“Obviously, West is no Obama, and pop music is not politics (and sorry for the soapboxing but 13 weeks before a general election, this stuff should permeate far more of our time and thoughts), but outside of just geography, class, and race, the position each plays within his field is similar– the internationalist who actually [...]
Charles Mingus, to a (white) audience at New York’s Five Spot, 1959. (via)
This has been verified to be the real deal, from what I’ve read. That above quote makes me happy, and not just because Shaq quoted Lil’ Wayne to Oden (who if he stays healthy [that's a HUGE if] has the weirdness and self-effacing streak to be the next Shaq). But partially for that [...]
5) Overall concept of light. Each scene should feature dramatic sources of soft light. Dappled light patches are always a positive, glowing windows, lightposts, and other romantic lighting touches will accentuate the overall effect of the theme of light.
12) Surprise details. Suggest a few “inside references” that are unique to this production. Small details that [...]
Crystal Castles vs. HEALTH – “Crimewave”
Eyes lit
On sharp threats
From dark lips
But lights press
The soft skin
To rough hands.
Alice Glass’s voice, like that of the Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson, is merely a suggestion for Crystal Castles, a flesh-and-blood formation to digitally gild, deconstruct and rebuild. We don’t hear her sing the word “hands”, we hear nine diced-up [...]
Jason Sperb, elegantly explaining my own significant affections for this film.
Be Kind Rewind is less about cinephiliac love for those films they ’swede’ (Ghostbusters, Rush Hour 2, etc.), and more about their cinephiliac affect–the feelings they generate in individuals and in communities. Indeed, it is not about the individual film and is entirely [...]
“NEW YORK—While having drinks with friends at a local bar Monday, Donald Fagen, 60, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and cofounder of the multiplatinum-selling American rock band Steely Dan, was once again forced to defend his appreciation for the multiplatinum-selling American rock band Steely Dan.”
The Onion, “Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To [...]
“Muxtape creator Justin Ouellette has a new version of Muxtape. The A Modern Promise website he talks about in the video includes an example of the first post-RIAA version of Muxtape, as Ouellette confirmed.
Rather than allowing anyone to create and share online mixes from the MP3s on their computer, the new iteration provides [...]
Genghis-Khan Cuisine. We’ve come a long way since The Mask of Fu Manchu.
It’s out today, finally! Buy one! I’m 2.2% of it!
I’m extremely flattered to have been offered the opportunity to do something like this, and blush at being surrounded by, and edited by, so many great writers (and editors). It’s pretty far-out to think that maybe a college freshman will stumble upon one [...]