November 2009
Watchthe Shout Out Louds were in Seattle this summer recording a new record with Phil Ek at Bear Creek and we didn’t even get one show, secret or otherwise? [SADFACE x 1,000] countered only by [OMGNEWALBUMx5]
(video via MBV)
October 2009
“an accidentally-rich 18-year-old boy who dresses like a jockey at a horse...”
– among the many hilarious and accurate descriptions of good old Chuckles Basslington on Gossip Girl. [TV.com]
“Selfishness, in every sense of the word, is Davis’s real theme. Her work raises...”
– James Wood, writing about Lydia Davis. [New Yorker]
A Goddamned Guide to All These Goddamned Whale... →
Remember when Wolf bands were the new Snake bands? Then the rabbits gave it their best shot? Now it seems that the whales are making their stand, so much so that the guide required a second part [heartonastick] was required to cover them all. (via the awl)
Don't All Run To Fandango Your Tooth Fairy Tickets... →
Seeing this trailer made me feel nostalgic for when I thought that Beverly Hills Chihuahua was going to be the most unwanted movie of all time forever and ever the end.
“When I was photographing them playing, I would hear the music, of course —...”
– Jini Dellaccio, whose amazing work is still on display in a retrospective at the Crocodile, where she’ll be celebrating her 92nd birthday tonight. [Seattle Times]
WatchI have to confess that I’m so slapdash about hearing lyrics that it took me this long to realize that everyone was talking about winter accessories [wiki] and not ottoman pastries.
Islands - “Switched On” (from Vapors...
“The meeting with the D.A. led to a sting operation, in which Letterman met with...”
– The real shame of this Letterman scandal is that he didn’t bring one those comical oversized checks and a hidden camera crew to the meeting. [Variety]
MP3: Phoenix – “Love Like a Sunset” (Animal... →
(mp3, from the Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Remix Collection, out 10/19 on Glassnote Music.)
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