Last week I called Mickey Hart, former Grateful Dead drummer and cherished childhood icon. This conversation ensued and was published by the Seattle Weekly.
Friday, 26 September 2008
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Friday, 12 September 2008
To celebrate Gwar's upcoming tour, I'm posting a Gwar review I wrote late year for the Seattle-Post Intelligencer and a pleasant television encounter between the band and the lovely Joan Rivers.
Read the Gwar concert review
Seattle Weekly just reprinted my Village Voice article on international music blogs and how they just might turn our world into one big multicultural dance hall.
Seattle weekly article
Awesome tapes from Africa
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
The interview with my heroes, Tim and Eric, in the new Believer discusses the above Humpers video and other comedic things. The Paul Collins essay on radical Fonetik spelling is also pretty damn fine.
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Our very first NewVillager track, "RichDoors" is up and running and ready for its 7 inch single release in October.
http://www.myspace.com/newvillager
Monday, 8 September 2008
Here’s a piece of untitled wall art I made in 2005. The materials include clear pushpins, black yarn, masking tape and two colors of construction paper. I’ve made about 5 of these in my life, some of which were in places where I lived, two of which were violently torn down by family members or friends. This is what it looked like after 2 years of wear and tear.
A few nights ago, I slept next to the beach on the Oregon coast. I was in my car. I had parked in a Best Western parking lot with the windows cracked so I could hear the waves all night long. It was as nice as nice can be.
I would have camped, but the campgrounds I came across were full and as far as I could tell, the parking lot was closer to the beach and quieter – In my car, I heard no sounds of middle-aged men screaming at the sky, throwing their beer cans into the fire. Plus, with all the ocean wind and fog, sleeping by the beach is a little more comfortable in a car than a flimsy, whistling tent. I would also argue that sleeping in your car is way more hygienic than sleeping in any hotel room. Sure, it’s illegal, but after years of car-sleeping I remain pretty unconvinced that my 8 hour usage of a parking spot has caused much harm in the world.
I always survey the town, find the biggest hotel with the biggest lot, preferably with a couple of nice dark nooks, wait until after dusk and then park. My back seats fold down to reveal a small bed. I lay some blankets and pillows down and keep a flashlight nearby. If I’m in a conspicuous spot, I might drape a blanket over the seats to make a fort for hiding. But as far as I know, the hiding has always been more based in paranoia than real danger, since noone has ever “caught” me. I’ll usually wake up early, when the sun comes out, and drive away before anyone seems to care. It’s fun, easy, clean, fast, and free. Sleeping in your car is good for you! Goodbye.
Friday, 5 September 2008
When I first saw this video on youtube, I demanded an explanation, so first I interviewed Caroliner for identitytheory and then, a few years later, after watching them play two Seattle shows, I interviewed them again and tried to give my own personal explanation of the Caroliner nightmare.
the identitytheory interview
the sf weekly article
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
I made some granola the other day and it was fantastic and I'm going to continue to make my own cereal for the rest of my life. It tastes like heavenly crunch pop crackle snap. It isn't jammed with flour and high fructose corn glue. Plus it's bingbangeasy. I made a blueberry-almond variety that lasted me two weeks. Don't let the world's cruel stigmas on granola prevent you from baking and then eating beauty in bowl.
a nice granola-making instructional video
An self-penned article titled The New Buffalo asks the question:
Has tribal culture been utterly swapped for casino culture?
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