The Private Lives of Food
In case any of you were curious, here's a link to my friend Casey's website. She drew the Pie at the top of your screen and she is super great.
May I recommend everything.
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May I recommend everything.
OMG We're Back in the BK, NCAA Tournament, Coffee, Cigarettes
Got back from a road trip to Chapel Hill today. Beautiful town / school and so, largely for the hell of it, I'm going to go with our president's NCAA Men's Championship prediction on this my first year of paying any attention whatsoever to college basketball. Lawson, Ellington, Hansborough - these guys have serious game.
I didn't really do a bracket, but I'd quite like to see the Heels go up against Syracuse in the next round, since those guys are scrappier than hemmed-in Bushwick rottweilers on the scent of the hipster interloper. Devendorf even kinda looks like one. Or maybe I'm thinking of OU's Blake Griffin? Hmmmm
Also, did anyone else know Obama was left-handed? Is that right, or just a camera thing? More importantly, can you ever trust a lefty?
Kidding.
Getting on with music, though, I've been really into Tom Waits over the last week, so I thought I'd post a clip from off the YouTube. This a full scene from Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) that I find oddly soothing because it reminds me that no matter how environmentally frustrating New York can be, there will at least be diners with free refills. Iggy Pop and Tom Waits also make a big impression on me for being cool old dudes who aren't fat and complacent.
Muschy Muschy:
Barry Come Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQmaCk7OV4
My apologies for not uploading this directly, I would but Barack wants it to remain something of a secret. Just remember why you voted for him, if you've forgotten already.
Also, I've got UNC going all the way too.
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My apologies for not uploading this directly, I would but Barack wants it to remain something of a secret. Just remember why you voted for him, if you've forgotten already.
Also, I've got UNC going all the way too.
"Shut Down" - Beach Boys (1964)
Funny how the Beach Boys got away with cribbing Chuck Berry so blatantly on their early records. Even so, "Shut Down" is just a great song. Check out Mike "Doctor" Love's tenor sax "solo" near the end.
Blow cat, blow!
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Blow cat, blow!
You Made Me Realise / KC Quilty in Coney Island
Check this out. It's a clip of My Bloody Valentine doing "You Made Me Realise" on some old TV show.
Last night KC Quilty recorded 3 songs at Ava Luna's basement rehearsal space, out in Coney Island. I think they sound pretty fresh. Check out the MySpace for the latest news and stuff. I think we're playing a Columbia/Barnard thing here in Brooklyn in, like, May.
More importantly, though, as I was rocking some guitar parts, you know, I got thinking about some of my favorite guitar bands from the '90s or whatever, because it seems like it's been a while since I really went back to rediscover some of those key albums, the ones I would always try to copy but never had the chops for.
My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, Blur, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins – those guys made some records that still kill me they're so good. Isn't Anything, The Bends, Slanted & Enchanted, Siamese Dream. What else is there? Spiderland by Slint is amazing. Ride and Slowdive are also fantastic bands. The Brits pretty much owned the '90s when it came to reinventing the way you could play guitar. The Stone Roses' debut came out in '89, but I think that still counts, too. My friend Shomik keeps telling me The Second Coming is also really good.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is that the '90s rule, etc. Also, keep a look out for new songs from KC Quilty and, uhh, maybe keep a little bucket handy. You know... so you can catch the mess when your face melts off.
Oh, and here's my favorite song by Slint:
Nosferatu Man - Slint
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Last night KC Quilty recorded 3 songs at Ava Luna's basement rehearsal space, out in Coney Island. I think they sound pretty fresh. Check out the MySpace for the latest news and stuff. I think we're playing a Columbia/Barnard thing here in Brooklyn in, like, May.
More importantly, though, as I was rocking some guitar parts, you know, I got thinking about some of my favorite guitar bands from the '90s or whatever, because it seems like it's been a while since I really went back to rediscover some of those key albums, the ones I would always try to copy but never had the chops for.
My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, Blur, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins – those guys made some records that still kill me they're so good. Isn't Anything, The Bends, Slanted & Enchanted, Siamese Dream. What else is there? Spiderland by Slint is amazing. Ride and Slowdive are also fantastic bands. The Brits pretty much owned the '90s when it came to reinventing the way you could play guitar. The Stone Roses' debut came out in '89, but I think that still counts, too. My friend Shomik keeps telling me The Second Coming is also really good.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is that the '90s rule, etc. Also, keep a look out for new songs from KC Quilty and, uhh, maybe keep a little bucket handy. You know... so you can catch the mess when your face melts off.
Oh, and here's my favorite song by Slint:
Nosferatu Man - Slint
Anybody is a Star
Found this on Kanye's Blog:
Soulja Boy made $10 million and he's about to show you how he did it.
Is yo brainz shot through the yet?
Mine iz fashiz, B
Roots of Cyberpunk Volume 1: Powerman 5000 = THE SHIT
Captain Pollution, YES!!!!
randy numens might be the wave of the future, but as far as i'm concerned these dudes are, like, the founding fathers of cyberpunk rock.
when i was 13, Spider One seemed like the ultimate rock star figure. in retrospect, he was basically a cross between his brother, Rob Zombie, and Captain Pollution. also, he wore awesome goggles like Horace Grant. i have nothing but praise for these guys at their late 90s peak.
Idjutt bocks:
Vid links:
"Supernova Goes Pop"
"Nobody's Real"
"When Worlds Collide"
"Drop the Bombshell"
"Creep" (live Radiohead cover)
My First Entry
Cooling Pie Records welcomes Justin Spees. Justin Spees welcomes Cooling Pie Records. I already gave a shout out to Cooling Pie on my blog. It's right here, and you should probably read it.
Julian stipulates that I be funny, so I will try. Mostly I think I'll just comment on posts that have been put up, or on things that Julian and Spencer do in their spare time that deserve eternal record. Does anybody else even read this? Sarah? Yeah I'll write about her too. And Pitchfork's new layout, which I do agree is sad and stupid, but they've made prominent again their list of the best singles between 2000 and 2004, which I've been looking for for some time. I think number one is "Hey Ya," which means they're very boring people. It's also vaguely insane to make a best of the decade so far. So just fuck Pitchfork. We'll try to get reviews up on Cooling Pie so the transition into making this the first site you check will be smooth.
Enjoy your day.
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Julian stipulates that I be funny, so I will try. Mostly I think I'll just comment on posts that have been put up, or on things that Julian and Spencer do in their spare time that deserve eternal record. Does anybody else even read this? Sarah? Yeah I'll write about her too. And Pitchfork's new layout, which I do agree is sad and stupid, but they've made prominent again their list of the best singles between 2000 and 2004, which I've been looking for for some time. I think number one is "Hey Ya," which means they're very boring people. It's also vaguely insane to make a best of the decade so far. So just fuck Pitchfork. We'll try to get reviews up on Cooling Pie so the transition into making this the first site you check will be smooth.
Enjoy your day.
dayfrights ravingz
Jesus Christ, Pitchfork just redesigned their main page and it is fuuuuggglyyy. Fuck, how come there's a big ad that eats up the ENTIRE front of the page? It also looks like Opera which looks like balls*. It updates Pitchfork's design to this decade for sure; it reminds me of the new Wal-Mart logo and the new Stop n Shop logo. I dislike the way that everything is trying to look like its designed by Apple now. Everything's white with shades of gray which is a cleaner look but it lacks in character. I actually stopped reading Silent Uproar over a similar qualm so we'll see if Pitchfork survives the great update of 09.
Oh I got a video of kc quilty playing a new song called "Supernova" from the other night. The sound sucks but that's because it's being broadcast DIRECT FROM THE 90s! WOOO!
Watch live video from Goodbye Blue Monday on Justin.tv
Thanks justin.tv!
*Disclaimer: I love Opera a lot, despite its ugliness and many deficiencies. It's like a retarded little brother that I feel bad for and thus keep around.
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Oh I got a video of kc quilty playing a new song called "Supernova" from the other night. The sound sucks but that's because it's being broadcast DIRECT FROM THE 90s! WOOO!
Watch live video from Goodbye Blue Monday on Justin.tv
Thanks justin.tv!
*Disclaimer: I love Opera a lot, despite its ugliness and many deficiencies. It's like a retarded little brother that I feel bad for and thus keep around.
kc quilty 3/4/08 @ goodbye blue monday, bushwick, brooklyn, new york, USA, earth
There's gonna be a kc quilty show at Goodbye Blue Monday in Bushwick on Weds night @ 9 PM. We think it's gonna be killer and you should come out to join. There's going to be at least one TV show theme song cover, one crappy cover of a good song, and a whole bunch of "low as shit" guitars and shit. ITS FREE TOO!
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