What I do when I’m not making Top Five lists.Tumblr (3.0; @adrnmrtnz)http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/<p>I am starting anew. Due to some unavoidable blog maneuvering all I have to stop updating this particular blog. The domain (<a href="http://www.adrianmartinez.tumblr.com"><a href="http://www.adrianmartinez.tumblr.com">www.adrianmartinez.tumblr.com</a></a>), however, will stay the same. For those of you who follow me on Tumblr, this means you need to find me again and and click FOLLOW. Anyone who gets my RSS feed may need to update it after the move. Everything will look and operate the same. And this current blog will be under the new domain, <a href="http://www.adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com"><a href="http://www.adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com">www.adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com</a></a>.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/264102070http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/264102070Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:20:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktxks5KBTp1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><b>BOOM! </b></p> <p>Take that <a href="http://justinblomgren.tumblr.com/">Blomgren</a>! The most lopsided defeat in the history of the <a href="http://www.cnnchallenge.com">Challenge</a>!</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/263621485http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/263621485Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:36:05 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktqzdnYbLi1qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thankful for my family. Thats my mom smiling for the camera.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/258985381http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/258985381Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:08:08 -0800kthxgiving<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktn7scGSSq1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My daily punch in the gut. Thanks <a href="http://twitter.com/GOOD/statuses/6017532066">Good</a>.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/256340256http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/256340256Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:24 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktmrakXe501qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445184702882">Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP</a></p> <p>Top to bottom amazing.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/255967501http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/255967501Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:23:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktmmloqGJw1qzrikdo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/smallblacksounds">Small Black -</a> <a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/2306124486335683182/Small_Black/Small_Black_EP">Small Black EP</a></p> <p>Sounds like a Beach House / Animal Collective collaboration. One of the best EP’s I have heard all year. Brooklyn does it again.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/255881005http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/255881005Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:41:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktml1nQKeO1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>1. I think Anderson Cooper had to use the restroom.<br/>2. My highest score ever (I only missed 3).<br/>3. It was GAME 1 for the week of November 22.<br/>4. I DARE <a>Blomgren</a> and Cara to try and beat this.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/255852789http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/255852789Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:08:11 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7609350" width="400" height="227" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mattbutchermusic">Matt Butcher</a> and <a href="http://jillandrews.com/">Jill Andrews</a> - <i>Giving My Sadness a Name</i></p> <p>A beautiful duet. Makes me want to record an album in a train car. Jill could sing divorce papers and make them sound beautiful.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/251233061http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/251233061Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktfc52ykFe1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dear <a href="http://justinblomgren.tumblr.com/post/250621415/beat-this-martinez-http-cnnchallenge-com">Justin Blomgren</a>,</p> <p>BOOYAH!</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Adrian Martinez<br/>(<a href="http://cnnchallenge.com/">CNN Challenge</a> Master)</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/251079346http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/251079346Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:38 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktf1z9jDbm1qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/2306124486335713426">Best Coast - </a><i><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/2306124486335713426">When I’m With You</a></i></p> <p>The only thing I bought yesterday. Sounds like a band Phil Spector would be behind if he were born in 1983.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/250922696http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/250922696Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:33:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kteavrHtJ11qzrikdo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dominantlegsmusic">Dominant Legs</a></p> <p>Absolutely floored by how good this is. Don’t think they have a record out yet. Just demos. Probably the best thing I’ve heard all week.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/250553555http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/250553555Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktbvqoeCPx1qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/2306124484727817145/Will_Stratton/No_Wonder">Will Stratton - <i>No Wonder</i></a></p> <p>Came into this with low expectations. I’m just not a big fan of many modern singer songwriter types. BUT this is hot stuff. Maybe hot isn’t the word for it, but its just really good. Believable singing. Memorable melodies. Hope I like it this much the second time around.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248924204http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248924204Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktburibK5V1qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Listened to <a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/937030197557905145/Dinosaur_Feathers/Know_Your_Own_Strength/History_Lessons">Dinosaur Feathers</a> for the first time today.</p> <p>Lesson Learned: Don’t write off an album just because it has some of the worst cover art you have ever seen.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248903686http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248903686Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktbhpalXAc1qzrikdo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606138303743014/Pants_Yell!/Received_Pronunciation">Pants Yell! - </a><i><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606138303743014/Pants_Yell!/Received_Pronunciation">Received Pronunciation</a></i></p> <p>Key track - “Somebody Loves You.”</p> <p>Reminds me of a band I was in my freshman year of college… except way better.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248661795http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248661795Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:22:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktbdedZQfS1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Even though this is more than likely fake, I can only hope that an iPhone in the future can have a similar look. Love the smaller top and bottom ends.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248589165http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/248589165Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:49:00 -0800<a href="http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/did-zach-braff-kill-american-music/">Did Zach Braff Kill American Music? </a>: <p>- Idea of the Day Blog</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/247378608http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/247378608Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:03:31 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4xd2RzlS1qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drove to and from Brawley today. Loved spending time with my family.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/244420628http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/244420628Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:17:26 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt0am5S9mp1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>TAKE THAT <a href="http://justinblomgren.tumblr.com/">BLOMGREN</a>!!!</p> <p><a href="http://cnnchallenge.com/">CNN Challenge</a></p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/241625967http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/241625967Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:15:41 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksuqhwWD9b1qzrikdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>by <a href="http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/interesting-easy-beautiful-true/">David McCandless of Information is Beautiful</a></p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/238214031http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/238214031Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:13:08 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstoasqfxN1qzrikdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grading.</p>http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/237652312http://adrnmrtnz.tumblr.com/post/237652312Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:28:03 -0800