May 2014

Having a morbid fascination with whacko conspiracy theorists, it stings when I see someone I admire among them. radio.com/2014/05/28/80s…

“Peer to peer commercial interactions can save us time and money… can also degrade worker and consumer protections.” medium.com/the-nib/9ea5ba…

Pervasive attitude about sexism/homophobia/racism/etc: “I’m no rapist/murderer/hatemonger, so I’m doing fine.” Wrong. We can ALL do better.

Props to @TheAdnostic for following through after my internet/cell blackout and stalking me at YVR this morning. Great to see you, Lauren!

NYC has considerably more noise and humidity than Alaska, but it is good to be home.

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ella Fitzgerald (29), Man or Astro-Man? (12) & Swans (10) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Advisory: I will be offline and on a cruise ship for the next week, because apparently that is now a thing I do. youtu.be/XoTolgUUgCQ

These “satirical” fake news sites that peddle clickbait hoaxes without a shred of wit have got to go. snopes.com/politics/satir…

You know, I didn’t expect much from this ukulele cover of Slayer’s “War Ensemble.” But I got much. youtu.be/VznAYy5yL2A

Every time I document my travel plans in excessively meticulous detail, I know my father is still alive.

Seven years later, the touchscreen keyboard is the dominant species, and it’s still nowhere near as usable as its tactile precursor.

Who decided an autograph is such a big deal? Related, why has anyone ever considered a signature a remotely reliable proof of identity?

Well, that’s a first. A kid at Union Station just asked me for deodorant.

In its assessment of how a small town in Alabama came to be a recording destination for discerning musicians and a hotbed of hit singles, Muscle Shoals spends a little too much time indulging New Age mysticism and Native American fables about the region’s supernatural gifts. Thankfully, it spends considerably more time peeling back the layers of Fame Studios founder Rick Hall, whose vision and prodigious talent as a producer is the unquestionable nucleus of… See more →

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Public Enemy (16), Hüsker Dü (15) & NOFX (14) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Evolution of the reformed Swans in average song length per album since 2010: 05:33, 10:50, 13:28.

Are we ready to collectively acknowledge that hand-lettered creative platitudes are just corporate motivational posters in designer clothes?

Another great album cover that led me to a great band. Foil stamping is a trick digital distribution can’t replicate.

Let’s see an album you picked up solely because of its cover, and the music turned out to be amazing.

Someone lend me $10 million? The prosperity I’m guaranteed by an unregulated free market assures your reimbursement. marketplace.brownstoner.com/listing/CORCOR…

“Experts may have the best answers, but beginners have the best questions.” Food for thought from @dkr. the-pastry-box-project.net/d-keith-robins…

Misfits merch has gotten pretty shameless, but I have to admit I kinda want the “Die, Die My Darling” shower curtain. noisey.vice.com/blog/the-worst…

Slint was a short-lived indie rock band from Louisville, KY whose second and final album, Spiderland, is one of underground music’s most revered recordings. The album’s cryptic, distinctively uneasy aura, coupled with the group’s decision to disband without promoting it or touring, has granted Slint a rare mythic quality. Breadcrumb Trail, a documentary named after Spiderland’s opening track, somehow manages to be an informative and compelling account of the band’s story without really demystifying… See more →

For you noise rock fans, here’s the trailer for The Color of Noise, a documentary about Amphetamine Reptile Records. youtu.be/_TOwDBFbG7w

“Perhaps one reason Americans have come to begrudge the wealthy is a resentment of their culture of impunity.” nytimes.com/2014/05/04/mag…

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Parliament (13), Rye Coalition (10) & Rodrigo y Gabriela (9) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Saturday morning serenade.

Obligatory “I heard this ‘Let It Go’ song and my bored disdain for its utter banality affirms my cultural superiority” post.

That moment when it becomes clear that the best course of action is to make some popcorn.

A car alarm has been going off for an hour. I called in a noise complaint. In my head, the cops said I could do this: youtu.be/M_hT5_vChDE

PA may finally privatize liquor stores. A union who’d face competition as a result made this divinely inept scare ad. youtu.be/kOHKD84NpiA

Yours truly, age 16. Ladies.

Today I have health insurance coverage for the first time in four years. (Don’t tell my mom – it’s going to be a Mother’s Day gift.)