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Guests have full private access to the one bedroomed apartment located behind the main house. The cosy open plan apartment is equipped with a kitchenette, living room and a private bathroom. Guests have access to the garden area to relax and a BBQ can be provided. Located in the apartment are a kettle, toaster, mini oven/grill, sandwich maker, George Foreman grill, a hair dryer and an iron. We can provide a microwave on request and guests are free to use our kitchen facilities in the main ...
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Our 100 year old farmhouse set in green pasture and attractive private gardens has all modern conveniences including an oil fired cooker AGA, gas hobs, DW, electric oven and a cosy log stove for comfort and warmth. Close to Thurles and yet secluded and private.
This unique farmhouse property in mid Tipperary has its own gated entrance and driveway, well maintained gardens, lawns and access to 70 acre wetland. Four bedrooms sleeping 8 guests in total, one ensuite with King sized bed, second with Queen bed and shower ensuite, third with twin beds and bathroom opposite, fourth is on ground floor and has twin beds and is ensuite. There is a shower/toilet also on the ground floor with electric shower. Large kitchen /dining room with antique table for...
The cottage is on the grounds of a Victorian farmhouse. In close proximity to the Rock of Cashel, Holycross Abbey and Thurles (the home of Gaelic Games). Close to the internationally renowned studfarms of Coolmore, Ballydoyle and Ballysheehan.
An authentically Irish cottage on a Victorian farm in the centre of the Golden Vale. This area is renowned for its horse racing and green pastures. Guests will have access to all amenities within the cottage as well as a private front & back garden. The cottage is located behind the main house, but is surrounded by old stone walls and very private. The family living in the house will be available at all times should the guests wish to interact. The family are very friendly and sociable an...
Located on the scenic route between Cashel and Kilkenny in County Tipperary, this beautiful period home was built in 1886 and served as the parish priest's house for the village of Ballingarry for over 100 years. In 2008 it was completely refurbished and transformed into a stunning family residence. With spacious accommodation for 11 adults the Old Parochial House offers visitors a truly unique experience in a luxurious country home. So, whether you wish to relax and enjoy a book in the rea...
2 bed, comfortable en-suite room available in a large, welcoming home situated amidst the Irish countryside in County Tipperary. The house is only a short distance from Thurles town centre (5min car/25min walk). We have a small dog!
Our house is located amidst the scenic Tipperary countryside, however at the same time, it is only a short distance from Thurles town centre, bus and train stations (aprox: 5min car/25min walk). The bedroom is comfortable with it's own en-suite and the bed can be used as a double or separated into two single beds. There is also a small kettle in the room, with complimentary tea and coffee. The bedroom is in the downstairs part of the house, along with a living room and gym/table tennis ar...
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situated in the centre of Thurles. Has all modern conveniences, back garden and OFCH. all amenities within walking distance. Great location for travelling, with daily bus and train services to all the major cities. close to the M8 motorway
This Self Catering Cottage & Spa is Failte Ireland approved 4 star rated and finished to a high quality standard which includes a hot tub and sauna for that extra bit of luxury.
This is an ideal location for a short or long term break which accommodate up to 7 people centrally located in the hearth of Ireland. On the ground floor there is a kitchen/dining/living room, utility/drying room, double bedroom and main bathroom. The first floor consists of a treble bedroom ensuite and a double bedroom ensuite. What makes this cottage unique is the spa room which includes a 6 person hot tub and 2-3 person sauna allowing visitors and outdoor enthusiasts to relax and enjoy t...
Rooms available for the the summer (vacant student accommodation) ph. 086 80 longer stays - cheaper rates 51579 no bed sheets provided (bring own bed sheets/sleeping bag) Tea making facilities available in share kitchen (no breakfast provided)
We offer a warm friendly relaxed welcome to our large country house in a rural area, on a small beef farm, only 6km from the historical town of Cashel. We have 1 bedroom available, en-suite. Included in price per room is a self service breakfast.
The main bedroom is very comfortable with a double bed and en suite. We have also made space in wardrobe. The house has a big garden and patio (for relaxing) and one large sitting rooms and also a smaller sitting room with open fire and piano. It is in a quite rural area on a small lane, very safe.There are buses daily to thurles Cashel and clonmel! Also bus directly from Dublin airport to Cashel! Also train only 20minutes away. However we would suggest that the area is much more conve...
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The lovely thing here is the quiet and relaxing peace of this little cottage. With the open fire and also the South facing frontage this is indeed a most welcoming place to just take some time out and recharge your batteries.
Lovely whitewashed traditional Irish Farm cottage. FREE WIFI in the cottage ! It has a cozy sittingroom with open fire. You can burn wood, turf (peat ) coal etc. Small fully fitted Kitchen . Double bedroom with comfortable double bed and shower en-suite, on the ground floor, and upstairs is a small toilet and wash basin. There is an electric blanket on the bed for added comfort. You have Free access to the farm and all the lovely walks, both on the farm and on the local mountains. There is...
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Willowbrook is a modern, comfortable B & B near Nenagh, Co.Tipperary. ITB 4 Star rated, we pride ourselves on our welcome and service to our guests. All rooms are ensuite, Courtesy Tray, Sat TV, DVD player and library. Prices include full breakfast.
Willowbrook 4 Star Bed & Breakfast is set in rolling farmland 2km from Nenagh, Co.Tipperary, on the lakedrive road to Lough Derg. Visitors can choose to explore Walking & Cycling trails. Lough Derg is an anglers paradise with boats and gillies available on request to give you an extra edge. Go Scuba diving in Irelands only inland dive centre. Tour Nenagh's 13th Century Castle & Hertiage Centre and stop for coffee in one of our many coffee shops .Visit award winning pubs in the locality to r...
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This Small Cottage is just lovely and compact, with its open fire and bottle of wine, it makes the perfect retreat. It is quiet and peaceful. You can enjoy a leisurely walk round the farm or just read a book or plan day trips to many scenic sites !
Lovely small whitewashed traditional Irish Farm cottage. Sleeps 2 - 3 ! ( Double Bed in Bedroom and Bed Settee in the Sitting room ! ) FREE WIFI in the cottage ! It has a cozy sittingroom with open fire. You can burn wood, turf (peat ) coal etc. Small fully fitted Kitchen . Double bedroom with comfortable double bed and shower en-suite. There is an electric blanket on the bed for added comfort. You have Free access to the farm and all the lovely walks, both on the farm and on the local mo...
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Enjoy a Bright airy view of Mountains and Countryside. Relax in this former mobile home. Lighting/ Heat by Electricity, meter read. Situated on FairyFort Farm,Free access to farm, animals, Walks, Streams, Small Waterfall, Tree House, FairyFort, etc
Here you have a peaceful retreat from all the hustle and bustle. With your own private lawned area at the front ! Guests will have Free access to the 'Visitor Farm', with all its attractions, Fairy Fort, 'Swearing Stone ', Walks, Animals etc. Michael is always at hand for hot tips on places to go , things to see etc, and he will go with you to a Traditional session and even sing you a song or two at the drop of a hat ( or something stronger, lol ) ! This is still very much a rural area...
North Tipperary
Maryville is set in the village of Ballycommon on the outskirts of Nenagh and just a 5 minute drive to Dromineer Bay on Lough Derg.The Thatched Cottage Bar/Restaurant is just a 3 minute walk away. Ideal base for walking, cycling or sight seeing
North Tipperary
Rathellen House is an elegant country house in the heart of Ireland. Set in a peaceful, rural location with easy access to the N24 and M8 making it ideal for touring.
Rathellen House is an elegant Georgian style country house set on four acres of grounds, with panoramic views of the Galtee Mountains, at the edge of the Glen of Aherlow, near Bansha, Co. Tipperary. Rathellen House is stylish and sophisticated, yet informal and relaxing. Its' bedrooms are individually decorated in a classical style. Rathellen House is truly a special place to stay. Built in a Georgian style country house offering extremely luxurious accommodation in elegant surroundings. ...
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Lacken Lodge is a modern comfortable home situated in the picturesque village of Birdhill. ITB 3 star approved, all rooms are ensuite, have tea/ coffee facilities, tv/ dvd, free wifi and prices include full breakfast. Ideal base to tour mid-west.
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Two Exceptional yet cosy 4 star homes in a lovely village at the foot of the Silvermines Mountains.Both have 2 double beds, 2 bath, best of comforts, & a local pub! Nenagh market town is 5km for bars & shops, Dublin, Galway, Cork are 1.30 hours away.
The price shown is only for ONE cottage. The calender serves only one of the cottages ,Please message me for availability on the second cottage Ta! The cottage, Old Forge I and a loft/warehouse apartment Old Forge 2, both officially listed by the Irish tourist board as 4 star rated, are set in a courtyard next to the oldest stone house in the village and on the site of the old forge. On arrival you will be greeted with a welcome basket of goodies to get you started and your log burner re...
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Robert Pollard reactivates Guided by Voices for new LP and shows, playing 2016 Sled Island (initial lineup announced)
Canadian music festival Sled Island has announced the initial lineup for its 2016 edition. With it comes some wider-reaching news: Robert Pollard is reactivating Guided By Voices and they'll headline the festival. There's also going to be a new GBV record, according to the band's Facebook, where Pollard plays all the instruments. The live shows will be with a new lineup of Guided by Voices as well featuring Bobby Bare Jr. (guitar), Kevin March (drums), Nick Mitchell (guitar), Mark Shue (bass). Pollard last brought the GBV name out of the attic in 2014. (He's got a new solo album too.) Stay tuned.
As for the rest of the initial Sled Island lineup (which is being guest-curated by Peaches), it includes Built to Spill, Deafheaven, Protomartyr, Julia Holter, Psychic TV, The Sonics, Duchess Says (who just played Megaphono in Ottawa) and more. Sled Island happens June 22 - 26 in Calgary, AB and tickets/passes are on sale now.
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The 2016 Treefort Music Fest goes on March 23-27 in Boise, Idaho in venues all over the city. (It's kinda like Boise's SXSW.) This year's lineup includes Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Thee Oh Sees, Youth Lagoon, Aesop Rock, Chelsea Wolfe, White Denim, Oddisee, Hinds, French Horn Rebellion, Quilt, Alex G, Wax Idols, Built To Spill, La Luz, All Dogs, Porches, Oddisee (who plays a BV show in NYC on Tuesday) and more.
Tickets are on sale now, and the 2016 lineup, as it stands, is listed below.
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by Bill Pearis
Built to Spill's classic 1994 album, There's Nothing Wrong With Love, is a lot of fans favorite album, what with ultimate alternative wavers like "In the Morning," "Distopian Dream Girl," "Big Dipper," "Twin Falls," and what is maybe the greatest hidden track ever ("Look for the record with ME on the cover!"). If, for some reason you have never heard it, or just want to listen again, you can stream it below.
The vinyl has been out of print since the initial run was sold and used copies go for crazy money online. But good news, BTS vinyl-lovers, Up Records is repressing There's Nothing Wrong With Love wax on October 30. Pre-orders are up now and initials copies come on creme-colored vinyl.
Unfortunately that reissue will not be out in time to hit Built to Spill's merch table when they play those four NYC shows this month.
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Helvetia releasing 'Dromomania,' share first single, touring w/ Built to Spill (with whom they share members)
by Bill Pearis
Helvetia have been around for the better part of a decade and features the talents of Jason Albertini (who plays in Built to Spill, too) and Dove Amber, both of whom were in late-'90s band Duster who put out records on the Up label. The group's new album, Dromomania, will be out October 2 on Joyful Noise. (Pre-orders are up now.) We've got the premiere of first single "A Dot Running for the Dust," an organ-fueled nugget of bummer pop that would soundtrack any rainy Sunday. Listen below.
The band will be playing a few East Coast dates with Built to Spill (in addition to Albertini, Helvetia also includes current BTS guitarist Jim Roth) though not any of the NYC dates and a few West Coast headlining shows as well. All dates are listed, along with Dromomania album art and single stream, below.
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Arcade Fire doc 'The Reflektor Tapes' premiering at 2015 Pop Montreal before North American release ++ fest's full lineup
The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal is coming up in less than a month (September 16 - 20) and festival organizers have recently made a few additions to the already robust lineup. Perhaps most interesting is that Pop's film fest will have the world premiere of director Kahlil Joseph' Arcade Fire documentary The Reflektor Tapes which promises:
The film recontextualizes the album experience, transporting the viewer into a kaleidoscopic sonic and visual landscape. It charts the band's creative journey as they lay foundations for the album in Jamaica, record in Montreal and play an impromptu gig at a Haitian hotel on the first night of Carnival, before bringing their breathtaking live show to packed arenas in Los Angeles and London. The Reflektor Tapes blends never-before-seen personal interviews and moments captured by the band to dazzling effect, and features 15 minutes of exclusive unseen footage, filmed only for cinema audiences.That is just ahead of the film's North American September 23 release date. It will be playing in NYC at Sunshine Cinema, BowTie Cinema Chelsea 9, East 86th St Cinema 4 in Manhattan and Williamsburg Cinema in Brooklyn. and tickets are on sale now for many of those screenings. You can watch the trailer for that below.
The full music lineup has been finalized and new additions include Seattle garage rock legends The Sonics, Doldrums, UK band All We Are, Prison Garde (the latest moniker of electronic musician Vaughn Robert Squire aka Sixtoo) and more. Other artists playing this year's Pop Montreal include Built to Spill, Giorgio Moroder, The Cribs, Mikal Cronin, Godflesh, Will Butler, Babes in Toyland, Thurston Moore, Stars of the Lid, Cannibal Ox, Besnard Lakes (performing as a 17-piece "orchestra"), Viet Cont, The Orb, and more.
There are also lots of panel discussions and lectures happening via the Pop Symposium, including one with Canadian songwriter Andy Kim (the man behind The Archies' "Sugar Sugar" and other bubblegum hits),
Festival passes and day passes are still available. Full Pop Montreal music and film lineups are listed below.
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by Bill Pearis
Toronto heavy psych band Crosss released their new album, LO, last month via Telephone Explosion Records. If you dig stuff like Ty Segall's Fuzz, Blue Cheer or other big riff psychedelia, you should definitely check the LP out and it's streaming below.
Crosss are on tour as we speak and will be on the road with Built to Spill this fall, including all four NYC dates: Bowery Ballroom on September 23-25 (tickets) and Brooklyn Bowl on September 26 (tickets). Clarke and the Himselfs are also on those NYC shows.
All Crosss tour dates are listed, along with the album stream, below...
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Capitol Hill Block Party includes Ratatat, TVOTR, Father John Misty, SSDD & more ++ get to Seattle early and see So Pitted
by Andrew Sacher
Seattle's annual Capitol Hill Block Party returns in 2015 from July 24-26. This year's lineup includes Ratatat, TV on the Radio, The Kills, Father John Misty, Jamie xx, Toro y Moi, Built to Spill, Wye Oak, The Julie Ruin, Shabazz Palaces, Flatbush Zombies, Deafheaven, BADBADNOTGOOD, Lower Dens, Girlpool, Protomartyr and more. Tickets are on sale now. Full lineup below.
SSDD (photo by Invisible Hour)
As always, the lineup includes a few cool local Seattle bands, and it's a good way to check out some of those bands if you're coming to the fest from out of town. One is SSDD (aka "Steal Shit Do Drugs"). They include former members of The Intelligence, The Dutchess & the Duke and more, and they just put out a new EP First Comes Money on Help Yourself Records this week. They make garage punk that's pretty catchy and clear-sounding as far as garage punk goes, but still driving and full of attitude. Stream their new EP below.
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isn't is playing Capitol Hill Block Party, and have a hometown show with Happy Diving and Never Young a few days beforehand, is So Pitted. Their latest release is this year's 1 EP, which is a little murkier and freakier than SSDD. They've had their praises sung by other Seattle bands, like Chastity Belt. They also recently played a Sub Pop-curated show with White Lung, and ended up on one of the Sub Pop staffers' year-end lists in 2014. You can stream their newest EP below and download it (name your price) here.
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Built to Spill @ 50 Kent - 6/13/15
Built to Spill were just in NYC for a big 50 Kent show over the weekend, which saw them playing a good amount of old faves and a couple off this year's Untethered Moon. Now they've announced another string of tour dates for late summer/early fall, including three more in NYC.
They'll return here to play Bowery Ballroom on September 23, 24 and 25, and Brooklyn Bowl on September 26. Tickets for Bowery go on sale Friday (6/19) at noon, and tickets for B Bowl go on sale Friday at 10 AM. All dates are listed below.
We posted a set of pictures from that show (which also included Best Coast, Alvvays and Bully), and we've got another batch of BTS pics in this post. More, with the tour dates, below...
Continue reading "Built to Spill announce tour, including 4 NYC shows (dates + more 50 Kent pics)"
photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis
Best Coast / Built to Spill / Alvvays @ 50 Kent 6/13/2015
Northside Festival was in full swing on Saturday (6/13) with shows happening all over Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick all day and through the night. The big outdoor stage at 50 Kent had an appealing triple bill featuring Nashville rockers Bully, charming Canadians Alvvays, indie rock greats Built to Spill, and breezy headliners Best Coast making for good vibes all night. Pictures from that show are in this post.
The most anticipated performance for me was Built to Spill, who I hadn't seen since the 2009 Siren Festival. Their Northside set was pretty fan-friendly, dropping Keep it Like a Secret's "You Were Right" and "Carry the Zero," and "Dystopian Dream Girl" from Perfect from Now on pretty much right out of the gate. This year's very good Untethered Moon was represented to with two songs, as well. Setlist is below.
Alvvays, who have been touring constantly since their album came out last year, have become a much more confident band and singer Molly Rankin was cracking jokes with the crowd in-between songs. It was definitely the best I'd seen them. Best Coast, who now have a third guitarist in their ranks, kept the crowd entertained with a set full of sing-a-longs, closing the night with "Boyfriend," the song that "everyone's waiting for," according to vocalist/guitarist Bethany Cosentino.
Our photographer, Amanda, missed Bully at this show but did catch them at their UO Live Stage show earlier that day. They're hanging around NYC for a free 7 PM set at Rough Trade tonight (6/15). All ages, no wristband required.
Pictures of Bully's UO Live Stage set, plus more of the other three bands at 50 Kent, below...
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Flaming Lips, St Vincent, Built to Spill, Merle Haggard, Lucero and more playing Ohio's Nelsonville Music Festival (lineup)
by Zack Baker
This year's edition of the Nelsonville Music Festival takes place from May 28-31 in Nelsonville, Ohio. The lineup features The Flaming Lips, St. Vincent, Built To Spill, The Black Lips, Merle Haggard, Mavis Staples, Lucero, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Oblivians, Ryley Walker and many more. Tickets for the festival are on sale now, with four-day and single-day passes both available. Kids under 12 get in free, and there are activities for children at the fest too.
Folk music has always been a key focus for the festival, but as you can see the lineup is pretty diverse. The fest is tucked away in the woods, which is a pretty great environment for this kind of stuff, and there's usually a chance to see artists play intimate acoustic sets in the No-Fi Cabin too. If you're coming from NYC, it's just about a 9-hour drive, and you can camp there.
Check out the lineup in full along with a video of last year's headliner Dinosaur Jr. playing the festival, below...
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The 14th annual Pop Montreal festival will take place September 16 - 20, 2015 at venues all over the Quebec City. The initial lineup of bands has just been announced and includes Built to Spill, Giorgio Moroder, The Cribs, Mikal Cronin, Godflesh, Will Butler, Babes in Toyland, Thurston Moore, Stars of the Lid, Cannibal Ox and more. Festival passes will be available soon. Check out the initial Pop Montreal 2015 lineup below...
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Coachella 2015 day 3 in pics: Drake, St. Vincent, Jenny Lewis, Built to Spill, Desaparecidos, Ryan Adams, OFF! & more
photos by Samantha Saturday
Drake / St. Vincent / Jenny Lewis
Remember punk? The supposed sound of youth and clarity? I don't know about that. Every kind of music has the age it is and the age it wants to be. At Coachella, electronic dance music wants to be young, electro-soul wants to be late-20s and early 30s, and punk, regardless of the age of the people playing it, wants to be middle-aged or older, with mixed feelings. It's the sound of probity, disappointment, disapproval.Coachella 2015 day 3 had the most amount of punk bands of the three days, a genre that was surprisingly well-represented this year, despite the bands' much smaller crowds compared to the increased interest in EDM acts. Day 3 had Brand New, Conor Oberst's recently-reformed Desaparecidos, OFF!, Touche Amore and Joyce Manor, as well as somewhat-related bands like Conor's old Saddle Creek pal Jenny Lewis and Brand New/Desaparecidos' sideshow mate Built to Spill. According to Ian Cohen at Pitchfork, those punk bands "tore through tight and triumphant sets--the difference between bands that had to win over kids instead of critics over the years instead of vice versa was abundantly clear."
The visual clichés of Coachella are sunglasses and dyed blond hair and gym-rats with neon tank tops. The punk shows I've seen so far -- there are a few of them here and there, with small crowds, like secret meetings -- are where the sundresses and tank tops are not. The obstructing monolith disappears; suddenly a different festival reveals itself. Whatever the music might give you, the sight is a relieving contrast. [NY Times]
It was also the day that Drake headlined (and, uh, made out with Madonna on stage), Florence + the Machine played (and sadly, Florence broke her foot after her set), and we got sets from Ryan Adams, St. Vincent, Jamie xx, Mac DeMarco, Panda Bear, Charles Bradley, Philip Selway, Angel Olsen, John Talabot, Sturgill Simpson, The Cribs and more.
Pictures of day 1 HERE and day 2 HERE. More day 3 pictures below...
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"Standing right next to Ryan Adams about to watch Built to Spill. Good start to #Coachella's final day." - K.C. Douglas
"Stab by Built to Spill. Anything else good this weekend is pretty much gravy. #Coachella" - Hello Sunburn
photo: Built to Spill at Coachella 2015 (via Johan Ryderheim)
Built to Spill are a week away from releasing their first album in six years, Untethered Moon (due 4/21 via Warner Bros), and they're now streaming the entire thing ahead of its release. Check it out over at NPR.
Built to Spill also just played Coachella this past weekend. Here's what Whittier Daily News wrote about their set:
The Idaho-based group appeared to be the victim of an early time slot as the band played at 4:15 p.m. on the outdoor theatre stage as the festival grounds were somewhat empty likely because of the late sets Saturday night.You can check out a vine from their set below.
...Doug Martsch, lead singer of the group, was happy with the turnout on stage.
"Hey thanks for coming over and standing in the sun and listening to us," Martsch said. "We really appreciate it."
The group's set began with the songs "Strange," "Goin' Against Your Mind" and "Stab" before moving on to "Living Zoo," "Joyride" and "Carry The Zero."
The band plays Coachella again this coming weekend, and also have other dates, including a Coachella sideshow this week with Brand New (who just put out their first new song in 6 years) and Desaparecidos. They come to NYC for a Northside Festival show with Best Coast, Alvvays and Bully (tickets).
Updated list of dates, and that vine, below...
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by Bill Pearis
Buit to Spill's new album, Untethered Moon, will be out April 21 and the band have just released another song from it to hear. "Never Be the Same" is strummy, mellow and pretty much free of noodling, in and out in just over three minutes. Stream it below.
Doug Martsch and the rest of the band will be in NYC in June when BtS' tour hits the Northside Festival for a show at 50 Kent on June 13 with Best Coast and Alvvays. Tickets are still available.
Updated tour dates are listed, along with the new song stream, below...
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Best Coast & Built to Spill, Run the Jewels, and Neko Case headlining Northside shows at 50 Kent (tickets on sale)
photo: Best Coast @ Burger A-Go-Go, 2014 (more by Debi Del Grande)
The Northside Festival announced their initial 2015 lineup earlier this week, which included shows with Best Coast, Built to Spill, Run the Jewels, Neko Case and more. Those artists will all be headlining shows at outdoor space 50 Kent and details for those have been announced:
FRIDAY, JUNE 12: Neko Case with Rhye, and Majical Cloudz. Tickets go on sale today at noon.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13: Best Coast + Built to Spill (co-headliners), with Alvvays and Bully. Tickets go on sale at noon.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14: Run the Jewels, with Vince Staples + Special Guests. Tickets go on sale at noon.
You can also buy Northside badges which are currently on early bird discount.
(photo: RTJ at Lollapalooza 2014 more by James Richards IV)
As mentioned before, the music portion of the 2015 Northside Festival happens June 11 - 14 at venues all over north Brooklyn. We already knew Viet Cong, Lower Dens and Ex Hex were playing and the fest has now official announced them in their initial lineup. Also in that list: Run the Jewels, Best Coast, Vince Staples, Rhye, Built to Spill, Neko Case, ALVVAYS, Against Me!, Jacco Gardner, Majical Cloudz, The Business and more. Badges are on sale now (and currently 20% off) and you can check out all announced 2015 artists, below.
Built to Spill have a new album and many other dates on the way too.
Best Coast also have a new album.
Both Vince Staples and Alvvays will be in NYC even sooner.
The wild Oi! punks The Business' Northside show was announced for June 11 at Saint Vitus with more TBA (tickets).
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by Andrew Sacher
More details have been announced for Built to Spill's upcoming album, Untethered Moon. Their first album in six years and eighth album since 1993 will be out April 21 via Warner Bros, with a slightly early vinyl release dropping on Record Store Day (4/18). It's the band's first album with current drummer Steve Gere and bassist Jason Albertini, and was produced by Doug Martsch himself along with past collaborator Sam Coomes (Quasi, Heatmiser).
First single "Living Zoo" is out now, and it's got all the left-field guitar heroics and trademark nasal vocals you'd expect from a great Built to Spill song. Check it out below, and get it as an instant download when you pre-order the record. Tracklist and updated tour dates (including recently added shows with Death Cab for Cutie) below too. That's the album artwork above.
UPDATE: Even more tour dates were added, including Brooklyn's Northside Festival.
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photo: Built to Spill at Governors Ball 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Built to Spill have been an active live band lately (they have dates coming up too), but they haven't released an album since 2009's There Is No Enemy. That will finally change this April when they release their eighth album, Untethered Moon. You can check out the tracklist and a recent live video of its song "Living Zoo," below. Exact release date and other details TBA.
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Built to Spill, Brand New, Desaparecidos, Joyce Manor, and Touche Amore add Coachella sideshows (together & separate)
photo: Built to Spill at BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)
It was already announced that Brand New and Desaparecidos would be playing pre-Coachella shows together, and they've since expanded their itinerary to include an LA show in between the two Coachellas, which excitingly is also with Built to Spill. Brand New have other newly-added Coachella-time dates (with Circa Survive) and Built to Spill are touring on their own around then too. Both BN and BTS also play Shaky Knees Fest. Updated dates are listed below.
Desparecidos have also added an in-between-Coachella LA show with Touche Amore and Joyce Manor, happening ahead of the San Francisco show those three bands play together. Updated lists of their dates below too.
Brand New, Desaparecidos, Built to Spill, Touche Amore and Joyce Manor all play the Sundays of Coachella (with Drake, St. Vincent, Jenny Lewis, OFF! and more). Built to Spill and Joyce Manor also both play Treefort Music Fest.
Lists of dates below...
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Treefort Music Fest 2015 lineup (TV on the Radio, Built to Spill, of Montreal, !!!, Joyce Manor, Viet Cong, Foxygen & more)
Treefort Music Fest returns to various downtown Boise, ID venues from March 25-29 this year, and the lineup includes TV on the Radio, Built to Spill, of Montreal, Joyce Manor, Viet Cong, Cymbals Eat Guitars, !!!, YACHT, Foxygen, Twerps, Matthew E. White, Omar Souleyman, Posse, Delicate Steve, Craft Spells, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Generationals and more. Tickets are on sale now.
Full lineup below...
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Shaky Knees Festival 2015 lineup (Strokes, Wilco, Pixies, DFA 1979, Spiritualized, Panda Bear, American Football & more)
We're officially in Music Festival Announcement Season, and the latest one is Atlanta's annual Shaky Knees Festival, happening May 8-10. This year includes The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Tame Impala, Brand New, Mastodon, Neutral Milk Hotel (supposedly one of your last chances to see them for a while), Interpol, Flogging Molly, TV on the Radio, Manchester Orchestra, James Blake, Death from Above 1979, Dr. Dog, Spiritualized, Panda Bear, American Football, Clutch, Black Lips, The Mountain Goats, Best Coast, Real Estate, Wavves, Built to Spill, The Both, Mac DeMarco, Minus the Bear, Old 97's, FIDLAR, METZ, THe Bronx, Speedy Ortiz, Palma Violets, VIet Cong, Strand of Oaks and more. Tickets are on sale now.
Full initial lineup (even more TBA) below...
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Coachella 2015 lineup announced (AC/DC, Jack White, Drake, Ride, Drive Like Jehu, St. Vincent, Tame Impala, Steely Dan, Belle & Sebastian, MANY more!)
Coachella 2015 happens April 10-12 and April 17-19 this year in Indio, CA. The lineup was just announced and includes AC/DC, Jack White, Drake, Ride, Drive Like Jehu (!), St. Vincent, Tame Impala, Interpol, Steely Dan, Belle & Sebastian, Brand New, Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Azealia Banks, Flying Lotus, Bad Religion, SBTRKT, FKA twigs, Father John Misty, The War on Drugs, Ryan Adams, Lykke Li, Caribou, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, Swans, Todd Terje, Action Bronson, Sylvan Esso, Vic Mensa, Cloud Nothings, Ab-Soul, Run the Jewels, Toro y Moi, Parquet Courts, Antemasque, Perfume Genius, Jenny Lewis, Desaparecidos, Mac Demarco, Built to Spill, Panda Bear, OFF!, Touche Amore, Joyce Manor, Sturgill Simpson, The Cribs, Angel Olsen, Philip Selway, Sloan and many more. Tickets will be sale soon.
Larger poster HERE. Full lineup below...
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by Andrew Sacher
Our friends Washed Up Emo launched this site IsThisBandEmo.com where you can type in a band's name and get the "emo council"'s verdict on whether or not said band is emo. It's a fun/funny site with some indisputable ones (like American Football), some that will surely anger people (sorry Fall Out Boy fans), and of course some on-the-fencers (let the Jawbreaker arguments begin). Whether or not a band is emo is of course an Extremely Important Issue, and we wanted to have some fun with it and stir it up some more by putting together a list of 10 great songs by non-emo bands that are pretty damn emo. Credit where it's due: in coming up with the list, I googled a bit to see other opinions on how emo these bands are, and found that Popstache did a similar list in 2011, and it actually included two of the same bands as this one.
Emo isn't meant as a bad word here, just a genre. Check out our list, in no particular order, below...
by Andrew Sacher
Modest Mouse (via @jo_db)
crowd (via Bryce Larsen)
The May 2014 edition of Boston Calling went down this past weekend. I went on the Sunday (5/25) which, among other things, was a day full of nostalgia and mutual admiration. Brand New thanked Built to Spill and Modest Mouse on stage, saying they wouldn't be a band without those two groups, and only about an hour later, Modest Mouse also told the crowd they wouldn't have existed without Built to Spill. All three of those bands haven't put out new music in roughly five years, and while a festival full of the hottest flavor-of-the-month acts can be exciting, sometimes you just want a stacked lineup of bands playing the songs you know and love.
Earlier in the day Kurt Vile & the Violators did their thing, opening with "Wakin' On A Pretty Day" on what was undoubtedly a pretty day, and following that 10-ish minute song with more of their lengthier jams, setting what may be the perfect mood for an afternoon in the sun. If there's any artist right now that you need to see outdoors, it's Kurt Vile. After Kurt was Built to Spill who were less fit for a huge festival stage than the two artists that paid them tribute later in the day, but still an excellent sounding band. They were more reserved on stage, far from rock stars, but when Doug Martsch ripped guitar solos they were met with cheers from the crowd almost every time, which still only few indie rock bands (like Dinosaur Jr) can pull off.
Brand New (via @mwells05)
Then came another fun-in-the-sun set from Phosphorescent, the new megapop version of Tegan & Sara which was actually very solid even if you miss them being a rock band, an over-the-top set from indie pop phonies Bastille, and finally Brand New.
The band may hail from the early 2000s Long Island emo scene, but they got up there sounding closer to Sonic Youth than Taking Back Sunday. Their set was made up entirely of material from their third and best album, 2006's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, it's practically equal predecessor Deja Entendu, and its likeminded followup Daisy. (Yes, that means no "Logan to Government Center.") And sure, it would've been nice to hear "Jude Law" or "Seventy Times Seven," but it felt like an artistic decision to omit those songs, not a diss at their fans. They're now a heavy, noisy rock band who were legitimately intense on stage. Even the Deja songs like "Sic Transit Gloria" and "Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't" were fleshed out with the feedback that fills their later albums. And if you're wondering just how hard Brand New goes these days, during set-closer "You Won't Know," Vinnie Accardi threw his guitar 30 feet in the air (twice), crashed a cymbal with it, and used a stage lamp as a slide.
Then Modest Mouse took the stage for what would be the second of three times this year the two bands play back to back. (They co-headlined a Cooperstown show a day earlier and will co-headline a Queens show in August.) That may sound like a weird double bill, but it worked so well. After being pushed around and squeezed in like sardines for Brand New's aggressive set, the crowd was looser for Modest Mouse, and broke out into a sea of Deadhead dancers at least once (during "Bukowski). Relatively speaking they were more laid back for most of the set, but not in a lazy way. Most of these songs may be over ten years old (the set was most Good News For People Who Love Bad News plus a few from each other album), but Modest Mouse really delivered like they meant it. I last saw Modest Mouse at Orion Fest in 2012, and their Boston Calling set easily blew that one away. A picture of Modest Mouse's setlist (which they didn't 100% stick to) and few more pics from the fest, below.
The bi-annual Boston Calling happens again in September with The National, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Replacements, Nas x The Roots, Spoon, The Hold Steady and more. Tickets for that one are on sale now.
A few more pics and a couple videos from the May Boston Calling below...
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FYF Fest 2014 lineup announced (Strokes, Blood Brothers, Phoenix, Slint, Slowdive, Death Grips, Grimes & many more!)
The annual two-day FYF Fest is returning to LA from August 23-24 this year, and the lineup was just announced. It includes The Strokes, Phoenix, the reunited Blood Brothers who haven't played sine 2007 (!), Slowdive, Slint, Flying Lotus, Grimes, Blood Orange, Darkside, Jamie xx, Haim, Little Dragon, Future Islands, Death Grips (we know FYF is a festival they actually play), Ty Segall, Deafheaven, La Dispute, Joyce Manor, Against Me!, Built to Spill, Murder City Devils, The Bronx, Angel Olsen, Four Tet, Earl Sweatshirt, Joanna Gruesome and many more.
Tickets go on sale May 22 at noon PDT. Full lineup below...
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There have been previous diesel versions of the Mazda3 available in global markets but sensibly the New Zealand distributor held back from local sale until there was an automatic transmission available, as previously only a manual transmission had been available with the oiler engines. Continue reading "Mazda: 2014 Mazda3 SP22 Limited hatch review" »
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Isuzu: 2014 MU-X and D-Max 4×4 LS-T review
Isuzu Ute first introduced its luxury specification seven-seat MU-X SUV to the New Zealand market just in time for the National Fieldays, and the one-size-fits all variant is available from dealerships for $65,990. Continue reading "Isuzu: 2014 MU-X and D-Max 4×4 LS-T review" »
Volkswagen: 2014 Passat R-Line wagon review
For a while there it looked like the days of that most practical and stoic of motoring beasts, the station wagon, were numbered. Yet to paraphrase a famous Mark Twain quote; 'reports of (their) death (would appear to) have been greatly exaggerated.'
Take the latest wagon version of Volkswagen's Passat.
Local importer Volkswagen New Zealand has big plans for Passat, particularly the wagon model/s which – with help both from head office and the exchange rate – offer the sort of bang for your buck hitherto the preserve of more prosaic models. Continue reading "Volkswagen: 2014 Passat R-Line wagon review" »
Toyota Hilux 3.0TD 4×4 Double Cab 2014 review
From humble beginnings as the robust, reliable, farmer's friend, the Toyota's double-cab Hilux is now a bona fide 5-ANCAP star sophisticate, as much at home in the suburbs as it is 'on the range!' Continue reading "Toyota Hilux 3.0TD 4×4 Double Cab 2014 review" »
Holden Malibu CDX 2014 second review
Our previous Malibu CDX arrived at Car and SUV test headquarters last August. Eight months on we're revisiting it to see if we're still as impressed.
The Malibu is a large car masquerading as a medium-sized car in that it's not as big as a Commodore therefore Holden doesn't call it a large car. But it is roomy and comfortable enough for five adults. Continue reading "Holden Malibu CDX 2014 second review" »
Volvo V60 D4 Luxury 2013 Review
Buy a Volvo with City Safety and in some countries you get a discount off your car insurance because insurance companies know that it has reduced crashes in XC60s by 22%. Insurers in New Zealand are lagging behind (probably trying to maintain their profits), but there might come a time soon when systems such as Volvo's, or Subaru's EyeSight attract a nice discount as they virtually eliminate at-fault minor fender benders.
This technology will ultimate also improve our traffic flow because there'll be less opportunity to rubberneck. At the moment, though, not every manufacturer has a system like City Safety which brakes automatically for you at speeds up to 50kph if it detects you're about to trade paint with another vehicle, or worse, squish a pedestrian.
Safety features aside (because it's kind of a given when you talk about Volvos), the V60 is a station wagon that sits between the S series sedans and the XC series SUVs. You can get into one for a shade under $67,000, and the top of the line is the $87,000 R-Design. Our test car is the diesel D4 which is $69,990, plus it has the most popular options package. This bumps the price up to $77,210 with heated front seats, bi-xenon active bending lights, 18-inch alloys, electric passenger seat, alarm, navigation and some trim upgrades.
The driving experience is smooth with a pleasant wave of 400Nm of torque that is good at highway speeds on overtaking duty, but a little sluggish off the line followed by a burst of torque steer. The 120kW engine gets you too 100kph in 9.4 seconds which is a little tardy and would be improved dramatically if it was more spritely from rest. The five-cylinder, two-litre diesel has a grunty tone when pressed. Fuel economy is 6l/100km combined and that's OK for a car this size.
The V60 excels at touring. Put it on the smooth expanses of motorway (that are still, unfortunately fairly rare in New Zealand), and it will devour the miles while delivering entertainment from a number of sources including Bluetooth streaming from your phone. It's no slouch on the backroads, either, but it's definitely exudes more of a plushness than a swift sportiness. Around town it performs well once you learn the correct throttle control – the large amount of available torque can mean it gathers momentum quicker than you'd expect with small throttle movements. Continue reading "Volvo V60 D4 Luxury 2013 Review" »
Mitsubishi ASX Sport 2.2D diesel 4WD Review
We had an ASX Sport almost two years ago now, albeit a petrol one (read the review here). On the face of it, there's not a huge amount of difference, except that it doesn't seem as comfortable (more about that later). The reversing camera image has moved from the rear view mirror to the large screen in the centre of the dashboard. The central console area has been redesigned and utilises the space much better. The steering wheel has a slightly better feel and the buttons that control the cruise control and stereo are arranged to be marginally easier to use without looking at the wheel.
You still get paddle-shifters behind the wheel which control the six-speed automatic gearbox that is hooked up to the 112kW, 366Nm 2.2-litre turbodiesel. That is plenty of torque and it results in competent overtaking performance and reasonably constant cruise control speeds (engines lacking in torque struggle under cruise control in hillier terrain). However, it sometimes feels like it holds a high gear too long as you slow down and you get that low frequency vibration that, if you were in a manual car, would signal that you should change down a gear. You can use the paddles to quickly flick it down or up a gear if you need to.
Fuel economy is quoted at 5.8l/100km combined. Our primary journey was four people and light luggage to Mount Maunganui in which it achieved low a 5l/100km figure.
There are seven airbags (including a driver's knee airbag) plus four-wheel ABS, electronic brakeforce distribution and active stability control – pretty much the same as the previous model.
Rural owners will appreciate the scratch resistant bumpers. Ironically, someone backed into our test ASX while it was parked and definitely left a scratch on the bumper – perhaps it could have been worse. Continue reading "Mitsubishi ASX Sport 2.2D diesel 4WD Review" »
Toyota RAV4 Limited (Diesel) 2013 Review
A few weeks ago we tested the Toyota RAV4 GXL petrol. We commented that it was good, but definitely not class-leading. Now we're dealing with the top-of-the-line RAV4 Limited diesel. It carries a substantial price tag at $62,790 (over $11,000 more than the GXL petrol), so is it worth it?
If you want to compare, read the GXL review here (opens in a new window). The Limited adds a lot more fruit, as well as the diesel engine, which I'll get to in a minute.
The RAV4 is pitched into a crowded marketplace that includes the Mazda CX-5, Holden Captiva, Hyundai Santa Fe, Subaru Forester, Kia Sorento R and more. While the level of gear you get for the money compared to the price of the RAV4 Diesel Limited is variable, they're all going to provide you fairly spacious and well-equipped motoring.
More features
Satellite navigation is included in the Limited and displays in the 6.1-inch colour touchscreen. Its operation is reasonably intuitive.
A Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) warns you in your wing mirror if a vehicle is travelling in your blind spot by using radar sensors.
For the truly weak (and the very short), the powered rear door is handy. Actually, it's handy even if you're a basketball player and strong because you can easily close the tailgate while carrying things to and from the boot. One thing I would improve is how quick it closes because you can't lock the RAV4 until it is fully closed, and by the time that lethargically happens I can walk almost out of range of the remote central locking.
The driver's seat gets a few more motors in it to help with the electric adjustment of height, cushion tilt and lumbar support, plus both driver and passenger seats are heated. The seats are also leather, and you can get optional terracotta trims, as shown in our photos.
The cabin's spaciousness is enhanced by opening the moon roof to let more light in.
On the exterior the headlights are HID (high intensity discharge) to accompany the LED park/daytime running lights and the Limited comes with 18-inch wheels vs. the GXL's 17-inch alloys.
The engine
Towing capacity is 300kg better than the petrol, at 1800kg on a braked trailer as there's more torque from the diesel engine (you can get the diesel version in GX, GXL and Limited models, not just the limited). The engine produces 110kW and 340Nm and Toyota reckons that's good for 6.5l/100km (if you're using the eco mode).
It's connected to the same 6-speed automatic gearbox with SIEC (Super Intelligent Electronic Control), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and sequential S mode, as well as Flex Lock Up control.
The engine is the main problem with the RAV4. It's noisy; agriculturally noisy and harsh sounding. There's a nautical saying: to spoil the ship for ha'porth o' tar. It means that you have a good product then you compromise it by omitting one simple thing (i.e. you're compromising the ship by not putting a half-penny's worth of tar on it, which means it'll leak in that spot). This is what I feel has happened with the RAV4. Now, I'm not saying that it's class-leading even if it had a better motor, or that a motor is a 'simple thing'. The RAV4 is an SUV which will undoubtedly perform, but it doesn't lead the way even with the petrol version, and with the diesel I just couldn't see myself putting up with the motor.
So, as I mentioned in the review of the GXL, there are some nice features such as the cargo hammock in the boot; it's extremely comfortable and spacious, and of course you've got some four-wheel drive smarts with the lockable differential so it'll be useful for light off-roading and areas that see snow. In general, I like diesels, and some manufacturers do them very well, but I'm not sure about this engine. Add into the mix the fact it's still a little wallowy and unwieldy feeling on the road, and I think I'd be looking hard at the competitors like the 2.2-litre diesel Hyundai Santa Fe, and more so the diesel Mazda CX-5. The engines in Holden's Captiva and Kia's Sorento R and Sportage aren't really any better and the Captiva's seats are well outclassed by the RAV4, so unless you want to save $15,000, I wouldn't go there. You could even consider a Subaru Forester as a competent all-rounder.
Price: $62,790
- Well-appointed
- Comfortable
- Noisy engine
- Needs to up its game
Words and photos: Darren Cottingham


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How Shinglehouse, PA Residents Watch TV
Cable TV in Shinglehouse, PA brings you more than just great television programming. Digital cable is easy to connect to all of your TVs, which is great because 1/3 of all Americans, or 357 in Shinglehouse, have 4 or more televisions. Thanks in part to cable technology, DVR use has grown nearly 4% since 2006, and now 7% of America's total TV viewing is time-shifted content. And 72% of people in the U.S. bundle their cable TV contracts with high-speed Internet service. And 48% watch TV shows online. That makes 780 people in Shinglehouse who have bundled subscriptions, and 520 who use their Internet to watch TV.


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When you're rolling with a crew in GTA: Online you'll want to let everyone know who you're representing, whether it's your group of friends or our very own OXM Crew. But when it comes to making an emblem, you needed to make do with Rockstar's very capable - but not perfect - Emblem Editor.
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bonnaroo is almost here! three days…it is time to start thinking about packing and luckily i've been a couple of times so i know exactly what to expect. here's a look at what will be in my suitcase! bonnaroo takes place on a farm in manchester tennessee, and at this time of year it gets (…) Read more
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Forget Wall Street. And forget Main Street. The economic considerations in both those places - - fraught with all that crazy obsessing over start-up capital, balance sheets, budget projections, profit and loss statements, and so forth - - that's just all too complicated.
So let's not even try to think about those things. And while we're not thinking, let's usher-in a new President who can shelter us from the harsh considerations of risk and reward, market competition, investment and planning, and all the rest. Let's elect a President who has distilled economic realities into simple juxtapositions that even a kid can understand- - things like "fairness" versus "unfairness," and "selfishness" versus "neighborliness."
That's right, it's time for President Obama and the economics of Sesame Street.
Does that sound harsh? Well, consider this: while most Americans find it distasteful, if not blasphemous, to single-out a minority group for undue maligning and punishment, Senator Obama has made "profiling" of a "minority group" a normative thing. We're not talking here about a racial or cultural or sexual minority. We're talking about a socioeconomic minority - - the more economically productive people in our society, or, to put in Obama-speak, the group he vaguely defines as "rich people" - - and punishing this minority group is, by his definition, "fair" and "neighborly."
It's true. When Senator Obama was interviewed by Bill O'Rielly at the Fox Newschannel in September of this year, O'Rielly began the segment on taxation policy by saying to the Senator "you're a big 'tax the rich' guy, aren't ya?" Near the end of the discussion, Obama asserted that it is a matter of "neighborliness" to take ever-increasing levels of cash from the nation's highest income earners, and give it to lower income earners.
And let me be clear: this is not what I envision for my neighborhood, or my country. But for the very multi-cultural, Mister "I-grew-up-in-Indonesia-and-I've-seen-how-terrible-America-is-from-the-other-side" Barack Obama, this is the way things ought to be.
Days after the O'Rielly interview, Obama's running mate Senator Joe Biden made the redistributionist economics even more easily understood. "We want to take money" Biden told a host at ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" (with no reference to whose money he wants to 'take" or how the money is earned), "and put it in the pockets of the middle class." He quickly followed up that explanation by insisting that the plan was "patriotic," and was all about "fairness."
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...then you probably shouldn't read this. With ten best picture nods this year, a full roster of five animated features, all the nominations in the other categories (and only a week left of movie-watching before Oscar night), it's nearly impossible for film contributor Rafer Guzman and I to pick just one Oscar-nominated movie for you to see. But we can each give you three (as well as three to skip).
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Heavy casualties reported in Libya fighting
FRONT LINE NEAR BIR GHANAM, Libya (Reuters) – Ten Libyan rebels were reported killed and 172 wounded in an attack on the eastern oil port of Brega on Saturday, while insurgents drove back forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the west.
In the latest of a series of speeches apparently designed to show he enjoys support in the areas he controls, Gaddafi described the rebels as worthless traitors and rejected suggestions that he was about to leave the country.
Heavy clashes erupt in western Libya
BIR AYAD, Libya (Reuters) – Heavy clashes between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi broke out on Saturday on the front line in Libya's Western Mountains at the town of Bir Ghanam, as insurgents seek to push toward Tripoli.
Sustained gunfire and volleys of artillery could be heard from the village of Bir Ayad, 15 km (9 miles) south of Bir Ghanam. Rebels at Bir Ghanam hold the high ground on the outskirts of the town, their closest position to the capital, Tripoli, about 80 km (48 miles) away.
Divisions hamper Libyan rebel fighters' advance
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) – The rebels in Libya's Western Mountains have shown resilience over months of battling Muammar Gaddafi's forces, but divided loyalties could frustrate their ambitions for a quick march on Tripoli.
Rebel fighters in the region, about 100 km (60 miles) south of Tripoli are not organized into a single unit. Instead they are split by town and sometimes also by ethnic group, making it tough for them to sustain an offensive beyond their home turf.
Libya rebels regroup after battle exposes weakness
AL-QAWALISH, Libya, July 14 (Reuters) – Libyan
rebel fighters prepared for a new offensive south of Tripoli on
Thursday but tactical errors raised new questions about whether
they will be able to march on the capital.
Western states are frustrated by a five-month rebel campaign
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Libyan rebels dig in to hold front line village
AL-QAWALISH, Libya, July 14 (Reuters) – Libyan rebel
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that exposed the military frailties of rebel forces.
Rebel fighters took the village, a staging post on the way
to the capital about 100 km (60 miles) north, a week ago, then
they lost it to government troops on Wednesday morning, and by
nightfall they were back in control.
Gaddafi troops retake village south of Tripoli
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday retook a village south of the capital seized by rebels a week ago, delivering a set-back to rebel plans for a march on Tripoli.
The loss of the village of Al-Qawalish, about 100 km (60 miles) from the capital, underlined the faltering pattern of the rebel advances that has led some of the rebels' Western backers to push for a political solution to the conflict instead.
Gaddafi troops in counter-attack south of Tripoli
AL-QAWALISH, Libya (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday tried to re-take a village south of the capital seized by rebels a week ago, delivering a set-back to rebel plans for a march on Tripoli.
The fighting in the village of Al-Qawalish, about 100 km (60 miles) from the capital, underlined the faltering pattern of the rebel advances that has led some of the rebels' Western backers to push for a political solution to the conflict instead.
Libya rebel minister opens Western Mountains air link
RHEBAT, Libya, July 12 (Reuters) – A senior minister in the
Libyan rebel Transitional National Council opened an airfield on
Tuesday linking the rebel capital Benghazi with a remote Western
Mountain stronghold south of Tripoli, and promised a military
breakthrough within days.
Ali Tarhouni, oil and finance minister in the council
opposing Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arrived and departed by
air at the Rhebat air strip, a stretch of mountain highway,
where a giant yellow arrow painted on the tarmac marks out the
runway, next to a blue and white shack flying the rebel flag.
Berber culture reborn in Libya revolt
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The indigenous people of north Africa, known to others as Berbers and among themselves as Amazigh, were brutally suppressed under Gaddafi, who considered the teaching of their language and culture to be a form of imperialism in his Arab country.
Gaddafi forces shell rebels south of Libyan capital
AL-QAWALISH, Libya, July 10 (Reuters) – Forces loyal to
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi let loose a heavy artillery
bombardment on Sunday to try to push back rebel fighters who had
taken a village about 100 km (60 miles) south of Tripoli.
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Lovely. ^^ Beautiful. Please see my KH3 story. Yuna's daughter is the main heroine. :3 .... Its called KH: Shattered Memories. ^^ Also please see my FFX-3 story. I've only made chapter 1 so far. ^^ The events take place after FFX-2, but start at the perfect ending for FFX-2.
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so cute Yuna
I don't know a lot about Final Fantasy, but this is REALLY cool!
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Lovely! I love how soft and blurred you made the edges!
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Awesome paint, great blur an sharp use.
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Yuna is one of my fave chars from FF series and you drew her so well! I love this. ^__^
you got the face expression superbly!
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YUNA!!! *_* i love it <33
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It all started about five years ago, when Karin Brolin – a PhD with the department of Applied Mechanics – was invited to lecture at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), in India.
As long as he can remember, Professor Lennart Löfdahl has been interested in cars. It all began at the end of the 1950s in the home of SAAB, Trollhättan, where he was born, where as a young boy he would eagerly check out all the new SAAB models. He could not have guessed that just a couple of decades later he would be involved in developing the cars of today.
The development of new vehicles involves more and more virtual tools. Ragnar Larsson presents research performed within Chalmers' Production Area of Advance which has focus on simulating new cutting techniques without having to test them in real life.
Students in the course MMF062 Vehicle Dynamics participated in a Laboratory at ASTAZero on December 8.
Researchers at Chalmers have solved a 70 year old mystery in traffic research: an until now inexplicable jerkiness when we steer a vehicle. The discovery may lead to safety systems in cars that can correct dangerous steering movements before they occur.
On 21 August Astazero will open, the world's first full-scale test facility for future traffic safety solutions. The facility is unique, not only for its large size, but for the possibility to test all modes of road transportation, and their interaction, in different types of traffic environments such as city, highway and rural roads.
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Backwoods by graffiticaWatch
©2013-2016 graffitica
Pilot G2 extra fine pen, fine Sharpie pen, ultra fine Sharpies on plain 8.5 x 11 paper. 20+ hours.
Comments, faves, shares always sincerely appreciated.
Comments, faves, shares always sincerely appreciated.
I adore this tree.
sweet job
* Fantastic work! Featured in Special-Groups in folder Featured nº 5. (Best works of the group).
Please, We want to see more works in the group of you!.
Please, We want to see more works in the group of you!.
Thanks so much for always being a supporter of my work! Always appreciated!
Nice work!
Very nice inspiration, it's an incredible mix between ink and color !
Thanks very much! Glad you like it and I appreciate the feedback.
You're welcome ! Your trees are amazing !
That means a lot! Glad you dig them. I absolutely am obsessed with them, lol!
very nice it's like early autumn, still lots of green but some yellow... I love the 'tortured' roots! they're just so deep and invasive. That is one deeply rooted tree
Thank you!
Roots are so fun to draw, love to take them to their limit! Thanks for the feedback as always!
fabulous nice...very...fabulous nice
More of your works!!! and you still making this in an awesome way.
That mix of shiny colors with dark colors, live with "dead", make this work a unique visual experience.
Thanks so much!
I appreciate that you take the time to pick out certain details, your feedback is great!
Once again WOW! Behind the tree branches, the yellow makes it look like there is a skull in the sky! Excellent work par usual