The American Mind

Merry Christmas!

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Eight Days of Hanukkah from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo.

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Here are my top podcasts that help make my daily commute more pleasant and enlightening:

EconTalk: Russ Roberts gets the brightest minds in economics to talk about ideas, facts, and theories in a way that’s accessible to both economics newbies and seasoned veterans.
Deeper Shades of House: Lars Behrenroth keeps me grooving to new deep house mixes [...]

I failed to play nothing but Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine today. Why? Because twenty years ago Trent Reznor dropped this on the music world.
PHM wasn’t the beginning of industrial music, but it was the genre’s most important album. Reznor combined metal, electronic music, and goth with pop hooks that instantly made him [...]

Bob Mould will be playing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Saturday. I’ll be there. If you won’t here’s what you’ll miss:

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Peter Kafka Michael Jackson’s funeral “the third-biggest Web event of the year.” It’s behind President Obama’s inauguration and word of Jackson’s death.
“Michael Jackson’s Last Performance on the Web: Big, But Not Obama Big” [via Techmeme]

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Three sisters pull off a folk cover of Led Zeppelin’s “In My Time of Dyin’.” I could like this. Plus, it’s a free download from Amazon.com so it’s no risk.

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I won’t get into any claims about the federal government taking over the internet. The thing was designed to withstand a nuclear attack; I think it could survive the Commerce Department. I am mentioning this topic simply because Smitty at Robert Stacey McCain’s weblog tied Rush, the Canadian power trio that deserves to be in [...]

Because I’m not finding the energy, punch, and hooks I require in current rock music I’ve jumped back into electronic music in a serious way. I’m hunting for new podcasts and listening to plenty of DJ mixes to and from the office. I stumbled upon Remix Artists Collective Minimix 3 on Fairtilizer. There’s plenty of [...]

Queen Elizabeth II named Robert Plant Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He’s one step away from becoming a knight.
And he’s still not on board for a Led Zeppelin reunion.
“Queen Gets the Led Out, Honors Robert Plant”

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Joe Satriani sues Coldplay and stumbles upon a killer mashup. I don’t care much about the lawsuit. But I would disagree with Allahpundit who asks, “Besides, do Coldplay look like they listen to Joe Satriani?” Just because Coldplay doesn’t rock out doesn’t mean they don’t listen to one of the best guitarists in rock history.
Here’s [...]

Does that mean we never have to endure rick rolling again? Please make it be so. That would be something I really, really would be thankful for.

[via BelchSpeak]

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What does it mean for Metallica to be reviewed in the Wall Street Journal?
They’re old…but still good.
“Metallica: Back on Track”

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Here’s more Tears for Fears…sort of.

[via Hot Air]

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Here’s Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” because Steveegg mocked me for liking them:

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