Tumblr (3.0; @mixtapes)http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50844103530" src="http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50844103530/audio_player_iframe/mixtapes/tumblr_miuztfJrbo1s2c0u6?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fmixtapes%2F50844103530%2Ftumblr_miuztfJrbo1s2c0u6" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>Fake Diamond</em> - Lana Del Rey</p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50844103530http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50844103530Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:56 +0100lana del reyfake diamond<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07dc0059a043f75bbe9fd532fa248740/tumblr_mmltuv0Z3Q1r6f7wmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50843713093http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50843713093Sun, 19 May 2013 20:40:07 +0100romeo and julietbaz luhrmannahhhh leo“For many of the women that fought hard ‘alongside’ de Valera, he had thanked them by building a hell on earth.”<br/><br/> - <em><h3><a href="http://titotansey.tumblr.com/post/29335783467/eamonn-de-valera-and-irish-nationalism">Eamon de Valera, and Irish Nationalism</a></h3></em>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50728639365http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50728639365Sat, 18 May 2013 15:10:17 +0100i fucking hate de valeraspent half my masters writing about his pernicious bullshitugh the rageeamon de valeraireland<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9C7zz16MR-k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>never gets old.</p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50660943721http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50660943721Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:28 +0100the officesave banditthe deep meow prior to the throw<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/733367606f9df4d20dda08b487d6ca5f/tumblr_mmxxiqbSUS1qzu6rfo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50647599808http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50647599808Fri, 17 May 2013 13:13:00 +0100daisy buchananthe great gatsby<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a45a5c0daf72bf1d4e0dbcfdfb3161f0/tumblr_mmpsuxKgDD1r853loo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50590995673http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50590995673Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:20 +0100the great gatsbyloved it<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76cfd2100bb443fe8bd3aa290bcc4e7f/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/010db12902e7d0970e4b39cfd189f57a/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d4dab9f32f1881e8f367ccd6c1e1f9c/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f1e80755d123ebf22758e6ee1b1abd1b/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a1a49391debbdd555ed7cc640b2dd0a/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1474d52ea097cda1c800670a8a51e5d6/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/305b7cb6081133dba924f3375688937b/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad719fb46ac15cd6ed3ef96664ded8a2/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06e9467610c26fd7e89e398f7a2c3cb7/tumblr_mkqfrkssIn1r6ibubo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>The class I taught today has at least four Ralphs in it and by the time the bell rang for home-time I felt like banging my head repeatedly off a brick wall.</p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50448804856http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50448804856Tue, 14 May 2013 23:16:43 +0100that bottom middle gif literally happenedpeople who complain about teachers having short hours/long holidays need to take several seatsralph wiggumthe simpsons<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50376574632" src="http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50376574632/audio_player_iframe/mixtapes/tumblr_mmn6ihX88B1r9lkor?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fmixtapes%2F50376574632%2Ftumblr_mmn6ihX88B1r9lkor" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>Today</em> - Jefferson Airplane</p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50376574632http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50376574632Tue, 14 May 2013 00:24:14 +0100jefferson airplanetodaysurrealistic pillow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ed85113273095b9093a179d4cc2d56e/tumblr_mfa8irOkrL1rd6544o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57d4e9dfa9900e07dc52cb7e6c10e1be/tumblr_mfa8irOkrL1rd6544o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a694b95d6a1685dd12610ceb91b8d85/tumblr_mfa8irOkrL1rd6544o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a302eee00dfe27ef4d1964e39cea303/tumblr_mfa8irOkrL1rd6544o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b083610506056bfb63af2a3fc70daea/tumblr_mfa8irOkrL1rd6544o5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8327978a62bd0f87c73965b5e6da6788/tumblr_mfa8irOkrL1rd6544o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50343924675http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50343924675Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:47 +0100portlandiafeminist bookstorecandace gets it<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b4d083eaae06335e89ab5c3b45bd95a/tumblr_mmmxuuAxQL1qcbjbso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50303020865http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50303020865Mon, 13 May 2013 01:31:00 +0100sienna millermarlowe sturridgecopying her father's topknot i see“Ireland, as distinct from her people, is nothing to me; and the man who is bubbling over with love and enthusiasm for “Ireland” and yet can pass unmoved through our streets and witness all the wrong and the suffering, the shame and the degradation, wrought upon the people of Ireland - yea, wrought by Irish men and women upon Irish men and women - without burning to end it is, in my opinion, a fraud and a liar in his heart, no matter how he loves that combination of chemical elements he is pleased to call “Ireland”.”<br/><br/> - <em>James Connolly</em>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50300680933http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50300680933Mon, 13 May 2013 01:00:00 +0100james connollyfavourite male activist from that whole eraeternally relevantirelandquote<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50299935171" src="http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50299935171/audio_player_iframe/mixtapes/tumblr_ml0n42bXYn1qg85uh?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fmixtapes%2F50299935171%2Ftumblr_ml0n42bXYn1qg85uh" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Reasons - The Weakerthans</p> <p>_________</p> <p><em>I know you might roll your eyes at this</em><br/><em>But I’m so glad that you exist</em></p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50299935171http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50299935171Mon, 13 May 2013 00:49:42 +0100this and the only living boy in new york are my favourite friendship-y songsthe reasonsthe weakerthans<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K4XTC8M51ts?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>just press play.</p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50277428047http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50277428047Sun, 12 May 2013 19:51:00 +0100bruce springsteena fine way to spend 11 seconds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2hvchMkzg1qzie1ro1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50116398243http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50116398243Fri, 10 May 2013 23:08:05 +0100withnail and I<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/221deafbaca34e4b498e0ce6096acfe6/tumblr_mh3neaNGzS1qarqowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://itsthebatman.tumblr.com/post/41306725411/day-3-a-bruce-song-that-makes-you-sad-bobby">itsthebatman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Day 3: A Bruce Song That Makes You Sad</span></p> <p><span>Bobby Jean makes me inexplicably sad. Let’s be honest there are a lot of sad songs, and Bruce wrote most of them, but even Racing In The Streets, The Promise, The River, or Streets of </span><span>Philadelphia</span><span> don’t depress me nearly as much as Bobby Jean,</span></p> <p><span>I don’t even know what it is. But every time I hear it a massive downer follows. I don’t know man, it’s just sad.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>Yes. Also this: </span></p> <p><span>“The title character’s name is somewhat gender ambiguous,</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-kirkp_2-1"></sup><span> allowing for various interpretations. Nonetheless, “Bobby Jean” is often considered to have been written about his long-time friendship with Steve Van Zandt</span><span>, who was leaving the E Street Band</span><span> at the time.</span><span> For example, Swedish journalist Richard Ohlsson made the interpretation in his book </span><em>Bruce Springsteen: 16 Album</em><span> that the title contained both a male and a female name because ‘the friendship with Bobby Jean is so strong that it’s almost a kind of love.’ When this song is played live with the E Street Band, close ups of Van Zandt are often shown on the bigscreens.”</span></p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50092708763http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50092708763Fri, 10 May 2013 16:28:00 +0100bobby jeanbruce springsteennot to change your miiiiindsteve van zandt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpmfwe46le1qb6t6wo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50088753171http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50088753171Fri, 10 May 2013 14:59:57 +0100sweet home alabamathe love i have for this stupid film<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ffaec089d86533bcd091c7e4692d217a/tumblr_mmkb2kAhBy1qf4xq0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50080335591http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/50080335591Fri, 10 May 2013 11:03:00 +0100kate mossqueen of my heart“There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams - not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>The Great Gatsby</em></em>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49888281368http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49888281368Wed, 08 May 2013 00:11:48 +0100rereading that i may be fully prepared to watch the shit out of that film next weekthe great gatsbydaisy buchananf scott fitzgerald<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09cbacc6c1521ea68a8c4b9bda48d677/tumblr_mltua07Zhs1r2imw6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49885302179http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49885302179Tue, 07 May 2013 23:32:27 +0100one on the right is about to stab someone with that cane by the looks of itcatslouis wain<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49884572524" src="http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49884572524/audio_player_iframe/mixtapes/tumblr_mjrvpivfaE1rp58w3?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fmixtapes%2F49884572524%2Ftumblr_mjrvpivfaE1rp58w3" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span><em>Sons & Daughters</em> - The Decemberists</span></p>http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49884572524http://mixtapes.tumblr.com/post/49884572524Tue, 07 May 2013 23:22:56 +0100the decemberistssons and daughters