September 2011
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“People love to complain that R.E.M. should have broken up when Bill Berry quit...”
– R.E.M. R.I.P.: Thank You for Running It Into the Ground | Rob Sheffield | Rolling Stone
Rob Sheffield is a man who gets it.
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“Given the choice, I’d rather make history than simply take it in and post it to...”
– Jason Calacanis, in a brilliant piece on why we’re really at 10% unemployment, and why that number is only going to grow, no matter what the government does. Seriously, go read this now if you or someone you know has, or wants to have, a job.
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“I just thought it was better to be Pete Best than Linda McCartney.”
– Justine Frischmann, on leaving Suede
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“The whole music business in the United States is based on numbers, based on unit...”
– Frank Zappa
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“If the client writes back immediately and says ‘These numbers look great!...”
– Jessica Hische, The Dark Art Of Pricing
If you have ever had to prepare an estimate or charge anyone for creative work, go read this. Now. I’ll wait.
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“A certain strata of middle-class hipsters share Pavement, and that’s...”
– Stephen Malkmus, on Pavement’s legacy
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