Whistling Softly

The casual Web log of Matt Gunn.

Musings. Predilections. Wonder and merriment. Items of interest to an average samaritan.

As a Gunn, I must say it’s pleasing to find the family crest adorning bottles of scotch.
Gunns Whisky

As a Gunn, I must say it’s pleasing to find the family crest adorning bottles of scotch.

Gunns Whisky

“Beneath the neon lights, youth resolves its differences. It’s an off-beat, toe-tapping sound, a rhythm for their feet that takes high spirited youngsters off the streets and into a music that speaks to them. It’s being called ska. It’s even being called blue beat and rocksteady. But when these bands start swinging, our young people are in total agreement; the only word for it is: fun.”


  1. Animal Collective (50)
  2. Panda Bear (8)
  3. Super Furry Animals (8)
  4. Beck (5)
  5. Mission of Burma (4)

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Antique D-2

Antique D-2

Stay still. Stare at the moon. The stars will disappear.

Stay still. Stare at the moon. The stars will disappear.


  1. Archers of Loaf (7)
  2. Mission of Burma (4)
  3. LCD Soundsystem (4)
  4. Neutral Milk Hotel (4)
  5. Califone (3)

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This image would indicate it was hipsters who built the Brooklyn Bridge.

This image would indicate it was hipsters who built the Brooklyn Bridge.


  1. Mission of Burma (27)
  2. José González (25)
  3. Gang of Four (14)
  4. Pinback (11)
  5. Brian Jonestown Massacre (10)

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