links for 16 October 2006
Miniatures – a photoset on Flickr These tiny, working synths are exactly what I want for Christmas.
links for 14 October 2006
Schmindie Friday! Helping You Discover New Music. This post has lots of music and words, but I can’t help thinking about how stupid 80% of bands look in their publicity photos.
links for 21 September 2006
Weed Carriers Your handy guide to weed carriers, weed holders, and jewelry holders.
Recently in IRL
Two short profiles of M. Ward and Emily Haines, in the last and current issues of Paste (along with a couple of reviews in the former). Paste is becoming my favorite place to write for (next to Pitchfork, because nothing beats hate mail), and I’m not just saying that
links for 20 September 2006
Pitchfork: Benni Hemm Hemm: “I Can Love You In A Wheelchair Baby” [Track Review] Word. An interview with Emily Haines | part 1 (no blindfold) Brooklyn Vegan interviews Emily Haines. I talked to her a few weeks for Paste, one of the harder interviews I’ve done. It could have been
links for 19 September 2006
YouTube – Man Man Playing “Push The Eagle’s Stomach” Second YouTube video, of “Push The Eagle’s Stomach.” Features Chris Powell’s beat-leaps.
I saw Man Man At The Spiegeltent
Tenth Man Man show in about a year. They keep getting better. Really. The show was supposed to start around midnight, but actually started sometime after, because the Spiegeltent had hosted one of their burlesque shows just before. Cover was $15, and there was no opening bands, but the line
links for 18 September 2006
YouTube – Man Man Performing “Van Helsing Boombox” At the Spiegeltent I just uploaded my first Youtube video. In celebration of my 10th time seeing Man Man live, here’s a video of them performing my favorite song, “Van Helsing Boombox.” PS – You can’t see Ryan/Honus.
links for 16 September 2006
* Live: Revenge of the Book Eaters My P4k live review of the Book Eaters show. I paid an extra $20 to get a hug from Dave Eggers. Mark gave him 87 cents and shook his hand.
