Craig’s Tumblelog

"So maybe that’s why I dislike Portland and Portlandia–they represent a type of person who I..."

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:30:40 -0800

“So maybe that’s why I dislike Portland and Portlandia–they represent a type of person who I fundamentally am not: those with optimism and a passion for their home and the honest belief that what the world needs is more birds on things.”

- Katie Herzog, Twenty Twenty Hindsight

tuneage: Azealia Banks - 212 Azealia Banks is just one bad ass...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:27:00 -0800

tuneage:

Azealia Banks - 212

Azealia Banks is just one bad ass bitch. She’s blowing up right now. Kanye follows her on twitter, Pitchfork featured her in the top 10 tracks of 2011, she played a show at Karl Lagerfeld’s house and Universal Records signed her in January. Also, she was just profiled by the New York Times

The high school dropout comes from Harlem but attended private schools early in her life and as a listener, you can definitely pick up on these dichotomous lives she experienced.

The “212” music video has been out for almost six months but is just now picking up the public’s attention. I love this song not only for its raunchy content but also because it shows just how talented a of an artist Azealia Banks is. She’s also a great collaborator: the guy in this video is Montreal producer Jacques Greene who was just tapped by Radiohead to remix their King of Limbs album.

The sound of “212” is current, she says her inspiration comes from the streets, but clearly Azealia been influenced by previous generations and genres of music. She pulls together a wide array of these influences in “212,” I don’t even think I could name them all. There’s the unsymmetrical chorus, the synth undertones, the pop backbeat that’s also vaguely latin and the perfect cartoon voice of satire. Her sound is unique and infectious.

It’s Superbowl Sunday in the United States but you can find me shrine of Banks, not of the Patriots or Giants.

“Sometimes” from the upcoming album Women & Work...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:11:00 -0800

“Sometimes” from the upcoming album Women & Work by Lucero

jonathancrowley: 3am in Brooklyn. Coming back form the bars and...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:13:17 -0800

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

jonathancrowley:

3am in Brooklyn. Coming back form the bars and not a single cab in sight. That’s when a garbage truck pulls up, and i think, “why the hell not?”

I somehow convince the garbage man to give me a lift. He wasn’t sold on the idea, that is, until I promised to work for my keep.

Next thing I know I’m hanging off the back of his truck slinging trash bags with deadly accuracy.

Zipped home in 5 mins and cost me nothing. Cross this off my bucket list!

And that Cowboy get-up? Foursquare had our company outing to the Rodeo earlier that night. If you’re ever gonna ride a trash whip - you best be rocking it like a cowboy!

“Triple Trash!”

Perfectly amazing.

San Francisco’s Happy Meal Ban An oldie but goodie from The...

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:22:00 -0800

San Francisco’s Happy Meal Ban

An oldie but goodie from The Daily Show.

Yelping with Cormac: The Apple Store

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:40:16 -0800

Yelping with Cormac: The Apple Store:

yelpingwithcormac:

Union Square - San Francisco, CA

Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM

Two stars.

Given the way my uncle died havin a drink directly after his funeral just didnt seem right so I went for a walk instead. One of them downtowns where all there is is stores. Came across a store was a big…

jacob: Every post on the front page of Hacker News is about...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:27:26 -0700

jacob:

Every post on the front page of Hacker News is about Steve Jobs.

(via iwdrm)

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:13:00 -0700

(via iwdrm)

lonelysandwich: Louie CK’s first appearance on Letterman,...

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:03:25 -0700

lonelysandwich:

Louie CK’s first appearance on Letterman, 1995

Referenced on last night’s Louie (with a young Louie portrayed confusingly by a kid who looks less like Louie in ‘95 (anybody else see some Fincher in there?) and more like Ham from The Sandlot.

Louie, from this point in his career, shows every bit of the brilliance he does now. And still, it’s refreshing to see him tell one of the worst hacky 90s jokes ever written, at the very end of his set. Still figuring shit out. Just like the rest of us.

"The acquisition’s [$580 million] price is sure to ignite debate about valuations and durability of..."

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:49:54 -0700

“The acquisition’s [$580 million] price is sure to ignite debate about valuations and durability of new media companies because MySpace, the main attraction among Intermix’s 30-odd Web sites, is only two years old.”

- “News Corp. to Acquire Owner of MySpace.com,” The New York Times, July 18, 2005

americandrink: thememegeneration: The Bruins partied at...

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:27:09 -0700

americandrink:

thememegeneration:

The Bruins partied at Foxwoods this weekend. Nice tip.

"I may not be a competent judge, but this much I will say, that I have seen purer liquors, better..."

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:35:16 -0700

“I may not be a competent judge, but this much I will say, that I have seen purer liquors, better cigars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier courtesans here in San Francisco, than in any other place I have ever visited; and it is my unbiased opinion that California can and does furnish the best bad things that are obtainable in America.”

- Hinton Rowan Helper in The Land of Gold: Reality versus Fiction

Taken with Instagram at Churchill

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:03:08 -0700

Taken with Instagram at Churchill

Taken with Instagram at Mister Lews Win-Win Bar

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:07:33 -0700

Taken with Instagram at Mister Lews Win-Win Bar

Life is good in #ATX. (Taken with Instagram at Patika Coffee)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:19:34 -0700

Life is good in #ATX. (Taken with Instagram at Patika Coffee)

Taken with Instagram at Alemany Farmers’ Market

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:32:02 -0800

Taken with Instagram at Alemany Farmers’ Market

Winter in San Francisco #nofilter (Taken with Instagram at Ferry...

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:37:18 -0800

Winter in San Francisco #nofilter (Taken with Instagram at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market)

Roof fireworks. Happy New Year, e’rybody! (Taken with...

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:05:06 -0800

Roof fireworks. Happy New Year, e’rybody! (Taken with Instagram at The No Fun Lofts)

"Bravery to me is doing something that doesn’t necessarily have to be done, doing it full heartedly,..."

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:50:14 -0800

“Bravery to me is doing something that doesn’t necessarily have to be done, doing it full heartedly, accepting it no matter what consequence comes from it, because it really does need to be done.”

- Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta

President Obama Presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant...

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:39:00 -0800

President Obama Presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta: “We’re All in Your Debt”