Seahorse breeding
Proofreading Books
Books to Prisoners
America Will Punch You
Things That Are Surprisingly Difficult with a Hand Cast
Habibi, a Brooklyn band with a fun tweeriotgrrlpoppunk(?) sound
Interview: Guy Benjamin Brookshire on Collaging Science
side-b radio | WPRB Blog
David Holmes – Essential Mix 1997
Spiritualized, Live from Hljómskálarðurinn in Reykjavík, Iceland
Lemon Jelly – Nice Weather for Ducks
24 Hours of Lemons
Archive for October 19, 2013
Potpourri
Weekend Listening: Lee Bannon “Place / Crusher” Ep
Ninja Tune hits us off with a free download in anticipation of an upcoming full length from Lee Bannon. Lee Bannon? Probably one of those best producers you’ve never heard of types, but he’s been around for a minute. You should also check out his album Fantastic Plastic
Drink Away the Furlough
DC residents hit the bars to drown their furlough sorrows
How to Lose an Easy Sale
Anyone who knows me, knows that I complain often and loudly about the fact that I live in the capitol of the richest and most powerful nation in the world yet I have to settle for shitty DSL with no option for FiOS or a cable modem. While I understand that FiOS involves infrastructure changes, I can’t say the same for the much hated Comcast (my local cable monopoly) Comcast simply doesn’t want to string a cable to my building. Despite my sole shitty option, I on a regular basis get ads for FiOS and Comcast Business services.
This week I got a letter in the mail touting Comcast Business Services I went to the website http://www.cant-wait.com/ to find out more info and for a mere $109.95 a month I can get 50/10mbps which is literally more than 10 times faster than my current connection. My hope is that if I’m willing to pay for business level Comcast they might be motivated to add me as a customer. So I filled out a form on the site and got an email letting me know that I would be contacted by a rep within a few hours. This is who the rep reached out to me (name redacted)
Did you need services??
XXX XXX, Business Services Executive
Comcast Business Services – Northeast Division
676 Island Pond Road, Manchester, NH 03109
Office: 888-895-2988 Option 1, ext XXXX / Efax 800-317-XXXX
Direct office # 603-628-XXXX
business.comcast.com
Earn $100!!!! Refer another business to Comcast and it's yours! Please call 603-222-7799 for more details.
Technical Support: If you are having trouble with your service please contact 1-800-391-3000 for 24/7 assistance.
I’m contacting you for a service that runs over $100 a month and your response looks like something that I’d expect to see on Yahoo! Answers. That’s a pretty solid way to ensure all of the complaints about your shitty customer service are likely true.
Yep this is all I get.
Tuesday Forecast
It’s been a few years since I’ve listened to Black Milk, I just couldn’t get passed the preposterous, ubiquitous “BBBBLLLLLAAAAACCCCKKKKK MMMMMMMILK!!!!” overdub on every single track. Tiresome. But perhaps he’s finally letting his music speak for itself and give it some room to breath. Devin the Dude also had a bit too much output in too short of a time but it’ll be good to hear his voice again after these past couple years. I’m also looking forward to this Prefuse 73 and Teebs collabo under the name Sons of the Morning.
The stand out up and comers of the week though I think will go to L’Orange and Stik Figure as well as Kwes. The City Under the City sounds pretty commanding and another welcome addition to the Mellow Music Group catalog. And Kwes, he’s on some mellowed out, electronic, crooning, good for a rainy day.
Category: Hip Hop, music, Thos, tuesday forecast |
Tags: alchemist, black milk, boardwalk, boldy james, devin the dude, ilp, it's alive, kwes, l'orange, la luz, my 1st chemistry set, no poison no paradise, one for the road, prefuse 73, sons of the morning, speak soon vol. 1, stik figa, stones throw, teebs, the city under the city
Rebirth of Cool
There’s a great post over at Slate today that discusses the new meaning of cool and how it has been co-opted.
Cool is NOT the guy who live tweeted the concert and streamed it via Facetime. Cool is the guy who didn’t take one picture at the concert and enjoyed every minute of it.
