My february playlist goes to the new Radiohead album, the King of Limbs, which is already getting a lot of well-deserved buzz around town. Colin Greenwood’s bass playing skills really stand out, along with a host of interesting samples, layers, and beats. I recommend giving it a couple listens, especially “Lotus Flower” and “Little by Little.”
January 2011 Playlist
1. Home (RAC Remix) - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
2. Moths Wings – Passion Pit
3. Young Blood – The Naked and Famous
4. Houdini – Foster the People
5. Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People
6. Helena Beat – Foster the People
A little Christmas poem
Sharon’s Christmas Prayer
She was five,
sure of the facts,
and recited them
with slow solemnity
convinced every word
was revelation.
She said
they were so poor
they had only peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
to eat
and they went a long way from home
without getting lost. The lady rode
a donkey, the man walked, and the baby
was inside the lady.
They had to stay in a stable
with an ox and an ass (hee-hee)
but the Three Rich Men found them
because a star lited the roof
Shepherds came and you could
pet the sheep but not feed them.
Then the baby was borned.
And do you know who he was?
Her quarter eyes inflated
to silver dollars.
The baby was God.
And she jumped in the air
whirled round, dove into the sofa
and buried her head under the cushion
which is the only proper response
to the Good News of the Incarnation.
- John Shea (From The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser)
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Last Minutes with Oden
I dare you not to get teary-eyed watching this. As far as I know, this film won the first ever Vimeo Best Film award. It’s set in downtown Long Beach and is humming with truth and beauty.
Nuit Blanche
Stop whatever you are doing, and watch this immediately.
via Peter Rollins
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Interactive Arcade Fire Music Video
http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com
Check out Arcade Fire’s “We Used to Wait” at this website. I found it to be highly imaginative, creative, nostalgic and beautiful.
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Apparently I’m a Christian Hipster
I just found out I am officially a Christian hipster, for the most part. I suppose I’ve known this for a while but haven’t bothered “officially” acknowledging it. As you can see, I’m slightly uncomfortable with labels anyway.
Take the quiz for yourself and find out! I’m 93/120 on the Christian Hipster Quotient. http://www.hipsterchristianity.com/quiz.php
Thanks to Tall Skinny Kiwi for pointing this out http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/tallskinnykiwi/.
Filed under Christianity, culture
