VINCENT GALVIN 1983-2008

I'm going to miss my dear friend Vinny so much. I've been missing him for months, but I will never see him again, now. I should've gotten together with him when i had the chance. I hate myself for that.

This was his last bit of work. He produced this Amazing Baby video. It's gorgeous:



Memorial and Viewing info:

Subject: Funeral Services for Vincent Galvin JR.

wake services for Vincent F Galvin JR,
will be held on Sunday December,28,2008
viewing will be from 4pm to 9:00pm
Christian Burial mass will be at St Eugen's
will be on Monday December 29,2008






Flynn Memorial Home, Inc.
1652 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10710
Phone: (914) 963-5178
Fax: (914) 793-2300

From Bronx / Manhattan
From Manhattan take either the West Side Highway north to the Cross Bronx Expressway east or the FDR north to the Willis Avenue Bridge...
Then take the Major Deegan Expressway north which becomes the New Yrok State Thruway (I-87). Take I-87 into Yonkers to Exit 5 (Central Park Ave., Rt 100, White Plains). Go 3/4 miles and stay in right lane. Go directly under green sign that says Tuckahoe Road. Go 1 block past traffic light, white bu ilding on right.
From the Bronx, take Bronx River Parkway north to Sprain Parkway. The first exit off Sprain Parkway is Central Avenue. Stay in right lane and go under green sign that says Tuckahoe Road. Go 1 block past traffic light, white building on right.
From Connecticut / Northern Westchester
I-95 south; or Merrit Parkway south; or I-684 south;
Take any of these to I-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway) to Sprain Parkway south to Tuckahoe Road East Exit. Go 5 lights on Tuckahoe Road and turn left onto Central Park Ave. The funeral home is the white building, 1 block up on the right.
Taconic Parkway south or Saw Mill Parkway south to Sprain Parkway south to Tuckahoe Road East Exit. Go 5 lights on Tuckahoe Road and turn left onto Central Park Ave. The funeral home is the white building, 1 block up on the right.
From Long Island

Throgs Neck Bridge to New England Thruway (I-95 north) to Hutcinson Parkway north; or White Stone Bridge to Hutchinson Parkway north;
Take Hutchinson Parkway north to Exit 13, Cross Coun ty Parkway to Exit 4N, Central Park Avenue north. Go 3/4 miles and stay in right lane and go directly under green sign that says Tuckahoe Road. Go 1 block past traffic light, white building on right.
From Southern New Jersey

Take George Washington Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway north. The Major Deegan becomes the New York State Thruway (I-87). Take I-87 through the Bronx and into Yonkers to Exit5 (Central Park Ave., Rt 100, White Plains). Go 3/4 miles. Stay in right lane and go directly under green sign that says Tuckahoe Road. Go one block past traffic light, white building on right side.
From Upstate New York / Northern New Jersey

Take I-87 south over the Tappan Zee Bridge. Stay on I-87 south to Exit 6E, Tuckahoe Road East. Go 8 lights on Tuckahoe Road and turn left onto Central Park Avenue. The funeral home is the white building, 1 block up on right.
From Train / Bus Service
Take the Metro-North Harlem Line from Grand Central Station to the Bronxville stop. There is a taxi stand at the station and a short ride to the funeral home.
Take the No. 4 Subway tain from Grand Central Station to the Woodlawn Station in the Bronx (the last stop). Then take the No. 20 Westchester Beeline Bus and get off at Tuckahoe Road. Walk 1 block north to funeral home.
The No. 20 Westchester Beelin Bus can be taken from White Plains south to the funeral home, or from the Woodlawn Subway Station in the Bronx. This bus runs the entire length of Central Park Avenue and also makes stops in Hartsdale and Scarsdale. From either direction get off at Tuckahoe Road.

PUT A RING ON IT

This is exactly what Joanna and I look like when we do "Single Ladies" dance:



ok... i lie, this girl is way better.

LIVING THINGS IN NEW YORK!!

I am so excited about this show my head might explode. Please come out to Public Assembly. Check back here for band profiles tomorrow.

HOT DAMN at Public Assembly
featuring

LIVING THINGS - Bom Bom Bom
The Depreciation Guild - Sky Ghosts
The Antlers - The Universe Is Going To Catch You
Bella Noir - Distraction
The Heavenly Tenants

and special guest DJ: MR F (Tally Hall)


They're also playing an earlier show (6:30 pm) at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday.

And ClubNME at the Annex on Thursday at 11:



And DJing tonight at the Dark Room:

NEW LADY SOVEREIGN!

The other Biggest Midget in the Game is back!!!!

I love Lady Sov and I love her new single:

Lady Sovereign - "I Got You Dancing"

(click there to get it for free from her website)

Or just knock yourself out with the widget below:

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE'S BLOG

Is the best blog that you're probably not reading.

They're on a much deserved vacation and holy shit, their blog is hilarious. Here's a sample from Gerard Way's blog posting:

And even more interesting than the contestants, challenges, and the orange spray-tan club goers of Scottsdale, Arizona (of COURSE this is where the show is filmed) is Mystery's wardrobe.

This is a man that knows how to take RISKS.
Mind you, these aren't risks that I would ever take but you gotta respect a guy thats Ren-Faire from the neck down and fighter-pilot meets X-Games roadie from the neck up. With Gladiator boots.

And can we talk about how likable this guy is?
This is a man that eats his own cereal in the morning if you know what I'm saying.

Ah... the Pick-Up Artist is a show close to my heart.

LILY ALLEN'S NEW VIDEO FOR "THE FEAR"

The song is fantastic. The video is adorable and looks like it cost a bagillion dollars to make (how much do you think it costs to rent Versailles Palace?).

It's makes me think of this song called "The Fear" by Pulp:


I actually find myself singing the Pulp version far too often:

This is the sound of someone losing the plot -
making out that they're okay when they're not.
You're gonna like it, but not a lot & the chorus goes like this:
Oh Baby, here comes the fear again.
The end is near again.
If you ever get that chimp off your back.
If you ever find the thing that you lack
but you know you're only having a laugh
& here we go again.
Until the end

Yeah... but I can see myself singing this line from Lily's version to myself a few times in the future:

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When we think it will all become clear
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear

I LOVE THIS BRITNEY SONG!

"Amnesia", which was a bonus track on the Japanese version of the Britney Spears album Circus, is so fucking good.

It's so fucking good.
It sounds like a Santogold song, straight up... but it's written by Fernando Garibay and Kasia Livingston, both of whom I've never heard of.

You gotta give it a listen. Fucking brilliant.

Britney Spears - "Amnesia"

Thoughts?

LIVING THINGS - "LET IT RAIN"

Eve from Living Things is finally on Twitter. He's still new to the service and so I think he'll be fully addicted in about 30 hours. Will his twitters be as good as mine? Only time will tell.

But Eve can write a better song than I ever will be able to (that is, at least, until someone asks me to write lyrics for Britney Spears' songs). Living Things' song "Let It Rain" is so good. I listen to it whenever it rains, which is often these days. Their next single is a ditty called "Oxygen" that is just so wtf good. I want to post the mp3 of it, but i'm scared that their management or label would show up in my office and shoot me. Gah-burp!

Anyway, download it. I snuck it on my blog. I wasn't supposed to but I don't think enough people read this for it to really matter.

Lastly, Courtney Love name dropped me in a blog yesterday! Hollur! I'm stoked. Ollie noticed it for me... I don't know if i would've been able to find it myself.

BEST ANIMATED GIF EVER

RUBY: THE 7 YEAR OLD FEMINIST

I've known my friend Marcel's daughter, Ruby, since she was about 2 years old. She used to come into the SPIN offices and sit at Sia Michel's desk and pretend to be the Editor In Chief of SPIN. I actually felt threatened that she'd take my job. Here's a video of her getting interviewed by Amy Poehler... incase you needed any more reasons to love Amy.