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Sweet sweet Satchmo boot

Chris — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:45:29 +0000

If you even think you like classic jazz, or if you just have some time to listen to one of America’s greatest all-time entertainers, get thee over to Popdose now. There you’ll find a top-notch bootleg of a Louis Armstrong & His All Stars show from 1954.

Free Christmas .mp3s at Amazon!

Chris — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:22:09 +0000

Now through Christmas, Amazon.com is giving away one free Christmas download per day. For certain some of them are priced right, but there have also been some good ones thus far. “Slower Than Christmas” by The Boxmasters (Billy Bob Thornton’s band) seems to have roused the ire of the Amazon community but I found it to be pretty entertaining.

Link of the day, 11/09/09

Chris — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:32:34 +0000

I’ll probably pull some of these for a later article, but you should check out this sweet Flickr slideshow of color photographs from the 1930s and ’40s. They’re provided by the Library of Congress, who had another spectacular collection featured on this very site.

Sweet new Field Music song (“Measure”)

Chris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:38 +0000

Following up on their earlier report regarding the forthcoming Field Music album, Stereogum provides us with the title track from that album, “Measure”. It sounds to be a close relation to the music on their excellent Tones of Town album, and of course I’ve already downloaded it. February 16 can’t get here soon enough…

Who wants more White Chicks?!?!?

Chris — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:20:31 +0000

I always thought that people who asked how God could exist and allow so much suffering in the world were looking at things the wrong way. But then today I read about plans for a sequel to White Chicks, and I begin to wonder that myself.

Best music news of the year

Chris — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:15:14 +0000

Via Stereogum comes word that Field Music is back in action and plans a new album for 2010!!!

Link of the day, 7/13/09

Chris — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:14:05 +0000

The CSI: Miami comic generator. Go nuts.

Link of the day, 7/8/09

Chris — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:01:33 +0000

Welcome the newest addition to the hallowed GFS blogroll – I’m Learning to Share! I stumbled across the site when searching for a release by an obscure musical act, and there’s just a ton of cool stuff on there. Drop on by and tell ‘em GFS sent you.

Link of the day, 7/4/09

Chris — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:49:14 +0000

From Flickr – Golden Age of Advertising: 1950s – 1970s. Lots of really cool vintage ads from magazines, newspapers, etc.

Threeepwood!

Chris — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:18:21 +0000

New Monkey Island game, Tales of Monkey Island, coming out for the Wii starting July 7!!!! Life is good my friends.