Erin has become a veritable expert in crafting mailers for vinyl records out of cardboard boxes. She uses an Exacto knife, exact measurements and a T-square ruler. The shape of the template is also a ‘T’ of sorts…we’ll post a quick tutorial on how to make ‘em sometime soon. In this video, Erin assembles vinyl [...]
Archive for November, 2009
All work and no play makes Erin a dull girl.*
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged cardboard T, d.i.y., how-to, maling, vinyl mailers, vinyl record on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Staging a Presence
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged carl sagan, naked lady on the rocks, stage presence on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NIGHTWOOD + SICK FRIEND + DIRTY WEDDING + et plus
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Dirty Wedding, jupiter thursdays, Sick Friend, st. emilie skillshare, t-shirts on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Folks, our new t-shirts will be available tomorrow! So come on out to the show and we’ll help you find your size. Remember this discussion (plus comments)? Well we listened and have two different shapes and colours for y’all to choose from and all the shirts were silkscreened by the band. Thanks to the St. [...]
Underground Sounds
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Bottle Garden, conor predergast, fixture records, Freelove Fenner, Mavo, Mitz Takahashi, tessa smith on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this bit of magic discovered over on Tessa’s blog (she’s co-founder of Fixture Records). It’s Mitz‘s new band Mavo recording at the Bottle Garden, a recording space I assume belongs to the Freelove Fenner folks. I love this sort-of making of documentation- all in one take too! Nice camerawork, Conor. Nice sounds, Mitz! [...]
We call their names and watch over them.
Posted in carta marina, tagged Dirty Wedding, Sick Friend on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
the bright girls of summer like horses, like whips of leather they gallop toward each other a beast as light as feathers (…) Listen to Come All Night by Dirty Wedding Listen to Sleep Late by Sick Friend We’re playing with both these bands on Thursday night at Jupiter Room. More soon!
Tim Burton
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Helena Bonham Carter, moma, Pantaloonies, tim burton on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tim Burton at MOMA! Doesn’t that sound like fun? The exhibition opens up Nov. 22nd, so start planning your road trip. In the meantime, check out the Burton-styled page on the MOMA site as well as the video below… Um, by the way, Tim’s main squeeze is Helena Bonham Carter and it seems she created [...]
Sexy Thursday: Wayne Coyne naked, big and furry, plus workshops!
Posted in Sexy Thursday, tagged allyson mitchell, come as you are, creative sex, ducky doolittle, flaming lips, lady sasquatch, sculpture, watching the planets, wayne coyne on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watch it on NME to see what Wayne Coyne looks like nekkid! “It’s naked bodies galore as everyone bares all to run, cycle and chant around the forest in Flaming Lips’ excellent new video to ‘Watching The Planets’.” My favorite part is the big furry ball with some kind of fleshy opening. <<<<<<<>>>>> In term [...]
In Praise of Nicolas Cage
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Bringing Out The Dead, Fu Manchu, Grindhouse, knowing, Moonstruck, Nicolas Cage, Peggy Sue Got Married, praise, Rob Zombie, Roger Ebert, Rumble Fish, Wild at Heart on November 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Nicolas Cage: while the world laughs, we clap! (Can’t wait to see Bad Lieutenant …Herzog!) “Cage has two speeds, intense and intenser. I like both speeds. I find him an intriguing actor because he takes chances. He’s an actor without speed limits. You want an Elvis who parachutes into Vegas? A weatherman whose viewers throw [...]
Riches!
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged gold smith, nightwood tumblr, Prim & Proper, safesolvent, The Selby, tumblr, worn fashion journal on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have a sparkly new Tumblr with which to reblog all the amazing images and ideas we come across on the interweb! What an embarassment of riches. We especially like to follow our buds: Gold Smith Prim & Proper Worn Fashion Journal *safesolvent
Have a kooky Friday the Thirteenth!
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Expozine, matt furie, Merrill Garbus, Mixylodian, Peter Gabriel, Silly Kissers, sledgehammer video, The Goonies, Tune-Yards, Witchies on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matt Furie Matt Furie interview on FECAL FACE Matt Furie’s Big Adventure on XLR8 Download his wallpaper, yeah! >>>><<<< Awesome animated video! Some fun facts about the Sledgehammer video (from wikipedia): Gabriel lay under a sheet of glass for 16 hours while filming the video one frame at a time. The portion of the song [...]


