Posts from March, 2006
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Mar1Guest Post: Polly Benzing
What would it be like to hang out with your favorite band? My friend Polly recently found out. Here’s her story… I Won the Indie Rock Lottery So around 3:30pm on the day of the Belle and Sebastian show, I was in my office and was supposed to be paying attention to a conference [...]
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Mar9Old School Video of the Day
15 years before his name was Earl, Jason Lee appeared in the seminal skateboard video, Blind’s “Video Days.” Directed and filmed by Spike Jones, this is one of the most beloved and influential videos of all time. If anyone (besides Brian) can name the band or song Jason skates to (without Googling), I’ll PayPal [...]
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Mar0Paris of the Piedmont, yo
A brilliant local spin on the SNL Narnia rap… Download the jam and then check the lyrics: It’s Carrboro! It
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Mar1Angry Feet
What democracy looks like What fascism looks like What, er, utopia looks like
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Mar1The Suburbanista’s Dilemma
Balsamic vinegar, sushi, $500 bottles of wine, organic, craft beers, Wi-Fi, coffee shop, yoga, and–get this–baggers at the checkout lines. Target circa 2010? Wal-Mart, yo. The new concept project may not ever come to an exurb near you, but their new Plano, Texas pilot will probably determine what high-end items you buy from Sam [...]
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