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Star Wars Poetry by whoispablo

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Star Wars Poetry by whoispablo

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Star Wars Poetry by whoispablo

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Star Wars Poetry from whoispablo on Vimeo.

George Lucas: “You see the echo of where all is gonna go. It’s like poetry, they rhyme”
Music: Ludovico Einaudi - Experience

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Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:58:36 +0000

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Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:32:18 +0000

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Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:19:35 +0000

“Nuage- ‘Haunting’” by FACT

It's Better To Regret Something You Have Done Than Something You Haven't Done

John Dennett — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:15:00 +0000

I totally miss this blog and wish I had enough time to post here again regularly. Maybe I'll find some surprise extra hour in the day and start doing so...

In the meantime, you can always find me posting the ephemera of my life on Twitter or Facebook.

Watchtower Genius Meme

John Dennett — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:58:00 +0000

So my friend Rich has started a meme: tell iTunes to create a Genius playlist based on Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" and publish the results. Here's mine:

"All Along The Watchtower" - Bob Dylan
"Young Americans" - David Bowie
"Rhiannon (Single Version)" - Fleetwood Mac
"Reelin' In The Years" - Steely Dan
"Saint Simon" - The Shins
"Alison" - Elvis Costello
"Where It's At" - Beck
"In Between Days" - The Cure
"Do You Realize??" - The Flaming Lips
"Wolf Like Me" - TV On The Radio
"Fell On Black Days" - Soundgarden
"7/4 (Shoreline)" - Broken Social Scene
"Changes" - David Bowie
"Life During Wartime" - Talking Heads
"The Chain" - Fleetwood Mac
"Kissing The Lipless" - The Shins
"Lithium" - Nirvana
"Baby Brother" - The White Stripes
"Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
"Bigger Than My Body" - John Mayer
"The Only Living Boy In New York" - Simon & Garfunkel
"Dirty Work" - Steely Dan
"My Best Friend's Girl" - The Cars
"Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie
"The Man In Me" - Bob Dylan

Dude, that's just strange. Seems like it just wanted to pull anything old it could find.

Best parts:

iTunes somehow draws a line between Dylan and TVOTR
The list begins and ends with Dylan tracks

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today -- out now!

John Dennett — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:27:00 +0000

The first new album by David Byrne & Brian Eno in nearly 30 years is out now:

Get it!

First Pluto, now this

John Dennett — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:37:00 +0000

First Pluto, now this
Originally uploaded by jgd3

Best Music of 2007

John Dennett — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:47:00 +0000

It's my Top Ten for 2007...finally!

I realize I said this for 2006 too, but last year was a fantastic one for music. So much so that I struggled for a month deciding which albums would make it into my list. Usually each year I try to write up a review of my top albums, but it's February now and I haven't found the time yet. Since I don't see that changing anytime soon, I give up. Here's my list, straight up:

Top Ten Albums for 2007

Honorable Mentions:

Walls - Apparat
Person Pitch - Panda Bear
Oblivion With Bells – Underworld
Consequence Music – Dextro
Fur And Gold – Bat For Lashes
I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead – El-P
In Our Nature - José González
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! – Saul Williams
Language Barrier – Lusine ICL
We Can Create – Maps

Yeah I know that's a lot of runners up, but there were way more than ten great albums this year!

And now as a bonus for all those of you who so patiently , here's the bonus round:

Song of the Year

"Stars"* - Goodbye - Ulrich Schnauss

Best Live Album of 2007

Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - k-os

Best DJ Mix of 2007

Live'r Than You'll Ever Be - Bestival 2007 - The Kleptones

Best Album of 2006 That I Didn’t Discover Until 2007

Carnavas - Silversun Pickups

Biggest Disappointment of 2007

Atlantis - k-os

Agree? Disagree? Just feel like commenting? Let me know what you think!

('*' = not a DRM-free link)

See also:
Review: "Year Zero" by Nine Inch Nails (that's right – the only top ten review I managed to get done)
Top Ten Albums of 2006: Recap (+ Bonus Round!)

"Yes We Can"

John Dennett — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:09:00 +0000

Okay, no surprise to my regulars that I support Barack Obama for president. But whether you do or not, I encourage you to check out this song and video, "Yes We Can":

This is really moving. I could not have imagined Will.i.am capable of something like this. My hat is off to him, director Jesse Dylan and all the people that pitched in to be a part of it.

If you're in a Super Tuesday state, please get out and support the candidate of your choice -- it's never been more important than it is right now.

Tops of My Pops for 1/13/08

John Dennett — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:30:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending January 13, 2008
1. Massive Attack
2. Burial
3. Maps
4. Amy Winehouse
4. Apparat
4. Ulrich Schnauss
7. M.I.A.
8. Panda Bear
9. Radiohead
10. Nine Inch Nails
10. Meat Beat Manifesto
10. LCD Soundsystem

Quick Hits:

Finally broke down and checked out Back to Black. After hearing it, I'm convinced Mark Ronson is a genius.
I'm really having serious issues trying to fit Apparat, Ulrich Schnauss and Panda Bear all into my Top Ten for 2007. Not all of them are going to make it, yet all of them are good enough to have a spot.

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

New Jamie Lidell Album & Tour in 2008

John Dennett — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Check out this live rehearsal video from Jamie:

Looks like he's bringing a full live band with him this time. He was awesome last time I saw him live -- and that was just him solo!

See also:
Jamie Lidell – Live Goodness!

Tops of My Pops for 1/6/08

John Dennett — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:00:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending January 6, 2008
1. Radiohead
2. Thom Yorke
3. Dextro
3. Iron & Wine
5. The Church
6. David Bowie
6. Clark
6. Ultramarine
9. Nine Inch Nails
9. The Kleptones
9. Klimek
9. He Said
9. Faithless
9. Spoon

No surprise seeing Radiohead topping the week's listening, given that In Rainbows is so obviously the Album of the Year. More on that when I get my Top Ten together for 2007...

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 12/30/07

John Dennett — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:38:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending December 30, 2007
1. Radiohead
2. k-os
2. David Bowie
2. Beck
5. The Kleptones
5. Spoon
5. DJ Shadow
8. Justin Timberlake
9. Kate Bush
9. Josh Rouse
9. Sondre Lerche
9. Jurassic 5
9. Foo Fighters

Nothing interesting going on this time around. We had relatives visiting all week, so we were listening to pretty innocuous stuff.

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

The Clinton's Halloween Party

John Dennett — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:24:00 +0000

Just saw this hilarious SNL clip and had to share:

Go Barack!

Tops of My Pops for 12/23/07

John Dennett — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:40:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending December 23, 2007
1. DJ Z-Trip
1. Beck
3. Radiohead
4. The Kleptones
4. Kiln
6. Beastie Boys
6. Nine Inch Nails
6. k-os
9. The Bees
9. David Bowie
9. Spoon
9. Klimek
9. Josh Rouse

Quick hits:

Z-Trip's All Pro soundtrack is unfortunately not scratching my turntablist itch the way Shifting Gears did so well.
Kiln has released a nice album (Dusker) and ep (Vaporbend) that occupy the crossroads where crisp electronics meet noise and ambient.
Speaking of ambient, my buddy mrkvm turned me on to Klimek's interesting Dedications. Executed by Sebastian Meissner under one of his many aliases, it's not necessarily cohesive as an album but the individual tracks are very nice (and trying guess how the varied individuals influenced the compositions dedicated to them is fun).

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 12/16/07

John Dennett — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:55:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending December 16, 2007
1. Nine Inch Nails
1. Burial
3. Underworld
4. Massive Attack
5. David Bowie
5. John Mayer
7. The Kleptones
7. Zero 7
9. Boards of Canada
9. Jamie Lidell
9. Josh Rouse
9. Coldplay
9. Coil
9. RJD2
9. Radiohead
9. Renegade Soundwave
9. Lamb
9. The Decemberists
9. Seefeel

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 12/9/07

John Dennett — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:35:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending December 9, 2007
1. The Kleptones
1. Saul Williams
3. David Bowie
4. Amon Tobin
5. Soundgarden
6. Klaxons
7. The Church
8. DJ Shadow
9. Spoon
10. Sigur Rós
10. Radiohead
10. Beck
10. Múm

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 12/2/07

John Dennett — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:10:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending December 2, 2007
1. Nine Inch Nails
2. Radiohead
3. Stars of the Lid
4. Yppah
5. Cocteau Twins
6. Seefeel
7. Underworld
8. k-os
8. Spoon
8. The White Stripes

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 11/25/07

John Dennett — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:50:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending November 25, 2007
1. Burial
2. Beck
3. Radiohead
4. Cocteau Twins
4. Josh Rouse
4. Gang of Four
4. Underworld
8. Massive Attack
8. Renegade Soundwave
8. Boards of Canada
8. Spoon
8. Jurassic 5
8. Autechre
8. Nine Inch Nails

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 11/18/07

John Dennett — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:40:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending November 18, 2007
1. Stars of the Lid
1. Radiohead
3. The Hives
4. Ulrich Schnauss
4. Kiln
4. The Church
7. Killing Joke
8. Lusine ICL
9. El-P
10. Thomas Fehlmann
10. Meat Beat Manifesto
10. Spoon

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 11/11/07

John Dennett — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:59:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending November 11, 2007
1. Iron & Wine
2. David Bowie
3. Lee "Scratch" Perry
4. Tim Hecker
5. Rockers Hi-Fi
6. The Sea and Cake
6. Killing Joke
8. Faith No More
8. The White Stripes
8. Brian Eno
8. DJ Shadow
8. Nine Inch Nails
8. The Field
8. Everything but the Girl

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

The Office Is Closed

John Dennett — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:34:00 +0000

For those of you living under a rock, the Writer's Guild of America is striking in order to force the studios and networks to negotiate residual payments for digital media. Sounds complicated or maybe boring, but it's not. And every TV show and movie currently in production in the U.S. is affected. And tragically, that includes The Office. Listen to what the show's actors and writers have to say about it:

Find out more at United Hollywood. Support the Strike!

Tops of My Pops for 11/4/07

John Dennett — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:52:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending November 4, 2007
1. Nine Inch Nails
2. David Bowie
3. DJ Shadow
4. Underworld
4. Amon Tobin
4. Renegade Soundwave
4. Radiohead
8. Autechre
8. Clark
8. Meat Beat Manifesto

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 10/28/07

John Dennett — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:45:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending October 28, 2007
1. The Dead Texan
1. Underworld
1. Radiohead
4. Spoon
5. Stars of the Lid
6. James Brown
6. DJ Shadow
8. Gang of Four
8. Wagon Christ
8. Lusine ICL
8. David Bowie

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 10/21/07

John Dennett — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:35:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending October 21, 2007
1. Underworld
2. Apparat
3. David Bowie
3. Josh Rouse
5. LCD Soundsystem
5. Spoon
7. Radiohead
7. Beastie Boys
7. Beck
10. The Kleptones

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 10/14/07

John Dennett — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:05:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending October 14, 2007
1. Radiohead
2. Spoon
3. Maps
3. Silversun Pickups
5. Lusine ICL
6. Wilco
7. Amon Tobin
7. Beck
9. Robert Fripp
9. Underworld
9. Plaid
9. David Bowie

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 10/7/07

John Dennett — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:50:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending October 7, 2007
1. Spoon
2. Foo Fighters
3. Fridge
3. Josh Rouse
5. Manual
5. Lusine ICL
7. Radiohead
8. Beck
8. David Bowie
8. Interpol
8. Meat Beat Manifesto
8. Gang of Four
8. The White Stripes

(Editor's Note: all commentary is suspended until John manages to catch up on his weekly postings.)

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives

Tops of My Pops for 9/30/07

John Dennett — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:40:00 +0000

A weekly look at what I'm listening to, from my Last.fm user stats:

Top Artists for the week ending September 30, 2007
1. Simple Minds
2. Iron & Wine
3. Ulrich Schnauss
4. Klaxons
5. Underworld & Gabriel Yared
6. Wire
6. Cepia
6. Maps
9. Spoon
10. Beastie Boys
10. Josh Rouse

The grind to catch up with my real-time listening continues... I will pause briefly to reflect on the ongoing tidal wave of musical goodness that is 2007: fantastic albums from Iron & Wine and Klaxons enter the fray this week, upping the current tally for my year-end Top Ten to around two dozen contenders.

Worries about Sam Beam selling out on The Shepherd's Dog turn out to be entirely unfounded. While there are more instruments and more musicians and even more singers on this one, he's continuing to refine that exquisite pastoral melancholy that we all know and love.

Klaxons were this year's Mercury Prize winners for their debut Myths Of The Near Future (technically a 2006 release, but only just now making it over the Atlantic). On it they've delivered a reckless, brilliant, modern, electrifying UK rock sound the brazenly reaches across the gap between the quirky indie camp and the stadium rockers. They're hooky and perplexing as you might imagine, but there's a hot swagger to it that rivals anything Bobby Gillespie ever aspired to. Listen to "It's Not Over Yet" before you tell me I'm wrong.

Finally, I can hear you all asking: what the hell is Simple Minds doing at the top of this week's chart? Before all the Breakfast Club mega-stardom rotted their brains and begat all the sonic garbage that followed, the band released five bold, experimental and ultimately cinematic masterpieces of pop music in four short years: Empires And Dance (1980), Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call (two EPs released in 1981 and later combined on CD), New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982), and Sparkle in the Rain (1984). Lo and behold, all have been remastered and the first three are now available in iTunes Plus format. I have proudly (re)purchased the 1981-82 releases and listen in awe and respect. So there.

See also:
The 'Tops of My Pops' archives