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Name Ra Ra Riot
Location Formed in Syracuse, NY / Currently touring
First Post July 2009

Ra Ra Riot is an indie rock band from Syracuse, NY that fuses swooning strings and intricate, emotional vocals to create a unique sound. Formed way back in 2006, they got their start doing shows around the Syracuse University campus and eventually moved up to music festivals. Consisting of a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, cellist, violinist, and drummer, they quickly started to grab attention thanks to their energetic live performances and the well-orchestrated layers of their music. RRR use their blog to show fans glimpses into their daily lives and into life on the road as they tour the world. Their second full-length album, The Orchard, drops today.

Also check out…

Crimes against Hugh’s Manatees
A daily comic strip which features a variety of animals who experience the same mundane experiences that we humans have to put up with. Also, dinosaurs!

Oh Yeah Facts
Edmund Burke said that “facts are to the mind what food is to the body.” I’m positive this is true because I just read it on Oh Yeah Facts.

My Mom Reviews My Photos
Tanner takes a photo every day, emails it to mom, and then posts her commentary which may or may not have anything to do with the actual photo. Mom’s dog Toby also weighs in.

Be sure to recommend your favorite blog today!

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Time Out New York: Best jobs in New York City

We’re so lucky to work here. And we’re incredibly honored that Time Out featured us in their lineup of the best places to work in New York City!

If you’re an awesome developer, we’d love to work with you.

Photo by the superb Allison Michael Orenstein

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Tumblr Tuesday, Fashion Week Edition
New York City, September 9-16, 2010

Fashionistas in extremely dangerous high heels are literally tripping all over the city as New York Fashion Week currently hits its, uh, stride. This glorious event happens twice every year and brings the world’s finest and most cutting-edge designers together to display their latest creations. What follows are some Tumblr blogs celebrating the haute couture, the prêt-à-porter, and the falling models.

Fashion Week Live from MAC & Milk invites everyone to participate in this live cell phone project called “Phone Tag” to promote all of the week’s events.

Sara Zucker is an independent fashion blogger who works in marketing and is covering Fashion Week from inside the shows.

What I Wore is Jessica Quirk’s personal style blog. She takes pictures of herself nearly every day and loves vintage inspired clothes.

DesignerSocial is a crew of designers, editors, and fashion peeps who throw down on the industry and each other.

LB TUMBLR is the official Tumblr blog for Lookbook.nu, an international social experiment in style.

Visit the Fashion category of the Tumblr Directory to find many, many more!

Photos via Styleite.

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Name James Nord
Location NYC
First post October 2007

As a narcissist with great looking friends, it was natural for James Nord to fall into photography. (Preferred equipment: Canon 1DS-Mark II with a 50mm 1.4 attached.) His passions are as diverse as his tie collection, but the most apparent is his love of cycling: James put over 10,000 miles on his bike this year! He got his first interview for his job thanks to his blog, his favorite word is “vulpine” (it means foxlike), and he wears a suit every day.

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She Saw, He Saw
She and He are movie fans who like film almost as much as they like each other.

Supersonic Electronic
A curated collection of art, interviews, and pop culture.

The Word of Notch
Markus Persson (aka Notch) created Minecraft and blogs about its development and his inspiration.

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Celebrating International Women’s Day!

Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women and a time to recognize the achievements made by women around the world.

The Tumblr community is bursting with amazing, talented, inspirational women who we love and admire. Check out these blogs run by five of them…

Awesome Shit Women Did
Celebrates the impact women have had on our world by highlighting their incredible accomplishments and contributions to all areas of life.

Britticisms
Britt is a music, arts, and culture writer and researcher, and she writes about avant-garde and independent music and culture here.

Agent 3Z
Zahira’s collection of whatnots, eyebrow raising shenanigans, and the occasional rant.

Thresca
Tere is a web developer, writer, and artist who blogs about her creations and inspirations.

Owsome
Chelsea writes about space exploration, science, and other awesome things with an infectious sense of wonderment.

(photo via nevver)

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Name FAUX FIX
Location Connecticut

A collage of art-pop and hauntingly intimate vocals, Faux Fix is the studio brainchild of hypnotic chanteuse Katie Chastain and indie film composer Nathan Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom). Simultaneously ethereal and beat-driven, the songs liberally mix instruments and influences to form a backdrop of electro-theatrical arrangements. Final touches are being put on a full-length album now.

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GOOD
A community of thought leaders and cultural creatives who give a damn. Join them as they collect and explore all things visual.

Hovering Art Directors
Top secret evidence of the world-class hovering ability of unrepentant art directors.

Dr. Cranquis’ Mumbled Gripes
An American physician in an Urgent Care clinic who sees lots of stupid things. He copes by mumbling under his breath (and posting about it here).

Photo by Christopher Kuehl.

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Name Rebecca Ladds
Location Toronto, Canada

Rebecca Ladds is a printmaking major at Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto, and her blog is a living portfolio of works from conception to completion. Her primary tools are ink and a ball pointed calligraphy nib, and she plans to study the art of jewelry-making through her upcoming minor in material art and design. Outside of class, Rebecca stays busy with commissioned work, creating art for her Etsy store, and tattooing oranges for practice. She also likes birds.

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Barrett Garese
Barrett works with social, online, and future technologies and he writes about everything from politics to the future of mass media.

The Marshmallow Chronicles
Zachary and Sachi decided to quit their jobs in journalism and become itinerant surf bums for a year. And blog about it.

Peace Corps
Life is calling. How far will you go?

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New cards!

If you’d like some of your own: http://www.tumblr.com/jobs

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Clark went on a harrowing bulldog walk last weekend that lasted nearly 30 minutes and spanned fifteen blocks!

Some moments deserve more than one angle. That’s why we’re ecstatic to give Photosets a huge upgrade today, giving you new levels of control to tell your stories the way you want to.

1) Photoset photos now open in all their high-res glory on the Dashboard and on your blog.

2) You can now pick a layout for your photos to tell the right story.

3) Tumblr Themes can now make Photosets look and work any way you please with a host of new theme variables:

{block:Photoset}
    <!-- Number of photos -->
    {PhotoCount}
    
    <!-- Integer representation of the layout -->
    {PhotosetLayout}
    
    <!-- JS array of the Photoset column counts -->
    {JSPhotosetLayout}
    
    <!-- Each of the Photoset photos -->
    {block:Photos}
        {PhotoURL-500}
        
        {block:HighRes}
            {PhotoURL-HighRes}
        {/block:HighRes}
        
        {Caption}
        
        {block:Exif} ... {/block:Exif}
    {/block:Photos}
{/block:Photoset}

Enjoy!

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Tumblr Android 2.0: Now available on the Android Market

Android users, say hello to the new Tumblr app, rebuilt from the ground up! We hope you’ll enjoy the updated features, including:  

• New interface: A total redesign centered around Android’s hardware and software.
• Manage multiple blogs: It’s now a simple swipe to access your different blogs and manage your drafts, queue and followers on-the-go.
• Create a post:  We’ve highlighted posting to Tumblr so you can share text, images, links, chats, quotes and videos whenever you want.  
• Messages: View and reply to messages for each of your blogs.
• Address book: Find people to follow from your phone’s address book.
• New users: Sign up right from the app.
• Bonus: For quick sharing, you can post anything from your home screen via the Tumblr widget.

Go ahead and grab it on the Android Market!