Keep Christ in Christmas ‘cuse nobody fucks with the Jesus
Seasons Greetings from me to you.
Best of Secret Republic 2011:
Meaningful Patriotism: A Sustainable America
April 18th, 2011
Go ahead and call it a fantasy, but I often wish we could react to today’s challenges - climate change, dependence on foreign oil, urban decay, severe social inequity and broad lack of sustainable policy - with the same collective fervor as “The Greatest Generation” did in order to win World War II. Together they sacrificed, even willing to invest their hard-earned dollar in the effort.
Can you imagine? A war for sustainability. Victory gardens, car clubs, a reduction in consumption as a patriotic act. Campaigns for public transportation bonds, urban redevelopment bonds - collective responsibility met by collective action.
Forget the insipid political bickering, the pandering, the shameless marketing, the underlying class warfare, there’s a war to be won! Should we lose, no, we won’t all be speaking German; we’ll be much worse off than that.
Patriotism is a funny thing. As my generation knows it, it is nothing more than a rhetorical ploy for votes from those whose real interests are slyly undermined. What if we took patriotism back for Americans? What if patriotism belonged to both sides of the isle, what if it meant more than a flag lapel? What if we flew American flags from our bicycles instead of from the antennas of our SUV’s?
What if patriotism meant real sacrifice again? Rather than serving as a badge of machismo, what if patriotism meant a maternal embrace of our environment, our land, our American soil? What if patriotism once again meant working with our government for progress instead of decrying our own pillar of democracy as the problem?
Let’s take patriotism back. Let’s work hard and be proud. Yes, I am an American, and I believe this is possible. America remains a country with a deep reserve of ingenuity, innovation, and a spirit of opportunity.
A new direction is never beyond our reach.
-Kasey Klimes
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Antonioni & Nicholson.
Sam Cooke at his flyest. An amazing man whose impact in music can be felt today. Too bad I only hear his songs on muzak at work. He’s more boss than Rick Ross (wearing red bottoms in that photo)Cooke.
SOOOOO, THAT TIME IN MIDDLE SCHOOL….
…When I thought Limp Bizkit was on to a musical revolution and was bringing myself and millions of other white teenagers along with them. Nü Metal was more than in during the late nineties. It was the most popular rock genre of the time, blending the ever growing giant of hip-hop with rap beats inspired rock music about being mad white and shit. There is no doubt in my mind that I had a “LIMP BIZKIT IS BETTER THAN YOU” tee. (looked just like this sticker http://www.amazon.com/Limp-Bizkit-Better-Everyone-Sticker/dp/B0017X2EK8. Slap me next time you see me.) Rocked it at Lynbrook North Middle. With Jnco jeans. I hate myself right now.
BUT
Out of Limp Bizkit came this song. And this song has two fire verses from none other than the shaolin slayer himself, Mr Method Man. I should go to bed. 420
Chillout Sessions XII by Andrew van der Westhuyzen
A homage to Frank Lloyd Wright and Neutra, and the lifestyles their buildings accommodated.
There is NO reason not to follow thebluthcompany. Hysterical GIF recreations of Arrested Development
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Since I have been working a many Sunday nights at your neighborhood grocery store, I have been missing out on a Summer tradition that I have been hosting at my home for the past few years. While Entourage might not be the best show on TV, It has enabled me to invite all of my friends to get together for one night a week. There are no excuses, you just have to be here.
One of my favorite comedians, Aziz Ansari has a great theory about music. In a Pitchfork interview last year he was asked about his favorite music at the time http://pitchfork.com/news/37178-5-10-15-20-aziz-ansari/
“You know, the way that I find out about music is whatever song plays at the end of “Entourage”, when the credits roll. That’s where I find out about all my new music. They actually did play the Dutchess and the Duke one time. They played “Reservoir Park”, which is a really good song. They played it at the end of an episode where E was very bewildered.”
James Blake is my ride home music every night from TJs. My dude. As always, enjoy (even if you already know and dig this shit)
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That’s money. The national debt, actually. Scared?
Exclusive: World Trade Center Progress Tour
A view from the top (so far.)
My ugly mug is somewhere in there. I keep looking for my red bandanna sweatband action (I rock it hard during the summer. Probably because my dad was a badass in the 80s and most def loved the bandanna). So sad to see RX go. One of the best nights of my life.
New York City, you made my heart swell and fill my chest with unimaginable warmth. Thank you for always being like a second home town crowd to us. ANd don’t think I forgot that goes for all you dirty Jersey kids, Philly homies and all the surrounding sectors. It was amazing to have got to meet so many of you wonderful people and extra love and respect to all of you who basically followed us up the east coast. RX has the best fans in the world, and together we create an energy unparalleled to any of which I have felt thus far in my existence. This sounds like some hippy shit but so be it it comes from a place of honesty. There have been times at some of these shows where we have felt as though band and crowd were no longer separate but merely there living and moving as one. We love you all and will miss you so…
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