so, this is random.

bob lefsetz continually cracks me up. for example, yesterday’s email about lily allen and her...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:45:18 -0400

bob lefsetz continually cracks me up. for example, yesterday’s email about lily allen and her file sharing remarks/opinions:

“If Lily Allen were an American, she’d be committing career suicide.

But she’s not.

And, oh right, she’s never made it here! Because we just don’t get it. How a not beautiful enough girl with a thin voice sings material she isn’t completely responsible for and wants to be on the pop chart. Don’t tell me it’s solely about beauty, Amy Winehouse is not a looker, and she made it here, big time. But it is about talent. And we just don’t think Lily has enough. And playing in the Top Forty world, it’s about image, other things which Ms. Allen doesn’t possess.”

as my co-worker said—ZING!

over the weekend, one of my co-workers had an emergency appendectomy that just happened to coincide...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:38:00 -0400

over the weekend, one of my co-workers had an emergency appendectomy that just happened to coincide with the day he was supposed to move into his new house. we are sending him a plant, because it somehow seems appropriate for both issues. the only problem is deciding what to write on the card. my suggestion was “congratulations! you lost an appendix but gained a house. enjoy the plant!”

(i’m not totally sure, but i think that just got me fired from the gift card committee)

jack kerouac reads. you should watch.

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:05:46 -0400

jack kerouac reads. you should watch.

after years of trying to persuade various dentists in several states to remove the permanent...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:17:00 -0400

after years of trying to persuade various dentists in several states to remove the permanent retainer attached to my bottom teeth, i am happy to report that victory is mine. (i also learned that the magic words are “it interferes with my ability to properly floss.” turns out that a dentist’s fear of destroying a colleague’s work is surpassed only by their love of flossing)

so this morning, after 14.5 years together, that tiny piece of bonded metal and i parted ways. it took several high powered drills and about 15 minutes but i can now feel the back of my lower teeth. unfortunately, my mouth feels like it belongs to a stranger and my tongue doesn’t quite sit properly in it’s new space, resulting in a slight speech impetiment situation. (hey, i said slight!)

jessie:1, orthodontia: 1

ifc: catbird: Of course, in addition to pressing and giving...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:23:14 -0400

ifc:

catbird:

Of course, in addition to pressing and giving away a limited-edition set of Royal City prints, we’re also streaming the album over at MBV.

i’ve listened to this twice already this morning. two reasons for this: a. i really like it and b. it keeps looping.

at this rate, it will be well ingrained into my subconscious by 2pm. (no complaints)

kellyreeves: goods4good: ReBlog for A Cause, Part Deux It’s...

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:21:20 -0400

kellyreeves:

goods4good:

ReBlog for A Cause, Part Deux

It’s Internet Week in NY and we’re hoping that our friends on Tumblr can help us in our battle to win $3000 from Zemanta.

The contest goes until Friday of this week, and we’re trying our best to get our reblogs together for the Goods 4 Good cause.

If you have a moment to reblog this post, we’d greatly appreciate it.

(And make sure to include the following text when you reblog)

This blog post is part of Zemanta’s “Blogging For a Cause” campaign to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes that bloggers care about.

Thanks!

last week i had the distinct pleasure of seeing will oldham...

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:52:45 -0400

last week i had the distinct pleasure of seeing will oldham perform at the apollo theater (sixth row even, luck indeed). if you know me, you know that i love this man’s music, but have never actually seen him live. (unless you count the time that i randomly saw him in a nashville coffeehouse—on my 25th birthday—but that’s another story for another day).

anyhow, the show was fantastic, his band was amazing and mr. oldham with his eyeliner, painted fingernails and plaid shirt perfomed with a childlike enthusiasm and excitement that i wasn’t expecting but totally loved. it was a lively show and i recommend that you see him on this tour if you have the chance. completely, 100% worth it.

bikerfish: (via yourmomfanclub)

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:39:24 -0400

bikerfish:

(via yourmomfanclub)

badminton: (via Charlie Engman) as a child, one of the things...

Tue, 12 May 2009 13:05:58 -0400

badminton:

(via Charlie Engman)

as a child, one of the things that made me most happy was lying in a pile of laundry that had just been taken out of the dryer. this irritated my mother to no end (understandably, since she was trying to fold all of it).

this photo totally reminds me of that, in the best way.

badminton: kenmat:juliasegal: Twin Peaks behind the scenes...

Mon, 11 May 2009 12:20:04 -0400

badminton:

kenmat:juliasegal: Twin Peaks behind the scenes photo gallery…I know he is just an actor, but even in this picture,how fucking scary is BOB!

aa bondy (with the felice brothers) at the bottletree cafe in...

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:00:00 -0400

aa bondy (with the felice brothers) at the bottletree cafe in birmingham, al.

i’m sorry, i can’t stop myself from posting about other alabamians—especially those from b’ham. i’m really into his folky solo album. (and yes, i am barely old enough to remember verbena. barely.)

AND if this weren’t enough of a walk down memory lane already…check out mr. bondy being interviewed last summer by my lovely friend and neighbor, jonny santos. worlds collide, people.

Of course, it’s personal and absolutely legitimate, but it...

Wed, 06 May 2009 13:27:00 -0400

Of course, it’s personal and absolutely legitimate, but it worries me because it begs the question, “Did you not know that a filmmaker has to be able to ask questions, rather than come up with answers? Are you so used to the formulas by now that that’s all you can take? Is your diet so sated with one kind of nutrition that you become intolerant to any other?”

-tilda swinton on the critical reception of “the limits of control”

ifc.com just put up a great interview with tilda swinton. she discusses her role as a “titular bar floozy, a barely in control alcoholic who bullshits her way through every selfish, reckless moment of her day” in erick zonca’s new film, “julia.” she also talks a bit about the new jarmusch film “the limits of control,” which she stars in.

it’s an interesting read, whether you are a fan of swinton or not (although, why would you not be?)

despite last night’s rainy dreariness, one of my roommates and i decided to take a long,...

Wed, 06 May 2009 10:31:53 -0400

despite last night’s rainy dreariness, one of my roommates and i decided to take a long, rambling walk in the drizzle and ended up at the loney, dear show at MHoW.

i’ve always liked loney, dear but i’ve never been a die hard fan. luckily, the music is perfect for a rainy night and Emil Svanängen charmed us with his stage banter.

most amusing moment of the night:

“i heard someone ask for ‘carrying a stone’ earlier and i didn’t have the heart to tell them that i’d already played it…”

yaelgreenberg: Whisk And Ladle new Food Network show is ON!!! i...

Mon, 04 May 2009 12:03:20 -0400

yaelgreenberg:

Whisk And Ladle new Food Network show is ON!!!

i love these guys. they are all amazingly talented people, you should check it out.

(also, worth noting—they are responsible for teaching me how to cook/bake. a monumental accomplishment, no doubt. i’ve come a long way from my cereal-for-dinner days)

take some time and look through neil krug’s polaroids...

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:54:16 -0400

take some time and look through neil krug’s polaroids collection (some are from the upcoming pulp book).

of course, the hippie in me loves these.

(via yewknee)

my friend megan sends me the best emails. she is one of those fantastic people who write exactly as...

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:12:00 -0400

my friend megan sends me the best emails. she is one of those fantastic people who write exactly as they speak, so you can actually visualize her saying the text (complete with facial expressions).

i told her this morning that, due to a co-worker’s connection, i might have the opportunity to meet a slightly controversial someone that i admire (and find attractive). she responded with:

well of course i dont share your enthusiasm (although it’s so obvious that you would love him….he’s exactly your type)…but…i’m excited for the possibility of you getting to meet him. he seems sort of dangerous. is your coworker dangerous?

ah megan, you are the best.

badminton: yoonar:funeralface: pie0verflow:via

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:22:16 -0400

badminton:

yoonar:funeralface: pie0verflow:via

badminton: breeapperley:(via reeraw)

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:18:19 -0400

badminton:

breeapperley:(via reeraw)

video for dm stith’s “pity dance” some albums...

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:14:33 -0400

video for dm stith’s “pity dance”

some albums sneak up on you. you listen to them once or twice and you like it, but it’s nothing that immediately changes your life. then, one day you find the songs are constantly on repeat in your head and you realize that you’ve been listening to the album everyday for weeks on end. this is the point when you have to admit that you are, indeed, obsessed.

dm stith’s heavy ghost is like that. (for me, at least)

check out the daytrotter sessions too. oh, and he has a blog—if you are into that sort of thing.

“someone wrote me recently and said, ‘We wanna use...

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:53:33 -0400

“someone wrote me recently and said, ‘We wanna use your songs in our movie, and we’ve already got this artist, this artist, this artist, this artist.’ And I was thinking, ‘Well that makes for like, no integrity to your movie. All these different voices combined with the actors’, writer’s, director’s and DP’s voices. That sounds like the worst place to be. That sounds like a music festival.’ [Laughs.]”

-the onion a.v. club has an amazing will oldham interview up right now, discussing music, music in movies, touring and calling wes anderson “a cancer.” mr. oldham, you are always number one in my book (not that you give a shit)