February 2010

Uhhhhh-hot pants! That’s where it’s at.

by Doug LeMoine on 25 February 2010

Wordle seems sort of perfect for representing James Brown lyrics. I used Internet lyrics, which don’t appear to be a true transcription of the version on In the Jungle Groove, which is 8+ minutes of “huh!” and “hey!” and “Good God!” and “smokin!” Still, good enough. While you’re considering James Brown as a lyricist, you [...]

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Recipe for the rain / Escabeche

by Doug LeMoine on 23 February 2010

(Also known as those pickled vegetables from the taco truck.) ... Mara made some this weekend, and I’ve basically been living on it for the last three days. The recipe originated in The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, but we found a previously adapted version at Simply Recipes. ¡Horale! ¡Vamos a do this! Ingredients 1 lb jalapeño [...]

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In a cloud

by Doug LeMoine on 22 February 2010

Oh wow, our pal Greg Gardner put together a really nice collection of new music from local bands. It’s called In A Cloud, which describes the recent winter weather and the album itself is a time capsule of San Francisco sounds in 2009-10. My favorite song is a sweet little thing called “Baby Held” by [...]

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Aw, woo-ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah

by Doug LeMoine on 20 February 2010

Wordle + The First 100% Accurate Transcription of Led Zeppelin II Lyrics =  

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The correlation between familiarity and value

by Doug LeMoine on 20 February 2010

John Perry Barlow, discussing the Grateful Dead’s methods of engaging its audience: What people today are beginning to realize is what became obvious to us back then  —  the important correlation is the one between familiarity and value, not scarcity and value. Adam Smith taught that the scarcer you make something, the more valuable it becomes. In [...]

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Actually, *I* am the walrus

by Doug LeMoine on 4 February 2010

I’ve love infographics, and I’ve gone on and on about collaboration and the Beatles before, so when I heard that someone had created an infographic displaying the degree to which Beatles collaborated on songs  —  well, “interested” would be hugely understating my emotions at the time. (Thanks, Dan, for the tip). Author: Michael Deal. Full image here. “The [...]

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We come from the land of the ice and snow

by Doug LeMoine on 3 February 2010

Curious about what songs I’ve listened to most, I navigated over to my last.fm profile and saw this: Do I love “Immigrant Song?” Yes. Do I imitate its opening vocal, Robert Plant’s reverberating war cry that gets as close to the heart of awesomeness as any lyric in the history of rock? Frequently. But have I [...]

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Let’s put this matter to bed

by Doug LeMoine on 3 February 2010

Genius stitching and polaroid by: That Kate.

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