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bon iver - “for emma (a capella)” / superchunk - “driveway to driveway” / gbv - “the official ironmen rally song” / pavement - “stereo” / new pornographers - “letter from an occupant” / tbs - “everything must go” / get up kids - “mass pike” / magnetic fields - “book of love” / brand new - “the boy who blocked his own shot” / bon iver - “flume” / antony and the johnsons - “fistful of love” / portastatic - “you blanks” / twilight singers - “dead to rights” / white stripes - “hardest button to button” / bishop allen - “dimmer” / rilo kiley - “portions for foxes (live)” / sparks the rescue - “autumn” / afghan whigs - “be sweet” / pixies - “where is my mind” / tbs - “180 by summer”
“There’s a lot of potential, but there aren’t any stars yet,” Gamboa said. “In a way, it could make this season more interesting, because there isn’t any one that you can definitely say, ‘Oh, they are going to win,’ or ‘They are definitely going to make it through.’ It’s more of an even playing field, but that doesn’t mean it is any more fun to watch at this point.”
Manny Pacquiao’s big win last night over Miguel Cotto to take the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight belt, combined with Apl.de.Ap’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” has me beaming with pride today. In their honor, the Black Eyed Peas’ “Bebot,” which has the cheer that was going up around the world last night, “Pilipino! Pilipino! Pilipino!”
