Built to Spill Perfect From Now On
I have a ticket to see Built to Spill perform Perfect From Now On in its entirety September 26th. I am so freaking excited!
Not only because the music is so amazingly good, but because I’ve never seen them live before and have therefore never quite been able to reconcile the way Doug Martsch sounds with the way Doug Martsch looks, to wit: that voice with that beard.
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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
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Part Dos“In retrospect, if Hillary had actually been in the studio…I would most certainly have been tackled outside and taken to Gitmo for my comment about throwing things at Hillary.”
The Measure of a Man or O’Reilly Awesomeness“If the O’Reilly Flip-Out video is not longer available it’s because CBS took it down.”
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 [...]
Endorsement TimeBecause we know you’ve been waiting…we know you’ve been dying to know, it’s time we announced the official painkiller.org presidential endorsement: That’s right, throw your hands in the air and wave them vigorously as if you pretty much don’t care and join us in helping to elect Barack Obama to the presidency. Certainly anyone who [...]
Someone Needs a Better MouthpieceFor all the shots that get aimed justifiably at the press, every once in a while there’s a glint of hope. Here’s one of those rare (and AWESOME) occasions where a reporter hangs on for the ride in pursuit of a straight answer to her question. Kudos to you big-hoop-earring lady. [ADDENDUM]: It appears the [...]
