New US National Anthem: Round 3!
We’re down to the sweet 16, so let’s get a-votin’! Continue reading New US National Anthem: Round 3!
Author: Sam Barber
New US National Anthem: Round 2
Time to vote! Continue reading New US National Anthem: Round 2
New US National Anthem: Round 1
Time to vote! Continue reading New US National Anthem: Round 1
New US National Anthem: Nominations
Because we can all agree that “The Star-Spangled Banner” mostly sucks, we’re going to vote to pick a new national anthem for the United States of America. Post your nominations below and the top 64 will proceed to the bracket. … Continue reading New US National Anthem: Nominations
Rank Tracks REVOLUTION
Rank the tracks on an album! NOW! (Or later, or whatever) Continue reading Rank Tracks REVOLUTION
Make a 12-Track Artist Intro Mixtape!
Post the tracklist for a mix you’d use to introduce new fans to an artist you love. Be as by-the-book or as adventurous as you’d like, but TWELVE TRACKS EXACTLY. No more, no less. Continue reading Make a 12-Track Artist Intro Mixtape!
This Night Thread Is Part of a System of Messages… Pay Attention to It!
Lately I’ve become nigh-obsessed with the semiotic field of long-term nuclear waste warning messages. It’s considered something of an ongoing problem–how do we mark sites where radioactive waste is stored to prevent people of the distant future (generally regarded as … Continue reading This Night Thread Is Part of a System of Messages… Pay Attention to It!
The Day Thread is on SPRING BREEEEAAAAAAK!
It’s SPRING BREEEAAAAAK, everybody! Head to the beach! Head to the club! Head to the most crowded place you’re aware of! Get up on someone’s body! Consume fluids and questionable powders! Consume fluids and questionable powders off people’s bodies! SPRING … Continue reading The Day Thread is on SPRING BREEEEAAAAAAK!
Rank the Tracks, do it for the children
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How Many Tracks Could a Woodchuck Rank?
rank the tracks! on an ALBUM! Continue reading How Many Tracks Could a Woodchuck Rank?
Make a Composite Album
Here’s the game: you take two or more albums, by the same artist or related artists, and select a few tracks from each to form a new, possibly stronger track list for one new album. Choose tracks that somehow fit … Continue reading Make a Composite Album
Rank the Tracks Ya Mama Gave Ya
rank TRACKS on an ALBUM Continue reading Rank the Tracks Ya Mama Gave Ya
Decemberween Day Thread: comicalArchitect Loves You All
I figured much wiser people than I have said more than enough about this holiday already, so rather than attempt to form any new insights, I’d just let them do the talking. “The meaning of Christmas is the idea that … Continue reading Decemberween Day Thread: comicalArchitect Loves You All
It’s a Day Thread to Me!
Harley and Ivy: Chapter 1 (by comicalArchitect)
“Gift for you, Mister Edge,” said the intercom. “Want it sent up to your office? That’s odd , thought Morgan Edge, real estate mogul and the richest non-Luthor in Metropolis. No one likes me enough to give me gifts . … Continue reading Harley and Ivy: Chapter 1 (by comicalArchitect)
Rank the tracks your mama gave ya!
Describe an Artist’s Ethos
Name a musician or band you love and try to summarize what their music is about, what they’re trying to express or communicate in their work at large. Continue reading Describe an Artist’s Ethos
There Are No Pan-Asian Supermarkets Down in the Night Thread, So You Can’t Buy Golden Boy Peanuts
This Night Thread is dedicated to the song “Golden Boy” by the Mountain Goats, an early B-side about how you should try to be a good person so you can go to heaven and eat the Singaporean brand of peanuts … Continue reading There Are No Pan-Asian Supermarkets Down in the Night Thread, So You Can’t Buy Golden Boy Peanuts
Rank the Tracks Like There’s No Tomorrow
Best Songs by an Artist
Name the 10, 25, or even 50 best songs by an artist you like! Argue about each other’s choices! Have fun! Continue reading Best Songs by an Artist
Rank the Tracks: Hyperturboextreme edition
Get to it! (Subtitle means nothing, this is business as usual.) Continue reading Rank the Tracks: Hyperturboextreme edition
