December 2007
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– MORE BYRNE vs. YORKE action on stereogum The experiment simply proves there is plenty of room for innovation in the music business — this is just one of many new paths. Wired article on David Byrne and Thom Yorke via hot4discourse
Janka: a wee bit rapey (from RadarOnline) →
Just as I had suspected… Appalled doesn’t even come close to how I feel about the book excerpts.
WatchYou’re Welcome.
BLARRRF! - Words: apparently just as NSFW as...
Ok, I need to get this book. Not because I hate this guy (yet) but because I want to read it before I judge him. From what I can tell from the excerpt posted on Gawker’s “Strategist” this week, Paul Janka’s “Getting Laid In New York” is attrocious. (see below)
WatchI hate to nerd out like this but even a crappy bootleg of the trailer for this movie looks good.
Not another blacked out toof.
Defacing models will never get old. by Matilda
Happy Hump Day. This track always makes my head...
The Sound and the Furie.
Matt Furie is brilliant. Pure awesome.
Snood Poisoning.
Someone near and dear to me just purchased a knit wool “snood.” A snood is apparently also called a balaklava (not to be confused with the greek dessert, baklava). It looks like this: Apparently they make them for dogs too: Apparently this is like some next level arab scarf shit: If you ask me, I’m not really sure what my stance is but I’m willing to keep an open...
Feist - not just another Starbucks ho.
(not on the blog so much today - because I have a lot of work to do.)
Rear Window Therapy
So yesterday I spent a good while gazing into strangers’ apartments from a friend’s window. I wish I could say I saw something crazy - I didn’t. Life however, in its simplest forms can be fascinating, if only in the sense that it’s so easy to forget that the world doesn’t revolve around me. Call it what you will, self-absorption, vanity, whatever, it’s...
If I can convince Betty to write a Tumblog...
we will totally be in business. Puppies via Betty.
Cat Toupées!
What’s not to love about Kitty Wigs? (I’m really not making anyone smarter by blogging lately but at least I’ll be entertained.) (bashful blond - Blonde is a magical mix of bashful and brazen. Fern shows off the many moods of a natural blonde: sweet yet catty, smart yet batty — where life is alluring and coy. Now all...
I [heart] Bob London.
I haven’t blogged aboug Bob in a minute but now his prints and limited edition Carhartt t’s are on sale via the world wide web, so that’s reason enough for me. A resident and contemporary of East London’s forward-thinking art scene, Bob London is an astute observer of the human condition. The Irish-born artist is forever on a quest to survey and explore every last...
Backlash: Boys confide in me. A lot. (part 1)
V: our convo? you didnt even put the funny parts... that just sounds like im a dick. ps. V, REAL SUBTLE...i guess the other parts are dark. oh cos you never confide in me, chill out, oppie...pps. i miss bettie
Me: isn't her quote amazing?
V: yeah, that's why I miss her... she is so diff then you
Me: what?!
V: i mean...you are both racists... but i mean the way she looks
Me: ohhh
V: and her name is betty
Me: yeah i think i was adopted
V: yeah... you look like her in a weird way
Boys confide in me. A lot. (part 1)
V: this girl this am was such a hooker, i needed to give her money so she'd leave
Me: you had to give her money?
V: yeah, she like wouldnt leave...despite my subtle hints
Me: well what was she waiting for? a graved invitation?
V: so i was like, "um do you need money for cab'
Me: ew...some ho's, they never get it - just do your job and leave
V: seriously
Me: she sounds like a real winner
“have you sent in the info yet? could take 2 months realistically, especially...”
– My mom, Betty, on how long it might take me to get a new passport.
Ol' Dirty Bastard vs. White Williams: pure...
Got Your Smoke mp3 Via gorillavsbear.
"A" Train Beat Down Video!
I DO love my train - the A Train - but now I’m going to think twice before getting rowdy with anyone on it. Click here to see the “A” Train Beat Down Video. The last 60 seconds or so is the best part: DECEMBER 5—A group of teenage girls menaced a male subway rider before attacking him as their train pulled into a Brooklyn station, a violent assault videotaped last month...
Thank god for working with Mike Scollins.
Mike: i bcced you on my christmas list so you can let me know if im forgetting anything and see what i need this year
Me: ok...this sloppy joe shit is good
Mike: this shit SOUNDS good
(reads list...)
Me: my so called life...so good - i want an ipod too
Mike: clam you dont even know. if i dont get MSCL on dvd i am getting emancipated. my mom is 47 but i swear to god ill throw her in an old folks home
Cut to the Chase
I’m totally not trying to take the credit for this idea but I WAS just thinking along similar lines just the other day. I don’t go out to drink but I do go out and Jakob made a really relevant point today: For people who enjoy socializing, but don’t like getting drunk, there are not a lot of options. In New York, most apartments are small so you can’t really have guests. ...
Re: Classy outfits to wear when visiting your...
I thought wednesdays were called hump day because they’re supposed to be easy or something (although they never are), but now I’m thinking it’s because it is also conjugal visit day for Amy and Blake. That must be it. There’s no other explanation for wearing such an awfully slutty outfit and bad self tanner (see hands). Via Michael K @ Dlisted:
Lu & Andrew's Wedding Party: a photo diary.
photos by the illustrious Kevin S. (also an expert gogo dancer) hosted by Dave and Patrick in the name of… true love (cheesy I know, bu seriously the truth) The cake. The ambiance. Lu, lovely bride. (left) Andrew, the groom. (aka, Husband of the Year - removing the nude plastic figurines from his own wedding cake. good man.) Dashing Host #2 Patrick (Left) dancing (in a strictly...
Not another blog post about Art Basel.
In honor of offering fresh content and not ripping off everything else I’m reading online, I am going to share something I read today that is NOT about Art Basel. I’ve read so many blog posts about Art Basel that I don’t really need to rehash my own “preview” of the goings on in Miami this week. (Especially since I’m not going and bitter about it.) I’ll...
A Divine Collaboration - two of my favorite things...
For those of you who know me (and who am I kidding, nobody reads this unless they know me and I’ve typed the url into their browser myself…) I have one thing to say about this next item: “EeeeeEeeeeee!” Bijules Golden Serpent Nail Rings are pretty rad. Fingers crossed these will be my stocking stuffers along with a copy of Flexin’ & Sexin’. Via Cool...
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” Disc 2...
gorillavsbear's top tunes of '07: cute.
I don’t know the guys over at gorilla vs. bear but somehow I’ve dreamt them up to be super dreamy indie rocker / dj boy hybrids. Usually when I think this, they end up looking like the unshowered boys who frequent prefuse73 shows and make music using logic, eating pirates booty and staring at a computer screen in a dark, windowless concrete apartment in bushwick. That being said,...
not that i'm into self-promotion but.... an actual...
devon: your blog is precious. i love.
Soooo not sticking to today's syllabus.
This is blowing my mind right now. If I ever have Pitchfork to thank for anything other than the Diplo Mixes and giving me resentments this will be it:
The Holidays are approaching:
First on my lists of wants (needs, rather) is this collection of stories (aka. “Street Tales”) that I saw a woman reading on the A train the other day. First person to get me Sexy Street Tales Vol. 1 is definitely going to have a special place in my heart. I wanna know where Vol. 2’s at! I’ve been searching amazon for it, for a minute and nothing…
...kind of like Goodfellas but with black people...
I finally cracked and went to see American Gangster ; I have to say that while it wasn’t the deepest, most profound film I’ve seen this year, it was really nice to go to the movies and be entertained for three hours. I can’t complain about the company either, special thanks to Dave and Patrick for holding my hands during the film’s track-marked, heroin-injecting...
more to come later today...
*American Gangster: a review *The Best Trail Mix EVER *Top 10 things to do on a crappy snowy sunday when you’re depressed *Pandora Radio: helping you trick your crackhead neighbors into thinking you’re home, when you’re not, since 2007
lions and tigers and flickr, oh my!
I was just thinking about friends of mine who have the most lovely flickr accounts as I was perusing Noah K’s pics from his roadtrip. My Karate Chihuahua bandmate and partner in crime, Jesse also has a slew of rad pics up on his page. And may we not forget my illustrious co-worker, Sam Li who is steadily holding it down on flickr as well. Luckily for my readers (all 4 of you),...