Joanna Newsom

A beautiful performance...too bad about the Bud Light banners in the background. Haha.

Hermeto Pascoal

I want to quit my job and play music in the river.

Steve Reich Channels My Dreams

Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas

I like the guy at the beginning who signals his appreciation by raising his skinny fists to the sky. ROCK ON, DUDES.

David Bazan Covers Vic Chestnutt

This song is so beautifully written.

Crazy for Music

I like music, you know? But there's something about music-related tschotchkes that just baffles me. I mean, come on:




On the other hand, I love this image:


I feel like my grandparents would send a card with this image on it. I have one with cats, fully dressed, eating cookies. Divine!

Aaliyah Cover

I saw this video on the REFERENCE LIBRARY blog. Nice!

The Remix

This video is kind of blowing my mind. Found it on this lovely blog, and it was just what I needed. Over the past few months, it seemed like the universe narrowed in to a microscopic level - a level at which every detail and decision was a big one. But seeing this video - a hilarious but very well done pastiche - I am reminded that I am small and there are lands, planets, universes around me. While I am alive, I should run around in their wild grasses and maybe awkwardly point out to their unknown borders. Or view all of the above from my spaceship (unfortunately, still in the shop on repairs).

Best line: "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."

Sound and Image

I haven't watched music videos in a while, so the other day while sewing I clicked around on Pitchfork and found some I like:


Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin



You can tell, almost instantly, that this is San Francisco. The wires, the bumpy BART walls, that church in Japantown. I like the mix of action and still photography - it works well with the song and helps you to see the photographer's perspective. Nicely done!

Royksopp - The Girl and the Robot (feat. Robyn)



Robyn always wears the craziest things...things that inspire me to branch out a little. Look at those earrings! Ah! I also like the part where the scientist/salesman winks at the other guy. Oh yeah.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Two Weeks


I saw this on stereogum. It's so strange, and so beautiful. Unco!

Band Snobbery

I just read this post from the onion's AV blog, and I thought it was pretty funny. I'm not a total hater, but I do use "sucky band shorthand" among friends.