Blog is a Mix Tape Vox 2007-08-20T15:13:13Z Jason http://negroplease.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c10e0f6f1fd3b4/tags/sleater-kinney/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. Books: The Bell Jar tag:vox.com,2007-08-06:asset-6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e3989adb720002 2007-08-06T02:39:50Z 2007-08-20T15:13:13Z Jason http://negroplease.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1971, Harper). I sat outside the Beehive next to two women kanoodling over coffee and an unopened copy of Potter. I was reading Sylvia Plath with Sleater-Kinney blaring through my ear buds. I am Jack's riot grrrl les...

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]]> QotD: Thanks for the Memories tag:vox.com,2007-04-04:asset-6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d414270528685e 2007-04-04T19:59:40Z 2007-04-05T07:58:30Z Jason http://negroplease.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom What are the 10 most memorable music performances you've seen? (Remember, "memorable" may not be good.) Submitted by Bill. 1. Erykah Badu (Mama's Gun) at The Greek 2. The Gossip at SXSW 2006 3. De La Soul (AOI) at House of Blues Sunset Strip 4...

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]]> Books: Love is a Mix Tape tag:vox.com,2007-03-04:asset-6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d4142381186a47 2007-03-04T21:52:17Z 2007-03-08T14:03:51Z Jason http://negroplease.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield (Crown, 2007). I sat in Lulu's Beehive this morning with my coffee and banana bundt amongst a sea of laptops, a painting of ducks that looked suspiciously like a picture in my...

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]]> VOTD: Modern Girl tag:vox.com,2007-02-16:asset-6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d4141f77536a47 2007-02-16T23:02:25Z 2007-02-17T00:06:03Z Jason http://negroplease.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Sleater-Kinney Modern Girl

This isn't a proper music video, it's a selection from Burn to Shine 03 and it is maybe my favorite S-K song and I think it's better than both Entertain and Jumpers, the official videos from The Woods. Sleater-Kinney 4-Eva!

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