of Montreal's Kevin Barnes is not only a genius songwriter and totally hot, but also a savvy businessman.

Kevin Barnes from of Montreal, who happen to have recorded one of our favorite albums and played two of our favorite shows this year, wrote this piece for Stereogum back in November, in response to all the shit his band got for Outback Steakhouse and T-moblie's use of their music.  I once read an interview with him where he said, replying simply to a question about "selling out" to Outback, "it's very hard for artists to make money."  This essay, which is stunning it's brilliance and it's perspective, expands thoroughly and thoughtfully on that statement.  Everyone should read this.

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Welcome John Holdren

So this is the guy Barack Obama tapped to be White House science advisor.  And this is an article he wrote for Scientific American in October.

This is good news.  Next best thing to "The Gore-acle"?

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Thursday December 18, 2008

9:30PM

255 McKibbin #202

Brooklyn, NY

Re-emerging, and OFFICIAL endorsement.

So, we'll be back up and running with some posts on here in the next couple of weeks.  We'll be regular if you will.  Some exciting things--posts on the year in music, including our lists of favorites; same for movies; concert updates and reviews; some political whatnot if we get the bug; and also notices and accounts of some of the events in which we will be participating.  So stay tuned, and be vocal.

But first!

We are officially endorsing Barack Obama for President of the United States of America.  We've written about this singular candidate in these annals before, as an exemplary politician of the highest caliber.  In weighing the issues, we've found that his vision of leadership for this country is most in line with the direction we'd like to see it go.  It may be considered "bold" for us to endorse a one-term junior Senator, who happens to not be white, from one of the more "troubled" political machines in the U.S.  But we think he's got a certain something that would do a little good for the people of America.  And you gotta admit, if (a big if) this guy pulls it off, it might be kinda historic.  Therefore, he has our support.

Barack.  Obama.  Remember the name.  You'll probably be hearing a lot about this guy.