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XX and Hot Chip at the 9:30 Club (April 2010)

Posted on 24 April 2011 by Samir

Two of my favorite bands ever performed at the 9:30 Club in D.C. last year, and it was an amazing concert. Even better – I can relive it on NPR’s All Music Considered podcast (download MP3s from NPR.org) and with … Continue reading →

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Weekend Wrap-up: 8 Feb 2009

Posted on 9 February 2009 by Samir

My favorite articles from this weekend… Google Search is History, Twitter Search is Now?Google next victim of creative destruction?Fast forward to today and take a simple example of how Twitter Search changes everything. Imagine you are in line waiting for … Continue reading →

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Musical Chairs / I Support the WGA

Posted on 15 January 2008 by Samir

Given the WGA strike which has brought television to a halt (which, admittedly, I secretly enjoy and am hoping has some marginal effect of getting people off their couches…), I found David Byrne’s two-part piece in this month’s Wired magazine … Continue reading →

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Samir’s Favorite Tracks of 2007

Posted on 27 December 2007 by Samir

For once I feel like I actually have something to contribute to the “year-in-review” discussions! (generally, I feel like I’m a year or so behind on music…). My favorite tracks that were actually released in 2007…. Track: House of CardsAlbum: … Continue reading →

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Amazon MP3 – Success!

Posted on 29 November 2007 by Samir

I was listening to 89.3 the Current over the web, a station that Addie got me hooked on when I was up in Minnesota for the Wetterling campaign last October. My favorite 89.3 deejay, Mark Wheat (love the accent) played … Continue reading →

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iConcertCal

Posted on 27 August 2007 by Samir

Thanks to DownloadSquad, and my trusty personalized iGoogle homepage (which means I didn’t actually go to the DownloadSquad website to get the news…), I just found the COOLEST gadget in ages. Except I have no idea what kind of privacy … Continue reading →

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Musotik

Posted on 7 April 2007 by Samir

Check out Musotikhttp://www.musotik.com/ “Easily locate your favorite music artist’s discography, videos, bio, torrents, and related artists with Musotik, a nifty Last.FM and YouTube mashup.”- Lifehacker I already set up a keyword search for this in Firefox (I’m clearly nerding out … Continue reading →

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I Want a Hippopotamus…

Posted on 25 December 2006 by Samir

Merry Christmas! Listen to this song. I found it while I was reading about how to build a ripcord into your wrapped presents. ….Not the most exciting tip in the world, but notice the website:www.lifehacker.comThis website is a freaking treasure … Continue reading →

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Song for the Week: Amy Winehouse – Rehab

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Samir

Credit for this one goes entirely to Addie, of course

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Song of the Week: Hedwig!

Posted on 20 November 2006 by Samir

I’ve definitely played this way too many times in the last two days… “Wig in a Box”from the Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack

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