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Hello wonderful people of the interwebs.
Sorry for being out of touch lately. I've been slaving away on work related web stuff 10 hours a day, seven days a week and the last thing I want to do when I have a tiny bit of downtime is get in front of the computer and blog.
So I'll just let you know that I finally get why sports fans everywhere are so obsessive about Erin Andrews. Oh and that Marissa Miller, she's also moderately attractive.
Hey, look at that! Someone else thinks R.E.M.'s Accelerate is going to be pretty good. Color me cautiously optimistic.
Oh yeah, I'm totally in agreeance with Lefsetz here. Because tickets went on sale so early, I already know what my birthday present is. But there are much worse things that going to see My Morning Jacket at Radio City Music Hall on your birthday. Thanks Ms. Smith! I promise to act surprised. I hope they do something special, like break out the luau outfits or wear those crazy boots held together by scotch tape.
BTW, I downloaded this MMJ show in MP3 format and am enjoying it thoroughly. Do any of you kind souls out there in cyberspace have the live MMJ show that was available as a podcast from the iTunes Music Store? The link there appears to be dead.
Thanks for listening to me ramble. I need to go play fetch with Mr. Pink. He gets bored easily.
See you soon soonish.
The R.E.M., Modest Mouse & The National tour hits the greater D.C. area on June 11th. I might have to cough up some cash for that one.
Facing the Music - Record-label woes, lineup changes, trouble at home, and an alluring new bass player on the road: a diary of a rock 'n' roll divorce from the founder of Luna. {via}
PS - Dean and Britta have a blog.
"A single newspaper photograph has triggered a debate over logging practices in the Northwest. The photo shows a clear-cut hillside that slid into a creek during last month’s Pineapple Express storms. Mud and debris in streams and rivers helped contribute to devastating record floods in Southwest Washington."
British Sea Power keyboard player in stage diving accident.
Ghostface to downloaders: 'I thought y'all motherfuckers loved me!'
I Fixed That Copyright Problem On The Internet - "I decided to take it upon myself to address the raging debate about copyright on the internet. I created an alternate internet for people who want to give their content away without attribution or payment. I’m calling it the shitternet. Just direct your browser to shit://www.yourblog.com and start grabbing stories and photos and video to make a page everyone will want to visit. This is going to be so AWESOME. It will be a place where people can mash-up and repurpose everything thats posted and consumers can go and look at the same photographs and stories and videos over and over and over again only reposted on millions of blogs. And, everyone can link everyone else until the internet resembles a giant donut."
Photographers Copyright on the Internet - "We can stand around and whine as all the little bitches who have nothing worth copyrighting tell everyone who’s listening that the law is outdated and oppressive or we can go out and defend it."
Making A Living As A Photographer - "Robert Wright delivers a couple smart posts on the business of photography and that oh so important part, many photographers overlook, making sure you treat it like a business."
70-200mm Zoom Lens Reviews - "The beauty of this type of lens is that it gives you a fast lens, wide enough focal length to be useful in many everyday applications, yet the reach to really zoom in on your subject at the 200mm end of the spectrum. They are also useful for getting some nice blur in the background when shooting a subject - leaving them as the clear focal point."
36 Hours in New York - "Photography-focused NYC trip: The city is the world's media capital, so photography not only attracts artists and shutterbugs alike, but it's also a big business, fueling everything from advertising and modeling agencies to retouching labs and frame shops."
Camerapedia - "This site is a free-content encyclopedia of camera information, a repository of information about all still camera brands and models."
My full interview with Tom Smith of Editors is online now over on DCist.
I had to work most of the weekend (a trend that's going to continue for most of the month) so other than the Wizards / Celtics game, not much to report. DCist also has my game recap. It was a rugged affair, not exactly easy on the eyes. Going into the Celtic locker room after the game was a treat though. Kevin Garnett has the biggest set of earrings I've ever seen. Calling them obnoxious doesn't do them justice. Paul Pierce was rocking a sweet pin-striped suit. Due to the loss, the collective mood was quite somber, so I didn't ask any questions. Maybe next time.
As you may have noticed, content has been rather lite thus far in 2008. I am super busy at work trying furiously to finish a HUGE project by the end of the month, so posting will be a bit sporadic until February.
But that doesn't mean I'm going away or anything. I'll still be doing the occasional Wizards write up for DCist and there are a bunch of shows coming up starting next week -- Editors, Yeaysayer, MGMT, Buffalo Tom and, of course, the start of the great Super Furry road trip of '08 that will take me up and down the East Coast.
And in the next 48 hours I'll be interviewing Tom Smith, Guto Pryce and Bill Janovitz. Whew.
So stay tuned.
Wedding Crashers: The Perfect Girl in Typography.
What If John Edwards and Mitt Romney Worked For the University Of Virginia Sports Information Desk? Genius.
If, like me, you missed the Radiohead New Year's Webcast, here it is.
EAR FARM's Top Ten Bands To Emerge in 2007 & Ten To Watch Out For in 2008.
2007 - The Year In Pictures from the NY Times. Do yrself a favor and check this out. Some amazing stuff here.
Kottke's Best Links 2007. I'm still digging my way through this treasure trove of goodness.
I, for one, loved the Lakers "short shorts" look against the Celtics over the New year's break. What I liked less was Lamar Odom attempting his best Sean Taylor impersonation. For those watching at home, the C's try and avenge their last loss (way back on 12/19) tonight in Detroit.
Liam Gallagher and Ian Brown to front Supergroup.
The KNDD site has some great live material available for downloading:
[mp3] The Kooks | Naive (live at the Crocodile)
[mp3] The Kooks | She Moves In Her Own Way (live at the Crocodile)
[mp3] Regina Spektor | Fidelity (live at Glenn Sound)
[mp3] Placebo | Meds (live at The Fenix)
D.C.-area peeps, Beggars Banquet is looking for street teamers to help promote their upcoming shows in the area. Here are the details:
Beggars Group USA / Matador Records is looking for some folks to join their street team. Assistance would be helpful anywhere across the states though if you're in the DC area, even better!
Beggars Group and Matador Records are home to artists such as Yo La Tengo, St. Vincent, Film School, Voxtrot, Super Furry Animals, Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, The New Pornographers and many more.
All it takes is a little bit of free time each week and a love of music. Perks include free entry into Beggars/Matador shows, free records and other goodies.
If interested or for further information please send an email along to ClaireTaylor@Beggars.com with "Street Team" in the subject line.
For a list of all Beggars/Matador artists check out www.beggarsgroupsusa.com & www.matadorrecords.com.
Detour Magazine interviewed yours truly earlier in the week.
I had an impromptu photo shoot with Mr. Pink the other day. Head over to Flickr for the full results.
The more I read about Facebook, the more it scares the shit out of me.
The Heroes Season 2 finale, yeah, it was pretty meh.
Now you can edit photos in Flickr.
This is the funniest thing I've seen on the interwebs in quite some time.
D.C. United will open their season on March 29 in Kansas City. The home opener is shortly thereafter v. Toronto. United is having their equipment sale on Friday. I can't go. Bah. Someone buy me a Facundo Erpen jersey. That's all I want for Xmas.*
Speaking of MLS... The Curious Economics of the Designated Player.
Wow, I guess the Red Sox are the new Yankees. Not sure how I feel about that.
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends interviews Travis.
Editors are touring the US again in January.
Morrissey to NME: You have been pwned. Oh, and Moz signed a new record deal with Decca.
Dead Flowers has one of my favorite songs by Lush for your downloading pleasure.
The Super Furries are giving away MP3s for Xmas presents.
The Raveonettes are back with a new record, called Lust, Lust, Lust. Here's a taste:
[MP3] The Raveonettes | Ally, Walk With Me
* not entirely true.
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