Jason's commonplace book

Quotations, music videos, and such-like. I edit ProfHacker at the Chronicle of Higher Education. On Twitter I'm @jbj.

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I didn’t play Fontaines DC enough last year

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A playlist Craig Finn made for my son, as a PledgeMusic reward for supporting Faith in the Future.

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Northcote covering "59 Sound" by The Gaslight Anthem. Looking forward to this show on Friday.

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Unreleased The Hold Steady track, "Ballad of the Midnight Hauler"

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The 11yo goalkeeper has taken this song as a new mantra. 

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Steve Selvidge :: "You Gone Away" (Porch Style) (by Rich Tarbell)

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Tad Kubler :: "Citrus" (Porch Style with Alternate Tuning) (by Rich Tarbell)

(Cf the original here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-EQzvn4BU )

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Frank Turner - Photosynthesis (by videosyncratic)

The 10yo has been obsessed with this song after seeing Turner live.

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"Mission Viejo" is one of my favorite Lifter Puller songs, covered here as a solo joint by Craig Finn on Halloween 2012 at Milkboy in Philadelphia (uploaded by julyjuly1825).

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Frank Turner covers The Hold Steady - 'Stuck Between Stations' -  (by DropoutUK)

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Craig Finn & The Melismatics, covering "Skyway"

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Via playmixt, a new song from The Hold Steady!

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Frank Turner, "I Still Believe"

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Craig Finn, "Going to a Show"

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The always-excellent Craig Finn explains why he doesn't wait for inspiration.

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An as-yet-unreleased track from Craig Finn's Clear Heart Full Eyes.

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Craig Finn, "New Friend Jay-Z" 

Craig Finn Treehouse Records In-store Performance1 (by kevinflo)