Farin

If you're wondering if it's Christmas already: http://www.last.fm/christmas

"Janis Joplin recorded this Bob Dylan song." FTFY

Happy Birthday, you

It always baffled my mind a bit when I read about him when remember that he was Norah Jones' father.

Why did the Hipster burn his tongue? ... Because he drank his coffee before it was cool! click

just heard it as well... RIP EDIT: just realised that tomorrow would have been his birthday!

1. The Who 2. Bauhaus 3. Daft Punk 4. AC/DC 5. Metallica 6. Einstürzende Neubauten 7. The xx 8. Red Hot Chilli Peppers 9. Run DMC 10.Yes

I just did the survey again to see if my opinion changed any over the years... and I guess fro mthe viewpoint of an American I'm ´probably nothing but a dirty socialist but what bothered me again - the same as when I first did it - was the fact that they were all and only black or white answers... A or B... Right or Wrong a terrible simplification that doesn't do the actual problems any justice http://www.politicalcompass.org is probably much more accurate in such an assessment

So, on Thursday I listened to Jonathan Coulton's Still Alive (from the end credits of the game 'Portal') for the first time in ages and then on Friday this song is actually referenced on xkcd ("you're doing science, and you're still alive") and as if that wasn't coincidence enough, tonight a friend on IRC brought up the song as well - without knowing that I listened to it and without having read the comic of the week, I guess

Einstürzende Neubauten "According to the band leader Blixa Bargeld, it is an ancient Toltec petroglyph. This sign was discovered in a cave in central Mexico and was created between nearly 700 and 1200 A.D." more information The xx

Between 10:30 pm Sunday night and 11:20 am Tuesday morning, nobody was shot, stabbed, slashed or murdered in New York! http://news.yahoo.com/no-person-got-shot-stabbed-slashed-murdered-nyc-153318577.html

speaking of 'scary': the Milgram experiment

yes, that's right

real name is Charlyn Marie Marshall, she's a US singer-songwriter

It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl ~ Faust need to listen to more Krautrock

I'm going to steal his turn then:

afaik Simon never revealed publicly who the song is really about, even though there have been numerous speculations, including Warren Beatty, James Taylor or David Bowie...

You and your dirty minds all the time You'd probably even argue that Dr. Kitch is not about a dedicated doctor in his daily struggle to provide his care to his patient? Or maybe this Blues standard by Bessie Smith from 1925 isn't about the protagonist trying to provide a meal for her dear husband?

[big]"Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care."[/big] a really nice quote

Will Smith and Mark Wahlberg were my first thoughts as well. Cher also did some acting, or Barbra Streisand, right? Was Frank Sinatra a singer or an actor first? I guess many pop starlets did act in a few films after they became famous, just like rap / hip-hop artists, including good ones like Mos Def...

In case you haven't seen it yet: Obama thanks his campaign staff

Those were my first thoughts as well... Happy Birthday, Jenny! Hope it's a good one anyway

Good job America! From the view of a European you absolutely made the right choice

Siegfried and/or Roy?

Something by James Last?