A strange light phenomenon is sighted in the night sky above parts of northern Norway early December 9, 2009. Russia’s new submarine-based intercontinental missile suffered the latest in a series of test failures, newspapers reported on Thursday, as unusual lights were spotted in Norway across the border from the launch site. (REUTERS/Anita Olsen/Scanpix Norway)

A strange light phenomenon is sighted in the night sky above parts of northern Norway early December 9, 2009. Russia’s new submarine-based intercontinental missile suffered the latest in a series of test failures, newspapers reported on Thursday, as unusual lights were spotted in Norway across the border from the launch site. (REUTERS/Anita Olsen/Scanpix Norway)

this is the face of protest in 2009?

this is the face of protest in 2009?

2010

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"There’s a longer piece to be written about the changing face of futurism in electronic music’s history. And I don’t mean to imply that futurist rhetoric, or even the concept of “progression” itself, is a necessary component of electronic dance music. In a recent column addressing the state of hip-hop, Sasha Frere-Jones posed a set of questions towards the evaluation of any given musical genre: “Is the music still confounding our expectations and startling us, or is it simply carrying on and punching the clock? Is punching the clock possibly enough for now?” I do feel like house and techno are often doing just that, but that doesn’t trouble me so much; there’s something to be said for simply getting the job done."

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rj5000:

Levon Vincent - Late Night Jam

via the ill-ec-tro-nic

i’ve been saying!

certainly one of the producers and productions of the year

All I want for Christmas is...

a torrent of Boomkat’s top 100 singles of 2009. Anyone?

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20)