The Lovely Feathers – “Lowiza”
Fantasy of the Lot
Compared with Hind Hind Legs, this album is very tame. Of course, an exploding fireworks factory is tame next to Hind Hind Legs. But the pieces that made it great are still there. Great melody, fun lyrics delivered well, and a feeling that they’re not taking it that seriously. I’ve only listened through it two or three times and it’s already growing on me.
Oh, how pretty! Kansas from space. Very geometric. The original is here.
It actually reminds me of this meta-heraldic shield.
I don’t really know who Lily Allen is, but she makes records and was, until recently, very outspoken about copyright laws and piracy. Of course, not understanding even the rudiments of copyright herself, she compromised her position by hosting essentially pirated music on her own website (among other things). When people pointed this out, she ended the whole affair and reportedly said she’s done making music as well. Okay, quitter!
Lovage – “To Catch A Thief”
Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
I love this album, though you have to be in the mood for it. This track and “Strangers on a Train” are the best. Jennifer Charles’ vocals are ridiculous (only topped by Mike Patton on other tracks).
Koalo.
I’ve gone back and tagged any posts that fall under art, music, quotes, or vocabulary and you can now browse those to the left there.
Also added some handy lines so you know when to stop reading. Up next, revamping the buttons. (Eh, those didn’t turn out as well as I’d like. I’ll redo ‘em later.)
Religious distress is at the same time the expression of real distress and the protest against real distress. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people.
The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real happiness. The demand to give up the illusions about its condition is the demand to give up a condition that needs illusions. The criticism of religion is therefore in embryo the criticism of the vale of woe, the halo of which is religion. Criticism has plucked the imaginary flowers from the chain, not so man will wear the chain without any fantasy or consolation, but so that he will shake off the chain and cull the living flower.
This is great. Final Fantasy Compendium has (as one would expect from a compendium) a listing of all the airships and other forms of transportation you can take in the Final Fantasy games. Love them pixels.
Google Books is now hosting a huge amount of Life Magazines as well as just the photos. I’ll have to check out some momentous occasions later.
