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Monthly Archives: December 2007

NYLA Roadtrip

7 Day trip from Los Angeles to New York City compressed into 4 mins.

Go See Juno

When you work like a maniac and your parents live in a cornfield exactly 49 miles away from the closest screening, whether you want to or not, sometimes life makes you fashionably late to the party… this mass market trailer gives you/me/them no credit; the movie is actually wonderfully sardonic and smart with a dose […]

Merry Grunge Christmas!

Nirvana - RuPaul Christmas Special [December, 1993] 

New, Weird Ashlee Simpson Video

In conclusion, Dali meets a fashion nose job, with a catchy 80s hook

havin’ a sweet fix of a daydream of a boy

Paul Thomas Anderson waltzes back into my life 12/26.  
Creepy, delicious trailer/site: http://www.therewillbeblood.com/ 
Soundtrack by the creepy, delicious Johnny Greenwood. Preview two tracks. Haunting, anxious strings.  

One for Your watch list - Chris Garneau

One of my favorite videos and songs of 2007. So unexpectedly stark, so honest and pure. This is the vid for “Relief” but “We Don’t Try” is great too - http://www.myspace.com/chrisgarneau.

Is there anything more simple or lovely than Plainsong?

“i think it’s dark and it looks like rain” you said
“and the wind is blowing like it’s the end of the world” you said
“and it’s so cold it’s like the cold if you were dead”
and then you smiled for a second.
“i think i’m old and i’m in pain” you said
“and it’s all running out like […]

Capitalists, Punks, Indies and Sell Outs

Last night a pious instigator called me a sell out after 10 minutes of making my acquaintance. This is one of my occupational/life hazards, it’s cool. That type of action doesn’t upset or offend; people see what they want, or need to see. That is life.  I’m wired with a desire to confront life’s flecks of gray. […]

New Video - Radiohead: Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Before the night owl
Before the animal noises

These tears I’ve cried, I’ve cried 1000 oceans

I’m aware what the rules are
But you know that I will run
You know that I will follow you