xstryker
X Stryker is also the proprietor of the currently-dormant poll analysis blog Election Inspection.
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Final Thought – Most conservative
What president was the most conservative? Now that Dubya is so unpopular, many conservatives are quick to claim that Bush wasn’t really a conservative anyway. But honestly, who can they compare him to? Bush Sr., Reagan, and Ford all passed big tax hikes, as did Hoover. Ford surrendered Vietnam, both Reagan and traveled to Moscow […]
Late Night Music Video: Regina Spektor – Bobbing For Apples
This is a live performance from Tuscon, AZ. There is no studio-recorded version of this song yet. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg3xH6YsVJU[/youtube] lovely people, lovely places, i can’t remember names and i can’t remember faces; someone next door’s f***ing to one of my songs.
Pop Friday: Ingrid Michaelson – The Way I Am
Friday is for pop without apology. BTW, I saw Ingrid play the Tin Angel before anyone knew who she was. No idea what’s up with the clowns in this video though. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJOzdLwvTHA[/youtube] cause i love the way you say good morning; and you take me the way i am.
Final Thought
Sometimes I wonder if maybe Tom Carper is encouraging Castle to run for Senate, so they can go on riding Amtrak together for 6 more years. Castle would support Carper’s watered-down no-brainer environmental agenda, Carper would support Castle’s money picture schemes, and together they’d protect big corporations from consumers. I’m not saying Carper would actively […]
Late Night Music Video: The Breeders – Walk It Off
Off their latest album, Mountain Battles – yes, the Breeders are still together and still touring. I saw them at the TLA and verily did they rock out. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcWMFzR1ge4[/youtube] nobody’s allowed to fight; ’til the band starts playin’ tonight.
Late Night Music Video: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Gardenia
Indie Pop god Stephen Malkmus (formerly of Pavement) with his new band, the Jicks (feat. drummer Janet Weiss, formerly of the grrrl band godesses Sleater-Kinney). They are too indie for a real video, so these are just some pictures thrown together by a fan. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilMJaekiXaA[/youtube] it’s like we’re at a ponzi scaminar. there’s no escaping […]
Late Night Music Video: The Toadies – Away
The Toadies owe their career to the Pixies. But so does every other alt-rock band. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklFY55gq7o[/youtube] and if i’m asleep… make sure my blanket covers me
From My Junk Mail File
Just got an auto insurance solicitation from Allstate. Immediately threw it out – know why? Why would I want to get my insurance from the worst insurance company in America? How could I do business with a company that instructs its adjusters to lie to their customers? Allstate’s confrontational attitude towards its own policyholders was […]
Late Night Music Video: Be Your Own Pet – The Kelly Affair
A song about the cult classic movie “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSZYSlBNGrw[/youtube] everybody here parties all the time; everybody here’s got sex on their minds
Late Night Music Video: Vanessa Mae – Toccata & Fugue
A modern spin on a Bach classic. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY[/youtube]
Late Night Music Video: Maldroid – Heck No! (I’ll Never Listen To Techno)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZJYbVd1hE[/youtube] if the robots win we’ll have to listen to techno; heck no! heck no, i’ll never listen to techno
Late Night Music Video: Mika – Lollipop
I hereby declare that Friday night is for Pop, no matter how sugary. Jason, for one, ought to appreciate that. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDLKmoOjrA8[/youtube] if she loves you let her go; ’cause love only gets you down
Late Night Music Video: Air Traffic – Never Even Told Me Her Name
Great song, not really intended for release as a video – it’s just the band playing the song in the studio during the recording of their debut album. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5uEH36H_do&feature=related[/youtube] i heard you on the radio, you were screaming out; you grabbed me by my heart and soul, through the speaker cone
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