Gauls

"But Daru had been born here. Everywhere else, he felt exiled."

from Camus's "The Guest."

Cybele's Reverie- Stereolab
Mon Manhge A Moi- Edith Piaf
Chick Habit- April March

Alone & Dethroned 7" Single

This is a song I recorded in February and a remix of it I made a couple of days ago.
The A-side is suppose to be like listening to a New Order lullaby through a heavy blanket.
The B-side remix is equally inspired by Houston's DJ Screw and Cocteau Twins.
Track listing:
1. Alone & Dethroned
2. Alone & Dethroned (Remix)
Enjoy.

Update: Download a high quality version of this single with new cover art and a bonus track here.

Upcoming Tour Dates

The Fiery Furnaces: 08-23 Orlando, FL - The Social
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: 09-27 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
The Decemberists: 09-29 St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheater
Mayer Hawthorne: 10-07 Orlando, FL - The Social
David Bazan: 10-13 Orlando, FL - The Social
Leonard Cohen: 10-19 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
AU and Why?: 11-03 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy: 11-24 St. Augustine, FL - Café 11

Les Paul is Dead

Today is a "Sad Day."

Comedy is something you do with your body

Here are two examples of funny things.
Fig. 1 "Intervention Intervention" starring Fred Armisen

Intervention Intervention with Fred Armisen from Fred Armisen

Fig. 2 "Opening monolouge from July 21, 2009" by Craig Ferguson


Here is an example of something that isn't funny.
Fig. 1 "Joke about Vanessa Hudgens" by Dane Cook


Are there any questions?

This Was Made By Adults

What kind of world do we live in where two supposedly functioning professionals make something like this? The Suckman Cometh.

Let the Wild Rumpus Start!

This new trailer for Where the Wild Things Are is ridiculously beautiful. I already had high hopes for this movie, but now they're even higher. Spike Jones and Dave Eggers really understand childhood. Speaking of Eggers, a couple of weeks ago I saw Away We Go, a movie he wrote with his wife, Vendela Vida, and it was really good. It is extremely different from director Sam Mendes's other couple-with-children movie, last year's brutal Revolutionary Road, but they both share the same sensitive camera work and deliberate pacing.

Also, I've been meaning to turn you guys on to We Love You So. We Love You So is a gorgeous blog started by the production staff behind Where the Wild Things Are. It is a perfect blog and every time I go to it, I see something marvelous.

Become a Mad Man

When I watch Mad Men, a lot of the time I just admire their clothes. They just dress so nicely. Well, in preparation for its anticipated third season, the Mad Men website now has a feature so you can transform yourself into a character from the show. It's a really fun little thing and it is pretty cool to make yourself over in the fashions of the early '60s.
It's a lot cheaper than doing this in real life.

Pop No Pop

More here.

"Everyone should know nowadays the unimportance
of the photographic in art: that truth, life, or reality is an
organic thing which the poetic imagination can represent or suggest,
in essence, only through transformation, through changing
into other forms than those which were merely present in appearance."

-Tennessee Williams

The Light of Love- Music Go Music
Lay All Your Love on Me- ABBA
Bizarre Love Triangle- New Order
Borderline- Madonna