APR. 30 – ORLANDO, FL @ THE SOCIAL* (sold out)
MAY 1 – ATLANTA, GA @ VARIETY PLAYHOUSE*
MAY 2 – CARRBORO, NC @ CAT’S CRADLE*
MAY 3 – WASHINGTON, DC @ BLACK CAT*
MAY 4 – STATE COLLEGE, PA @ THE STATE THEATRE*
MAY 5 – PITTSBURGH, PA @ DIESEL*
MAY 6 – DETROIT, MI @ MAGIC STICK*
MAY 7 – MILWAUKEE, WI @ TURNER HALL#
MAY 8 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ FIRST AVENUE
MAY 9 – CHICAGO, IL @ BOTTOM LOUNGE#
MAY 12 – LONDON, UK @ DINGWALLS
MAY 14 – CARDIFF, UK @ CLWB IFOR BACH
MAY 15 – BRIGHTON, UK @ THE GREAT ESCAPE
MAY 16 – BIRMINGHAM, UK @ HARE AND HOUNDS
MAY 17 – NORWICH, UK @ ARTS CENTRE
MAY 18 – MANCHESTER, UK @ ACADEMY 3
MAY 19 – YORK, UK @ FIBBERS
MAY 20 – NEWCASTLE, UK @ ACADEMY 2
MAY 21 – LONDON, UK @ STAG & DAGGER FESTIVAL
MAY 22 – LEEDS, UK @ STAG & DAGGER FESTIVAL
MAY 23 – GLASGOW, UK @ STAG & DAGGER FESTIVAL
MAY 24 – NOTTINGHAM, UK @ DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL
* with MAN MAN
# with P.O.S.
Cursive June/July Tour:
JUNE 13 – DENVER, CO @ WESTWORD MUSIC SHOWCASE
JUNE 18 – SIOUX FALLS, SD @ NUTTY’S NORTH
JUNE 20 – BILLINGS, MT @ YELLOWSTONE VALLEY BREWERY
JUNE 21 – MISSOULA, MT @ THE OTHER SIDE
JUNE 22 – SPOKANE, WA @ KNITTING FACTORY
JUNE 23 – SEATTLE, WA @ NEUMO’S
JUNE 24 – PORTLAND, OR @ WONDER BALLROOM
JUNE 27 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
JUNE 28 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ EL REY THEATRE
JUNE 29 – POMONA, CA @ GLASSHOUSE
JULY 1 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ CLUB SOUND
Coupling “Great Gig in the Sky” with this simulation of a 500km asteroid impact makes for a pretty emotionally evocative piece. Be sure to have the comments turned on for the play by play of the next end of the world.
“Evidence shows that this has happened 6 times in the Earth’s history.”
Live and let live, people. Life and everything we do is so petty. There is only this moment, all we have is each other and what we share. Have fun and forget about all of the bullshit that everybody tries to tell you that you should be afraid of.
I think this poster is badass. It did take me awhile to figure it out. I thought their promo poster for the first season was pretty cool, and loved seeing it all over Chicago, so I hope this one makes an appearance in my city too. And while I am beyond excited for Season 2 of HBO’s True Blood (back in June), I have to call bullshit on a couple things. Now I realize these are things that no one else gives a shit about, but I have to be heard on these.
I’m pretty psyched about this lineup. Moreso than last year which was pretty good and moreso than Coachella. Now I just need to find a way to raise the funds to buy my tickets to hang out with my co-author. You’ll be closer to the park this year, right?
Don’t get me wrong, I have total fealty towards vampires, that’ll never change. But you gotta admit, zombies are all the rage. They’re what the kids are into these days. I love me some zombies too, and I love zombie makeup. I would do zombie makeup for a porno, and I may!
The shoes are amazing for so many reasons. The pinup girls are awesome cause they are hot and shit…not really all that zombie-ish though. I would have more decaying flesh falling off and stuff. But that’s just me. Actually, not just me cause it seems like people can’t get enough of the brain-eating variety. And I think that’s probably a sign of the oncoming zombie apocalypse (which I am ready for, Thriller-dance and all).
Easily one of the greatest music videos ever. “Closer” combined so many detailed pieces of ephemera and was so stylistically influenced by niche artists (Joel Peter Witkin, Francis Bacon, The Brothers Quay…) that it itself became an original piece of art beyond the medium. WickedHalo has an amazing deconstruction of the videos elements and production which was even reposted on Kanye’s blog.
Let me give you a hint, he’s not sucking blood in this one.
Although it has only been screened at select events and not out until May 8th (in limited release), Little Ashes is creating a big buzz with great thanks to media fodder and Twilight vamp Robert Pattinson starring in this art flick.
Typically, when you put 4 blonds together in West Hollywood, hearts will be broken.
So when you put 4 blonds together in a band that can actually fucking play? Hearts will burn!
The phoenix of the Sunset Strip is hopefully on the verge of another rise with the help of all-female supergroup The Chelsea Girls. And if you aren’t familiar with the personnel involved then you might have missed out on the last 10 years of live music. Drummer Samantha Maloney has played with the likes of Peaches, Hole and even kings of The Strip Motley Crue. Bassist Corey Parks stands above 6-feet-tall and used to command the bottom end of Nashville Pussy. Allyson Robertson is my personal favorite female guitarist ever and was formerly known as Donna R. (if you haven’t guessed her band then I’ll just shake my head at you in sadness). And honestly she may just have the greatest hair in Rock and Roll. Finally the singer and glue of The Chelsea Girls is Tuesdae, a former opera singer and deejay who has graced the pages of Playboy and fronts on par with Michael Starr of Steel Panther/Metal Skool. Another act they are sure to draw comparisons to in style and genre, much like Camp Freddy. Tuesdae knows her shit, has the pipes to cover Judas Priest with the greatest of ease, dresses to kill and melts every heart in the joint.
I checked out Candlebox at the Roxy tonight and I’m a little depressed right now. During the show the lead singer started talking about how L.A. seems dead, how expensive the rents are getting and how shot the economy is… man, I really don’t want to hear about that. I thought shows were there so we could escape the day to day?
But actually my D2D has been pretty rad lately (thanks for asking). I’ve been enjoying the sunshine, I get to go to a Bar-B-Q at noon tomorrow and I’m making progress with my Motorcycle (still need to get the timing checked out).
Another thing that kind of bummed me out about the show were the cougars running around. I remember when Candlebox came out, I was into music a little before most of my class so I wasn’t even old enough to drive but in my mind it doesn’t seem like it was that long ago but really it was over 15 years ago now! Let’s say that some of their fans haven’t stopped partying. I felt worried for them… and maybe myself.
Jenny: you too?
Me: yeah
(instantaneously)
Jenny: can we push each other down the stairs
Me: want to kick each other down the stairs?
OMGZ!
Jenny: LOL
great minds think a like
Me: That was amazing!
Jenny: I know!
good to know I have real friends.. I can always count on you =)
Me: I feel all warm inside…and dribbling down my leg
Jenny: I’m aroused Me: me too
I’m a rotten son of a bitch, I know this. Every year I cook up a mildly believable lie to tell everyone on April Fool’s Day and more people than I expect get snagged by it. Maybe it’s because it could actually happen?
Let’s take last year’s prank for example (Sherman initiates wayback machine):
…Ok i’ve finally had enough of this full time thing. Working 9 to 7 just isn’t worth it anymore; so at exactly 3:33pm today I am going to march into my bosses office and demand a 15% raise (which still makes me too poor to buy a new car) or I’m ‘onna skate, ya heard? Soo, fulltime freelance designer I shall be probably from heretoforafter!
So I’ll tell you how it goes after 3:33 tomorrow…
So basically I said I was going to quit my job because they weren’t paying me enough… which was actually true. But at the time we were still doing pretty good jobs (remember when we had an economy?) I think I secreted that or something because recently, it sorta happened. So this year I told everyone on Facebook:
“Got a job with Paramount. Officially the youngest VP of New Media and Experimental Marketing. I’m basically Twittering to success!”
Sadly I snagged about 20 friends. I kinda feel bad but…It’s April Fools!
And I guess the joke is on me because I’m still looking for the end-of-the-rainbow job. But if the pattern is right, something like that might actually come my way by next year.
Happy New Year to anyone still using the Julian calendar!
