May
28
Ahhhh! New Land of Talk!
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Purveyors of last year’s most criminally over-looked record and the focus of an upcoming “Crushes” post (hi Elizabeth!), Land of Talk dropped an acoustic performance of a NEW SONG all over the ‘nets. Looks like they’re on tour with blog darlings Tapes ‘n Tapes and will likely, in turn, be blowing the hell up. But first things first, RELEASE NEW RECORD ASAP PLEASE. Thank you. I love you.
May
28
AV Club Writes About the Only Penis-Related Gift I’ve Ever Received
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Almost 10 years ago, a friend of mine gave me a 7″ record for my birthday. It was pressed on puke-shaped vinyl and had a penis and a pair of boobs drawn on the label. The songs were unlistenable. Of the bands featured on the EP, one performed its shows in bug masks and single-handedly launched the tight pants+white belt epidemic while the other was content in scaring young show-goers (ex: me) with the creepiest live show ever. A crap fest all around, the Locust/Arab on Radar split is one of those records that will be tough to explain to my theoretical children once their curiosity leads them to Dad’s old belongings.
But now, the AV Club shares with us its love letter to “…this one-two cockpunch of transcendental retardation.”
May
28
The $150 Dangling Bra Video
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I bought a Flip Ultra camera this weekend. As it turns out, I don’t have much use for such a thing short of handing it to a coworker and letting her work her magic. The result? My first video:
Something of note: nude color bras are actually not my favorite. Otherwise, the video is pretty accurate. Clearly money well spent. And of course I have a trampoline behind my desk.
May
27
The Pressure of the Professional Mix Tape
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A good friend at my job organizes a company-wide “mix swap.” Participants sign up and are placed in a group of several other colleagues. We all make mix CDs. And, on the due date, we swap our mixes with those in our group. It’s a beautiful idea, in theory. You get to discover new music, you share your tastes with coworkers whom you may not have met in your daily wanderings about, you receive items in your mailbox that aren’t spreadsheets, etc.
Of course, in practice, the ordeal is far more stressful and soul-wrenching than I had ever expected. Read more
May
26
Classic clip of David Byrne being David Byrne.