Charlotte Gainsbourg "The Operation"

Kinda couldn't get into the album, but I saw this video on MTV's Subterranean last night and it might have made me turn a new leaf. Unfortunately, it doesn't show that the song stands well on its own - but there's a sad sincerity in this video that makes me dig it.



Now out to go see Pity Party & Eskimohunter play the last residency night @ Spaceland, and perhaps a lil' karaoke with Matt Cronk at the Cha2.

9-0-2-1-uh oh

I think I might finally be recovering from last night's battle with the bottle. Shamefully, I got too drunk by the time Adler's Appetite went on that I have NO idea what he (they?) played. I had to read about it here on blabbermouth.netI am a useless show reporter! After a round of shots with Travis, Jon W., and Evan - I don't remember much after L.A. Guns played. (God that shit was weird.) I also apparently went and sat on Ruben's lap for a few minutes! Glad his boyfriend wasn't around - I would have gotten a beat-down. And! Who KNOWS what I said. According to my hairstylist extrordinare, I had not one but "three or four" shots. Which I think (hope) might be inaccurate because I've *never* done more than two shots in my whole life and I was already drinking quite a bit outside of that, so I'm going to conclude that if that was the case - I would be dead. In short, my life last night was a mixture of Vh1's "Rock of Love" and Bravo's "Hey Paula." Jeez!

So I woke up this morning buck naked, lying next to the contents of my purse, a half eaten slice of pizza, and my shoes. (What?!) So I spent the afternoon laying on the couch flipping channels and cat napping/sleeping it off. Ordered DELICIOUS delivery from Masa, chatted with Emilie for a little bit when she stopped by, aaand I still haven't gotten off the couhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifch. Luckily, a couple episodes of first season 90210 were playing on the Soap opera channel - Episode 13, "East Side Story." It's the one where Brandon falls for a girl from the 'east side.' You know I had to watch it, cos I'm an east side girl myself. Man, first season 90210 was freaking awesome. All the issues they tackled were pretty socially brave. Sure kicks the hell out of the "issues" I've seen recently on The O.C. etc. And Jason Priestly was totally cute back then! Of course a couple seasons in he was more like eeeeeh. If only everyone aged like Patrick Dempsey...



Speaking of aging gracefully, Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" is going to come out August 10th. It makes me want to reread the book. When I first discovered it, it was 2001 and I was on tour with Motion City Soundtrack and one of those dudes were reading it. Or maybe Josh and Justin were both reading it... Anyway, I finished reading it within a day and went out the following day to find another Gaiman novel. But yeah the movie looks like it's going to be freaking sweet. Countdown begins!

Liars - Plaster Casts Of Everything

luv it of course, or why would it be here?

Surfer Blaine

Surfer Blaine
Originally uploaded by Diogioscuro

You'd think i would like this but it's just kinda creepy.

Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You"

I woke up at an ungodly 7a today. (Note post time.) I can't really go back to sleep, so I began to sift clothes for the clothes swap we're having later today. It is so bright an shiny today - it seems that perhaps everything that is hit by the sunlight is made out of aluminum instead of it's organic elements like water and leaves, blades of grass, squirrels... but maybe it always looks like this so early in the morning. I haven't seen it this early lately, and even then very rarely... I've missed every single flight I should have been awake for this early, so not even that can't wake me up!

I went to the Troubador last night to see my boys in Battles play. They were fantastic, per usual (but far from usual)! The cutest thing is that my very good pal and Tyondai's gf, Grace, had her family in tow - cousin April, dad and stepmom. And they stayed for the entire set, I loved it! I haven't seen Grace's dad since sometime in the late 90s, and it was great to see him. It was also my business partner's, Adam, first time seeing Battles and it's always a pleasure for me to bring a newbie to a show. I was talking to this kid outside who bummed me a cigarette, and he said Battles was too "fast" for him and that he needed melody. I told him there IS a melody in there, he's just not listening hard enough. After I asked, he said his top two faves of the moment are Beck and Weezer. Hello 1994, anyone? He did know who Mastodon was... which is weird, given his aforementioned faves. The highlight: Finally getting a Battles tote bag. I've only waited 3 years for them to not run out by the time they get to me! So yeah, my point is (it always takes me awhile to get there) that I stayed up pretty fucking late last night and yet here I am, now 751a and wide awake.

I turned on Vh1 Classic and on was "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan. What an optimistic way to wake up... And did you know that Prince wrote it? And that Stevie Wonder is the harmonica on it? True.

I Feel For You - Chaka Khan

Rules & Regulations

Good ol' Rufus hasn't had a video like this since "April Fools."
(This was filmed in England last month with a bunch of male ballet dancers.)
Jenn, Kevin - please take note.

Brendan Benson's "Feel Like Myself"

He can make even the worst sentiment sound so sweet.

[m4a] Brendan Benson - Feel Like Myself [/m4a]

Funny how relevant this is months later

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Originally uploaded by Celestronica

Originally posted in March.