I’m a big fan of brevity, probably why Twitter suits me so well. Here: Paul Ford’s 1000+ 6-word reviews of songs by bands attending SXSW. I don’t really care about most of these bands, but the sheer number of bon mots in this little document is worth a scan. For example:

“Finally, Swedish bluegrass I can believe in”
“Starts cool, but sprouts baseball cap”
“Zippy, but also somewhat date-rapey”
“His positive vibrations cannot penetrate me.”
“Handclaps, guitars, singing, etc, etc, Canada”

Awesome. The list also connects to each mp3, which serves to show Ford highly accurate in his assessments. Bonus charts and graphs pepper the list, and I can barely stand how hilariously obsessive it all is… I think I have my new challenge for GABF this year.

Let’s see…what did I drink this week:

Quattro Mani Toh-kai - Vernal bright, nutty, Cameo apple, restorative
Big Al’s Trippel - Beer candy in a good way
Han Soju - If vodka weren’t boring…Sake—>amped

(Thank you to Billie for sending, and yes, Hemingway still takes it.)