11 #RELEVANT ST. PATRICK'S DAY CATS #SEO #VIRAL

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LOOK AT THIS CAT. IT'S SITTING IN A GOLD THING. GOLD = LEPRECHAUNS = ST. PATRICK'S DAY, OBVIOUSLY, IDIOT. #CATS

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LOOK AT THIS PICTURE OF A CAT. SOMEONE HELD THIS CAT DOWN AND STRAPPED SUNGLASSES ONTO ITS HEAD. THIS CAT HATES LIFE. LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND DERIVE JOY FROM ITS DISCOMFORT. #SEO #NEWMEDIA

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HERE IS ANOTHER CAT WHO WAS PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED WHILE FUNNY THINGS WERE BEING STRAPPED TO ITS HEAD. LOOK! #LOL

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IF YOU DON'T ENJOY THIS PICTURE OF A CAT PLACED IN PROXIMITY TO A GLASS OF BEER AS IF THE CAT WERE DRINKING BEER THEN I WILL LITERALLY COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND PUNCH YOU IN YOUR STUPID FACE FOR BEING STUPID #SOCIALMEDIA #VIRAL #THEINTERNET

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LOOK: ANOTHER CAT WITH GREEN THINGS ON IT. THROW BACK A #GREEN #BEER WITH A COSTUMED CAT NEAR YOU THIS ST. PATTY'S DAY WHILE IGNORING THE SEETHING HATRED IN ITS EYES. #AMERICA

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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THIS LIST? THINK AGAIN, YOU STUPID JERK. FEAST YOUR EYEBALLS ON THIS CUTE LITTLE GUY WHO IS LITERALLY TOO MISERABLE TO EVEN STAND UP #GOOGLEPAGERANK

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LOOK AT THIS FUNNY LITTLE FELLA! HE'S ALL LIKE "MOAR GREEN THINGS ON ME PLZ!" LOL! IT'S FUN TO PRETEND THAT CATS CAN TYPE THINGS ON THE #INTERNET EXCEPT THEY SPELL WORDS FUNNY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AS SMART AS HUMANS! HA! GET A DICTIONARY, BOZO! #CATS #HUMANS

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THIS SNARLING MENACE II SOCIETY IS JUST A MICROSOFT PAINT FILE FROM 1998 THAT SOMEBODY UPLOADED TO ZAZZLE. #KLOUTSCORE

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FUN FACT ABOUT THIS ADORABLE LITTLE PIPSQUEAK: WE KRAZY-GLUED HER TO A BOWL OF #IRISH #ACCESSORIES TO CAPTURE THIS FUN LITTLE MOMENT!

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FAKE HIPSTER MUSTACHES ARE ANOTHER THING THAT IS #FUN TO LOOK AT ON THE #INTERNET. COMBINE THEM WITH CATS AND YOU HAVE A REAL HUMDINGER OF A BLOG POST STEWING ON YOUR HOT LITTLE HANDS! #BING #ILLUMINATI

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THIS CAT WAS INCLUDED BECAUSE LISTS OF 10 THINGS ARE SO 2000-AND-LATE. HE'S NOT SNARLING, HE'S SMILING! ACTUALLY, HE IS SNARLING. LOL! WHAT A GRUMP! DOESN'T HE LIKE #ST #PATTYS #DAY? #PINTEREST #WEB3.0

HAPPY "ST. CATTY'S DAY!" #LOL

Matt Duncan - Soft Times

Hi. It's been a while since I discovered Matt Duncan via the gone-before-its-time Bored to Death. Just saw he has a new album out. You should listen, if you're into retro, folksy piano-pop with a punch of brass in the mix.

Albums of 2k12

I'm not a big fan of top ten lists and the like, so here are just some albums I've enjoyed in anno domine two thousand and twelve. There are far more albums that I haven't gotten to hear yet, so let me know what I'm missing.

Links are to Spotify. If you don't have it, well, get some. (Spotify download)

Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth

Alex Winston - King Con

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

El-P - Cancer 4 Cure

Dan Deacon - America

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It

The xx - Coexist

Grimes - Visions

Twin Shadow - Confess

Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

Kick Out the Jams: NYE 2012 Playlist

 

As is my personal mini-tradition, I'm compiling a playlist of some jams that have come out in the past year. It's still a work in progress, so let me know if I've missed anything.

Gotta say, we've still got a way to go, but 2012 has been a pretty good year. Hey, at least Mitt Romney isn't going to be President. Let's dance.

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Vacationer & French Horn Rebellion

Saw these guys last night at the All Things Go anniversary showcase at the 9:30 Club. They were the group I was most looking forward to hearing at the showcase, and they didn't disappoint. If you've got an ear for mellow indie-pop, I'm betting they won't disappoint you either.

Check them out on Soundcloud or Spotify.

They were preceded by French Horn Rebellion, who are definitely worth checking out as well.

Frank Ocean

A couple of days ago, rumors started bouncing around that there are some lyrics on Frank Ocean's upcomingChannel Orange that reveal he's bisexual. There weren't any specific lyrics cited, and Frank didn't make any comments on it, so it seemed likely that this was another case of the Internet twisting up some idea and running with it. 

But tonight, Frank Ocean published a picture on his Tumblr. The picture is a screenshot of a text document written on a computer. The document is titled "thank you's." It was written in December of 2011 while Frank was on a plane from New Orleans to Los Angeles. 

The note reads like an open letter to the world, and in it, Frank tells the story of meeting a guy four summers ago and falling in love. He goes on to explain that it never turned into what he wanted, but that it was his first true love and that he is thankful for it.

- Complex 

Not to minimize the bravery of Anderson Cooper, but Ocean lives in a different world and caters to an audience where these topics are much more taboo than with CNN viewers. This is a conversation that needs to happen in hip-hop and R&B, and it's finally beginning to.

Frank Ocean was one of the important voices in 21st century American R&B even before this. Check out some of his music at the links below.

Final thought: I'm glad I live in a country where Frank Ocean feels free to say this. We still have to get better, but I think we're getting there. Happy Fourth, y'all.

Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra.


FRANK OCEAN [swim good] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.


FRANK OCEAN [Novacane] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.


Frank Ocean - Strawberry Swing (Music Video) from MMCCV on Vimeo.

La Blogotheque & Black Cab Sessions

I saw this new post from La Blogotheque and it made me think that I should share two of my favorite music performance video sites. If you're a live music enthusiast these may be old news to you, but for anyone who hasn't checked them out, they both put a cool spin on the performance video and present some familiar artists in unfamiliar and unique settings. What are your favorite music video sites? Let me know what I'm missing.



La Blogotheque
Black Cab Sessions