April 2009
55 posts
NYTimes.com: New Works by Photography’s Old... →
A look inside Robert Capa’s “Mexican Suitcase,” photography from the Spanish Civil War that was long thought to be lost.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-26) →
The Cure (44)
Kate Nash (23)
Cat Power (6)
Beyoncé (6)
Feist (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Let’s never come here again because it will never be as much fun.
– charlotte as written by sofia coppola
some highlights & tidbits from the festival
if you have time to chatter
read books
if you have time to read
walk into...
– Nanao Sakai What Book!?: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop via whiskey river
NYTimes.com: What Are Friends For? A Longer Life →
In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.
BACKSTAGE on Any 1 Man →
The one-person show is among the most difficult of theatrical forms. How does the performer hold the attention of the audience for a full evening all by himself or herself? George A. Peters II, along with co-creator B. Fontenot Johnson, has mastered the form in his one-man elegy to the black man, in which he portrays with grace and power characters ranging from Adam in the Garden of Eden to a...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-19) →
The Cure (17)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (15)
Metric (14)
Phoenix (9)
Beyoncé (5)
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at coachella; follow along here →
life on Planet Wayne
”..If every artist has a thing, my thing is going to be my fucking talent. That’s the rarity. My niche, that you’re going to sell for me, is that he’s the talentedest nigga ever. It’s not my face, not what I wear. You’re going to sell that this nigga is great every time. Every song that comes through for clearance, you clear that motherfucker. Every mixtape you...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-12) →
Mike Posner & The Brain Trust (27)
Chester French & Clinton Sparks (24)
Phoenix (18)
ESG (15)
Lissy Trullie (10)
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purple people eaters party
brooklyn the MOST fun; more on BK’s facebook page
The stimulus program is like borrowing from our grandchildren, without their...
– Ben Stein NYTimes
NYMag: Lissy Trullie Carries on Tradition of... →
Lou Reed practically invented it. Edie Sedgwick OD’d on it. Jim Carroll shot it up. Debbie Harry glamorized it. Thurston Moore dressed it down and rocked it out. The Strokes were the last ones in charge of it, using it to resurrect rock and roll. And now, like a joint making the rounds at a Bushwick loft party, New York Cool has been passed to Lissy Trullie, a 25-year-old ambisexual art student...
liz: what is he talking about
me: i don't know
me: i don't speak crazy stalker
liz: LOL
liz: what a freak
Strive to be intuitive,
spontaneous,
and simple.
Travel lighter,
journey...
– Lao Tzu via whiskey river
Cornell West Interviews Lupe Fiasco →
NYTimes.com: They Pay for Cable, Music and Extra... →
Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music
– Sergei Rachmaninov
me: if people knew some of my secret behavior they might think i was disturbingly odd
dwayne: i don't even know your secret behavior and i think you're disturbingly odd
dwayne: so...good job
Any1Man LA Premiere April 9 - 19th any1man.com for more information a jon genius video
You’ll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-5) →
Mike Posner & The Brain Trust (150)
Daniel Merriweather (24)
Drake (10)
Peter Bjorn and John (9)
The Rakes (8)
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