Comments on Hipster, please!: +1 blog of nerd music & culture: Culture Vultures

Ill just leave it at the fact that I am a right le...

2009-12-04T17:18:12.219-05:00

Ill just leave it at the fact that I am a right leaning Libertarian. Political discussion via a comment section about blogs on a nerd music blog isnt really my thing. I like to have talks like that face to face. I also dont like to call ones views wrong, which is why i decided on my previous reply to not comment on specific items from the blogs. It isnt ever constructive. I have plenty of good political discussions every day, but in person where ideas can be shared easier. I date a pretty left/liberal, but we dont argue or debate, we always discuss items and usually come to a good middle of the road consensus. Its something I have had to change, because noone ever knows everything, you can always learn from people with opposing views.

Nice enough to say it twice, hooray! :) If you wa...

2009-12-04T09:17:33.512-05:00

Nice enough to say it twice, hooray! :)

If you want to geek out hardcore on audio, then you should check out http://www.archive.org/

I went crazy a few weeks ago just listening to episodes of "Vincent Price as ... The Saint." Their radio show section is amazing. Then you've got the live music area where you have a massive and growing selection of concert boots to select from. Nearly two million books, over 70 thousand concerts, it's overload on a massive scale.

If you need a nerdy hip-hop reason to go there, check out the 21 live shows by 2 Skinee Js. Nerdy non hip-hop: Robyn Hitchcock. Hey, you might even find dozens of shows by the band I mentioned previously (hint-hint).

Everyone on the internet should be more aware of the archive.

Man, that was way more love than I deserved today....

2009-12-03T22:40:00.743-05:00

Man, that was way more love than I deserved today. And here I was thinking that I couldn't geek out anymore today. What's that? I smell a post about the New Star Trek and the influence of instant fame? YOU! You are my inspiration, Hipster!

Man, that was way more love than I deserved today....

2009-12-03T22:39:43.294-05:00

Ah, you know you can speak freely here, KS! And as...

2009-12-03T16:04:23.346-05:00

Ah, you know you can speak freely here, KS! And as for the next HP comp, there are actually 3 in various stages of development. One is being mastered, one is being assembled and one is still getting it's artist roster finalized. :D

I almost posted something bad about one of those b...

2009-12-03T15:58:02.138-05:00

I almost posted something bad about one of those blogs, but decided to hold my tongue.

Como Vai Z?

Whens the next HipsterPlease! comp?

Glad to do it, Eye-shuh. I recently realized that,...

2009-12-03T13:51:15.212-05:00

Glad to do it, Eye-shuh. I recently realized that, aside from places like free-geek and Geek Studies, I seldom name-drop other great sources of non-musical nerdiness.

Haha, I HATE that. People still have to click the ...

2009-12-03T13:42:03.728-05:00

Haha, I HATE that. People still have to click the link to post a comment anyway, so really it just lends to better reporting (i.e. more interesting stories get commented/hits) if you allow full feeds.

Someday the internet with it's tubes and tube collectors will reign supreme!

In other news, thanks for the links! I LOVE discovering new and interesting blogs! I'm going to click through these right now and steal feeds to the ones I enjoy. :)

You have to remember, Matt, that big fish like TIM...

2009-12-03T10:58:16.102-05:00

You have to remember, Matt, that big fish like TIME are still desperately afraid of missing that direct traffic. I think it's still a while yet before they unclinch.

Now if Techland can join this end of the decade an...

2009-12-03T10:41:44.176-05:00

Now if Techland can join this end of the decade and fix their RSS feed to show full entries instead of that partial crap, I might actually read it more often.

The weirdest thing about the Groundhog Day math, S...

2009-12-03T09:32:19.325-05:00

The weirdest thing about the Groundhog Day math, Soc, was Harold Ramis's response. While I thought Wolf Gnard's calculations hit things pretty close, Ramis says the loop lasted 30-40 years!

Thanks for the tip, J. I'll look into that. :)

The post title obligates me to mention Dear Leader...

2009-12-03T08:57:38.372-05:00

The post title obligates me to mention Dear Leader's "The Good Times are Killing Me." It's not overly geeky and it's not hip-hop, but it's a very good album.

I always figured Phil Connors mastered just enough...

2009-12-02T23:29:29.391-05:00

I always figured Phil Connors mastered just enough songs on piano to play in the band. I think it could be mastered in less time than 8 years. Heck, I've been playing keyboard off and on for about 12 years, but the only reason I haven't become good is because I didn't put in the required practice time. If he put in a good 2-4 hours practice per day, he could accomplish becoming a piano master in less than a year. Heck, if he picked it up quick, he could get there in a month or 2.

Ok, I definitely will have to bookmark that blog. :)