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Day 3 of NBM: Braid, Psapp, and (terrifyingly) Napoleon XIV
In honor of the threeness of today, here are three songs referencing tricycles. We have Braid (emo band from back when emo bands had a hardcore undertone), Psapp (charming British indie experimental pop), and Napoleon XIV (CREEPY AS FUCK WHAT EVEN THE HELL IS THIS?). Braid’s “Under the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics” Psapp’s “Tricycle” Napoleon XIV’s […]
Day 3: Whole30 (starring the Walkmen)
Mandatory Music: enjoy this stellar Walkmen track (“Angela Surf City”) while you read. Go on, press the button: In today’s Mandatory Music, the Walkmen (just the leader singer really, so the Walkman?) are mourning the loss of the titular Angela, a withholding ex-girlfriend (“Mine is yours/yours is yours/Life goes on, life goes on all around you”), although her […]
Step Up 3: You’re Gonna Need a Montage
You know what’s a much better movie than Step Up 2? Step Up 3D. It is still not a good movie, but the characters are far more likable and the choreography is fantastic. We get a lot more Moose (skinny boy with huge smile and great moves), a pair of insanely sinuous and chatty Argentinian […]
3 Facts about 3 Dog Night
1. Active from 1968 to 1976, 3 Dog Night was quite busy being successful; they produced 21 hit singles, including 11 Top Tens and 12 consecutive gold albums. 2. Their name comes from the Australian aboriginal practice of cuddling up with (presumably domesticated) dingoes to keep warm during winter nights: 1 dingo on a chilly night, […]
11.3: Seeing a Musical That Doesn’t Suck
Today I went to a local performance of Falsettos, a musical I actually enjoyed. The production was quite simple and stripped down, with just a handful of cast members and a set that consisted of two door frames, four red folding chairs, and a couple of large black boxes. Little dancing but all singing. I […]
3rd Chakra and Bicycling
I stumbled across an energy healer’s use of bicycling to heal 3rd chakra issues. Seems that the benefits of cycling are nigh unlimited. The 3rd chakra, located in the solar plexus, relates to willpower, self-esteem, and self-actualization—essentially, the ability to get shit done. Per the article, here are 3 ways cycling benefits the 3rd chakra. […]
Trio of Facts
I love the classics. Here are 3 facts about Trio, the German band known for…pretty much just this song. They described their sound as being part of the Neue Deutsche Fröhlichkeit, which means “New German Cheerfulness.” This song was used as intro music on female-led BBC sketch show called Tittybangbang. The band’s other singles in English […]
Poetry in Flames, 3 Lines at a Time
The riotously, gloriously funny Glen Weldon issued this insta-classic tweet on March 20: Carruth, Carruth, Carruth is on FIRE! – Thing poet Hayden Carruth was often heard muttering to himself upon completing a good tercet.* I immediately recognized the name Hayden Carruth—he’s the editor of a much-thumbed poetry compilation—but realized I didn’t know a single […]
3 Lines of Kerouac at a Time
My favorite works by Jack Kerouac are his haiku. He famously said this about haiku: The American Haiku is not exactly the Japanese Haiku. The Japanese Haiku is strictly disciplined to seventeen syllables but since the language structure is different I don’t think American Haikus (short three-line poems intended to be completely packed with Void […]
Roof Pig! Most Unexpected. 