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» Rhymes With Fuchsia: Pigeon Religion

I was looking for a the band, Pigeon Religion, and found this interesting blog entry by a lady named Lucia.

“ Overall these results suggest that God is a blank slate onto which we project whatever we choose to. We join religious communities that argue for our viewpoint and we interpret religious readings to support our personal positions.

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Predictably Irrational » Blog Archive » Creating God in Our Own Image

YES!

Unwound - Scarlette (via AmmonRa801)

a favorite.

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Dylan’s planned tour of east Asia later this month has been called off after Chinese officials refused permission for him to play in Beijing and Shanghai, his local promoters said. China’s ministry of culture, which vets planned concerts by overseas artists, appeared wary of Dylan’s past as an icon of the counterculture movement, said Jeffrey Wu, of the Taiwan-based promoters Brokers Brothers Herald.

Dylan fans denied the chance to see their hero might also blame Björk, who caused consternation among Chinese officials two years ago by shouting pro-Tibet slogans at a concert in Shanghai, Wu told Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post.

— China blocks Bob Dylan gigs | Music | The Guardian

“ You have to build an immunity toward assholes. If you can dish out bad-assness, you have to be able to take shit for it. I didn’t make up the rules, this is just the way it is. You do have friends. You have friends in every weirdo album you fall in love with. In every book or zine or website you come across that you relate to. It is gonna feel lonely. It is gonna be hard. Some us didn’t chose to live this way, it chose us.

— STREET BONERS and TV CARNAGE » DEAR BARF: HOW CAN I BE AWESOME?

“CATHOLICKED” by dum dum girls (via LAdumdumgirls)

this song fucking rules.

SHOTGUN (via HAPPYSMOKES)

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Serena Maneesh - I Just Want to See Your Face

Kinda sounds like My Bloody Valentine with some other stuff mixed in. Therefore, I like it… a lot.

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS | I AM NOT A ROBOT (via Marinaandthediamonds)

Confession: I am a total fag for this song. Pretty cool video, too.

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What is “Missing Persons” about?

Alessandro Keegan, frontman: Lyrically it’s about the banal concessions we make in life which slowly kill us: being functional members of society, working soul crushing jobs, dampening our emotions with drugs and alcohol, and ultimately giving up on our dreams.

— Ridgewood Produces Noise Bands, Too: Download Twin Stumps’ Killer “Missing Persons” - New York Music - Sound of the City