Bearded fella living in FL. You may also find me here:Tumblr (3.0; @beardedmerrill)http://blog.joshmerrill.com/<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/441551182/tumblr_kz4qotO0291qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Mouthful of Diamonds - Phantogram</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/441551182http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/441551182Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:14:53 -0500MusicPhantogramMouthful of Diamons<p><a href="http://www.brokenbells.com/">Broken Bells</a> album is out today and I recommend it.</p> <p>Also out today: <a href="http://www.frightenedrabbit.com/">Frightened Rabbit</a>, <a href="http://www.tedleo.com/">Ted Leo and the Pharmacists</a>, and <a href="http://www.liarsliarsliars.com/">Liars</a></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/437270076http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/437270076Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:18:42 -0500MusicBroken BellsDanger MouseJames Mercer<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJYjr-vUKZM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJYjr-vUKZM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dotherobot.tumblr.com/post/386817852/the-dead-milkmen-punk-rock-girl">dotherobot</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl</p> </blockquote>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436998898http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436998898Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:54:17 -0500MusicVideoThe Dead MikmenPunk Rock GirlReliving my youth<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/436951377/tumblr_kz0t26cmbB1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Teenage Kicks - The Undertones</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436951377http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436951377Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:42 -0500MusicThe UndertonesTeenage KicksReliving my youth<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/436939671/tumblr_kz0snmP3Nu1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Cumbersome - Seven Mary Three</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436939671http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436939671Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:58 -0500MusicSeven Mary ThreeCumbersomeReliving my youth<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/MeWithoutU/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267963200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/MONDO+BOYS">MONDO BOYS (30)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Charlotte+Gainsbourg">Charlotte Gainsbourg (13)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Beach+House">Beach House (10)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Black+Keys">The Black Keys (10)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Pains+of+Being+Pure+at+Heart">The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (9)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436541924http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/436541924Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:14:25 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/434889319/tumblr_kyz2r6ADsa1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Sick of Goodbyes - Sparklehorse</p> <p>I just found out that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Linkous">Mark Linkous</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparklehorse">Sparklehorse</a> took his own life Saturday.</p> <p>Shame.</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/434889319http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/434889319Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:49:54 -0500MusicSparklehorseSick of GoodbyesMark Linkous<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyz2e2Tbv61qzpghoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hey, Chan. You’re looking nice today.</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/434879553http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/434879553Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:42:01 -0500Chan MarshallCat PowerDavid Black Photography<object id="ce_89043777" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://current.com/e/89043777/en_US" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://current.com/e/89043777/en_US" width="400" height="300" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>LSD test on British Soldiers from 1964</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/434859861http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/434859861Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:28:13 -0500VideoLSDexperiment<script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=456&embedCode=1uZWk4MTrcAV2dxS-IUwAmRNZSM5D-eJ&width=608&deepLinkEmbedCode=1uZWk4MTrcAV2dxS-IUwAmRNZSM5D-eJ"></script><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rickyvanveen.com/post/426504658/loved-this-snl-sketch-from-over-the-weekend-as-a">rickyv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Loved this SNL sketch from over the weekend.</p> <p>As a big fan of hypothetical questions, one that I would frequently ask last summer was “If you could have Smashmouth play at your birthday party for free, would you do it?” The responses were interesting as the band fits somewhere in between “novelty act” and “good band.”</p> </blockquote> <p>I loathe Smashmouth and that damn song.</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/426516779http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/426516779Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:36:15 -0500VideoSNLSmashmouthMy Dad Makes An Apperance In This Skit<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/424314078/tumblr_kypqv58C7r1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/424314078http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/424314078Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:54:41 -0500MusicLCD SoundsystemDaft PunkDance Party!<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/424292745/tumblr_kypq2rWTre1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>My Sweet Lord - Yim Yames</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/424292745http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/424292745Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:37:39 -0500MusicCoverYim YamesJim JamesGeorge HarrisonMy Sweet Lord<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/422655838/tumblr_kyobyirgPe1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422655838http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422655838Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:35:06 -0500MusicAfrika BambaataaPlanet Rock<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo6xgaL5O1qzpghoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sisters by photographer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beehives">Bee Hives</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.likecool.com/Bee_Hives--Pic--Gear.html">via</a></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422485954http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422485954Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:46:27 -0500Photo<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/422451735/tumblr_kyo5rmsCqc1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Time of the Assassins - Charlotte Gainsbourg</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422451735http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422451735Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:22 -0500MusicCharlotte GainsbourgBeckTime of the AssassinsAssassins is a funny word to spell<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124018401&ps=cprs">NPR is streaming the Broken Bells album in its entirety</a>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422137625http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/422137625Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:15:39 -0500MusicBroken BellsDanger MouseJames MercerReally Solid Album<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/MeWithoutU/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267358400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neko+Case">Neko Case (32)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Surfer+Blood">Surfer Blood (20)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Notorious+B.I.G.">Notorious B.I.G. (17)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Edward%2BSharpe%2B%2526%2Bthe%2BMagnetic%2BZeros">Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (14)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Yeasayer">Yeasayer (13)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/421536434http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/421536434Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:17:49 -0500Sister: hey bro<br /> Me: Hey<br /> Sister: how's work?<br /> Me: a little busy. How's my little buddy? He take it like a man?<br /> Sister: sleepin still. I think he's traumatized<br /> Me: He has every right to be.<br /> Sister: He's been sleeping with one eye open<br /> http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/420177323http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/420177323Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:51:00 -0500nephewcircumcisionworst day of his life<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/420009891/tumblr_kym0zjALCj1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/420009891http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/420009891Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:42:55 -0500MusicR.E.M.Radio Free Europe<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.joshmerrill.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/416698402/tumblr_kyj8d9IOYq1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Wet Hair - Japandroids</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/416698402http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/416698402Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:29:33 -0500MusicJapandroidsWet HairThis album won't grow old