Commissioner Gordon would be proud.

Einstein and God

I just read this New York Times article about the neutrinos that supposedly broke the light-speed barrier. It's so disappointing. I've been in the camp of people saying, this must be a mistake. Looks like the results might be correct after all. For me, Einstein is a figure of such mythic proportions that these results seem practically blasphemous. Of course, physics is a strange place for these religious sentiments. The problem is, these results don't amount to a new theory of the universe - all they do is provide a counterexample to special relativity. So, I feel this explanatory void. Suddenly, the universe is a little more mysterious. Suddenly, we need another Einstein to give us a newer, truer way to see the world. All because some particles moved 60 billionths of a second faster than they were supposed to. I feel like Saul when Samuel died, and I wish there was a witch I could visit to conjure up the ghost of Einstein.

Clams Casino Remix Washed Out

If you downloaded that (fucking awesome) mixtape by A$AP Rocky I posted about a couple of weeks ago, then you are already a fan of Clams Casino. He is responsible for most of the airy, downtempo beats that made the whole record so fresh and memorable. (click here to get that record) Now, he's remixed Washed Out's "Amor Fati" and the results are thrilling. The two artists share a bit of common ground with their sound palettes, as this track makes clear. It's wonderful - listen to it right below, and if you like it right click, and select "save as" to download it.

Washed Out - Amor Fati (Clams Casino Remix)

Well, that's not good for his primary campaign, is it?

James Drake, fo real.

This is the last you will be hearing about Drake from me for a while, I promise. I've just been saying to my friends, "The beat on 'Look What You've Done' sounds just like a James Blake beat!" Turns out, he had a vinyl of James Blake's first LP ON DISPLAY IN THE FUCKING STUDIO. So, yeah, here's an excerpt from the Rolling Stone piece that totally proves me right.


"Drake is home in Toronto, recording at his longtime producer Noah "40" Shebib's studio. The vibe is industrial yet cozy: exposed brick, low lighting, plenty of high-grade weed and virtually no decoration aside from a vinyl copy of U.K. dubstep crooner James Blake's debut on a windowsill. "This is home," says Drake, wearing a T-shirt, black jeans and work boots. "If I'm in a big expensive studio, it starts messing with my head about what kind of music I should be making."

For the complete story, check out the Rolling Stone article here.