Archives for November 2008

22 Musical Moments To Die For

November 14, 2008 by Jim Connelly

You can talk about genres, artists, albums, or even songs, but sometimes what keeps us coming back to music is the discovery of the transcendent musical moment. For me, “the moment” is the part of the song that fully and utterly engages me; the reason that I keep coming back to it.

I’m not necessarily talking about hooks here, because the purpose of a hook is the draw you into a song. I’m really talking more about traps: the part of a song that that keeps you there.

The is the fourth in a series. The first one had 25, the second one has 24, the third one had 23.

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Every single moment I’ve listed below kills me single every time I hear it.

Oh, and this isn’t in any kind of order, despite the numbering.

The Daily Loper – November 13, 2008

November 13, 2008 by Lopy

Ice Cold Ice Cold Ice Edition

Todays links of interest:

Jeff Jarvis Is Kind of Jerky About Journalism
When grown men enter into pissing matches…
Noah Robischon to Leave Gawker for FastCompany.com
In other Gawker news, rumors has it that both Consumerist and Valleywag are on the endangered species list.
How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You
Remember: as long as we’re the species in possession of opposable thumbs, we have a chance.

The Daily Loper – November 12, 2008

November 12, 2008 by Lopy

When He Died I Was Hopin’ That it Wasn’t Contagious Edition

Todays links of interest:

Layoffs hit Al Gore’s Current Media
Cue inevitable inconvenient truth pun.
The Best Show Nobody’s Watching
That would be "How I Met Your Mother," which is the funniest thing on TV that isn’t "30 Rock" or "The Office."
Gmail Adds Video and Voice Chat
This? Potentially huge.

The Daily Loper – November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008 by Lopy

Reality Has A Well-Known Liberal Bias Edition

Todays links of interest:

Palin sorts clothes to see what belongs to the RNC
Coming soon, commemorative RNC laundry bags. Palin’s post-election life really should be a reality TV series. Fox clearly dropped the ball.
Olbermann Signs Contract Extension with MSNBC
Well, it was either that or go on the road with George W. Bush in an updated version of the Gordon Liddy / Timothy Leary tour.
Maker’s Mark & Rock the Vote
Apparently, Maker’s Mark, one of our favorite inexpensive bourbons, was doing a special "Rock the Vote" edition of their bottle. However, these just showed up in our favorite grocery store last weekend. That’s right, after the election. Nice timing. As far as the story to which we are linking, it starts with "elections and booze should not be mixed." As if!! Who didn’t want to toast the results last week? And it only gets more shrill from there: apparently underage drinking is bad. Wish somebody had told me at 14. Our only problem with these bottles is that with the red wax augmented by layers of white wax and blue wax, they’re incredibly difficult to open!

The Daily Loper – November 7, 2008

November 7, 2008 by Lopy

You Gotta Keep Hangin’ On Edition

Todays links of interest:

Puppy Cam
Because after having Halloween, time change and the Election all in the same week, it’s sometimes good to be reminded that there are still creatures on the gods’ green Earth who don’t care about any of this. (Thanks Salon, for the link.)
Some computers are too important to be networked
Which, of course, is just one of the many many lessons to be learned from "Battlestar Galactica."
Generation X marks the spot for Barack Obama
To some of us, this is an equally historic reason to cheer Obama’s election. And a reason, we suspect, that will impact his Presidency far, far more than his race will.

The Daily Loper – November 6, 2008

November 6, 2008 by Lopy

Africa is a Country Edition

Todays links of interest:

GOP Lawyer Dispatched To Alaska To Retrieve Some of Sarah Palin’s Clothes
I know we’re supposed to be moving on, but how can we with headlines like this one?
WROR, WODS In Boston Begin Playing The Christmas Tunes
Not one, but two –TWO — radio stations in Boston have gone all Christmas Tunes, all the time. Today is November 6. Screw these people.
Music: What Happened?
Scott Miller (of Game Theory & The Loud Family) breaks down his favorite songs of random years ranging from the late 1950s to just a couple of years ago. His taste is so much like mine and his observations are so well-written that it makes me wish that I liked Game Theory and The Loud Family more.

The Daily Loper – November 5, 2008

November 5, 2008 by Lopy

Talk About The Passion Edition

Todays links of interest:

REM reissue debut album to mark its 25th anniversary
That album would be "Murmur," young’uns, which particular album also marked/started a tectonic shift in American Indie Rock. Looks like this edition has a remastered version of that record (good, because the sound of the current "Murmur" CD blows), as well as a full concert from that period. However, no outtakes and/or demos, which seems like a missed opportunity.
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 reunion interview: Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, and Jim Mallon
MST3K is still on the short list of the funniest show ever on TV. Hell, it’s on the short list of the funniest thing ever.
Tina Fey says she’s retiring Sarah Palin impersonation
Makes sense: in a couple of months, nobody is going to remember who she was parodying.

The Daily Loper – November 4, 2008

November 4, 2008 by Lopy

A Change is Gonna Come Edition

Todays links of interest:

2008 Presidential Election on Yahoo! News
A nice way to track the numbers if you’re out here on the left coast and stuck at work.
FCC Approves ‘Wi-Fi On Steroids’: Good News For Consumers, Bad News For Telcos
This is awesome. Good job, FCC! We’d love to anticipate cool new uses for the white spaces (and tell Dolly Parton "better luck next time"), but not today. Not today.
U.S. Supreme Court hears case on broadcast indecency
We’d like to think that the Supreme Court will do the right thing and uphold, you know, the 1st Amendment. And, normally, we’d have a lot more to say about this, but not today. Not today.

What Will I Obsess About Tomorrow?

November 4, 2008 by Jim Connelly

Finally, Election Day!! I’m tossing that out as a public service, just in case you didn– . . . no, I can’t even make that joke.

How is it possible that after two nonstop years of this — 20 full months after I first wondered if this election was going to be the best reality series ever — that anybody who would possibly be reading this wouldn’t know the election was today?

And man, am I glad that — gods willing — it will all be over tomorrow. And yet, I gotta wonder, then what?

The Daily Loper – November 3, 2008

November 3, 2008 by Lopy

The Hypnotized Never Lie Edition

Todays links of interest:

Obama’s Grandmother Dies
Very sad, indeed.
Amazon takes on "wrap rage" with packaging initiative
Finally! Clamshell packaging must die!!!
FCC chairman cancels vote on telecom overhauls
So, only one major vote remains on tomorrow’s calendar.