September 2009
Media: Dumenco Q&A: Sharon Waxman, Founder of The...
Dumenco: I think what we’re seeing now, we’re at this tipping point where a lot of traditional journalists are realizing that in a sense, they were only effective, they were only ‘important,’ because they were part of a traditional institution. Like I was talking to a colleague about a particular newspaper reporter we both know and so much of the news that he...
REVIEWED: Where The Wild Things Are + Q&A with...
Q: What were the challenges directing the Wild Things? Jonze: If [the Wild Things] don’t like the direction, they eat you [laughter]. It was weird framing the shots due to the size of the Wild Things compared to Max. We also wanted to feel spontaneous and alone while shooting. via chicagoist.com I’m so proud of Jake for tackling this for Chicagoist! Posted via web from...
Delusions of grandeur. →
Delusions of grandeur. It’s weird, as it gets drearier and colder outside I actually find myself waking up even earlier. This seems in direst contrast to most folks I know who tend to…
Will I be able to survive an actual vacation? →
Will I be able to survive an actual vacation? GalPal and I have a trip to Cancun coming up. I can’t wait. I’ve never taken a vacation where I paid for everything up front and it’s one…
Genius. →
Genius. I want to be Keith Moon.
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My life is ridiculous. →
My life is ridiculous. Last night I saw a ridiculously good show as fun. tore the hell out of Schubas and sent everyone home with smiles that would make even the most blissful…
Wayne Coyne versus Bradford Cox ... it's on! →
Wayne Coyne versus Bradford Cox … it’s on! This made my morning. The Colbert Report
Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Exclusive - Backstage with The Flaming Lips and…
Albarn leads running to be artistic director of...
Damon Albarn has emerged as a leading contender to be the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012. via independent.co.uk Is THAT why Blur isn’t working on a new album?! Posted via web from Tankboy’s posterous | Comment »
Phoenix at the Aragon
Last spring, Phoenix sold out the 1,000-capacity Park West just as the album arrived. In a matter of months it has quadrupled its audience size in Chicago to 4,500 at the Aragon, with promoters saying they could have easily sold another 1,000 tickets. Already there is talk of an arena tour next spring. via leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com Well, I guess I’m glad I saw that Park West show...
Music IS awesome! →
Music IS awesome! I just got word that Yo Gabba Gabba is releasing a compilation of all the tunes on the show including stuff from of Montreal, The Roots, the Shins, and motherfuckin’…
Why I'll miss @marymetcalf and why she has a...
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Finally wrapping up my chat with Kevin Smith... →
Finally wrapping up my chat with Kevin Smith… It truly was a pleasure to talk to the man. The entire interview is now online so peep it up: INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN SMITH: PART ONE …
On Flaming Lips, frogs, and Karen O. →
On Flaming Lips, frogs, and Karen O. I was just sent a link to the latest video off the forthcoming Flaming Lips Embryonic album. It’s for “I Can Be A Frog,” and it’s probably the most, um,…
Ladyhawke! →
Ladyhawke! I was super bummed when Ladyhawke’s tour was canceled a while ago (visa issues I think?) so I was willing to brave the suckfest Perez Hilton “sponsored” that hit town last…
Pickle the Kitten is watching you. →
Pickle the Kitten is watching you. She is!
Bearsharktopus.
via thedw.us Yup. Posted via web from Tankboy’s posterous | Comment »
Safe sex, silly advertising. →
Safe sex, silly advertising. Yesterday’s Slate V talked about condom ads around the world and reinforced what a parochial environment we live in. My particular favorite ad was a British one that…
Stop yr whining. →
Stop yr whining. So last night I’m outside the Little Boots show at The Empty Bottle and this girl next to me is just livid. She was hoping to interview Little Boots after the show but…
Does this make me jaded? →
Does this make me jaded? Pavement is reuniting? Well, O.K. then. It’s about time. However I’m not losing my shit over this news like 99.6% of the other folks writing about the group…
Music is my Lifehouse. →
Music is my Lifehouse. I was listening to a 9:50 minute instrumental version of “Baba O’Riley” off Pete Townshend’s Lifehouse demos from the Lifehouse Chronicles collection…
Why you gotta be picking on ME, Kanye?! →
Why you gotta be picking on ME, Kanye?!
Top 10 Kanye West Interruption Parodies
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Kanye... →
Kanye… Clicky to biggie! [via Cracked]
Embryonic ... revealed! →
Embryonic … revealed! Look, I’m a huge Flaming Lips fan and while the last few albums have been fine, I’ve just been waiting for them to shake of the “Do You Realize” pixie dust and…
The blow by blow of the inaugural Logan's Run DIY... →
The blow by blow of the inaugural Logan’s Run DIY Logan Square Pub Crawl A few weeks ago Rudy and JB put together an awesome pub crawl for all of us using Logan Square locations both known and…
Monday is the saddest day of the week, right? →
Monday is the saddest day of the week, right? It is if you’re emo. But then every day is the saddest, isn’t it? [credz irockiroll via suzywire]
Sometimes we just need to stop for a moment and... →
Sometimes we just need to stop for a moment and think how lucky we are to be alive. NASA released this image over New York, taken from the space station, after the events on September 11, 2001.
On Classic Melrose Place antics. →
On Classic Melrose Place antics. Hmmm… I watched the show for most of its run, until the point at which the characters, who lived in the same apartment complex in Los Angeles, had gone…
You are absolutely correct if you deduced this... →
You are absolutely correct if you deduced this photo of the always adorable Betty the Beagle is meant to buy me some time. I’m working on a recap of last weekend’s pub crawl, but the…
On Classic Melrose Place antics.
I watched the show for most of its run, until the point at which the characters, who lived in the same apartment complex in Los Angeles, had gone through all possible romantic combinations with each other and began repeating them, as if their personal history didn’t exist. See, at that point, you’re not just messing with my head; you’re acting as though I didn’t have a head. That’s where I draw...
Marcus and three other dudes. →
Marcus and three other dudes. Marcus appeared on Chicago Tonight last week to discuss that endlessly amusing topic of online versus MSM and that whole changing media landscape thing. What…
Don't try this at home. →
Don’t try this at home. Rudy and I are professionals. In other news, I’m scheduled to interview Kevin Smith tomorrow evening. After his 24-hour Tweetathon I’m not sure if there…
Al Franken can kind of be pretty bad ass at times. →
Al Franken can kind of be pretty bad ass at times. Let’s see any Conservative commentator do this…
Seriously, I need a vacation. →
Seriously, I need a vacation. Things I’m doing this holiday weekend? DJing at The Old oak Tap tonight from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.
Trying to schedule an interview with Kevin Smith.
Going…
Wherein I discover at least someone at The House... →
Wherein I discover at least someone at The House Of Blues has a heart. Usually I avoid shows at House Of Blues. It’s a nice room, and it sounds good, but if you’re press it seems like…
Of The Cult and Living Things. →
Of The Cult and Living Things. Tonight I am seeing two bands. One is a shamanic legend from my past that will be playing an album that will pull every ounce of high school…
Thoughts on the #djtankboy experiment. →
Thoughts on the #djtankboy experiment. So I finally had a successful test run of tweeting my DJ set last Saturday. I marked everything with #djtankboy so anyone that wanted to cold…
