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Sunday, Sep 01, 2002

bookwarm

ibiblio: the public's library and digital archive

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it aint me babe

my small contribution to the (way underground) burning woman festival.

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tweaked

gotta like twink: toy pianos and a sinister childrens book. take a listen here

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pal-ing around

palomar is a cute little indiegirl (and boy) pop band with a bunch of upcoming shows in and around nyc.

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spare snare

"New York's Matador Records and the UK's Beggars Group have entered into an agreement wherein Beggars is purchasing a 50% share in Matador Records, and all Matador releases will be marketed through the Beggars Group worldwide."

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am i yummy?

someone thought i might like puffy (amiyumi). a little straightforward j-pop for me but it has its moments.

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show ups

upcoming show of (some) interest:

"kimya dawson (from The Moldy Peaches) (mercury lounge sept 17)"

of montreal (knitting factory sept 19)

wfmu benefit w/esg (southpaw sept 21)

cub country/ Anders Parker (of Varnaline) (mercury lounge sept 27)

neko case (bowery ballroom sept 29)

catpower (knitting factory oct 3)

the glands/the sunshine fix (mercury lounge oct 10)

doug martsch (bowery ballroom oct 13-15)


songs:ohia (knitting factory oct 23)

as long as im dreaming i might as well throw in:

thrill jockey 10th anniversary show w/sea and the cake and freakwater (bowery ballroom sept 7)

peaches/chick on speed (warsaw oct 11)

acid mothers temple (knitting factory oct 17)

sleater-kinney (irving plaza oct 15-16)

clinic/apples in stereo (irving plaza oct 19)

and im sure there are more like pan american, le tigre, bright eyes or bratmobile but then, who am i kidding?


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law schooled

i am the law(yer)

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funny ha ha

comedian trailer

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base to your fates

"It has become synonymous with the terrorist attacks of September 11 - but what is the origin of the name al-Qaida? Giles Foden on how Bin Laden may have been inspired by Isaac Asimov's Foundation."

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