June 2008
Jorts - Definition
bunkercomplex:
A Jort (or Jorts, plural),a portmanteau of “jean-shorts”, is a garment worn by women or men that covers the pelvic area, the buttocks, and the upper part of the legs (typically the part above the knee). Jorts are types of shorts that are made only from denim.
Is this for real?
Oh dear, bunkercomplex, I don’t even know you, but I am disappointed that you live in SoCal...
Researchers make noises of pre-Columbian society -... →
I am loath to share this because it’s full of crappy AP reporting and copy — but taken with a generous grain of salt, there’s a few interesting items here — namely that the ‘whistles of death’ sound pretty much how you’d expect them to.
I’m trying to find some non-AP-produced information about this, but am having no luck.
the House of Beauty and Culture: Just pottering... →
Because nothing — I mean nothing — pleases me more than hiliarously creepy taxidermied dioramas.
As Gas Prices Rise, Teenagers’ Cruising Declines -... →
FYI, everyone — this is why there is no definitive summer jam. You can quote me on this.
“Why are there no independent movies worth seeing? As Yogi Berra might say, there...”
– The Media Equation - Little Movies, Big Problems - NYTimes.com
Somewhere in my brain is an essay that I’ve been kicking around for years at least a year or two about how this is happening to music in a much bigger and faster way. I used to be really into independent film. Then, it all kind of...
“Yet the waterfalls seem dinkier than you’d think. And they’re not spectacular....”
– Jerry Saltz Goes Chasing ‘Waterfalls’ — Vulture — Entertainment & Culture Blog — New York Magazine
Saltz sums up why the waterfalls are fantastic in a way I simply cannot. I think they’re really neat for the same reason.
If you walk down the edge of Manhattan from the...
Laurie Coleman, wife of Republican Sen. Norm... →
via barthel.
If you haven’t seen the commercials for this product on MTV Tres, you’re REALLY missing out. EVEN MORE HILARIOUS EN ESPANOL. (Sadly, it’s not on YouTube.)
Wax Poetics Digital • Music Downloads →
Not surprisingly, Tekked, who run the consistently AMAZING Other Music digital store, are beind the new Wax Poetics music site.
Shockingly, there’s very little info out there about Tekked, its founders (both formerly tech execs at Goldman Sachs), or what else they’re up to. Someone get on this?
Five Great Songs You Still Can't Buy On iTunes... →
Wow. The comments section is MURDER on this one.
“And it turns out L.A. isn’t the only city celebrating the troubadour: at...”
– Pitchfork: Tom Waits Gets His Own Bus Tour, Key to El Paso
Wow. My hometown is so awesome!! More here, with photos from the show — which was apparently sold out!
Also: “Apparently this fits every lock in El Paso,” Waits [said]. “If you find me in your living room in my...
“Mr. Gillis isn’t violating the copyright of the popular songs he uses, the...”
– Musician Makes Tunes By Borrowing Others - WSJ.com
1) Duh! No wonder each sample is so short, Gillis getting away with fair use. How come I didn’t realize that before now? Perhaps it was the auditory seizures induced by his previous efforts. For me, listening to Girl Talk is the equivalent of...
DOWNLOAD: Mexican Institute of Sound - El... →
Can’t recommend this more highly…
“Shirt extra-small and you six feet tall
Lookin’ like you got your pants...”
– village voice > news > Runnin’ Scared: From Brooklyn, a Rap Campaign Against Tight Clothes by Arcynta Ali Childs
OK. So normally, I’d post this to the Kindling & Tinder tumblr. Yes, there is one. It’s here. (And it’s mostly reblogged mess and pictures of...
“Hand-plucked from Parsons School The New School for Design by Cecilia Dean for a...”
– Popular Noise | JC Report
One for the “why didn’t I think of that??!?!” file.
http://popularnoise.net
The 'Gum Drop XLIII: Hear New PAS/CAL, Win PF... →
I’m trying not to be too bummed that the new PAS/CAL is exclusive to Stereogum — because hey, their full-length is finally coming out!!! FINALLY. F-I-N-A-L-L-Y. I’ve been waiting for this longer than the Bellmer Dolls’ full-length, and that’s really saying something.
“It occurred to me that I had little need for most of the shrubbery surrounding...”
– The Book Collection That Devoured My Life - WSJ.com
Oh, I hear you, Luc Sante. I really do.
“But it’s her songs, Lynn told me, that she considers to be like her...”
– Michael Musto chats with Loretta Lynn
“When asked about Richter Scale, Keely said that the move would let TOD...”
– Pitchfork: Trail of Dead Partner With Universal to Start New Label For New Album
Aww, Conrad!
ETA: God, Pitchfork. FACT CHECK. COME ON!!
Paper Thin Walls :: Made Out of Babies →
1) Hello, I am the last person on this bandwagon. Ooops.
2) MOOB play Union Pool tonight.
3) Related, but not really, Ulrich Schnauss plays a free show @ the World Financial Center tonight, too.
Summer Guide 2008 - A Night Out With the Punks of... →
I saw these kids sitting in front of the falafel joint on St. Mark’s the other day … it was bizzare. They’re not like the scared junkie girl I saw huddled in an abandoned storefront last winter who looked like she had literally fallen through a portal from 1979 or something. These kids all totally looked like what we called “Drag rats” in Austin — suburban kids...
Best Bets Daily - MoMA Five-Year Diary →
Horray! I am exactly three days ahead of the cultural zeitgeist, as I bought one of these on Sunday.
However, I must correct NYMag, here — this diary may be sold @ the MOMA Store, but it was produced by Shopsin’s General Store & The Ice Plant. However, they’re sold out a Shopsin’s, so get one @ MOMA. I bought the last one at the B&N Union Square. Yes, really. BTW,...
Pitchfork: Bruce, Liars, Spiritualized, Grinderman... →
Yes, really!
Topspin →
I can’t decided if Topspin is just another business plan doomed to utter failure, or the aughts version of the Sub Pop singles club. Predictions welcome.
BTW, is anyone else out there using Firefox 3 having problems with the Idolator site? Or is it just me?
“This is what the script is about: a girl who’s gotten down on living in...”
– Illeana Douglas, indie-movie fan - Los Angeles Times
OH THANK GOD, IT’S NOT JUST ME WHO FEELS THIS WAY.
Where are all the real men? Please don’t tell me I have to leave NYC, that’s not an acceptable option…
brooklynvegan: 2008 Martin Luther King concert... →
I am offically breaking my “no outside shows” rule on August 11 — Jill Scott and Estelle!!!!
“So, what does space mean to Lil Wayne, the biggest Afronaut in the world right...”
– Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, and the Afronaut invasion. - By Jonah Weiner - Slate Magazine
The article goes on to conclude that Lil’ Wayne is the first to contemplate eating his competition — a fact retracted in corrections. Which leads me to think, if you make an error that massive in...
““The collapse of the record business has been good for us, if anything. It’s...”
– The Media Equation - Live Music Thrives as CDs Fade - NYTimes.com
Later in the article, the keyboardist from jam band Umphrey’s McGee talks about his band’s long-tail business model. I can’t tell if that’s amusing, or sad — or both.
“So were does this leave Big Music? Stuck with one primary revenue stream, which...”
– Big Music’s “360” Plans Blow Up. Next? - Silicon Alley Insider
Really? REALLY? Isn’t that just a touch melodramatic of you, Mr. Kafka? Just because 360 deals caused a flap, you write this draconian sentence on the music industry?
I hate it when people oversimplify these...
Dear Jezebel, Suck on this.
“Guyville” was released at an interesting moment for women in 1993 — Clinton had just been elected, riot grrrl was happening and gender politics were very different. If it were released today, how do you think it would do?
I’m of two minds about the whole thing. Fifteen years ago, things seemed a lot more male-dominated, and now you get women busting out everywhere, so...
“A pair of great egrets passes overhead, crying in guttural tones. “That’s weird,...”
– Paste Magazine :: Feature :: For the Birds: Shearwater Frontman Drops Some Science
The Moment Wanderlust | Uncommon Objects in... →
Most of my quirky home decor items came from this store (portrait of boy with lamb, LBJ portrait that hangs in my bathroom); I sure do miss it. And I still regret that I didn’t buy that collection of a few hundred vintage promotional ball point pens attractively arrayed in a huge shadowbox.
Best music-related story: a large trove of Masonic gear went untouched for months (a little too...
How Many People Listen to Nirvana? - Economics... →
I’m not quite sure what the point is here — Jelveh’s post is a response to one by Matthew Yglesias over at the Atlantic.
The one thing he leaves out is iTunes/digital sales — I’m sure he could have pulled that number relatively easily. That being said, the statistics at the last.fm Top Artists area seem to be the most useful for answering the question at hand, which...
Larry Levan's Paradise Garage | DJHistory.com (via... →
These are the liner notes to Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage. Yes, I (Pinkie) have it, and the CDs and the sleeves are, well…kind of beat to shit after two moves and lots of hours in two different Pinkiemobiles. This compilation and M@W Presents West End Records are two of my favorite compilations, and they’re the go to when nothing else in the world can lift up my heart (or...
unspeakable records →
I have no idea why I haven’t found this before now — Baby Panda is Paul Gonzenbach’s (x-Jim Yoshi Pile Up) new-ish project. Check the My Space page for a sampling from BP’s forthcoming second album, Avalanche Kiss.
“It really didn’t look like much. The untitled book had a well-worn black cover...”
– True Confessions: gourmet.com
I suppose it is too much to hope that someone will publish Fisher’s Table Book. I love that she of course scooped us on an idea we’ve tossed around for ages now: “Last Night’s (Dinner) Party.”
Also on gourmet.com: Frozen Lemon Gingersnap...
WNYC - News - Brooklyn's Black Heritage →
Our neighborhood library has reopened after extensive renovations. Hooray!
Daytrotter | Underdogs And Their Old Tricks Of... →
Totally, totally fantastic. Two old songs, one new song, and a Paul Simon cover.
Tales from the Morgue: The Popular Grew With City... →
chacal-la-chaise:
Although the Times’ archivist blogger invariably works a poor metaphor to death, she does cover many interesting and valuable historical topics that could be covered if the El Paso Historical (Hysteria) Society ever had a blog. And I don’t see that coming anytime soon.
ANYWAY, this should be required reading for anyone moving here—the land of “Sun, Salsa, and Soldiers,”...
Pitchfork: Studio Remix Kylie, Love Is All on... →
Sweet!
Shearwater opening for Coldplay →
OMFG?!? YES. RILLY.
Mon - Jul 14 - Los Angeles CA - Great Western Forum Tue - Jul 15 - Los Angeles CA - Great Western Forum Friday - Jul 18 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavillion Saturday - Jul 19 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Arena
