My First Austinist Review
“As ever, Mogwai manage to blend unadulterated post-rock weight to their shoegazer tendencies with tracks like “Glasgow Mega Snake” and “Folk Death 95,” showcasing their ability to create anthems with no words.” Link
Flux=Rad.
I am made of blue sky and hard rock and I will live this way forever.
50 Worst Things to Happen to Music
Blender recently collected a list of the “50 Worst Things to Happen to Music”, and I checked it out, being the geek that I am. Some of it seems pretty spot on, (”Despite what Jim Morrison seemed to believe, disturbed Freudian ramblings you howl while waving your dick around onstage are also, alas, not poetry.”), […]
Am I Boring You?
“Most of all the world is a place
where parts of wholes are described
whithin an overarching paradigm of clarity
and accuracy
the context of which makes possible
an underlying sense of the way it all fits together
despite our collective tendancy not to concieve of it as such.”
-The Books, “Smells Like Content”
I’m busy. Sorry.
75 Things We Love About Texas
75 Things We Love About Texas, via Texas Monthly: Link (See also: ‘You forgot the Johnson Space Center, but That’s Ok.’)
Notes: more
- Mersenne Prime Search
On August 23rd, a computer reported finding a new Mersenne prime to the server! - Today, I Discovered.
if someone makes their own album in their bedroom in the East Village (ahem), well guess what? That’s THEIR copyright. And they shouldn’t have to give it away for free for exposure just because everyone else does it. - New Old Stock Tunes: Rare Harrison
When I first heard it I was entirely taken back by how strong it was and-dare I say- possibly the best song on the album? - Five rejected names for Austin BBQ restaurants
Suck the Bone! - Jean-Luc Godard Meets Woody Allen
Godard, one of the driving forces behind La Nouvelle Vague, in conversation with Woody Allen.
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My name is Paige Maguire. I work in public radio, at Austinist, and I live in Austin.
I'll be speaking at the Texas Association of Broadcasters workshop on October 4.
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