my 100th blog entry!

February 21, 2008

why not celebrate with cool stuff!?

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2. SFMOMA exhibit of Ann Hamiton’s indigo blue, an interesting commentary on class and economy. go to the link and click, “start program” and watch the three videos of installation inception and intention.

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3. strange creatures found in antarctic waters.

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4.  fm3 buddha machine.  asmall plastic machine producing ambient noises by toggle switching.  mine is orange!

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5.  the journal of popular noise.  this is a journal of sound, of noise. each issue is a 45rpm record. and it looks like this:

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i haven’t had a chance to listen to mine yet, because my 45 insert is too small (weird?) and i have to get new ones. but i am sure it will rock my noise loving world!

6.  installations at cca, specifically MINE! i did/am doing a nature simulation installation in the studio. right now it’s just a 3d sketch of something i hope to expand later…some how. pictures forth coming.  idea is cooler than product right now.

7.  my pals catherine, dene, joanna, and robert for taking me out in SF last night and for filling me with jack n gingers and intelligent, funny company! xo! pictures forthcoming?

last night, february 13th, tay and i drove over the bay bridge to san francisco, down geary street, stopped in at panda express for a bite, and then walked two blocks to the fillmore where we saw siouxsie motherfucking sioux‘s mantaray tour.

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i don’t even think i can do anything normal after seeing such an amazing show.

siouxsie and the banshees formed in 1976-quickly becoming a vital part of the british punk scene. they put out album after brilliant album (all of which i own!) and 20 years later they split. since (and during) then, siouxsie (frontwoman) and her now ex husband (budgie- drummer) released music as the creatures.

2007 saw siouxsie’s first solo album, mantaray. i bought it as soon as it hit the U.S. (september?) and have been listening to it everyday since. i can say she is the most influential musician to me, so seeing her perform last night left me entranced and speechless.

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the crowd was a great mix of old and new goths, punk kids, and cardigan wearers.  (i realized being there, i have become too normal looking- tho i do have a rocking haircut right now!)  she played the entire mantaray album and then some classic banshees which made me freeeak out and sing at the top of my lungs! when she busted out spellbound, she came over to my side of the stage (i was right up there) and sang to me! i swear- it lasted like 7 seconds!

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ha. clad in a silver and black lycra suit and leather utility belt, she commanded the stage and fucking rocked out. i can’t even believe she’s 51. she is super hot and energetic! my life is now complete and i can die happily.  although, i do feel the need to actually meet her. how will i finagle that? read a great article about her album here.

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too funny

December 26, 2007

bored this holiday season? check out the worst album covers. i guarantee you won’t be bored any longer!

love.

November 1, 2007

Big A little a

July 24, 2007

I had a pretty great end to my weekend. Emm, Tay, and I went to 21 grand to see a noise band i really love- Aa . They are Brooklyn based and finally made a trip out to the West coast. besides the fact that they have gut-melting drumming and fucking trance-like vocals, they are just some dudes doing what they love. They set up in the middle of the room (no stage power-structure bullshit)  and everyone surrounds them as if they were part of the beats.

there are 3 drummers, a rather energetic keyboard/vocals dude, and another vocal dude. I just love them. Support these guys and buy their music. Most of all- go see them live because there is nothing else like Aa.

Pictures and a video from the show are soon to come…

i heart Telly Salavas

June 20, 2007

i took her to the hotel utah saloon in SF:
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she met the famous wooden mermaid…
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she had a drink…
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saw some live music…
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and all with good company…
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