the rich girls are weeping

BOMB Magazine: Calexico by Fionn Meade

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:23:53 -0400

Incredible interview from 2002.

"I left home at a young age so there was no one in my life to show me things. Hogan and I clicked..."

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:51:26 -0400

“I left home at a young age so there was no one in my life to show me things. Hogan and I clicked from the start, and I’d watch how she would go through situations — she could curse up a storm, but she was also this fine Southern lady with a gentle way about her that was so respectful of other people. I learned how to be an adult from her, just watching someone do it in a way that was so effective and classy and inclusive. I realized I don’t need to yell and swear, I can be a much kinder person. I’ve gotten so much from Hogan. It’s beyond a friendship bond that we have. It’s more familial.”

- Neko Case on Kelly Hogan (via Kelly Hogan interviewed by Greg Kot - chicagotribune.com)

<3

letmypeopleshow: Da Puppy Code: If Awol Erizku’s 2009...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:57 -0400

letmypeopleshow:

Da Puppy Code:

If Awol Erizku’s 2009 photo Lady with a Pitbull looks familiar, maybe that’s because she reminds you of another famous lady in art history holding a cuddly (yet suggestive) creatiure—Leonardo Da Vinci’s Lady With An Ermine, his 1496portrait of the teenaged mistress of Duke Ludovico Sforza, Cecilia Gallerani.

The photo is part of the Ethiopa-born artist’s upcoming show at Hasted Kraeutler, featuring models he found on the street and online who sat for him in poses reminiscent of the Old Masters.

Courtesy of the artist & Hasted Kraeutler, NYC.

Black Box Recorder - Girl Singing In The...

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:57:55 -0400

Black Box Recorder - Girl Singing In The Wreckage (via thingsheathermadewithherhands)

In case you were wondering what’s up with me these days.

(via Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Handwritten Dictionary of...

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:44:02 -0400

(via Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Handwritten Dictionary of Words, 1984)

"Tiny friend a poem by Banana Yoshimoto It wouldn’t suit me if it were even a smidgen bigger. And if..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:39:00 -0400

“

Tiny friend a poem by Banana Yoshimoto

It wouldn’t suit me if it were even a smidgen bigger. And if it were even a little smaller, it would double as an ornament. We all find ourselves alone from time to time – in a party, in a car, in a restaurant, or walking down the street. We may not know why we are alone, or even why we are here. In times like this, this bag will stay close beside you like a puppy, like a parrot perching on your shoulder, or like the doll you were never without in your childhood. Yes, it stays with you just like a best friend.

”

- From Fendi Baguette (Rizzoli New York), out June 1, 2012 (via The first ‘it’ bag - FT.com)

There should be more poems about handbags.

Q: In a pretty recent interview, Dylan Baldi from Cloud Nothings said: “Steve Albini played...

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:06:58 -0400

Q: In a pretty recent interview, Dylan Baldi from Cloud Nothings said: “Steve Albini played Scrabble on Facebook almost the entire time [we were recording]. I don’t even know if he remembers what our album sounds like.” Is that true? Did you not enjoy the recording process or is that just part of your “hands off” approach? He also said, “A lot of people seem to think he will change a band’s sound, that he’s some weird domineering producer… It’s just made in the same room, so it’s got a similar feel.” Is there any truth to that? Is it you that makes your records sound the way they do or is it just the room?

A: When I first started making records I would sit in front of the console concentrating on the music every second. I found out the hard way that I tended to fiddle with things unnecessarily and records ended up sounding tweaked and weird. I developed a couple of techniques to avoid this, to keep me from messing with things while still paying attention enough to catch problems. For a long time I would read, but it had to be really dry un-interesting stuff. The magazine the Economist was perfect, as were things like technical manuals and parts catalogs. I had a stack of them by the console. It can’t be anything interesting or with a story line like fiction because then you can get engrossed and stop paying attention to the session. It has to be really dull, basically so you are looking for an excuse to put it down and do something else. This has proven to be a really good threshold, so that if anything sounds weird or someone says something you immediately give it your full attention and your concentration hasn’t been ruined by staring at the speakers and straining all day.

Lately I play Scrabble, and it serves the same purpose.

I am Steve Albini, Ask Me Anything @ reddit.

Lady Bird Johnson Home Movie #9: Austin 1943 (by...

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:53:20 -0400

Lady Bird Johnson Home Movie #9: Austin 1943 (by TheLBJLibrary)

If you could hear my imperceptible Texas accent, it would sound something like Ladybird’s.

oldloves: A. Edward Sutherland & Louise Brooks

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:05:52 -0400

oldloves:

A. Edward Sutherland & Louise Brooks

rachael-maddux: Billy Bragg & Wilco — “Walt Whitman’s...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:05:00 -0400

rachael-maddux:

Billy Bragg & Wilco — “Walt Whitman’s Niece”

I started my day with the complete Mermaid Avenue; it was a very good thing.

(via Unusual Embroidery Exhibition in Miami @Craftzine.com...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:48:06 -0400

(via Unusual Embroidery Exhibition in Miami @Craftzine.com blog)

perfectmidnightworld: “Kiss Them For Me” by School of Seven...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:38:24 -0400

perfectmidnightworld:

“Kiss Them For Me” by School of Seven Bells // Originally by Siouxsie and the Banshees

School of Seven Bells has a marching band drumline in their back pocket and Trent Reznor’s swarm of bees on retainer.

girlsgetbusyzine: Louise Bourgeois, She Lost It [performance...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:29:10 -0400

girlsgetbusyzine:

Louise Bourgeois, She Lost It [performance pieces] 1992

Bill Cunningham and Jane Forth

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:56:28 -0400

Bill Cunningham and Jane Forth

worldlycats: Buddhist cat in Bangkok.

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:09:12 -0400

worldlycats:

Buddhist cat in Bangkok.

The Band - Forbidden Fruit Posting this one in honor of Levon...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:59:00 -0400

The Band - Forbidden Fruit

Posting this one in honor of Levon Helm because I’m sitting high above the former sleaze of Times Square right now, finally letting myself be heartbroken that he’s gone.

jonathanbogart: Amy Lowell, excerpt from “Chinoiseries”...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:15:00 -0400

jonathanbogart:

Amy Lowell, excerpt from “Chinoiseries” (1916)

I muttered “Jesus” when I read it.

Oh my goodness! This was part of my poetry interpretation repertoire from high school speech tournaments! I haven’t thought of it in years. I would always truck out the Amy Lowell programme when I would make it into the semi-finals or finals of an event, as doing so always inevitably meant that I would place last in my room. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed that luscious slice of failure on my own terms. I never wanted the damn plaques. I just wanted somewhere to go on the weekends. I wanted to read ripe verses to no one in empty, echoing and dreary schoolrooms on Saturday afternoons.

ten songs that saved your life: james murphy

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:26:00 -0400

ten songs that saved your life: james murphy:

Informative and completely anticlimactic.

I started a new job yesterday, so that’s why I’ve been a bit AWOL from this location and the Jukebox. BBL!

"… Not to mention that “raw and bruised” in the context of well-loved college graduates floating..."

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:51:00 -0400

“… Not to mention that “raw and bruised” in the context of well-loved college graduates floating around Greenpoint may just mean that Lena Dunham is a little chubbier than the women we usually see in sex scenes on television.”

- Why is the sex on the new HBO show Girls So Unfun? - Slate Magazine

Reading this Katie Roiphe article was A Poor Decision.

(via michelledean)

Wow, well. Like we should be surprised that Katie Roiphe, as ever, misses the point entirely? I know we all knew she doesn’t have an empathic bone in her body, but, just … the presumption and out-of-touch-ness of this entire piece! I’m a bit speechless, really.

Pulp - I Spy [ 12” version ] And it’s just like in...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:39:00 -0400

Pulp - I Spy [ 12” version ]

And it’s just like in the old days -
I used to compose my own critical notices in my head.
“The crowd gasp at Cocker’s masterful control of the bicycle,
skilfully avoiding the dog turd next to the corner shop.”
Imagining a blue plaque
above the place I first ever touched a girl’s chest …

Was finally getting to see Pulp (after waiting almost half my lifetime to do so) all I could have wanted, and more? Yes, yes it was indeed.