15 Jun 2008
Kanye onstage right now, 5:24AM. Not much Dark to Glow In.
13 Jun 2008
The Wire”, but that’s kind of finished now. I’ve really been into this show “John From Cincinnati”, which I guess just came out on DVD, and I think it actually got canceled. But it is truly bizarre, and the dialogue is pretty great. It’s totally worth watching. It’s almost off-putting in the first episode, but it lulls you into this weird kind of trance-state— it’s not like any other show I’ve ever seen on television. The only thing I can really compare it to is a way lighter version of “Twin Peaks”.
— Guest List: Dan Boeckner. Very nice to know I’m not the only one. It’s about time for the <em>Last Of The Ninth</em>, Milchy.
9 Jun 2008
Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. “ára bátur” is particularly heart-tingly.
9 Jun 2008
GOTHAMIST: You recently took over Stereogum for a day.
BEN GIBBARD: Yeah we all kind of contributed to the columns they run every day. I’ve always been a really big fan of that blog. I think it’s no secret with the rise of internet media, the snarkiness has been turned up pretty high across the board. It’s not just in relation to music journalism, it’s in all forms of journalism. But I really do appreciate that blog, they have a sense of humor, they take people down a peg or two, and they have fun with it but they don’t get mean. I really like their site, they post great music, videos, they’re really up on their news, but they don’t go out of their way to be nasty to people. It’s a kind of sad state of affairs that that’s a rare thing — to have a popular website that doesn’t make their headlines by slagging people off all the time. And I think they’re really great, and the writing is great, too.
— Well, shucks.
1 Jun 2008
muxtape stumbler: better than muxfind
If only because muxfind has been essentially castrated. But also, this is the first site to tap Muxtape’s music discovery potential. Enter Your Favorite Band(s), and MuxtapeStumbler provides links to tapes that include YFB, each with a hyperlinked list of the other artists on those Muxes. It’s like a little compatibility report, allowing you to judge users on their tastes, and assess whether they are worth you investing time in and mooching from. So, basically just like internet dating. (Or so I’m told.)
If only because muxfind has been essentially castrated. But also, this is the first site to tap Muxtape’s music discovery potential. Enter Your Favorite Band(s), and MuxtapeStumbler provides links to tapes that include YFB, each with a hyperlinked list of the other artists on those Muxes. It’s like a little compatibility report, allowing you to judge users on their tastes, and assess whether they are worth you investing time in and mooching from. So, basically just like internet dating. (Or so I’m told.)
1 Jun 2008
It was Vanessa’s birthday on Friday night. We celebrated with Apes & Androids at Bowery Ballroom. She made some new friends (thanks Abbey Braden for the souvenir).
Welcome to The List, A&A. There was a point at which my brain melted from sheer spectacle and overstimuli and I yelled “I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF.” Thankfully Kathryn Yu did not have that problem. Her photos are legend. See them please.
30 May 2008
@everybody -- you are in the wrong line of internet: twitter valued @ ~100MM
Maybe now they can afford servers that don’t crash every day. OH SNAP. (Hire me.)
Maybe now they can afford servers that don’t crash every day. OH SNAP. (Hire me.)