way basics

I wanted to start a sustainability blog aggregator but I am not tech savvy enough to do it properly right now. I just needed a simple way to compile the plethora of sustainability-related websites that I've been stumbling on lately. Ordinarily, I blog about music but really, the point of this whole endeavor is just to write about what I like and what I'm interested in.

I recently moved into a new apartment and was trying to find some eco-friendly furniture that didn't cost me an arm and a leg. Naturally, I went to Treehugger for some ideas. That was when I saw the post on Way Basics, a California-based furniture company that makes modular furniture out of recycled paper! They call it zBOARD and apparently, the paper can withstand a lot of weight and is water-resistant. Way Basics is currently having their summer sale and you can get an extra 20% off when you enter in the promo code from Treehugger. I ordered the CubePlus3 and a small table and it only cost me $94 total. What's awesome about the concept is the modularity - you can design and customize your own units or systems of furniture. You can configure the furniture to work together any way you want. Check out the Design Gallery to see what their customers have done with their Way Basics.

new cold war kids: loyalty to loyalty

I'm taking a short break in the middle of studying for midterms to post about the upcoming record for cold war kids. I've been so out of the loop that I didn't even realize that they have one coming out in a couple weeks. It's called "Loyalty to Loyalty." I have not been reading my music blogs lately so I had no clue it was about to be released.

Click here to sample the new record.



I've heard a few of these already from tour video footage floating around on youtube. The Kids have also posted their tour dates in support of the album. They will be playing at Lola's on October 23. Hopefully, the show doesn't conflict with something important in my academic schedule.

last flowers

i know this isn't new but i wanted to share this video of last flowers from thom yorke's from the basement session. i've been so out of the loop with music news since i started grad school. i didn't realize that radiohead just finished up their north american tour in santa barbara. sad i missed the webcast. i hope it's not another 5 years before we get a new album.

radiohead dallas video playlist

UPDATE: The videos actually do play continuously. I compiled all the videos I could find and recreated the Radiohead setlist as closely as I could for the Dallas show. I couldn't find Dollars and Cents and no decent video for House of Cards but everything else should be here. Now I can relive the night over and over again.

Radiohead Video: Live in Dallas - Wolf at the Door

Thus far, the best video of Wolf at the Door from the Dallas show on May 18. Thank you so much to skysaw73 for posting this. Simply amazing. This is one of the many highlights of an incredible night.

radiohead bootlegs: live in dallas

Radiohead Not for Profit just posted mp3's of the Dallas show on May 18 at the superpages center.

Get 'em here while they're hot.