Goodbye, Astroland?
Astroland closed for the summer this weekend – and quite possibly forever. I’ve spent a lot of time at Coney Island over the past year and a half, so if it does indeed shut its doors forever, I’ll greatly miss it. Death Cab For Cutie: “Coney Island” (download) Death Cab For Cutie: “Coney Island (Alternate)”...
Athena / I Had No Idea How Much I’d Need Her
I’ve wanted a tattoo since I was in high school. I came up with new ideas every month, desperately searching for the perfect image to get emblazoned on my skin. I never got anything, though, because despite my longing to decorate my body with ink, I knew that I hadn’t come across anything that I...
More Than A Coincidence?
As I was staring at the back of the issue of Vanity Fair with George Clooney on the cover, something struck me about the advertisement on the back cover. I can’t be the only person who thinks of this… So, tell me, friends, faithful readers & readers by chance, does the Viktor & Rolf ad...
The Fruit Stand Outside My Window.
When I was a bit younger, probably about Middle School age, I used to think of a music video for almost every song I listened to. I knew I’d never have a future in the music video concept business, though, because my idea for each music video usually consisted of exactly what I was doing...
(Insert Name of NWA Song Here)
I first heard about this on Sunday night, and wanted to write about it right then and there, but I’ve been in the process of moving. I’m aware that it’s gotten considerable press since then, but this is something that I feel very strongly about, so, as per usual lately, I’m going to laugh in...
Crikey!
Men At Work: “Down Under” (download) Elton John: “Crocodile Rock” (download) Massive Attack & Tracey Thorn: “When The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game” (download) So here I am, listening to random mp3s from some French record label, and a friend messages me and says that the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has been stabbed by...
Jordan O’Jordan Knows About You.
Jordan O’Jordan: “No Princely Frog” (download) Jordan O’Jordan: “The Baker’s Tale” (download) Jordan O’Jordan: “By Balloon Or Sinking Ship” (download) I know what you’re thinking. The above picture looks a bio picture fit for a neo-psych-folk singer-songwriter like Devendra Banhart or Joanna Newsome. But appearances are often deceiving. Seattle’s Jordan O’Jordan crafts simple songs of...
A Setback of Sorts.
I’ve been back from Europe for just over a month now. It took awhile, but I got settled back into New York City life, and shed the constant daydreams of rocky beaches, foreign men, motorbikes and ancient civilizations. That is, until now. Last night, I was walking to the Union Turnpike subway station, and I...
Europe By The Numbers & Contiki Reviewed
Days spent travelling/in Europe: 28 Nations visited: 7 (Italy, Vatican City, France, Monaco, Spain, Greece, Turkey) Greek Islands visited: 5 (Crete, Rhodes, Patmos, Mykonos, Santorini) Digital pictures taken: 1,236 Rolls of film taken: 10.5 People on the Med Highlights Reverse tour: 34 (not inc. me) People on the Golden Fleece tour: 21 (not inc. me)...
A Few More Notes.
Don’t worry, friends and readers, this is going to return to its previous MP3 blog status. But part of the reason that I am extending the Europe blogging a bit longer is because being gone for a month sort of skews what you know about music that’s out right now. So while I finish up...
866 artifacts from Europe.
I took 1,236 (digital) pictures while I was in Europe, and about 8-10 rolls of film (but those aren’t developed and/or scanned yet). I didn’t want to make anyone sit through a ton of duplicates or bad shots, so here are the best of them. The visual documentation of (almost) one month in Europe
Something Different.
Is it really almost over? Am I really leaving tomorrow? We blazed a hot trail through the islands. Each stop gave us just a few hours to get a feel for each island, thus the internet was not even close to being a priority. I’ve written things down in my journal to capture the dreamy...
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