God strike me with a urine-soaked newspaper if I ever do this drug again…
–from an article in July issue of The Sun. Let me flip back and see… “Methamphetamine for Dummies” by Poe Ballantine. I haven’t actually read any of this yet, the page just flipped open to this as I was picking up my mail the other day (like two weeks ago! doh!).
Daily Archives: July 10, 2007
Summer Mixes.
I have yet to make one myself (hello, you remember how I’m a lazy procrastinator, right?) as I usually never get around to it until the END of said season, but here are a few (1, 2, 3, 4) suggestions if you’re looking to make one on your end. (Hey, send me a copy!) And here is the “mix” I’m listening to right now: Japanese pop!
Maria Taylor: New to me. New to you?
So you may or may not remember me liking the Maria Taylor song that’s on the Paste #30 sampler. I bought her latest album “Lynn Teeter Flower” shortly after that. It’s a little quirky / songs are very stylistically different from each other / you just don’t know what to expect and it feels a bit off kilter, like she hasn’t found HER sound yet. But I am quite enjoying it and can’t quite compare it to anyone else. How refreshing!
And I am also quite enjoying her 10 Things list (linked to today by Largehearted Boy). I am soooo with her on #6 and #3 (except for the fine arts high school bit. Hello there were 40 people in my graduating class, that supported one crappy high school and certainly not a fine arts high school in addition or instead).
Protected: Best of June.
Best of May.
Better late(r) than never, oui?
The best movie I saw in May BY FAR was Grindhouse!!! It was a completely satisfying, entertaining and exhilarating trip to the theater and shame shame shame on those of you who didn’t go it!!! The studios will just keep on putting out mediocre bullshit movies if people don’t go see the ones that are actually good!
The best book I read in May was Love Is a Mix Tape which I loved, loved, loved. I mean, LOVED.
The best concert I went to in May was a close one but I’m going to have to give the nod to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Arcade Fire was also good, but not quite as good as the first time I saw them, so I’m giving them a close second.
My favorite tunes in May were: the Buffy: “Once More, With Feeling” soundtrack (who can resist???); the new Travis album, which I am listening to incessantly and hello I get to see them Live in about a week!!!; and Elvis Perkins. I also really enjoy the singles “Mama Who Bore Me” and “Totally Fucked” from the Spring Awakening soundtrack; “Find Love (Let Go)” a new single by Kyle Andrews, “Ordinary Days” new single by Dolores O’Riordan (who’s a Cranberries member I think); and “Broken Radio” by Jesse Malin which features Springsteen.
Random personal highlights: Maryland!; three nights at Second Story; The Strizzy wedding!!! and wandering DC with Ame.
Lowlights? Thankfully after a month between, I don’t remember what any of them were! Woot! Here’s to forgetting the bad!