Posted in festivals, live music, music, politics, video on June 30, 2008 | No Comments »
So, as I was planning my itinerary for this year’s Netroots Nation conference in Austin, I discovered that Tilly and the Wall are playing that Thursday at Emo’s, and quickly went to their MySpace page to look around. This video made me smile:
Posted in environment, politics on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s times like these I wish I was apathetic.
Today’s Daily Grist was filled with bad news, the worst of which is this, from the NYT:
DENVER — Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants, the federal government has placed a moratorium on new solar projects on public land until it studies [...]
Posted in Bay Area, LGBT rights, feminism, friends, politics on June 16, 2008 | No Comments »
We’re just 15 minutes away from the hour when same-sex couples will officially be able to wed in California! I for one am elated that today the LGBT couples among us are finally allowed to express their love for each other like the rest of their fellow human beings. The New York Times has a [...]
Posted in Care2, environment, nonprofits, politics on June 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The much talked about Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act failed to win the 60 votes needed to end delay tactics on the bill (such as sucking up about nine hours by demanding that clerks read the entire 492-page bill aloud), but came very close with 54 votes. But environmental organizations, including Environmental Defense Fund and Defenders [...]
Posted in Care2, environment, nonprofits, politics on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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The 2008 Farm Bill has been a hot topic among our nonprofit partners and the news media for months now. But one common complaint among us average folk is that the bill is overly complicated and hard to understand. I’ve had my share of question marks hovering over my head as [...]
Posted in live music, music, politics on June 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Holy Cow, Tori Amos has some guts. Watch this clip of Pip singing to the G8 leaders:
Sticking it to ‘em
Posted in music, politics on May 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Trent Reznor ripped apart his own record label on his blog this Sunday, citing the ridiculously high price of NIN’s latest album and adding, “I guess as a reward for being a ‘true fan’ you get ripped off,” and “No wonder people steal music.”
Posted in environment, live music, music, politics on March 7, 2007 | No Comments »
‘Nuf said.
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