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tilly & the wall

Tilly and the Wall are a US indie rock group consisting of Derek Pressnall (vocals, guitar), his wife Jamie Pressnall (tap dancer), Neely Jenkins (vocals, bass), Kianna Alarid (vocals, recorder, bass) and Nick White (keyboards). The band has gained notoriety for having a tap dancer provide percussion instead of a drummer

...from last.fm

....the percussion is awesome and is what drew me toward them.(even without knowing the fact that they use a tapdancer as theirsource. i first found out about them via daytrotter and then realized

my friend lex listens to them too which gave me, considering her taste in music, further validation. tilly & the wall is a day with friends.

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From nylonmag.com;

"TRASH TALK

Sony's new laptop is made from old CDs! Ten million computers are dumped into landfills each year. Two Google searches generate the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle.The Vaio W Series notebook is smaller than a piece of paper, lighter than a keyboard, and composed of recycled CDs. Yes, that collection of silver discs you dumped around the advent of iTunes could now make up 20 percent of the very machine you’re using to read this post. It’s not just the reprocessed plastic chassis that’s the result of some intense dumpster diving—the reusable carrying case is made with recycled PET bottles. And though the Vaio W Series Eco Edition 212AX boasts a battery charge of up to seven hours and a 250GB hard drive, when you’re finally ready to dump it, Sony takes care of that in an eco-friendly way, too; the tech company has a trade-in and recycling program for retired computers. But really, what we’re most impressed with is the price; with systems starting around $480, there’s no doubt that our CD collection cost more than double that. REBECCA WILLA DAVIS"

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here's something that made me think;

slyvia plath. i want to read her journals. i love her writing.