When I die, I want to come back as a beautiful piece of vinyl.

But instead of my voice recorded on the grooves, I'd like my words to be read by James Earl Jones. Don't screw this up for me.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-08/27/and-vinyly

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Do you have a large collection of music? I do. But in 2010, anybody can have one for only $9.95 a month.

Joe Shockley and I were just discussing each of our personal obsessions with searching for, finding and (on some level) collecting great records. Although the few thousand CDs and tens of thousands of mp3s I've got don't matter at this point as the transition to stuff-in-the-cloud and endless subscription services marches on, there is something to be said about obtaining as much music as possible and basking in its sounds, and artwork, and endless lists of scenester thank yous...

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/08/-its-not-the-size-of-your-collection-that-matters-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+typepad/DqMf+(hypebot)

Showing off a playlist just isn't the same as smirking while a friend calls you a crazy douche for having endless racks of CDs and records. I'm proud to have been one of those douches and I'm glad I'm not the only one.

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Brian Bell hates the new Weezer album. Oh, and it's named for the clothing company. Puke and barf all over Rivers effing Cuomo.

Seriously. Hurley paid for their studio time and gave them some clothes, so they named the album after the company as though an album title were a book dedication. Bell says it's some kind of post-modern statement. I'll give that one a little extra thought if the album is better than "Memories," the first single, leads me to believe it will be. 

I don't fault bands for getting money any way they can, this one just stings a little. 

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The Power of Punk: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists hit Broadway

OK, maybe it was just for the "Bottled in Cork" video, but still... Is it me, or is this video making a reference to somebody?

<div style="text-align:center;width:680px;">Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - "Bottled In Cork" (Official Video) from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists</div>

(via Culture Bully)

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The video for the new Thermals single "I Don't Believe You" has significantly affected me.

By affect, I mean it has inspired the goals for the next sound system I install in my house. The song is pretty good too.

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Teenage Fanclub - Like a Virgin

Like A Virgin (Madonna) by Teenage Fanclub  
Download now or listen on posterous

Teenage Fanclub - Like A Virgin (Madonna).mp3 (6227 KB)

I had a pretty damn good birthday on Friday, even with all the work. I think this song made my day on the drive home, though. But this was so unexpected I was a little surprised how excited I got when I realized what it was.

Teenage Fanclub grinds and writhes their way through it so well it made me want to suggestively roll around on the concrete in the middle of I-595 in a tight white wedding dress, with my pantie-less privates sending cars careening off the side of the highway in a mix of awe and disgust.

All random credit goes to Madonna and Teenage Fanclub for the reaction to a long forgotten cover.  

Anyway, I give it to you on the day of the lord. Enjoy.

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Oh, Cee-Lo, you're just too awesome sometimes. Nice video. (via @JoeShockley)

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