Tumblr (3.0; @rsefer)http://tumblr.rsefer.com/“My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.”<br/><br/> - <em><span>—</span> Oprah Winfrey</em>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/9313285805http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/9313285805Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:21:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16131655?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lanie Lane - What Do I Do</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/8154034587" target="_blank">twentyfourbit</a>)</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/8154762901http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/8154762901Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:34:54 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZzQdNkS5VrY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Damien Jurado - “So On Nevada”</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/7655379725" target="_blank">twentyfourbit</a>)</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7662785200http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7662785200Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:54:52 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u778gSi94N4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>James Hill covers “Billie Jean” on ukelele</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7465272634http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7465272634Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:37:09 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xNZjfz8rgT8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/7332009874" target="_blank">soupsoup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>Most every show on U2’s 360 world tour has ended with “Moment of Surrender,” but before walking off stage last night in Nashville, Bono saw a blind fan up front holding a sign saying he wanted to play a song for his wife.</em></p> <p><em>“What do you want to play?” Bono said to him. “Get a guitar for this dude. Gents, we have a surprise guest.” The man said he was really nervous but once handed Bono’s acoustic guitar he began playing “All I Want Is You.”</em></p> <p><em>It started with just Bono on vocals, but soon enough the entire band joined in for a moment the man is unlikely to ever forget. When it was all done, Bono gave him the guitar.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Beautiful</p> </blockquote>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7346066526http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7346066526Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:52:51 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/7001480805/tumblr_lnhgd5IWiV1qzjj31&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Used in the trailer for NBC’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPVoiQKFvk" target="_blank">Awake</a>.</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7001480805http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/7001480805Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:27:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DJxuaBxSSkM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Tallest Man On Earth - “Thrown Right At Me” with Amanda Bergman</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/6079608466" target="_blank">twentyfourbit</a>)</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6983229111http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6983229111Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:41:57 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/6922478226/tumblr_lndk75QBRT1qzjj31&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Live In Oslo, Norway (6/11/2011)</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6922478226http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6922478226Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:59:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25380454" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.everythingisaremix.info/">Everything Is A Remix</a> – Part 3 – The Elements Of Creativity</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6765933241http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6765933241Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:34:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln0jtj6eev1qzjj31o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“When the change was made uptown<br/>And the Big Man joined the band<br/>From the coastline to the city<br/>All the little pretties raise their hands<br/>I’m gonna sit back right easy and laugh<br/>When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half<br/>With a tenth avenue freeze-out”</p> <p>(<a href="https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1192306004801" target="_blank">Here</a> is my video of “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” from September 2009 in Chicago).</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6672838276http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6672838276Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:22:00 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/6591870780/tumblr_lmw8p9PSNa1qzjj31&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Off of <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/helplessness-blues/id425059566" target="_blank">Helplessness Blues</a>. Reviews <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/music/helplessness-blues" target="_blank">here</a>. They’re two for two on great albums!</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6591870780http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6591870780Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:31:00 -0500<object><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:vh1.com:663128/cp~id%3D1665488%26vid%3D663128%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Avh1.com%3A663128" width="400" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." flashvars=""></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/6556390222" target="_blank">twentyfourbit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2><strong>Video: Mumford & Sons Cover The National - “England”</strong></h2> <p>Previewing their upcoming episode of VH1’s <em>Unplugged</em>, which airs next week, Mumford & Sons shared an exclusive clip from the show today: a cover of the National’s <em>High Violet</em> cut <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hl6GnmvMMA" target="_blank">“England,”</a> steeped in the English troupe’s Americana-tinged folk-rock. They’re “still trying to figure out whether or not it’s offensive towards English people,” Marcus Mumford said, before conceding that they simply love the song and have opted to treat it as their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XPHL4Q86t4" target="_blank">“Rule, Britannia!”</a></p> </blockquote>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6564240257http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6564240257Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:51:02 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/6458959688/tumblr_lmouymponl1qzjj31&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>From their new album “Circuital”. Highly recommended. Purchase it <a target="_blank" href="http://itun.es/igB2Nj">here</a>.</p>http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6458959688http://tumblr.rsefer.com/post/6458959688Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:51:00 -0500