February 2012
5 posts
January 2012
11 posts
People — particularly young people — just have this self-centered view of art....
– Mike Doughty, on his fans taking sides with his Soul Coughing discography vs. his work as a solo artist. From an interview in Slate.
New York has closed itself off to the young and the struggling. But there are...
– Patti Smith, correctly answering if it is still possible for a young non-trust fund artist to thrive in New York City.
This found via this quote from David Harvey about Bloomberg’s demolition of any semblance of a “City” in New York City:
“The billionaire mayor, Michael...
December 2011
5 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead (172)
The Rolling Stones (138)
The Jezabels (76)
The Barreracudas (30)
The Sounds (21)
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When you grow up you, tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your...
– Steve Jobs, from a 1995 video interview for the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association. [via Curiosity Counts]
November 2011
11 posts
Photo Whore, Tiffany Approved™ party edition →
Preening and posing with Amanda Lay, who hosts a weekly TG party in northern NJ.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
The Barreracudas (297)
The Subways (62)
The Jezabels (18)
Ellie Goulding (16)
Coldplay (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
October 2011
32 posts
Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It →
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
The Jezabels (603)
Cliff Martinez (14)
Berlin (8)
Paley and Francis (3)
Desire (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
spamku:
Fail too fast in bed And I put the book aside And fell fast asleep
Spamku! SPAMKU: haiku written using subject lines...
spamku:
Always be ready Turn your meat battleship on Keep it hard all night