Sunday, December 25, 2011

El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula

A brief pictorial recollection of my otherwise uneventful winter break so far. (Try to) Enjoy (the shit quality pictures from my outdated iPhone 3GS #firstworldpains).

 The aforementioned Death Cab mini-concert. Dude didn't look nearly sad enough for having just divorced Zooey Deschanel.

 The only problem at Pink's has been the impossibility of eating their more "elaborate" menu items without any utensils, so I opted for this Pastrami Burrito Dog (2 dogs, probably a can of chili, swiss cheese, onions, and the titular pastrami) for the sake of convenience, which proved to be the messiest thing I've eaten there.

 Traffic (closed 60 + rain + rush hour) delayed us 2 hours and made us an hour late to the 
Craig Ferguson taping, so we opted for the Grove which is right behind the studios.

 Place is fancy as shit. Complimentary cologne and hand towels in the bathrooms fancy.

Orangevagina. Sort of like a Sunkist 2.0.

Fake snow. Soapy as hell; literally had people running for cover.

 Never noticed this at Amoeba before. If you can't tell, it's an anthropomorphic bear from the 50's playing a guitar painted on a large stack of glued-together books. Pretty dope if I'd say so myself.

 Finally found the perfect hot dog at Pink's, the Mushroom Swiss Dog. Mayo, grilled 
onions, grilled mushrooms, swiss cheese. Cheap, no mess, delicious.

Went to my first Laker game ever. This post was just meant to be a few pictures 
from the game, but whatever.

That one guy from The Shining.

 "Down Go The Queens", Divac with the assist.

 Preseason game, but whatever, it was Chris Paul's first game as a Clip; most watched game period on NBA TV. Got there a bit early and just hung around the 100's. Here, Deandre misses his 6th shot in a row. Blake Griffin also gave us a "what's up" a bit before this.

 11 out of the 16.

 Phone died shortly after.

Playlist #29: Christmas Edition

Actually, not a single holiday-related song on my list, forgive me for my lack of festivity. Well, today is Christmas, which signifies the birth of Isaac Newton, Humphrey Bogart, and Anwar Sadat, the ambiguous birth of supposed deity Jesus Christ, and the start of the 2011-2012 NBA season. So, Merry Christmas, Jews! Happy Hanukkah, Christians! Happy Kwanzaa Eve, white people! All jokes aside, hope you're enjoying whatever it is you celebrate. Happy Holidays.



1. Hiding Tonight by Alex Turner (Solo work of the Arctic Monkeys lead singer. He scored most of Submarine, resulting in a 6 song soundtrack for the film. Much more mellow as opposed to the garage rock-sound of the Monkeys; minimal, indie acoustic rainy day music sans the bleakness.)
2. Stuck on the Puzzle by Alex Turner
3. Glass in the Park by Alex Turner
4. Piledriver Waltz by Alex Turner
5. City Girl by Kevin Shields [Heard this in Lost in Translation, which My Bloody Valentine frontman, Kevin Shields, contributed a few songs to, this being one. I've been meaning to watch it for a while now and damn, what an awesome movie. So well-balanced, visually appealing (love mellow flicks set in metropolitan settings), and Coppola captures this sort of non-literal solitude among other relatable elements just so damn well; also, very interesting dynamic between Murray and Johansson's characters, who by the way, were amazing. Talent runs like a motherfucker in the Coppola family, I swear.]
6. Just Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain
7. April Skies by The Jesus and Mary Chain
8. Almost Gold by The Jesus and Mary Chain
9. Cracking Up by The Jesus and Mary Chain
10. He War by Cat Power [Before Jenny Lee Lindberg, Cat Power has been my musician crush (and still is). I tweeted a joke regarding her the other day (Fun fact: @CatPower, Matt Lauer, and Jack Bauer are all siblings.) and subsequently got followed by her! Fucking made my day and pretty awesome considering that I've had What Would the Community Think? (favorite record of hers) on repeat this week.]
11. Nude as the News by Cat Power (Old school Cat Power. Intriguing how this tomboyish-yet-cute, Ellen Page-like indie chick transitioned into a Maxim top 20, Chanel model, still putting out great music. Having a cigarette with Chan Marshall is on my bucket list.)
12. Speak For Me by Cat Power
13. A Means to an End by Joy Division (Easily my favorite track off of Closer.)
14. Abducted by Cults
15. Oh My God by Cults
16. Never Saw the Point by Cults
17. Rave On by Cults

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Playlist #28


1. 99 Problems by Jay-Z
2. Hallelujah by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3. Sweetheart Come by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. We Came Along This Road by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5. Idiot Prayer by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
6. Far From Me by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
7. Diamonds to Shake by Drummer
8. Doors Unlocked and Open by Death Cab for Cutie (Got free tix to see 'em the other day at Jimmy Kimmel Live. They really epitomize the generic indie rock sound, but I'm still mildly a fan; they put some nice tunes.)
9. May Seem Macabre by Peter Bjorn & John
10. (Don't Let Them) Cool Off by Peter Bjorn & John
11. Down Like Me by Peter Bjorn & John
12. I Know You Don't Love Me by Peter Bjorn & John
13. Sometimes by My Bloody Valentine
14. Lose My Breath by My Bloody Valentine
15. Cupid Come by My Bloody Valentine
16. (When You Wake) You're Still In A Dream by My Bloody Valentine
17. Sueisfine by My Bloody Valentine
18. I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It) by My Bloody Valentine

Monday, December 12, 2011

Playlist #27

1. Undun (Entire album) by The Roots (If you don't know, The Roots are one of my absolute favorites and that's not changing anytime soon.)
2. The Only One by The Black Keys
3. I'm Not The One by The Black Keys
4. Never Gonna Give You Up by The Black Keys
5. Things Ain't Like They Used To Be by The Black Keys
6. You're The One by The Black Keys
7. The Flame by The Black Keys
8. Thickfreakness by The Black Keys
9. Just Couldn't Tie Me Down by The Black Keys
10. All Hands Against His Own by The Black Keys
11. The Desperate Man by The Black Keys
12. The Lengths by The Black Keys
13. Grown So Ugly by The Black Keys
14. Keep Me by The Black Keys
15. On the Vista by Blakroc (The Black Keys & Mos Def)
16. Stay Off the Fuckin' Flowers by Blakroc (The Black Keys & Raekwon)
17. Hope You're Happy by Blakroc (The Black Keys & Q-Tip, Billy Danze, & Nicole Wray)
18. Always Looking by the Dum Dum Girls
19. Bedroom Eyes by the Dum Dum Girls
20. Yours Alone by the Dum Dum Girls
21. Blank Girl by the Dum Dum Girls
22. For Today by Jessica Lea Mayfield
23. We've Never Lied by Jessica Lea Mayfield
24. Doom (Remix) by Jupitersciples
25. Towreck Syndrome by Jupitersciples
26. The Makings of You by Curtis Mayfield
27. Black Magic Woman by Carlos Woman
28. Noctuary by Bonobo
29. Spiral by Nujabes
30. Color of Autumn by Nujabes
31. Dawn on the Side by Nujabes
32. Rainyway Back Home by Nujabes
33. Lemonade by CocoRosie
34. Little Things by The Peach Kings
35. By Your Side by The Peach Kings
36. Happy House by Siouxsie and the Banshees
37. Straight To You by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
38. Into My Arms by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
39. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
40. Where The Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Monday, December 5, 2011

Mpemba Effect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect

An unexplained phenomenon wherein warmer water freezes faster than colder water. Whoa.

Playlist #26

 
1. Keep On Knocking by Death (A punk band that consists of 3 old, black dudes with dreads. An official album was never released until '09, when they put out ...For the World to See, consisting of 7 songs recorded in '73. As Jack White put it, they were way "ahead of their time". Interesting fact: they started out as an R&B group.)
2. Rock-N-Roll Victim by Death
3. Where Do We Go From Here by Death
4. The Words That Maketh Murder by PJ Harvey (Never disappoints)
5. England by PJ Harvey
6. Working for the Man by PJ Harvey
7. El Camino (Entire album) by The Black Keys [Never really got into The Black Keys (just had The Big Come Up & Blakroc prior to this), but that all changes now. This album is amazing; a glimmer of hope for popular music.]
8. Immigrant Song (Cover) by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Ft. Karen O (Stoked that they finally released the full version; ripped it off of Youtube immediately.)
9. I Can't Lie to You by Jessica Lea Mayfield