Back from Ohio, slowly getting back into the world of NYC and yes, yes, still looking for somewhere to live for 2/1. I had a quiet, sort of wonderful xmas that involved ice-skating, roller skating and sled riding as well as shots on xmas day, lekvar pierogies, buckeyes and as Caleb said, cheese of every type in the natural and processed world. Setting by Gummo, culture by the Deer Hunter, this is my Ohio.
I finished my paper on disco-polo a few hours short of deadline, but am terribly interested in getting more sources together to perhaps do my EMP thingie on it...What are some good books/pieces on the history of Euro-house, Erasure-style new wave and generally more 'approachable' European electronic dance music styles? I'm thinking about turbo-folk in particular, as written about in the book Guerrilla Radio.
Am trying to get into a class called "Recording Angels," like the Evan Eisenberg book - and realized that I'm becoming sort of a early recording junkie, aka, when I finally break the 'burg and become a retired yuppie somewhere, I'm going to have a huge victrola collection, then Caruso will be my main squeeze. It's all part of my elaborate retirement plan involving opening an antique store on Magazine Street, hours 10:30-1pm, 2-3:45pm, Czech and Nepali speaking only, then retiring to my house in the lower garden district where i shall sit with friends on rocking chairs on my veranda whittling gnomes. Space is limited, reserve in advance!
12.29.2004
12.19.2004
cold-blooded old times
At least the ACLU will condemn the illustrious city of Warwick (my hometown for all of two months after my apartment fire last year) and their decision to change the liquor license for the owner of a hip hop club where a shooting had occurred. Uncanny how both the Ohio shooting was invoked and that this occured within a week of the Oregon anti-hip hop club decision. Please, dear readers, keep sending me examples of this type of censorship for my paranoid mind to process.
bought 100 swift dollars worth of disco polo at Music Planet today, after having a sort of barfy little brunch at Enid's. i'm really into *into* Shazza at the moment, mostly for purposes of ye olde grad school paper. She's a 20 something polish-language pop star of the disco-polo star whose persona revolves around her fantasy have having been an Egyptian princess exiled to the desert for her love affairs. Whatever that means. I am listening to her music RIGHT NOW and it sounds like a cross between Erasure, the Sugarcubes and, well, every euro-house track you've ever heard.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Jon Fine, of Coptic Light, a band my band used to play with back in the day, has married Laurel Touby of the Mediabistro empire. Since it's a matter for the NY Times wedding section, I feel entitled to blog about it.
ROCK SHOWS:
Saw Joanna Newsom/Smog/Weird War last night. I am a hesitator on the Newsom front, mostly because that whole weirdo-grain-incredible-string-band vocal thing just sends me spinning, but it was of course truly magical and she is incredibly talented. maybe i'm nuts but it seems like the harp is a hard instrument to expressive with. She manages with indeed that voice, the Bjork-y burbles and screams, whispers and a healthy dose of ritardando. Smog was, smog (how many years can you play the guitar on stage without getting very much better at it?) and Weird War saw me saying the faux pas "Man, Ian Svenious should like, sue this guy for copyright infringement" which betrays to you 1) how much I usually don't pay attention to drag city bands anymore and 2) how insanely fallen and pathetic Mr. Svenious is in these days. He looked cracked, stared ackwardly and sang lyrics like "why do girls like boys..like that?," out of irony, but really, it became apparent that the dude is wholly out of the reality in which most everyone else around him moves. The round robin nature of the show made is so that people had to stick thru three songs for each, and Weird War made me not want to stay for the encore. Alas.
bought 100 swift dollars worth of disco polo at Music Planet today, after having a sort of barfy little brunch at Enid's. i'm really into *into* Shazza at the moment, mostly for purposes of ye olde grad school paper. She's a 20 something polish-language pop star of the disco-polo star whose persona revolves around her fantasy have having been an Egyptian princess exiled to the desert for her love affairs. Whatever that means. I am listening to her music RIGHT NOW and it sounds like a cross between Erasure, the Sugarcubes and, well, every euro-house track you've ever heard.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Jon Fine, of Coptic Light, a band my band used to play with back in the day, has married Laurel Touby of the Mediabistro empire. Since it's a matter for the NY Times wedding section, I feel entitled to blog about it.
ROCK SHOWS:
Saw Joanna Newsom/Smog/Weird War last night. I am a hesitator on the Newsom front, mostly because that whole weirdo-grain-incredible-string-band vocal thing just sends me spinning, but it was of course truly magical and she is incredibly talented. maybe i'm nuts but it seems like the harp is a hard instrument to expressive with. She manages with indeed that voice, the Bjork-y burbles and screams, whispers and a healthy dose of ritardando. Smog was, smog (how many years can you play the guitar on stage without getting very much better at it?) and Weird War saw me saying the faux pas "Man, Ian Svenious should like, sue this guy for copyright infringement" which betrays to you 1) how much I usually don't pay attention to drag city bands anymore and 2) how insanely fallen and pathetic Mr. Svenious is in these days. He looked cracked, stared ackwardly and sang lyrics like "why do girls like boys..like that?," out of irony, but really, it became apparent that the dude is wholly out of the reality in which most everyone else around him moves. The round robin nature of the show made is so that people had to stick thru three songs for each, and Weird War made me not want to stay for the encore. Alas.
12.17.2004
the bellydancing christmas tree
in the middle of final cramming bs but took time out to read a listserv post inviting me to a show where the talents of said subject would be employed - how's that for holiday cheer? i love people's weird attempts to be non-traditional while still embracing the tiny baby jesus - really! i'm the most pro-tradition atheist you might meet, which is why i think i study ethnomusicology - i simply must steal all the world's traditions, sift thru them, and make my own hybrid faux religion no unlike that of genesis p. and create a cult who will take part in my ceremonies. what should be first?
oh man, i've been studying too long.
i have nothing else to report except oscar wilde's genius and that you should click thru to my voice piece. i'm excited abt it even tho those chix are putting out a new old record immediately following this one. argh blargh. also, i know it's not on me, but isn't that the worst press photo one would ever hope to shoot? this is why SOMEBODY should have let ME write about Gwen Stefani. Why do I always end up writing about all the weird art school chix? I have several hunches. Anyway, I usually sorta agree w. Mr. Harris, but I have to beg that he probably did NOT have the same experience w/ Lady Gwen as the whole grown-up-in-the-90s set, girls esp., and is doing the whole 'she's not madonna so it's not real subversion' thing, which is a big fat so what. I mean, there's something really WEIRD abt Gwen, her progression, her voice, her background (ska pop princess turned 'dance music' x-over model???) that begs a deeper set of thoughts...by me...someone...anyone???
oh man, i've been studying too long.
i have nothing else to report except oscar wilde's genius and that you should click thru to my voice piece. i'm excited abt it even tho those chix are putting out a new old record immediately following this one. argh blargh. also, i know it's not on me, but isn't that the worst press photo one would ever hope to shoot? this is why SOMEBODY should have let ME write about Gwen Stefani. Why do I always end up writing about all the weird art school chix? I have several hunches. Anyway, I usually sorta agree w. Mr. Harris, but I have to beg that he probably did NOT have the same experience w/ Lady Gwen as the whole grown-up-in-the-90s set, girls esp., and is doing the whole 'she's not madonna so it's not real subversion' thing, which is a big fat so what. I mean, there's something really WEIRD abt Gwen, her progression, her voice, her background (ska pop princess turned 'dance music' x-over model???) that begs a deeper set of thoughts...by me...someone...anyone???
12.16.2004
say goodbye to anal magic
in the annals of anti-anal that is the FCC, a friend said that the WFMU show Anal Magic by Kenny G was recently asked to change its name. Now, come on. It's WFMU, and the guy is clearly into subversion - aren't there like Lindsay Lohan songs to go pick on or something?
went to the Plexi-xmas party and saw Archer Prewitt do a little solo set among the drunk skateboard dvd enthusiasts and overwhelming number of former insound employees. yes, i am lame and i still like some of the post-rockin'ist chicago white boys with too much gear jazzin' it up about being middle-aged, i like it. Archer Prewitt writes great songs with weird lyrics that are well developed and funny little 70s prog guitar lines that aren't ironic like when Jim O'Rourke does it. Also, he dresses fastidiously. he looks like a watch maker. i like him. his new record is awesome and you should listen to it if you like awesome things, like you would like ted leo if ted leo were always awesome and not totally hit or miss. that is all.
went to the Plexi-xmas party and saw Archer Prewitt do a little solo set among the drunk skateboard dvd enthusiasts and overwhelming number of former insound employees. yes, i am lame and i still like some of the post-rockin'ist chicago white boys with too much gear jazzin' it up about being middle-aged, i like it. Archer Prewitt writes great songs with weird lyrics that are well developed and funny little 70s prog guitar lines that aren't ironic like when Jim O'Rourke does it. Also, he dresses fastidiously. he looks like a watch maker. i like him. his new record is awesome and you should listen to it if you like awesome things, like you would like ted leo if ted leo were always awesome and not totally hit or miss. that is all.
12.14.2004
She's Leaving Home
Hey blog readers:
You may not have known this, but I have been a gal in conflict. I have ended my angst and decided to move from my distant Bushwick digs to somewhere, anywhere closer to school, friends, record stores, signs of life, etc. I need your help tho, because everyone I know is happily dug in to their own places, and I need a roomie to look with or a decent place to move in to. My, you know, roommate bio, is below:
Mid-20s music grad student + one big, much-loved black cat (clipped nails, doesn’t scratch, about five-years-old) looking for a biggish room + a little apt. space in a share in the Williamsburg/greenpoint/nearer E. Williamsburg L area. Me =
non-cooking veggie-eater, non-smoking, mostly quiet (I listen to music, but not loudly), musician and writer who needs a decent room with space for a double bed and probably two desks. I have a cello, small bass rig and a large record collection that I usually try to keep in the common space, but could have in my room if it were large enough. I go to Columbia but want to live around friends and near enough to coffee shops, venues, and you know, grocery stores and things. I also have a car which I would like to keep in the city, so either street parking or a lot nearby would be awesome.
I would prefer to live with someone who is mature, arts-minded, and independent and who doesn’t spend an enormous amount of time in the kitchen. I’m open to lots of different lifestyles and habits, and don’t care if I live with a man or woman. I would hope that the apt. would have DSL/wireless, decent light and a generally aesthetically pleasing atmosphere. I would hope that my room have two sets of outlets and a..window.. I'm currently in the city (Bushwick, ahh) and am looking to
move in sometime between right....now and 2/1. I have most of the month of Jan. open, so moving in during that month would be ideal. email: pinkgerl@yahoo.com.
You may not have known this, but I have been a gal in conflict. I have ended my angst and decided to move from my distant Bushwick digs to somewhere, anywhere closer to school, friends, record stores, signs of life, etc. I need your help tho, because everyone I know is happily dug in to their own places, and I need a roomie to look with or a decent place to move in to. My, you know, roommate bio, is below:
Mid-20s music grad student + one big, much-loved black cat (clipped nails, doesn’t scratch, about five-years-old) looking for a biggish room + a little apt. space in a share in the Williamsburg/greenpoint/nearer E. Williamsburg L area. Me =
non-cooking veggie-eater, non-smoking, mostly quiet (I listen to music, but not loudly), musician and writer who needs a decent room with space for a double bed and probably two desks. I have a cello, small bass rig and a large record collection that I usually try to keep in the common space, but could have in my room if it were large enough. I go to Columbia but want to live around friends and near enough to coffee shops, venues, and you know, grocery stores and things. I also have a car which I would like to keep in the city, so either street parking or a lot nearby would be awesome.
I would prefer to live with someone who is mature, arts-minded, and independent and who doesn’t spend an enormous amount of time in the kitchen. I’m open to lots of different lifestyles and habits, and don’t care if I live with a man or woman. I would hope that the apt. would have DSL/wireless, decent light and a generally aesthetically pleasing atmosphere. I would hope that my room have two sets of outlets and a..window.. I'm currently in the city (Bushwick, ahh) and am looking to
move in sometime between right....now and 2/1. I have most of the month of Jan. open, so moving in during that month would be ideal. email: pinkgerl@yahoo.com.
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