I have a beard and many beard care accoutrements. You may also find me here:Tumblr (3.0; @merrillest)http://blog.joshmerrill.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4npgxwP0G1qzpghoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tommy guns and vodka. Two things destined to be together (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23831218578http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23831218578Sat, 26 May 2012 21:00:33 -0400“The devil will find work for idle hands to do”<br/><br/> - <em>The Smiths</em>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23778617326http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23778617326Sat, 26 May 2012 00:26:22 -0400MusicThe SmithsWhat Difference Does It Make?<iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:79siqgMZJQqgomay1uS0HU&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" style="width:500px;height:580px;"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Track:</strong> Warpaint</p> <p><strong>Artist:</strong> Warpaint</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> The Fool</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23682688944http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23682688944Thu, 24 May 2012 15:05:48 -0400MusicWarpaintThe Fool<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4aymrd7HD1qzpghoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#St. Vincent is a St. Asshole, she’s so fucking good (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23393099960http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23393099960Sat, 19 May 2012 23:49:39 -0400st<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D0s3VTgrZKg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“I’d let you shave everything” and I agree</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23235797408http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/23235797408Thu, 17 May 2012 13:20:48 -0400VideoChicagoCubs<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zqQTODR3kR8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lumber.tumblr.com/post/21017617572/modest-mouse-little-motel-by-modestmouse-it">lumber</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Modest Mouse-Little Motel (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqQTODR3kR8">MODESTMOUSE</a>)<span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'></span></p> <p><em><span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'>“It rained and its over a shooting star/Landed directly on our broke down little car/We fold and we had made a wish/That we would be missed/If one another just did not exist”</span></em></p> </blockquote> <p>Beautiful song/video combo.</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/21024842667http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/21024842667Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:47:10 -0400MusicVideoModest MouseLittle Motel<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FU9AHlhCOBs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/20412284193http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/20412284193Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:23:13 -0400MusicVideoThe PharcydePassin' Me ByPassin Me By<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/19740698887/tumblr_m1avx6JiAb1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Track:</strong> The Doldrums (Friendly City)</p> <p><strong>Artist:</strong> Ceremony</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> Rohnert Park</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/19740698887http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/19740698887Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:10:18 -0400MusicThe DoldrumsFriendly CityCeremonyRohnert Park<a href="http://bit.ly/shinspremiere">Stream The Shins Port of Morrow on iTunes in it's entirety</a>: <p>The album will be released on March 20th. Here’s the track list:</p> <p>1. The Rifle’s Spiral<br/>2. Simple Song<br/>3. It’s Only Life<br/>4. Bait and Switch<br/>5. September<br/>6. No Way Down<br/>7. Fall of ‘82<br/>8. For a Fool<br/>9. 40 Mark Strasse<br/>10. Port of Morrow</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/19288830893http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/19288830893Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:32:00 -0400MusicThe ShinsPort of MorrowStream<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F38809565&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;color=f2346d" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/18873802674http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/18873802674Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:39:19 -0500MusicSufjan StevensSerengetiSon LuxMuseum Day<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18499036812/tumblr_m05zyediM71qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Track: </strong>Out of Tune</p> <p><strong>Artist: </strong>Real Estate</p> <p><strong>Album: </strong>Days</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/18499036812http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/18499036812Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:15:50 -0500MusicReal EstateDaysOut of Tune<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/16823424089/tumblr_lyoa7bKlRb1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Track:</strong> Don’t Fucking Tell Me What To Do</p> <p><strong>Artist:</strong> Robyn</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> Body Talk </p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16823424089http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16823424089Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:06:47 -0500MusicRobynDon't Fucking Tell Me What To DoBody Talk<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luamx33l0a1qz977vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://louve.tumblr.com/post/12467752243/hannah-britland">louve</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hannah Britland</p> </blockquote>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16618084696http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16618084696Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:17:43 -0500Hannah BritlandMisfits<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxb7o1PDCP1r7e9qzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16618001584http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16618001584Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:16:09 -0500Hannah BritlandMisfits<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/16606493110/tumblr_lyhgulkQMI1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Track: </strong>Graveyard</p> <p><strong>Artist: </strong>The Devil Makes Three</p> <p><strong>Album: </strong>The Devil Makes Three</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16606493110http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16606493110Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:47:09 -0500MusicThe Devil Makes ThreeGraveyard<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/16357071151/tumblr_ly9kmoaoma1qzpgho&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Track: </strong>What I See</p> <p><strong>Artist: </strong>Black Flag</p> <p><strong>Album: </strong>Damaged</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16357071151http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/16357071151Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:28:00 -0500MusicBlack FlagWhat I SeeDamagedDamaged is 30 years old<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpf1hr3qw1qzqtma.gif"/></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/15736938323http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/15736938323Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:16:48 -0500PicGifHate when that happensMorning Commute<p>These are in no particular order:</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z392ZIh1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Black Lips - Arabia Mountain</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z4iSAKs1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Cults - Cults</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z5qiTNC1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Jay Z / Kanye West - Watch The Throne</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z6mn2fK1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>JEFF the Brotherhood - We are the Champions</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z7egUko1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z7xKyfo1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>St. Vincent - Strange Mercy</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z8fpSzP1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>The Black Keys - El Camino</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z8vBOfA1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Toro Y Moi - Underneath the Pine</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z9j8SRy1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Wild Flag - Wild Flag</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z9yq9uN1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Yuck - Yuck</p> <p><strong>Honorable Mentions:</strong> </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2z51FdOh1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Das Racist - Relax</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2zahhXMm1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2zbdBz4A1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Phantogram - Nightlife</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2zbvQ4wf1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Real Estate - Days</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2zcegckN1qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2zdbSzx01qzqtma.jpg"/></p> <p>Wilco - The Whole Love</p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/15090497862http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/15090497862Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:33:55 -0500MusicJosh2011Wild FlagToro Y MoiCultsLykke LiJay ZKanye WestYuckSt VincentBlack LipsDas RacistJeff The BrotherhoodWilcoReal EstateUnknown Mortal OrchestraFleet FoxesPhantogram<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/MeWithoutU/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1324814400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25)</a>: <ol><li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Robyn">Robyn (16)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Justice">Justice (14)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Rolling+Stones">The Rolling Stones (12)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Black+Keys">The Black Keys (11)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jeff+The+Brotherhood">Jeff The Brotherhood (11)</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/14859752747http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/14859752747Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:48:10 -0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwqso1Cob11qzqtma.gif"/></p>http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/14763586366http://blog.joshmerrill.com/post/14763586366Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:00:06 -0500PicMerry Christmas