August 2008
121 posts
BOBBY BARE Jr: “I’ll Be...
BOBBY BARE Jr: “Mayonnaise Brain”...
THE VETERANS: “Easter Island UFO”...
BROKEN STRINGS: Listen to “Eyes Of The...
SHORT SUBJECT ANIMATED CINEMA
Short filmmaking via computer animation is growing in popularity among amateurs and enthusiasts, who are taking advantage of affordable equipment and easy to use computer programs. Short films often focus on topics which commercial films usually avoid. Short subjects might be in the form of travelogues, or human interest films. Such films can also be easily...
“…that is why i put on the guitars and take that breath and before ever...”
– dradams(excerpts from “Here’s an example of why it is bothersome to make art with conviction….)
“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes...”
– Henry Rollins
BLACK FLAG: Classsic song short and sweet. ...
“I want to see your face in the reflection of my bedroom stereo”
– sweet troubled soul
This is just a song that I can’t get out of...
Watch MIXTAPES: (please press play)
Let me just say this… I could start an entire blog on the importance of mixtapes and the influence they have had on my life. About how they change and become more abundant depending on what type of music you are listening to at the time or what you are going through pesonally at the time. There is no better friend out there than a great mixtape made from...
SILVER JEWS: “Strange Victory, Strange...
“I love these photographs of Audrey Hepburn. I wonder sometimes if they were...”
An old song…
This song was on...
“Her hands are cold, her breath is warm,
She’s a port in a storm....”
– big brown eyes (from the “Wreck Your Life” album by the Old 97’s, and one of my wife’s favorite songs)
Watch OLD 97’s: Flickr has a new slideshow/share option that is really cool. Here is one of the show from 7/18/08 in Helotes, Texas. Sleepercar opened and they were great too. Old 97s have been incredible the 3 or so times I have seen them. I was even able to be at the live taping for the only live 97s record “Alive and Wired”. I think they played every song they knew that...
“there’s a little bit of springtime in the back of my mind,
that remembers...”
– frankie norman warsaw stubbs (lyrics to “Springtime” from the greatest punk album ever, Leatherface’s MUSH. Who would have ever thought that punk rock could be so beautiful, find this album)
THIS IS GANGSTA RAP Done Indie rock style?: Brent...
THIS IS GANGSTA RAP Done Indie rock...
THIS IS GANGSTA RAP Done Indie rock...
WatchART SCHOOL FILM: “With/Without” shot on Super 8 film the for Watkins College of Art and Design’s film program. This was done by a student and it’s a dramatic short film. They work at a record store and mention listening to Jay Farrar. The music is great. Music is by (in order), The Mountain Goats - “There Will Be No Divorce”, Uncle Tupelo - “Wipe The...
These are just some of the coolest jams.
I know I listen to tons of punk, lo-fi, anti-folk, whatever etc. but I know cool music when I here it. I also collect jazz, lounge, blues, and soul. These songs are just sexy. Some of them are long so sit back(that’s what she said). “Im ok” “in fact, i miss the plateau…..let’s ride”
These are just some of the coolest jams: ...