February 2010
104 posts
Big Night For Jerry References →
A Gander at Jasper; or, Jerry in the Rye →
January 2010
126 posts
better iPods made from shredded dreams →
Pixies - “Debaser” I started reading Andrei Codrescu’s The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara & Lenin Play Chess which touches on a lot of the things re: my relationship to this here thing…
morning, noon, night →
morning: noon: night:
"instead of you" →
Even with all that cheery tile, his self-image remained elusive. That would be my caption were the above photo of me looking despondent in a modernist interior (instead of the bathroom…
the droll urge to illustrate "realism" →
The Magnetic Fields - Realism (lala) I’m not completely crazy about the photo of haphazardly stacked file separators awaiting office supply vultures or The Heap in the hall outside…
F the NFL →
Doctor L/Tony Allen/Jean Phi Dary/Jeff Kellner/Cesar Anot - Psycho on Da Bus Quintron - Too Thirsty 4 Love (lala) Various Artists - Gypsophonic Disko mixtape NOLA-PHONIC No. 1 (from
just qualitatively better →
Tony Allen - Black Voices and Secret Agent (Amazon.co.uk)
I want shirts like his. I am convinced I would be a better person were I to dress in shirts like his….
filling the Nilsson-shaped hole in my life →
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (lala) and Son of Schmilsson (lala) I’m filling the Nilsson-shaped hole in my life. He’s one of those guys I know but don’t know in a deep…
The Enormous Desirability Gap →
hormone backseat purity →
Stephan Eicher - “MiniMiniMiniMinijupe”/”Sweet Jane” Alex Chilton/Alan Vega/Ben Vaughn - Cubist Blues (lala) This bowl of vegetables is part of what I had for lunch. I’d call it a…
the same but different →
The Fall - Slates (lala) Drive-By Truckers - “This Fucking Job” (via Stereogum) I love any old Fall song and any new Drive-By Truckers song (their new album and documentary…
whole note →
Dosh - Wolves & Wishes (lala) Aphex Twin - “4” The Fall’s Mark E. Smith and Ed Blaney - “The Train, Part 3” The moon looks like a whole note on the music staff of the universe. I am picking up what this Dosh person is laying down; sorta like LCD Soundsystem while being sorta like Bruce Hornsby. The notion of “If You Want To, You Have To” seems like...
Evel Knievel →
Owen Pallett - Heartland (lala) Ablehearts - The Flood (OngakuBaka) Eels - End Times (lala) Midlake - The Courage of Others (streaming at NPR) That is the Duck…
'piano glued to a sport-car-sized satellite dish' →
Joanna Newsom - songs from Ys, live at First Unitarian Church Sanctuary in Philadelphia 11/16/2006 (YouTube playlist) Pearls Before Swine - These Things Too (lala)
The English Language Is Alive With Wonder and I... →
Wavy Hair and Sound Teeth →
pure love: i'm jealous →
Dimlite – Roo (A dedication) from Ehstrawlogy Produkte on Vimeo.
This beat is pure love. I’m so jealous of Roo. Whoever you are, Roo, you’re very, very lucky. (I’ve never…
shameful little secrets →
As I was perusing the br…well, the “undergarments” available online through Victoria’s Semi-Annual Sale, I had a brain spasm and clicked on the clothing section. I then immediately saw several…
What You Don't Know About Cough Drops →
Kook →
The Origins of "Who Dat" →
Scene from “Swing Wedding” I linked to the Wikipedia “Who Dat?” entry in a previous post but didn’t read it. The ubiquitous chant for America and Freedom’s Alltime Underdog Heroes the…
demanding love →
The Creole Zydeco Farmers - My Big Foot Woman (lala) Hugh Masakela - The Lasting Impressions of Ooga-Booga (lala) Laurindo Almeida - Chamber Jazz Copies of this sign are…
"Who ___?" →
The Dixie Hummingbirds - The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds Les Breastfeeders - Déjeuner sur l’herbe (lala) and Les matins de grands soirs (lala) In Sunday’s NYT puzzle, the…
2 or 3 Other Great Things About Phyllis Diller →
Planet of the Nephews →
big help →
Gram Parsons - GP (listen) Efterklang - Magic Chairs The above images:These crazy flowers at the farmer’s’ market yesterday, called something…
Advice For Vampires →
Correction →
Empty. →
The goat cheese, turkey, cucumber, and tomato sandwich in the above image was largely sourced from a morning trip to our congenial if a bit overstuffed (as in furniture, not food) farmer’s…
Repressive Desublimation Update →
A Disgraceful Blot →
Inventor of the See-Through Hatbox →
the human factor →
Oneida - Rated O (listen) These following two things go well together when started simultaneously, both conceptually and sonically. Like Pink Floyd and the Wizard of Oz, but even moreso….
you can Handel it →
IL Complesso Barocco, cond. by Alan Curtis - Handel’s Ezio (listen) Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago Skullflower - Transformer (listen) With spring come the students…
it's time to play the music →
Four Tet - There is Love in You (MySpace) Efterklang - Magic Chairs (MySpace) Hello, spring! Season one of The Muppet Show was being viewed when I got up. Quality surreal…
I Am Worried →
Too Saucy? →
Can I Borrow a Cup of Tri-Axium Writings? →
zithers are employed →
The Magnetic Fields - Realism (streaming at their MySpace) The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs, Disc One (listen) I have love at first sight for the Magnetic Fields’ new…
watch your intake of fresh fruit →
A friend called me up for lunch at Roul’s Deli, a sketchy burger place right by my office that has “Juicy Juicy” as its catchphrase. The spectre of the dietitian visit is still on my…
you can walk, you can talk just like me →
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food (listen) Wadada Leo Smith - Saturn, Conjunct The Grand Canyon In A Sweet Embrace The camelias have arrived! Their whorl is a…
Hot News From Chicago →
Edgars Aplenty →
Googling the D →
What Else Is Great →
The British Way! →
Hold On to Your Irises, Everybody! →
t wmukl-D →
What It's Like →