Isn’t it great when everything just comes together perfect?
I didn’t plan on seeing Jamie Lidelltonight at the Avalon here in Hollywood. But it just so happened that a very generous contact at Filter Magazine hooked me up with a pair of tickets to see him. I wouldn’t have gone if a friend hadn’t posted a facebook message asking if anyone was gonna go. I think because both messages landed within 10 minutes of each other then it was probably a sign (that I should get back to work and stop checking my email). But really, I wasn’t too familiar with Jamie Lidell’s work, I’ve somehow always confused him with a bunch of Hotel Cafe artists. But he put on an interesting show! He has a good band, he has a good energy and he’s like a mix between Bill Nye – The Science Guy and Elvis Costello (sans guitar). But I think what really pulled the universe in alignment was the privilege of seeing “next big thing” soul progeny Janelle Monáe.
Paul Newman, 83, Was one of the Greatest American Actors of all time. Besides his amazing acting talent he has also donated HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars to charity. And he made a damn fine salad dressing.
AvantTrash Recommends: Cool Hand Luke (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973), The Color Of Money (1986)
So I’m waiting for the Westbound 72 bus at Damen tonight, when I hear music, horns, hootin’ and hollerin’ and such. I take my earbuds out and look to my left and see a huge group of bicycles circling a cab in the middle of the intersection like sharks goin’ in for the kill. The streets were flooded with people on bicycles. WTGDF?!? Read the rest of this entry »
Since I’ve started my new job, I’ve been completely out of touch with reality. I haven’t gone out, I haven’t talked to my family, haven’t done anything-which is good for the pocketbook, but not for my state of mind-or retaining friendships for that matter. I even missed the Jeff Koons exhibit, damn it. I’d actually made plans to go last Sunday, the last day, when one of my employees called in, and I had to work. The point of all this is, that I’ve been a bad co-author, I haven’t been keeping up with whats going on in the world, not even in my own city.
Your clothes suck. They are really douchey and horrid. Everytime I stop into the Diesel on the 3rd St Promenade in Santa Monica I never find anything worth wiping my ass with. The few times I have seen an out of place halfway well-designed item, I find your stupid fucking logo smeared across it. I then throw it to the ground and collapse into tears.
When some bands finish their summer tour, they destroy their guitars. Breaking bones seemed to be the choice of Brit electro-rockers Does It Offend You, Yeah? who performed a smashing set at the Troubadour in West Hollywood tonight. Being a very gracious member of Sony’s guest list (thanks Nikki!) I snagged these few photos…unfortunately all the bubble gum and scotch tape that I have holding my Casio together is not doing the trick and I am now purchasing a new camera for my show going debaucheries. (Sponsorship? Nikon? Canon? …Poloroid? Nobody?)
No, it’s not a typo, there was actually such a show. FOX must have seen the immediate success of That ’70s Show, and wanted to maximize cash flow. It makes sense, the idea seemed to be a winning formula. And who can’t relate to the 80s, the giant cell phones, the power ties, waiting in the club bathroom for your turn to do a line…okay, so I can’t. I wasn’t alive for the cool part of the 80s. But I find it a lot more interesting than the 70s-there’s sort of a disconnect to That 70s how for me, maybe because I at least was somewhat affected by the residue of the 80s culture.
Like its predecessor, That ’80s Show was crammed full of 80s cliches and references: shoulder pads, portable phones, Dynasty, ‘Regan’s America’, coke habits, the trendiness of fitness, enviromentalism, bisexuality… It also had its share of guest stars and 80s icon cameos (Pat Benetar and Neil Giraldo, Tiffany and Deborah Gibson).
Shiver me timbers and blow me down ya scabbers and sea dogs! ‘Tis been another voyage around the sun leavin’ us shipwrecked at Septembre the 19th fer another International Talk Like a Pirate Day! So ya best be a-strappin on your peg leg and feedin’ yer parrot cause iff’n ye be talkin’ like a land lover then I be makin’ ya walk the plank! Speak not lighly of a day like today, be a true holiday soon enough to be sure! Look at Mardi Gras and St.Pats!?
And what grand opportunitys would ye aquiece to on this salty day? If ye be in Los Angeles then ye should hit up the Redwood Bar & Grill Downtown. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! (But the $2 Happy Hour Ales cost ye less pieces of eight). ‘Tis A Pirates Life Fer Thee at all times Thar! Arrr.
Joss Whedon, maker of brillant sci-fi and sexy vampires has another project coming out soon. Nerds, pay heed to the master. For non-nerds, there be some hot bitches in this show for you to watch:
So i’ve been busy doing something close to nothing lately. I’ve had plenty of time to spew leftist rhetoric on facebook apparently but not much time to write about anything interesting or review any shows lately. But I have some new stuff coming up! Unfortunately my camera has truly, truly taken a dirtnap despite my successful Dr. Frankensteining of a 5 Megapixel Lens on a 6 Megapixel Camera, the second lens has finally given out. Crap Casios Anyway. So i’ll be releasing some old posts into the world that I never thought would see daylight.
One thing I have been doing is trying to keep up with the guys on DeadLantern.com’s Splattercast. They’ve built a pretty good rapport over their 97 episodes of horror soaked podcasty goodness but the last couple mondays I have joined the gents in review of movies such as The Darkman Trilogy and a smattering of Werewolf films (including Teen Wolf). I’ve forgotten how to talk to human beings and only add occasional murmurs to the cast, but they figure I must have some Hollywood insight. Like, “Hey, Rose McGowan passed me on the stairs at the arclight last tuesday! Her skin looked like dead peoples skin, but in the sexy marble statue kind of way” (That really happened). Next week they will be reviewing classic horror films, tune in if you dare. Unfortunately I will probably be seeing Does It Offend You, Yeah? at the Trubadour next Monday the 22nd (hooray for label guestlists!). But coming up will be a theme episode of my choice involving horror movies about the dangers of technology and such! Yay Robot Apocalypse!
Chicago’s 6th Annual RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR is almost upon us!! That means that Division St. between Damen and Hermitage will be blocked off this weekend, and full of crafty booths and live bands.
The Renegade Craft Fair is a unique DIY event that draws hundreds of applicants. The shindig takes place this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 10pm both days. And if you think Wicker Park is full of hipsters now, you just wait!
My laptop has been a serious bitchface the past few days, so this is my sad, pathetic attempt at a posting. It made me laugh, so there.
Tina Fey was my natural guess for someone to play Sarah Palin, so I was a bit surprised to see Gina Gershon in a pair of nerd glasses looking so much like Alaska’s favorite GILF. I can always count on Funny or Die.
You know what? Fuck It! I admit it, I read Angels & Demons and was entertainted by it! <—(read that shit again, that’s a word, I just fuggin’ made it up). And hey, I’m a reasonable skeptic, I don’t think the Large “and-in-charge” Hadron Collider will destroy the Earth (oops! we’ve already done that), but kudos to science for thinking big! It made me excited to think that an egghead in Switzerland/France/Whatevs could flip a switch, pull some levers (I assume?) and it could all be over. But if it was going to happen, I’d really want to know when so I could max out my credit cards, steal a car and have plenty of unprotected sex like Republicans do, except you know, with girls!
If you haven’t been watching The Daily Show/Colbert Report lately, then you haven’t been watching the right news. They’ve done a wonderful job finding the archival news footage necessary to point out what a hypocrite John McCain truly is. None of the News Channels seem to be calling him on his shit so its unfortunate that we have to rely on COMEDY CENTRAL to dig deeper than the so-called “Journalists”. You may be against those programs because they are completely Liberal, “but as we know reality has a liberal bias”.
P.S. Fuck You with a non-kosher pig’s leg, Joe Lieberman you fucking narc-ass traitor assclown!
