January 2008
14 posts
Could it be a sign that the first New Year’s resolution I’ve ever made in my life is more of a bet than a promise to myself?
December 2007
17 posts
“Photography is finally escaping any dependence on what is in front of a lens,...”
– Newsweek: Is Photography Dead?
The Eternal Children is a documentary by David Kleijwegt about the recent “freak folk” movement in music. It’s almost half interview and half impromptu performances by Cocorosie, Devendra Banhart, Antony, and Vashti Bunyan. I stumbled upon it on IFC the other day and supposedly you can find the whole thing on youtube. It’s really interesting but the insanity of everyone...
“By my senior year, I knew everything there was to know about modern art, only...”
– This Recording: Andrew Lasken on Adolescence
“Following the departure of Marina from the band, it is with great regret that...”
– Pitchfork: Marina Leaves Bonde do Role
A List of Songs #3
that evoke the most random memories. most of which took place in a car The Mountain Goats - No Children I’ll always remember the car rides Katrina and I had to school where we screamed this song at the top of our lungs while Kristen tried not to kill herself in the backseat. Then in the parking lot we would discuss how the lyrics perfectly relate to our lives and the relationship we had with...
This song reminds me of particular quote I read...
Wizard of Ahhhs
In a desperate attempt to avoid writing my last literary criticism for English class I decided to assign new ringtones on my phone. Here is the result Krystal - Shake it To the Ground (Rye Rye) Robby - Debbie (Architecture in Helsinki) Brittney - She’s a Rejector (Of Montreal) Voicemail - Bucky Done Gun (M.I.A.) Tera - Boy With a Coin (Iron and Wine) Brittnee - Gimme More (Britney Spears)...
“These days the streets of geisha districts are quiet in Japan’s neon-light...”
– Reuters: World’s Oldest Geisha
Street Art is Neat
Henk Hofstra’s blue road in Drachten (Holland) stretchs 1000m long Wooster Collective: “Next year it will be no road, it will all be water again.”
