July 2011
anidealforlistening:
New Handsome Furs song...
June 2011
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How Much Does It Cost To Make A Hit Song? →
Breakdown of the costs to produce Rihanna’s “Man Down”
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L.A. Weekly: So, do you have a cat?
Morrissey: I’ve had many, many, many.
L.A. Weekly: But you’re on the road.
Morrissey: Yes, it’s — I’ve had many, and many have passed away.
L.A. Weekly: That’s the worst part.
Morrissey: Horrendous, horrendous. It’s worse than a human passing away.
L.A. Weekly: Is it?
Morrissey: Yes, it really is.
L.A. Weekly: Why?
Morrissey: Because you feel the cat doesn’t fully understand. They’re looking to you, they’re relying on you to get them through this, and you can’t . . . I’ve been in certain situations where I’ve had to terminate the life for the benefit of the cat and the pain is too much to bear. It’s insufferable. Because even as they get the final needle, they’re purring and they’re loving you and . . .
L.A. Weekly: I know, it happened to me, my dog, too. It was awful, because they gave him the shot of ketamine, so he became paralyzed, but he was still conscious and he couldn’t . . . then I thought, oh God, now where’s his spirit, because he doesn’t understand what happened?
Morrissey: And he is just assuming that if he is sitting next to you, he’s going to be okay.
L.A. Weekly: Was your cat maimed?
Morrissey: No, but he was very, very old, and he was arthritic, and he couldn’t go to the toilet properly and I would have to take him to the toilet, I’d have to do everything, but he was very, very happy, and as long as he was with me, he was thrilled to death. So, I held him at the last moment when they inserted the needle and, uh . . . I cried for hours and hours and hours. This sound came out of me, this sound of despair when he went, and I’d never heard it before.
L.A. Weekly: Wow!
Morrissey: Because I thought I’d be — I thought I could completely handle his death and I’d be fine. I’d look after him, I’d make sure everything was okay, and I’d make sure that his transition was as easy and comfortable as possible. And I howled.
L.A. Weekly: I mean, I still have moments where I grieve again, out of the blue — does that happen to you?
Morrissey: Of course! Of course! You miss your pets. You miss Sir Doo-Dah or whatever his name is . . . You miss them and you feel for them, and my cat was an incredible character. He wasn’t merely a cat, he was beyond human. He had the most incredible personality, an enormous personality, and as tough as, as they say, old boots, and I still miss him, I really still miss him. Sorry, I’m boring you stiff . . .
L.A. Weekly: No! I want to talk forever.
Morrissey: Might not be long enough.
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I had what I’m calling an “accidental beginner modern dance master class” with one of the founding members of the company tonight. My usual teacher is on tour with the company now, and our sub was having a little summer break from her real gig (artistic director of major regional dance company) to teach the summer pre-professional intensive workshops — and to fill in for...
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Today’s round of blurbs on The Singles Jukebox reveals that, indeed, I live on some other planet with fundamentally different aesthetic standards than what’s acceptable everywhere else in the universe. Planet Fabulon, maybe? Probably.
[Yes, I went to the Pleasuredome place. I did.]
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“In order to arrive there,
to arrive where you are, to get from where you are...”
– T.S. Eliot, East Coker (1940)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-26) →
The xx (25)
Nick Drake (22)
Blondie (16)
The Grates (16)
Hooray For Earth (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Lupercalia is now available on US iTunes!
desperationtentacles:
pigeonsong:
Patrick Wolf’s team announced today that due to a high demand, Lupercalia has been released on iTunes in the United States!
The standard version is available now and the deluxe with the 5 video portraits and two b-sides will be up shortly!
As as side note, don’t forget about the Lupercalia giveaway contest! Click here to read the post and enter. All you have...
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feastingonroadkill:
Music for the Million...
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Paging Jonathan Bogart
cureforbedbugs:
I don’t have time so you’re going to have to write 10,000 words on the new Pitbull album.
EDIT: Couple of critics understand how important this album is, apparently:
Rich Juzwiak, John Caramanica in NYT, Mikael Wood. Anyone else?
Breaking: white people with consistently questionable taste are finally catching on to the awesomeness of Pitbull! (And I’m not taking about...
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dirtygirlsdirtylives:
jackrubytuesday:
Au...
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"Rich Whores" is quite possibly the worst song of... →
katherinestasaph:
Ha ha ha! This is all your fault! And my fault. We are all to blame for this song.
(Also known as: the song I gave a lower score to than to Charlie Sheen.)
I see I’ve got a long and lonely road ahead as the one person who actually likes —nay — loves this track. Yes, I hear all your complaints, everyone. I just respectfully decline to agree with them.
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"I guess I can admit this here: Wild Flag are... →
marathonpacks:
Ha. Nice one, Michaela.
Thx! I feel I should give the disclaimer that I actually love all vegetables, eat lots and lots at every meal (let me make you one of my famous two-a-day salads sometime) and am particularly fond of “yucky” ones (brussels sprouts, lima beans, cruciferous everything). I’ve never been known to actually turn them away. But the analogy...
Lily Cole graduates top of her class →
The model is among a small minority of students to get a double first class degree, which are only awarded to those who gain top marks in their first and final year exams.
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grimmertown:
Fleetwood Mac “What Makes You Think...