* Hosted by Penn State University, Pennsound is probably, at least to my knowledge, the most exciting collection of recorded poetry publicly available. Really, their archive is amazing.
* One of the most stunning videos I've seen in a long while (to say nothing of the song itself) is by the Portland band Y La Bamaba. The song is called My Love is Forest Fire. There are balloons and men with beards in fields, and tall grass, and the way the singer closes shut her eyes, her voice.
* This American Life, Radiolab, Risk, and the Moth podcasts do about as much for radio and the act of American storytelling as anything that I'm aware of, and I am grateful.
* The discussion of religion in America, especially Christianity, is, for the most part, not a discussion, but a forum for opposing viewpoints to air their grievances and remain, regrettably, apart. Occasional Religion, while also featuring work by a few of my closest friends, does much to elevate and change this.
* Minneapolis, MN is home to arguably the most lively, progressive independent music scene in the country. And Totally Gross National Product, a small, locally operated music label, is at the heart of it.
* The hard work, effort, pensive thought, and sacrifice of countless people across the country involved in various ways, to varying degrees with the Occupy movement has mattered and moved and made sense to me in a way that few political and social movements have for a very long time.
* In the "Talks" section of the Dharma Seed website there is a collection of publicly available talks, discussions, and meditations by many of Buddhism's leading, living teachers.
* Should one be so inclined, here's a blog where you can download (for free) various out of print, old-time country records to have at your disposal.
* My friend Adam wrote an insightful, accessible, and wide reaching five part article for the Atlantic about contemporary American poetry. I am very proud of him. You can also find him here.
* LVNG, a journal run by Ossian Foley and James Longley, does damn good work. I am very proud of them.
* Based in the American Mid-West, the Daytrotter website hosts an extensive, downloadable collection of some of Indie-musics finest acts recorded live in the Horseshack, an in-house recording studio. Their work is truly, utterly, a gift.
* Should one be so inclined, here's a blog where you can download (for free) various out of print, old-time country records to have at your disposal.
* My friend Adam wrote an insightful, accessible, and wide reaching five part article for the Atlantic about contemporary American poetry. I am very proud of him. You can also find him here.
* LVNG, a journal run by Ossian Foley and James Longley, does damn good work. I am very proud of them.
* Based in the American Mid-West, the Daytrotter website hosts an extensive, downloadable collection of some of Indie-musics finest acts recorded live in the Horseshack, an in-house recording studio. Their work is truly, utterly, a gift.
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