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it tolls for thee

bell x1
café du nord
san francisco, ca
2008-03-26

sometimes i look for a show just to fill a gap in the calendar. such was the case when i decided to see Bell X1 (hate the name, btw) after reading the café du nord calendar email recently. not sure what made me click through to read about this band, [...]

to hype or nosferatu hype? that is the question

vampire weekend
the rickshaw stop
san francisco, ca
2008-03-23

as the subtitle to my blog says, this is a place for ‘live music and liberal rants.’ i’ll be the first to admit that it’s been a little light on the former and heavy on the latter of late. that doesn’t mean that i haven’t been keeping up my usual [...]

war is peace

freedom is slavery.

ignorance is strength.

most of us know, instinctively, that these three statements are absurd. yet these are all things republicans believe. how else can one explain the past five years of war in iraq? the bush administration would like you to believe that through war, we can achieve peace and ‘democracy’ in the middle [...]

this is what leadership looks like

how does it feel? (apologies to bob dylan)

how does it feel to be told “fuck you” by your president? because that’s exactly what’s happening in this incredible affront to decency:

of course, this is no surprise to those of us who have been paying attention for the past seven years. but i’m curious if any of those “hey, bush isn’t so bad” head-in-the-sand-ers [...]