JUNK-MAG CELEBRATES NIGHTLIFE

Brad Walsh and his faghag, Kathy, decided to celebrate the cuties of the NYC party scene... and like most things they do, it's gold:



We’ve got nothing against Blue States Lose. Kathy and I have both been targeted, and there was a month when Gawker thought I wore everything wrong, but it’s funny (or at least it used to be). But we figure there should be a place to shout out the good stuff too. The great outfits, the gorgeous people, pure eye candy.

DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF. [Archives]
By Brad and Kathy. This week the photos are selected from our galleries from Club NME and High Voltage at The Annex.

[that was in their words, not mine. check it out.]

JUST SO YOU KNOW

KERLI!

I love Kerli. When I was working in IDJ offices, i think she was the artist that a lot of people scratched their head about the most. She looked like Claudia Schiffer sang like Bjork and was about 5 feet tall and came from estonia and talked about fairies and spirits and was totally hippy dippy, but had this really really dark sensability to her.

Obviously I loved her. I was so sad to be out of the kerli-loop when I left those offices. She gave the best hugs that lasted about 5 minutes and that would make you feel like a million bucks, and so I would miss those as well. She also covered "She's In Parties" by Bauhaus, but i dont know if that'll end up on the album or a b-side or something.

ANYWAY. I found a video for her song "Love Is Dead" online and while it's sort of hard to watch it's a really great song and the concept of the video is good... it's just weird to see her as an old lady for half of it.

Click the image to watch the video.



And here i am with Kerli... :

NEW PLAYRADIOPLAY! VIDEO!

Just cos I'm no longer affiliated with IDJ doesnt mean I dont still love the stuff coming out of there.

PlayRadioPlay has a new video for the new version of "Madi Dont Leave" that's on the new album called Texas that's coming out on March 18.

Watch it Here:


Vote for it on: OvenFresh.

IT'S TIME TO GET PERSONAL

It's been a while since i've been really personal on this thing and since I'm finally almost positive that nobody is reading this -- like it was in the old days when i started this blog and would blog in detail about my daily adventures -- i feel like i can be personal again. Which is good, because i have terrible memory and need some sort of memory helper. i know that keeping a personal diary might be better, but i lose everything, so i guess i'll keep some shit in code or something.

Since i sit at home most of the day working infront of the TV, I watch a lot of Law&Order. A lot. I prefer SVU and Criminal Intent because i fucking love Vincent D'Onofrio and how his character tilts his head whenever he's figuring something out.

One thing that stands out is how much they deal with sociopaths. Brandon ended up buying a book about sociopaths and I ended up looking it up on wikipedia, which led me to Antisocial Personality Disorder, which is basically an offshoot of sociopaths.

I started noticing that there are a couple of sociopaths in my life. It's a pretty big statement to suggest that someone is a sociopath, but i'm also the perfect person to attract sociopaths. I'm very forgiving and want to believe that everyone is essentially good and mean no harm. I'm a championt of the underdog, and if i see someone in need, I want to help them out and take them under my wing and let them into my life. This has caused me to get very hurt by people whom I thought were very close to me.

I was able to confirm the chance of certain people in my life as being a sociopath when I sent the description to a couple of mutual friends and said "does this sound like anyone we know?" Only to find that the friends said the same people. Weird.

Thankfully, the people who fit that description I've naturally weeded out of my life, or they were weeded out for me by caring friends. It's kinda weird when you look back at years of friendship and realize the shit that was going on, and the lack of emotion from people, or lack of caring, and how truly distrubing it is.

Thinking about this all made me think about how some musicians could possibly qualify as sociopaths. Their dual personalities, the excessive drinking, the promiscuous behavior, their charm, intelligence, need to move around a lot. It got me to remembering a conversation I had with someone a while back who was telling me about her early experiences with a singer of an extremely popular emo band. How he would lie about things constantly, fuck over close friends, and one thing that threw me for a loop - fuck larger girls just so he could call them fat in the middle of banging them. Maybe that dude is a psychopath rather than a sociopath. I dont know. I'm not a head doctor. Or maybe hes just messed up. Maybe they're all just messed up and I'm too focused on the symptoms of sociopaths because of Law&Order, to think that something else might be wrong.

HUMANZEE

A couple months ago, somehow, i started watching something on youtube about this possibly bonobo chimpanzee that may or may have not been half-man half-ape. It was in a series that got broken up into 6 or something on youtube and i watched all of them until about 4am.

I just saw that they're airing it on Science Channel at 9pm on thursday. OMGOMGOMG! i dvr'ed it.

watch part one:

WOOOOOOO

WIN PASSES TO THE BOOK RELEASE PARTY

I'm having a party to celebrate the book release at Angels&Kings on March 3. There will be Karaoke hosted by Karaoke Killed the Cat... and just because it'll give us a reason to give away nice prizes, there will be a contest for best performers judged by myself, Matt Rubano from Taking Back Sunday, Mikey Way from My Chemical Romance, and Steven Smith from FUSE.

YOU CAN WIN PASSES TO THIS PARTY BY SENDING ME YOUR OWN KARAOKE SUBMISSIONS FROM THIS WEBSITE (singshot.com) There's gonna also be some sort of open bar situation... and OK Magazine is tied into the event in some way. I think they thought I was Britney Spears or something. I'm not sure.

TO ENTER: Email me the link of you singing a song to pocketkaraoke@gmail.com to win passes to my release party!
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 29

THE POCKET KARAOKE IS COMING OUT MARCH 3!

And to celebrate that...here's a video of me doing mall-karaoke at age 8 to "Walk Like an Egyptian"



I'm having a party to celebrate the book release at Angels&Kings on March 3. There will be Karaoke hosted by Karaoke Killed the Cat... and just because it'll give us a reason to give away nice prizes, there will be a contest for best performers judged by myself, Matt Rubano from Taking Back Sunday, Mikey Way from My Chemical Romance, and Steven Smith from FUSE.

There's gonna also be some sort of open bar situation... and OK Magazine is tied into the event in some way. I think they thought I was Britney Spears or something. I'm not sure.

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THIS IS A LOVE SONG!

I love Steven Smith from Fuse. I met him in 2001 or 2002 when I was an assistant at VH1 and we got along immediately. He's so fucking nice and cool... and he can sing! Who knew?!

Check out this Valentines Day-themed video and song he did:

OH MY GOODNESS

So i'm cleaning out my storage space in my apt and i found a box of cds.... and in the box of CDs is a disc labeled "Kill Hannah in NYC july 2003 photos". I put it in to see the pictures... and HOLY SHIT.

PHOTOGRPAHIC EVIDENCE OF WHY I STARTED THIS BLOG!

OK, so I know I had a chubby phase which i may or may not still be in... but these photos showed off a VERY CHUBBY phase. Like, maybe 20lbs more than I weigh now. My face is totally bloated with beer, my body is bloated... even my feet are bloated! This was during the height of my partying and going out every night with Greg and Raphael (aka the Boyfriends). We would go to all the open bars, get totally wasted, and make out with each other. Meanwhile, my body was slowly expanding and I look unrecognizable. I frantically aimed Karen last night when I found them, freaking out. I couldnt believe how blind I was to my unhealthy behavior when it was staring at me in the face.

While cleaning my storage area, I found tons of bags of clothes filled with size 10 clothes. I couldnt understand why i had size ten clothes in my pocession. I just held them up and looked puzzled as I organized them in a donation pile. Now I know. What the fuck.

All those blog posts with people saying i looked gross were right.

Holy fucking shit.

Meanwhile, I was making out all over town with every dude, having the time of my life. But oh my god. I dont even want to share these photos because they're sooo ... I just look totally unhealthy. I have no problem with healthy weight gain. No problem at all. But this is straight up bloat. I think the reason why I was able to go out every night and party til 4am each evening was:
1. I was drinking 8 beers at least an evening. So i was basically blind drunk. I found photos where my eyes are close, but i'm standing or dancing.
2. I must've been storing reserved energy in the bloat/fat like a camel.
3. The music scene was really awesome then.
4. I was definitely chasing/running from something.

Here's a photo... mind you, this is a more flattering one... with Greg and Raphael:

I'M HAVING A BIRTHDAY PARTY

it's my birthday...

THE POCKET KARAOKE!

Did you get my first book, The Pocket DJ? If you did, could you pleaes please send me a photo of you holding the book?

thank you so much!

I have a second book coming out on March 3, that's called the Pocket Karaoke, that's like a part 2 of the Pocket DJ. So even if you don't feel like you're up for getting up on stage and performing a a karaoke event, there are still some great playlists in there... more than the last book, i think.



You can pre-order it here:
Amazon.com
BN.com

Here's a short description (from bn.com):
Your nights of poring over massive karaoke binders are over! With more than two thousand songs handpicked and organized by music industry insider and DJ Sarah Lewitinn (a.k.a. Ultragrrrl), Pocket Karaoke is the definitive, portable guide to making your next karaoke performance unforgettable -- in all the right ways. This must-have reference book includes:
• SONG LISTS BY ARTIST: Featuring all of the best artists, along with levels of difficulty, drink minimums, performance tips, and similar artists.
• SONG LISTS BY GENRE: From oldies to new wave, disco to emo, funk to hip-hop, all the crowd-pleasing favorites are listed here.
• SONG LISTS BY CELEBRITIES: More than thirty musicians, DJs, and journalists list their top five favorite songs to perform at karaoke and why.
• SONG LISTS BY OCCASION: With duets, seductive little ditties, roof-raising party-starters, and more.
• Plus KARAOKE GEAR -- where to buy online, all-in-one systems, and computer programs to take your obsession to the next level!

POPSERIOUSNESS

There's a new website called PopSerious that i'm contributing to along with some really cool people. There's a bunch of columns, and the column i'm contributing is called The Bullshit Gourmet. My posting should be up shortly, but here's a preview:

FIRST POST!:

The Bullshit Gourmet

What is the Bullshit Gourmet?
The Bullshit Gourmet is easy, cheap, and delicious food that you can make on your own. If I can make it, you can make it.

Balsamic Pasta Salad

What You'll Need:

1/2 - 3/4 cups of Balsamic Vinegar (depending on your taste)
2 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 lb Fusilli Pasta
3/4 of a chunk of Polly-O Mozzarella Cheese
1/4 cup of cilantro
3 Bell Peppers of any color
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Cutting board
1 Large bowl
Knife
Large Sauce pan
1 colander


First put the balsamic pasta and oil into the large bowl.


Chop up the peppers


Chop the cilantro and put the cilantro and peppers into the large bowl.


Chop up the mozzarella


Put the Mozz in the bowl


Stir the peppers, cilantro, cheese, balsamic vinegar, and oil together and let sit. Add salt and pepper to taste.


Boil a few quarts of water in the sauce pan and then put the pasta in. Let cook for like, 7 or 8 minutes, or until al dente (which means it's edible but not mushy). Rise and drain the pasta in cold water so that the pasta is no longer warm. Pour the pasta into the bowl with the peppers and mozz.

I forgot to take a picture of the end result because I'm dumb.

But here are photos of my friend Chris Black eating the pasta salad and enjoying it:




SECOND POST:
The Bullshit Gourmet

What is the Bullshit Gourmet?
The Bullshit Gourmet is easy, cheap, and delicious food that you can make on your own. If I can make it, you can make it.

Tempura Bananas with Vanilla Yogurt

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

3/4 cups of ice cold water
2 cups of tempura batter
4 bananas
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons of sugar
2 cups of vegetable oil
1 small cooking pot
1 small mixing bowl


Mix together the cold water, tempura batter, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and sugar.


Slice the bananas and stir into tempura batter mixture.


Make sure banana slices are totally coated and covered

Boil the vegetable oil.


With a pair of tongs or a fork, drop a piece of the tempura coated banana into the boiling oil. Be careful! You can put about 3 or 4 pieces in at a time. Pull out hte pieces when they turn a golden brown like the ones in the photo above.


when you pull them out they'll look like zeppoli's doughnuts or something.


my artsy photo of them.


Place a bunch of the fried bananas into the bottom of a bowl.


Put a few scoops of vanilla yogurt on top of the bananas.


Try looking as cute as Gurj when eating it!!!!

CLOVERFEILD

I went to see the monster movie, Cloverfeild, on monday night. As a superinsane fan of LOST, i was expecting a lot from JJ Abrams and I was pretty pleased. I would've done the movie a bit differently where the NYC theater ending would be different than any other ending shown.

Anyway, me, gurj, brandon and vin decided to make our own version of cloverfeild as soon as we walked out of the movies. We're such fucking losers, but this is kinda funny.

SLEDDING IN PARK CITY!

Me, Geordon Nicol, Leigh Lezark, Brad Walsh and my buddy Wyatt Bozwell, blew up an inflatable mattress and walked it up a hill (covered in 3 feet of snow) and rode it down. It was so much fun! Enjoy the videos.

ROLLIN WITH THE HORRORS!

I went to Sundance to watch over the Horrors and make sure they were taken care of, fed, and given free schwag... along the way we got to see the gorgeous documentary that Nylon's Editor In Chief, Marvin Scott Jarrett, did. Here are photos from the 2 days I spent with the boys. It was so much fun. I love them.

Click on images to enlarge (even if it says that the flickr image doesnt work, it does when you click on it. i dont know why that's happening... ANNOYING!).

for more photos AND video, go to StolenTransmission.com

I LOVE JOSHUA!

This blog is dedicated to Joshua from the Horrors.

that's all.

VINYL SLEEVE HEADS!

My buddy Gideon sent me this amazing link to Yadogg of people posing with Vinyl Sleeves as heads.

So i thought I'd do my own:


Here are some great ones on the site:

BRANDON REILLY OR ZAC?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!