Archive for June, 2007

Tent City / Binges / Foot Village / Raccoo-oo-oon @ The Smell

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Ah, The Smell. Where it’s so stuffy it’s hard to breathe, and even if you could, you might not want to savor that breath of air. Fawn and I met her friend Ashley, her bandmate Marla and the guys from Binges at a pizza place around the corner for a few minutes before they ducked [...]

Top Ten Records of 2007: January – June

Friday, June 29th, 2007

It’s the end of June. I suppose that means the year is half-over? I hope 2007 has been treating everyone kindly. We sure have a lot to be grateful for growing up in an era such as this. Access to information…loose women…a million technological gadgets I’ll never understand…it’s a veritable Mesopotamia, I tell you!
We’re also [...]

Film Reivew: Audition (オーディション,)

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Oh, Takashi Miike. How I love your films! I joined Steve and Ivy this morning for their introduction into the world of the Japanese auteur. The film chosen for this occasion was Audition (unrated version). They both had some idea of the plot, and both were aware of the controversial, discomforting nature of the film. [...]

Debunking The Secret Of The Secret Of The Secret

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

I’ve mentioned it in passing for a few months now, ever since a friend told me the movie was available to view on his website. On Monday, CNN ran an article on The Secret, and how book sales are sky high (2-million DVDs sold, 5.2-million books sold, although it’s more like 5,199,999 since my sister [...]

QUI /BURNING BRIDES @ ECHOPLEX

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Last night it was Qui / Burning Brides at the Echoplex. I enjoy the fact that I can walk there. What a feeling. Who would have thought exercise and live music could occupy the same space? Well, I guess if you listen to a live recording while you’re at the gym…whatever, that’s not even remotely [...]

Is I Smart Enuf?

Monday, June 25th, 2007

I don’t often ponder why my parents had two children, and until today I never figured if they had another son I would technically be the firstborn male. Then I saw this article about how Norwegian researchers are reporting that families’ eldest boys do best on tests, and I’m thankful they did not choose to [...]

SUNDAY MIX TAPE – VOLUME 72

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Ex-Trenchmouth drummer, current weekly funnyman Fred Armisen contributed to last night’s Tomorrow Show. Today I walked around town today, stopping at Sea Level to buy some half-priced albums before they close their doors. Tonight there was good home-cooking (or so I imagine, I ate a pizza while everyone else labored over the stove and oven) [...]