July 2009
35 posts
“I lost my sunglasses today – really bummed about that – but if I were the singer...”
– Doug Mosurock, everybody.
“I’d like to tell you how vile this deviation from sanity called Funny...”
– Not that I’ve seen it, but if Rex Reed considers what appears to be a boilerplate Rogen/Apatow movie a “vile deviation from sanity,” I’d pay hundreds to see his reaction to riding a rollercoaster, smoking pot, or watching the news.
Cold Cave - Life Magazine
Stereo Total - I Love You, Ono
The Spits - Life of Crime
The Isley Brothers - Why When Love Is Gone
“Damn homeboy in M83 has the weakest slap I have ever seen…inviting the...”
– Jay Reatard’s new record might be the biggest letdown of the year, but whatever. Take that, M83.
(Just in case: This is a reference to this.)
Barbara Chandler - How Can I Say No To You
Okay...
The Surfaris - Wipeout
Recently tracked down an...
Whose Fault Is That Interviews Chris Wayan →
This is definitely the weirdest interview we’ve ever done. David chatted with “world builder” Chris Wayan, talking about politics and creatures and ecosystems and everything else that goes into creating astonishingly intricate fictional worlds. “I build hippie utopias because others don’t,” he says. It is a good read.
I’ve been meaning to use the word...
Nikki Sudden - New York
Yeah yeah this song is...
Tokyo Electron - It’s Love
The Adverts - Cast of Thousands
For years I kept...
Dora Alexander - Russia, Leave God’s Moon...
Patrik Fitzgerald - Animal Mentality
Kind of...
Halfway Through 2009: Musical Thoughts
We are (slightly more than) halfway through a year that, by my calculations, is the best year for music in some time.
Here are ten albums I have liked so far:
The Oh Sees - Help
Best band in the world. When I saw them last weekend they were so good that I found a fucking dollar on the ground during their set.
Strange Boys - And Girls Club
Just when I try and get out of garage revival,...
Half Japanese - Madonna Nude
I’M GONNA...
Bootleg Split 7"s I Would Like to Release
One Life Crew b/w 2 Live Crew
Kris Kross b/w Redd Kross
“Real Soul Men eat self-destruction, chased by catastrophic forces from birth and...”
– Greg Tate (via)
