance, for we [...]

No real point I want to make with this, except that if I’m going to play “Only Shallow,” I need to follow up with “You Made Me Realise.” I could try to find some Thing In The News to shoehorn into this, but shhhhh already this song is incredible and you’re making my head hurt.

The Hood Internet – We’re Already Taken (Trey Songz x Stars) by hoodinternet What gives you the right… to go home with Triggggggaaaaaaa…

I have to admit I didn’t pick up on the Green Day dis the first time I saw the “Bottled Up In Cork” video, but damn, cold as ice.

Shit Robot – Wrong Galaxy by bnubs I never thought I would so dislike a project called Shit Robot.

I just came across Metal Lungies’ interview with Pete Rock and was gratified — though I guess I can’t be surprised — that Soul Brother Number One sings the praises of Bernard Purdie. “He’s like an unsung hero. He was great,” Pete says. If you’re unfamiliar, “Pretty” Purdie is one of the greatest drummers to [...]

Somehow we haven’t quite come up with the perfect literary device to meld James Clapper into the Boot Camp Clik, but by the time he becomes the next Director of National Intelligence, we’ll have figured it out. Get used to this video. I’ll be posting it a lot.

So it turns out that I’ve got two tickets for the Cap’n Jazz reunion in Chicago on Saturday that I won’t be able to use. You want them? They’re $15 apiece, but I’d need you to pay the costs of me getting them to you as well. Let me know in comments if you’re interested [...]

Apropos of yesterday’s discussion of the pressures Against Me! faces, check out Ted Leo’s public service announcement knocking down misrepresentations that the collapse of the music industry is forcing him to retire. Here’s a guy who’s trying to stay DIY and live his life on his terms, making his music the way he wants and [...]

It’s been out for a few weeks now, but I’ve just now heard and loved the new Against Me! record White Crosses. To call it unsentimental would be to diminish how bleak it is –”There’s just no future left to dream of,” “The revolution was a lie,”* “This is the only voice I have,” are [...]