Maybe it’s the whole nerdy Japanese thing (picture a chubby man taking a woman back to his place and commenting, Oh, that? That’s a traditional Japanese lute. I’m pretty proficient.), but this clip reminds me a lot of “The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” Overall I liked it—a bit of grime infused into the Marquez model, although the book felt like it could have used a little…more? It seemed like we got a really detailed beat sheet, but not a whole lot of the immediate connective tissue that makes a work resonate (which is an odd thing to say considering 75% of the book is about all the ancestral twists and turns that led to Oscar’s birth). Also, Junot Diaz must use the same 4 LOTR metaphors like 50 times. That got old. Nerd grumble nerd.
Hurm...
I love this sequence of shots from the “Knocks You Down” video. Really clean, crisp composition, but not sterile.
Okay, one more before I go: Bruce and Fogerty nailing “Pretty Woman” at last night’s Rock and Roll HoF concert at MSG.
(Probably a better way to phrase that.)
Off I go, be back shortly
To: All fifteen of you
Re: Be back in a few days
Be forewarned: no new posts until November 4th. If you need me, I’ll be playing golf like a man.
Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (On Letterman)
As featured on last week’s “Gossip Girl.” This LA band is blowing up and deservedly so. The album is fantastic, and as you can probably see, they are a hoot live.
(via boringloser)
Fun little song by a band that looks like it might have killed Sharon Tate.
But the real reason for the reblog is that I can’t get over how cute the short haired ladysinger is.
“DEAN! IT’S THE STUDENTS! THEY’RE—FORMING A FACEBOOK GROUP!”
“Get the hoses.”
Clicksies for a painful account of “Born In The U.S.A.,” which turns 25 today.
Remember what I said earlier about reblogging Springsteen posts? That applies here. I suppose I should have used a photo rather than a link. There is really cool Bruce illustration on display here.
Seems like the last two U2 albums have had a bunch of forgettable numbers with one or two catchy tunes included. “No Line on the Horizon” is kind of empty lyrically, but goddamn if it isn’t fun.
Friend Alex tells me this is the finest pizza in New York.
At Friend Chris’ recommendation: The Tallest Man on Earth - “The Gardener.”
Chris, I didn’t know you liked…stuff. This is exciting!
Suck it, animals.
Watching the YouTube U2 thing the other night made me think of how fantastic “Achtung Baby” is.
MATERIALISM ALERT
If my head (and thusly my corresponding eyewear size) weren’t so small, I would be all over these Persols Marcello M sports in Divorce, Italian Style. Or his 8 1/2 Pradas for that matter.
I ended up somehow purchasing a pair of these today.
Effortlessly cool ed io=migliori amici.
