Disaster Tourism

Chronic thoughts of a bearded man.

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Iconic Punk Albums With Kittens On The Cover

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Whoa.

[MORE: These Trippy High-Speed Photos of Paint Look Like Bomb Explosions]

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Seth introduced Twitter to the first image of The 8G Band, and now it’s time you learn a bit more about this stacked roster.

Fred Armisen (Bandleader)

You no doubt recognize our bandleader from a little show called Portlandia or, of course, his 11 years on Saturday Night Live....

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Exclusive - Atoms for Peace - "Harrowdown Hill"

Atoms for Peace perform "Harrowdown Hill."

Seriously. This is unreal.

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Syria: 100,000 dead with no end in sight

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked a grim landmark in the ongoing Syrian civil war today. As attempts to get peace talks between the embattled regime of President Bashar Assad and the leaders of rebel forces continue to go nowhere, the death toll has hit 100,000.

The situation in Syria remains grim, as the two sides continue to battle through the country’s cities, the humanitarian crisis grows as more and more refugees pour out of the country and an external solution continues to appear to be unlikely.

Read more over at World Now.

Photos: Shaam News Network, Karam Jamal / AFP/Getty, SANA, Abdullah al-Yassin, Manu Brabo / Associated Press

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For which to educate yourselves on what’s happening in the world around you.

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Yes.

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Battles - Dour Festival 2012.

These guys are hands down one of the best live bands I've ever witnessed. I cannot wait for them to tour again. Until then, there's this.

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James Nizam - Curious Perspectives.

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I got an autographed copy of @questlove ‘s book while in NYC. If you like music then you will like this. dk

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Been reading it over the past few days. Excellent book.

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David Wimbush - Dirt (Banjo Version)

Un-flipping-real.

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"Bag Boy" - Pixies

Y'all, they actually did it. I don't know if I can handle a new Pixies record and a new My Bloody Valentine record  in the same year.

Thanks 2013.

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Touché Amoré “Is Survived By" 09.24.13

filmed by Ryan Aylsworth

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Word.

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Alkaline - "I Want To Be A Warhol (Live at Guitar Center)" 

I'm fairly certain this is how Webster's Dictionary defines the word "Power Trio". 

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This is my friend Chance. He writes sweet drone/noise-rock/post-rock jams under the moniker Balcony View.  It's real good.

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Queens of The Stone Age - Millionaire.

So, I arrived really late to the whole "Queens of The Stone Age have been killing it for the past two decades" party, but I'm here now. 

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I've got friends that are really good at music.

Here's one. His name is Brett.