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//RECENT
Vincent Moon and Arcade Fire Walk Into An Elevator….“[T]he crowd seemed really emotionally engaged with the music.”
Water Water Everywhere…. “Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
An extended version of Bon Iver’s La Blogotheque Take Away Show of “For Emma, Forever Ago” with three versions of the song and some very startled tourists. I think this is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not just that the song is so beautiful, and is so beautifully sung, but that [...]
So, This Stephen Malkmus-looking Guy Who Went to High School with My Boss Wrote a Children’s BookA man once said, “Childrens do learn.” and I believe childrens should learn to dream big dreams. Even better is to dream arty dreams like a hipster might draw. This hipster author’s name is Dallas Clayton. Although I do not know for sure that Dallas Clayton is a hipster, he looks like this: And, I [...]
Matilde UrrutiaIt isn’t simply that you are loved gloriously, or loved beautifully. But rather that a pitch perfect expression of love for you sounds and sounds, Rises into the very air. Though the love itself may fade, I do not know, The poetry you inspire ascends, ascending Becomes stars and you, who are so loved, Look [...]
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
I’m Your HuckleberryI recently re-watched “Tombstone” on cable and was reminded again of how fantastic Val Kilmer was in that movie. This is one of his strongest performances (though I loved him in “Heat“, too. That scene where he’s been shot and he gets out of the car, sees Ashley Judd standing on that balcony and his [...]
Note to EuropeansI did not mean what I said earlier about you guys being assholes. My comment was purely for comedic effect. You know that I like a lot of you, especially the Brits. Really, a whole lot, the Brits.
Our Dogs BarkI’m visiting New York. We finally get a seat on the express train. Headed back to Brooklyn now for some Pzizz naps before dinner.
What I Had For Lunch……although I taste a little throwup.
Animal Band Names(Obliquely related to animals or animal parts). AIDS Wolf (All Tiny Creatures) An Albatross An Horse Angry vs. The Bear (Animal Collective) (Animal Hands) (Animals As Leaders) (Anything But Animals) Apes & Androids Arctic Monkeys Atlas Moth Atomic Kitten Avi Buffalo Baby Alpaca Band of Horses Bat for Lashes (Be Your Own Pet) Bear Hands [...]
