cumulus \KYOO-myuh-luhs\, noun: A heap; pile. A cloud of a class characterized by dense individual elements in the form of puffs, mounds, or towers, with flat bases and tops that often resemble cauliflower. Cumulus stems from the Neo-Latin word meaning "heap, pile." It was first used to describe clouds in the early 1800s. Stack of Shame A growing collection of video games that have yet to be opened and played, likely due to the fact that so many good games come out and the owner simply cannot keep up. This is most commonly an issue for professionals in the video ...

Grateful Dead: Sugar Magnolia [ purchase Europe '72 version ] I grew up in a house with 2 magnolia trees in the yard. One was a venerable tree with a diameter (not circumference) close to 3 feet and a height nearing 50 feet – beautiful, huge white flowers. The other was a third-the-size, pink-flowered tree, and we knew it as a “Japanese” magnolia. Among other specimens of the plantae phylum in that same garden were numerous fig, plum, chestnut, walnut, linden, bay and pine trees (it was a large property in a rather exotic location) However- more to the point I intended to ...

Maria Linden from I Break Horses captured at in Rough Trade East, London, 2011 for today's Final Shot.

Hey, look, I'm alive! Surprised? I am. Record Store Day is coming up this Saturday, so I figured I should make some attempt at doing something here, even though I am Scotland's laziest music blogger. Me and RSD don't really get on that much, in part because I don't buy much vinyl, and in part because I call shops shops, not stores. For a more enthusiastic bit about record shops hop over to our pals at Echoes and Dust . One good thing about Record Store Day is that you can always catch some bands playing for ...

We don’t blame you if the first season of AMC’s gloomy The Killing left you with a bitter taste in your mouth. The entire premise of the police investigation was to discover who killed Rosie Larsen. Throughout the 13 episodes of the debut season of the show we followed the investigation conducted by Sarah Linden (Mirelle Enos), veteran detective who was about to leave the force, and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman), a former narcotics office recently switched over to homicide. The duo navigated through the rainy streets of Seattle, which in itself became a character thanks to the ...

I didn’t hear Swedish shoegazers I Break Horses debut album till after I made my Best of 2011 list last year, but if I had it would’ve probably ranked very highly. Hearts is a majestic album with a lush synths and stunning vocals from Maria Linden. I’m seeing the band play with M83 in about a [...]

vernal \VUR-nl\, adjective: 1. Appearing or occurring in spring. 2. Of or pertaining to spring. 3. Appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike. 4. Belonging to or characteristic of youth. Vernal stems from the Latin word vernus meaning "pertaining to spring." It is related to the word "verdant." ambisextrous Having the ability to masturbate successfully with both hands. Brad is a world class wanker, he's ambisextrous! Trivia What top hip-hop artist teamed up with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin to record the rap single and video Rocket Experience in 2009? Snoop Dogg—with help from rappers Talib Kweli and Soulja ...

“Sister Maya, was this an act of malice?” “No, Brother West. It was an act of whimsy.” *fun.* - Some Nights (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2639702) (Drew Beringer) *Porcelain Raft* - Strange Weekend (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2637382) (Matt Linden) *Cheap Girls* - Giant...

I Break Horses are set to play a one off show at London's Scala venue on April 1st. I Break Horses are Maria Linden and Fredrik Balck. I Break Horses make beautiful, hazy, gauzy music which seems to linger at the fringe of consciousness. I Break Horses are also returning to the UK. Debut album 'Hearts' was released last year, bowling over fans with its bold atmospherics. Now the Swedish duo are set to re-create the album on a one off show at the Scala. Taking place on April 1st, the show follows a sold out performance at Cargo ...

Glasgow-based producer Linden has come a long way since making his debut on my wee Nerve imprint. Releases for labels such as Horizons and Renegade Hardware have strengthened his reputation as one of the most impressive new producers of the past five years and there’s plenty where that came from. Grab a freebie below in [...]

Der deutsche Singer/Songwriter Honig hat sein neues Album "Empty Orchestra" fertiggestellt, welches im März erscheinen soll. Vorab haben alle Interessierten die Möglichkeit, sich mit "The Morning Chorus" ein erstes Stück aus dem neuen Langspieler kostenlos herunterzuladen. Im neuen Song präsentiert sich der Musiker aus Düsseldorf wieder einmal von seiner gefühlvollen und melancholischen Seite – das Stück beginnt relativ verhalten, gewinnt aber dann dank verzerrter Gitarren und brüchiger Stimme an emotionalem Gewicht. Akustisch konnte Honig vor kurzem auch im Rahmen der motor.de-Reihe Urban Unplugged überzeugen. Mit einem Klick auf das Artwork gelangt ihr auf seine Seite, wo ihr euch den ...

Proving that a little wood in the city is good for shouldering instead of smoldering, HAYDANHUYA presents their handmade wood collection. Featured are very limited quantities of handmade messenger style bags, totes, clutches, and media cases, all hewn from solid oak, linden, and lime wood. Scope the rest of the ruggedly handsome collection here. Source: [...] Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com

Some major movers and shakers (Sony Computer Entertainment, Linden Lab, Intel, and more) have unleashed another means of communication. Cull TV enables viewers to create their own channels of favorite music videos. An "Auto DJ", basically a crawler with a recommender algorithm, suggest other stuff you might like. Pretty bizarre results a times at first, but hey, it's a stupid robot. On the upside: once you add more videos to a channel and dig a little deeper, the robot tends to get smarter, serving up stuff you never heard of, but might actually like. And of course you can ...

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE. Adam Bjornberg, who has been dubbed the next Avicii by some, has released an absolute gem here. Sick buildup and vocals until the drop at 2:45. Stay tuned for more from this dude in the near future. Marc Mysterio – Everything Is All Wrong (Bjornberg Remix) (feat Karl Wolf and Dhany) Related posts:Pitbull – [...] Related posts: Pitbull – Rain Over Me feat. Marc Anthony Marc van Linden – Gotta Let You Go (CJ Stone Edit) (feat. Amanda Wilson) Pitbull feat. Marc Anthony- Rain Over Me (Benny Benassi Remix)

Some evenings seem to have a pre-determined sprinkle of magic about them. Tonight is I Break Horses first ever UK show and only their third gig ever. Rather impressively, it is a sell-out. Even by Mancunian standards the weather is atrocious and punters file down the slippery cellar steps with raining steaming off drenched coats. There is a genuine buzz of expectancy in the air. The Stockholm duo of Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck released one of 2011’s finest debut albums; ‘Hearts’ was a surging mix of woozy shoegaze and pulsing electronica. In the basement of the Soup Kitchen ...