October 2009
So is Josh Freese drumming full time for Weezer? I hope not. I mean, he’s obviously excellent, and on the new disc his style adds punch, but I like pat’s heavier, steadier style better with the band.
Behold: Mini-Bowie! 4-Year-Old in a Jareth the...
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The Great American Pet Expo at Navy Pier
Don’t act like you’ve never eaten peanut butter straight from the jar. This is L.Stolpman’s dog, Rocco. (L. Stolpman.) NEXT » We love our pets here at Chicagoist and so we’re excited that the Great American Pet Expo is coming to Navy Pier November 14th...
The ramifications of playing dress-up. I was going to run this as a Diversion on Chicagoist, but I guess we ran it over the weekend a few months back. I somehow missed it, so I don’t feel like I’m being redundant by sharing it here!
Kelly Clarkson! Yes.
Please people, I lived through the ’80s, they weren’t that cool. Please let them die. I liked the dude’s Freddy Mercury-isms on Idol, but this album cover is just ew. Also, am I wrong or does he look like a living Nagel here?* *FULL DISCLOSURE: I collected books of Nagel’s illustration in the ’80s and still have a weak spot for them, so that last observation...
Photographic advice needed… Say you were going to shoot a pop star, someone like, say, Kelly Clarkson, but there was no photo pit. In fact you have to shoot from the front of house soundboard. No biggie, except for the fact you do not own a telephoto lens. You own a slightly older Canon Rebel XT, but no tripod, and are wondering what lens would get the job done. You have the clearance to...
Setlist: The Continental, October 24, 2009
So Keep jumped in to help me out with DJing at The Continental Saturday night since Rudy had a prior commitment, and I feel comfortable saying we kicked total ass. We got a pretty good early crowd and the place was absolutely choked with bodies by 2 a.m. or so. We decided it was a “zero pop” night and Keep enjoyed playing bad cop to anyone...
My Favorite Text From Last Night
wearethedigitalkids:
txtsfrmlstnght:
(248): I can’t believe I wasted a google wave invite on her.
More DJ stuffs. Almost forgot! Rudy and I DJ at The Continental tomorrow night! 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.! For a taste of what you can expect, peep the setlist from last night at The Burlington. I’m digging for unearthed nuggets along with the familiar and I’m loving the rejuvenating feeling it’s giving my sets!
And then she was- It’s weird how women I haven’t thought of in twenty years can suddenly pop back into my head with a force that makes me go blind with a flash of mental recognition. This morning I was walking to work through a pedway that passes by an artist installation sponsored by the city’s cultural center. There was a girl, rail thin, with a bob and her silhouette suddenly...
Setlist: The Burlington, October 22, 2009
I am saddened that the weather kept so many folks from venturing out last night because I’m really happy with the way my set turned out. Not so much a danceable set as it was a simply a broad swathe of music that just happened to flow along pretty seamlessly — getting from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to Scissorfight in two moves can be done as you will see — allowing me to dig...
And then she was- →
And then she was- It’s weird how women I haven’t thought of in twenty years can suddenly pop back into my head with a force that makes me go blind with a flash of mental recognition….
Tonight is what it means to be young ... with DJ... →
Tonight is what it means to be young … with DJ Tankboy! So guess what? I’m DJing at The Burlington tonight! It’s my favorite bar to spin at since they basically let me run wild and…
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Ummmmmm... →
Ummmmmm… I woke up this morning with no inspiration to write, so I didn’t. I thought I might come across something cool to write about in the afternoon and I did, only I didn’t write…
Stuff White People (Who Aren't Ashamed To Refer To... →
maura:
After being chartered to Sandals Resort down the road, we were put on boats and taken across the water to a private island called Sandals Cay - otherwise known as the real Kokomo.
My friend Libby went on this trip and it sounds like she had a blast, but i can’t stop giggling over the Kokomo pull quote.
Ready to have your mind blown? →
Ready to have your mind blown? This just occurred to me last night, surveying the crowd at the packed Dodos show … Stereogum and Pitchfork have become Spin and Rolling Stone! They both…
F2K: Idolator Counts Down The 50 Worst Songs Of...
It’s super-cute to peruse decade-end lists and pretend to be enthusiastic about true artists like Arcade Fire, timeless music like the Strokes, and inescapable culturlol trends like dubstep or “hypnagogic” pop. We remember the decade a little differently—not with poptimist lenses or with whatever beer goggles make you think Kid A isn’t boring, but with cold, hard, honest eyes that see the last...
Word Wise: Strategy Shmategy
I don’t often strategically write a post about one word, but I’m thinking strategically today and, strategically speaking, the supposedly strategic use of the word “strategic” is not strategically helpful. The word means “relating to or concerned with a plan of action.” So to sound strategically intelligent, everyone in PR these days seems to think that strategically it’s a...
Curating Isn't As Precious As Creating
claytoncubitt:
Theremina (Mer) is right:
“Make a painting, make a dress, make music, make a novella, make love to the camera, make a new flavor of beer, make a wild rumpus in the middle of the woods. Make a mess! Make something merely for the sake of making it. Make without any thought to an audience. Make without any anticipation of validation or gratification from an outside source. Make for...
Back to the real world, huh? →
Back to the real world, huh? You can’t tell, but the sunburn under my shirt is making me shiver as I go through all my unread work email and slide back into the regular routine of the…
What have we done today? →
What have we done today? Oh, not much. We ziplined a whole bunch over the jungle canopy, then went riding all over back jungle roads in ATVs (I was sure I was gonna roll over a few times) and…
Lame vacation complaint. →
Lame vacation complaint. When your biggest complaint is the floatie shortage at the pool, you realize your sense of actual discomfort has become horribly warped.
Things to do today... →
Things to do today… Wake up. Check.
Open curtains and look at ocean. Check.
Eat a delicious breakfast. Check.
Mimosa. Check.
Walk along beach. Check.
Book jungle zipline trip. Check.
Work out….
Gere's the thing... →
Mexican Coca-Cola always tastes better waaaay south of the border. Yum.
Yes, They Might Be Giants! →
Yes, They Might Be Giants! I’ve been a fan of theirs since high school when I fell in love with Lincoln, but last night was only the second time I’ve ever seen They Might Be Giants…
B@by
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Biggie Smalls + Miley Cyrus = INSANELY AWESOME! →
Biggie Smalls + Miley Cyrus = INSANELY AWESOME! Seriously, I am not kidding. Everyone I’ve turned onto this track thus far has gone bananas over it. Download it NOW! MP3: Hathbanger “Miley…
It's Friday, I could use a drink ... at the... →
It’s Friday, I could use a drink … at the office. The women at Slate did an experiment a few weeks ago where they drank at the office mimicking the frequency of alcoholic consumption on Mad…
the "entertainment weekly" writeup of "the office"...
maura:
Well, I’m so super-pleased to report that Dunder Mifflin’s golden couple managed to pull it off — in a completely dazzling and totally sweet fashion, no less! (Did you expect anything else from the pair?) But how’d they do it? With the smoothest move ever: By going AWOL, natch. Best. Move. Ever!
Ever! Ever! And that’s only the first paragraph!
tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn's tear: WHAT WOULD...
What is guiding music now, is there a guiding principle? It would appear that music—punk, underground, pop —(basically everything outside of hardcore political punk/Dead Prez lps)— is being guided entirely by capitalism. As in Lady Gaga is Brokencyde is Pavement reunion. Morality is totally inconvenient frame, and capital is the only frame we really have to discuss or analyze,...
TwitterTumblrFacebookization? Or just evolution? →
TwitterTumblrFacebookization? Or just evolution? The other day I was looking through my archives and boy oh boy could I get verbose. In the earliest days this site was only text and…
Uffie Vs. Ke$ha ... which faux-Eurotrash diva will... →
Uffie Vs. Ke$ha … which faux-Eurotrash diva will win? Wow, um, just wow. Now before you see these keep in mind the top video, by Uffie, is the newer of the two VIDEOS, but the song wwithin is…
Living Color's sold-out Double Door show... →
Living Color’s sold-out Double Door show… A sampling of my Living Colour photos are up on Chicagoist, and if you dig ‘em there’s a LOT more shots that I took right here.
The perspective offered by a moment to breathe. →
The perspective offered by a moment to breathe. When you’re up this early, and you have plenty of time before the gym, then work, then laundry, then the million other things you need…
Chia Pet reunion show? →
Chia Pet reunion show? A friend just sent me the below image. I’m waiting for confirmation from Beat Kitchen but I’m hoping it’s true!
Obama + T-Pain = Healthcare EXPLAINED! →
Obama + T-Pain = Healthcare EXPLAINED! Epic.
We're all winners inside! →
We’re all winners inside! We lost the Olympic bid! In the first round! So come (drown your sorrows / celebrate) with me at Old Oak Tap tonight! I’m DJing and plan on reaching deep in my bag of…
Is "Where The Streets Have No Name" the best...
leafblower:
I say YES.
AGREED.
Insomnia. →
Insomnia. What happens when I actually stay in and go to bed early too many nights in a row? Apparently it means I can’t sleep past 2 a.m.! The only other people around me that are also up? Sasha…
