Jason Persse
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Jason is a writer, editor, and photographer who lives in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to Spinner, he has written for Noisecreep, McSweeney's, Publishers Weekly, and Mixer. When he isn't working, he prepares himself mentally and physically for the zombie apocalypse.
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'Something,' The Beatles 1969 single from 'Abbey Road' I jumped at the chance to write about George Harrison's 'Something,' and I've regretted the decision since the moment I sat down at the computer. It's one of the most beautiful pop songs ever written, an elegant, deceptively simple ode to being blissfully under the spell of a good woman. And ...
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A chant of "Alice! Alice! Alice!" went up into the blustery skies above Lollapalooza's vitaminwater stage on Friday afternoon, as thousands of soaking-wet fans awaited the arrival of fiery Crystal Castles frontwoman Alice Glass. Moments later Ethan Kath, the brains behind the Castles' video game-inspired dance attack, took the stage to thunderous ...
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"Broads say, 'Are you a philosopher?'/Yeah, yeah, I philosophize on top of ya" --Common's 'Announcement,' from 2008's 'Universal Mind Control'
Common: the thinking man's misogynist.
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"My friend showed me pictures of his kids/And all I could show him were pictures of my cribs" --Kanye West's 'Welcome to Heartbreak,' from 2008's '808s and Heartbreak'
Taking pity on the childless rapper, Kanye's friend immediately offered to trade.
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"The skies are more certain/Than you will ever be/The rain clouds are angry/At you and at me" --The Duke Spirit's 'Wooden Heart,' from 2008's 'Neptune'
And the ocean, who's totally like my BFF, told me the sun was saying you look fat in those pants.
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"But i've only got two hands/And i'll never learn to dance" --Travis's 'Before You Were Young,' from 2008's 'Ode To J. Smith'
Hmmm, I think I see what the problem is. Try using your feet instead.
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"I'm so glad you stung me/Now I've got your honey/All over my tummy" --Lucinda Williams's 'Honey Bee,' from 2008's 'Little Honey'
Finally, bee porn -- for those who crave hot drone-on-queen action!
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