Oh snap, this thursday is gonna be Nick Snow's wet dream come true! not to mention: KAREN's BIRTHDAY!
as always, the party is FREE:
Monday, June 26, 2006
Sunday, June 25, 2006
I WANT MUSIC
Does anyone have the Dirty Pretty Things album to aim/yousendit me? I saw the video on fuse and if it's any indication of the rest of the album, Lizzy was right, this is the strong Libertines followup. it's got all the exciting energy of the libertines, minus the volitile pete.
also, i'm gonna be in dallas on july 1, houston on july 2, austin on july 3&4th for the Nightmare of You/Brand New shows... can anyone recommend fun things to do on those dates? any fun 4th of july parties to recommend?
Does anyone have the Dirty Pretty Things album to aim/yousendit me? I saw the video on fuse and if it's any indication of the rest of the album, Lizzy was right, this is the strong Libertines followup. it's got all the exciting energy of the libertines, minus the volitile pete.
also, i'm gonna be in dallas on july 1, houston on july 2, austin on july 3&4th for the Nightmare of You/Brand New shows... can anyone recommend fun things to do on those dates? any fun 4th of july parties to recommend?
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
STOLEN TRANSMISSION RECORDS JUST GOT EVEN BETTER
Stolen Transmission is beyond estatic to announce a new artist to our incredible roster:
THE PHOTO ATLAS!
FRIEND THEM ON MYSPACE
Check out their website
I know that I speak for everyone at ST when I asy that we are beyond excited about this signing. Immediately following SXSW, we became obsessed and determined to sign this band, and fuck, are we excited we did.
Love,
Sarah
Stolen Transmission is beyond estatic to announce a new artist to our incredible roster:
THE PHOTO ATLAS!
FRIEND THEM ON MYSPACE
Check out their website
I know that I speak for everyone at ST when I asy that we are beyond excited about this signing. Immediately following SXSW, we became obsessed and determined to sign this band, and fuck, are we excited we did.
Love,
Sarah
ISN'T HE PRETTY IN PINK
June 24, 2004 I threw a prom party that featured a then-basically-unknown band called the Killers. They wore tuxes and looked ADORABLE. Here's a picture of me and the boys:
This party was beyond fun.
June 22, 2006... just two days over two years later, Karen and I invite a band to our Prom that we think has potential to see the same success as our Vegas brothers...
Come celebrate the Prom Themed final date of the Young Love residency TOMORROW, JUNE 22, AT THE ANNEX (orchard btw stanton and rivington).
The band is on at 11:30ish. You will hear the song "Discotech". You might be stoked. You will hopefully be drunk off your knockers. You hopefully will stick around after the show to dance in the basement with the members of Young Love to the DJ stylings of the Tarts of Pleasure.
Check out the sexy video of "discotech" on Last Night's Party.
June 24, 2004 I threw a prom party that featured a then-basically-unknown band called the Killers. They wore tuxes and looked ADORABLE. Here's a picture of me and the boys:
This party was beyond fun.
June 22, 2006... just two days over two years later, Karen and I invite a band to our Prom that we think has potential to see the same success as our Vegas brothers...
Come celebrate the Prom Themed final date of the Young Love residency TOMORROW, JUNE 22, AT THE ANNEX (orchard btw stanton and rivington).
The band is on at 11:30ish. You will hear the song "Discotech". You might be stoked. You will hopefully be drunk off your knockers. You hopefully will stick around after the show to dance in the basement with the members of Young Love to the DJ stylings of the Tarts of Pleasure.
Check out the sexy video of "discotech" on Last Night's Party.
A SHOW FOR BOTH COASTS!
It doesn't matter if you're in Los Angeles or New York City, stolen transmission has your back:
And this appeared in New York Magazine!
It doesn't matter if you're in Los Angeles or New York City, stolen transmission has your back:
And this appeared in New York Magazine!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
WATCH IT GO *BLING*
First off: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY COUSIN MAURICE!!!
For a while now I've had the pleasure of hearing bits and pieces of the unfinished Killers record... and for anyone who has read this blog for a while knows, I've been a huge fan of the band since the very beginning. Imagine, on the eve of their first show before getting signed, Karen and I joined the band for dinner with their soon to be label peeps and the Bronx. After dinner the band played a nervous set at Don Hills that had a bunch of bloggers up front snapping photos and singing along. Oh, they were cute.
Now, a lot of people are questioning if their follow up record will be any good, and I will admit, I'm probably biased, but the album is sounding fucking amazing. It's way more rocking than people will expect. It's more mature, more complicated, and just more. If Hot Fuss was their Bends, then this album will be their OK Computer. But then again, as many of you will probably note in the comment section, my record label and island records are lovers.
I was gonna post a lot of awesome shit, but I've actually been a bit sick so I haven't been going out much. In fact, I've been in bed by 8pm a few too many nights. Needless to say, I wake up at like, the asscrack of dawn and wonder what the fuck I should do and then find myself in a MySpace-hole... but... I would like to say that I finally have an actual office now. No longer am I in a nook. Now the nook belongs to Nick Snow.
This is my desk. And yes, there is a bottle of Zygo on it. And yes, I sometimes swig from it after 7pm on stressful days. But mostly, i have it there for visitors to spike their Iced Teas with:
When I get to go out, it's for Stolen Transmission, and I manage to whoop it up... and so does everyone else there. Check out Karen's porno face and Brian's... face:
Meanwhile, somewhere else on the dancefloor, I managed to find Andy Greenwald dancing it up. I've finally finished Andy's book Miss Misery, and I must say that it's fucking amazing. It actually made me want to start really blogging again like the old days. It's also kinda refreshing in a hipster Chuck Palahniuk kinda way. Anyway, here we are...
Brandon came home saturday from his tour with AFI. Apparently, I still have a boyfriend and he has not been stolen from me by Davey Havok. However, he returned with a loss voice, so he did what normal people do when they lose their voice, and he clipped Bella's nails:
Which made it easier for Bella to PEE IN THE TOILET! Look at her closed, determined, eyes. I bet she's dropping a doozy:
Here's Josh and Bella discussing what's in our fridge (btw, our freezer smells like we have kilos of cocaine in there. everyone that comes over is struck by it's scent. anyone know why it does that? maybe bella is a drug smuggling pussy):
Sunday, Brandon and I met up with Marc and Lizzy at my favorite brunch spot, La Palapa in the East Village. YOU MUST GO AND GET THEIR HUEVOS RANCHEROS VERDES ASAP. Anyway, the real reason I'm including this photo is becasue i'm proud to say that my old roommate, Lizzy aka Elizabeth Goodman, is now the writer of the Rolling Stone Blog. YAY!:
First off: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY COUSIN MAURICE!!!
For a while now I've had the pleasure of hearing bits and pieces of the unfinished Killers record... and for anyone who has read this blog for a while knows, I've been a huge fan of the band since the very beginning. Imagine, on the eve of their first show before getting signed, Karen and I joined the band for dinner with their soon to be label peeps and the Bronx. After dinner the band played a nervous set at Don Hills that had a bunch of bloggers up front snapping photos and singing along. Oh, they were cute.
Now, a lot of people are questioning if their follow up record will be any good, and I will admit, I'm probably biased, but the album is sounding fucking amazing. It's way more rocking than people will expect. It's more mature, more complicated, and just more. If Hot Fuss was their Bends, then this album will be their OK Computer. But then again, as many of you will probably note in the comment section, my record label and island records are lovers.
I was gonna post a lot of awesome shit, but I've actually been a bit sick so I haven't been going out much. In fact, I've been in bed by 8pm a few too many nights. Needless to say, I wake up at like, the asscrack of dawn and wonder what the fuck I should do and then find myself in a MySpace-hole... but... I would like to say that I finally have an actual office now. No longer am I in a nook. Now the nook belongs to Nick Snow.
This is my desk. And yes, there is a bottle of Zygo on it. And yes, I sometimes swig from it after 7pm on stressful days. But mostly, i have it there for visitors to spike their Iced Teas with:
When I get to go out, it's for Stolen Transmission, and I manage to whoop it up... and so does everyone else there. Check out Karen's porno face and Brian's... face:
Meanwhile, somewhere else on the dancefloor, I managed to find Andy Greenwald dancing it up. I've finally finished Andy's book Miss Misery, and I must say that it's fucking amazing. It actually made me want to start really blogging again like the old days. It's also kinda refreshing in a hipster Chuck Palahniuk kinda way. Anyway, here we are...
Brandon came home saturday from his tour with AFI. Apparently, I still have a boyfriend and he has not been stolen from me by Davey Havok. However, he returned with a loss voice, so he did what normal people do when they lose their voice, and he clipped Bella's nails:
Which made it easier for Bella to PEE IN THE TOILET! Look at her closed, determined, eyes. I bet she's dropping a doozy:
Here's Josh and Bella discussing what's in our fridge (btw, our freezer smells like we have kilos of cocaine in there. everyone that comes over is struck by it's scent. anyone know why it does that? maybe bella is a drug smuggling pussy):
Sunday, Brandon and I met up with Marc and Lizzy at my favorite brunch spot, La Palapa in the East Village. YOU MUST GO AND GET THEIR HUEVOS RANCHEROS VERDES ASAP. Anyway, the real reason I'm including this photo is becasue i'm proud to say that my old roommate, Lizzy aka Elizabeth Goodman, is now the writer of the Rolling Stone Blog. YAY!:
Monday, June 19, 2006
THANK GOD FOR MONKEYS
OMFG, my friend just told me "I want to work at Interpol Burger."
I said, "huh?"
He said, "Interpol Burger... *puts on a paul banks-esque voice* would you like fries with that?"
I asked, "What the fuck are you talking about?"
He instructed me to go here.
OMFG, my friend just told me "I want to work at Interpol Burger."
I said, "huh?"
He said, "Interpol Burger... *puts on a paul banks-esque voice* would you like fries with that?"
I asked, "What the fuck are you talking about?"
He instructed me to go here.
BLOG WITHOUT THE G, BLO THE SCENE
[EDIT: I FIXED THE LINK!!!]
Me and the person who started this blog come from the same scene. We helped the scene as much as we could. But now, we're starting to get sick of the scene.
I just wanna have fun.
Maybe I'll see So Scene at the NOY, DEP, AFI show at Roseland on thursdsay or friday.
[EDIT: I FIXED THE LINK!!!]
Me and the person who started this blog come from the same scene. We helped the scene as much as we could. But now, we're starting to get sick of the scene.
I just wanna have fun.
Maybe I'll see So Scene at the NOY, DEP, AFI show at Roseland on thursdsay or friday.
Friday, June 16, 2006
TOTAL CHOAS
In order to celebrate the release of their first EP, Fiasco's playing a free show (with an open bar!) tonight at Crash Mansion in NYC.
TONIGHT! June 16th 2006
Crash Mansion
199 Bowery at Spring St.
Fiasco goes on at 8:45pm SHARP!
Open bar from 9-10pm.
Free admission if you send an email to:
rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
Check out thier new website where you can listen to the new Faux Real EP in its entirety:
In order to celebrate the release of their first EP, Fiasco's playing a free show (with an open bar!) tonight at Crash Mansion in NYC.
TONIGHT! June 16th 2006
Crash Mansion
199 Bowery at Spring St.
Fiasco goes on at 8:45pm SHARP!
Open bar from 9-10pm.
Free admission if you send an email to:
rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
Check out thier new website where you can listen to the new Faux Real EP in its entirety:
Thursday, June 15, 2006
THIS IS TONIGHT! DON'T FORGET
People were kinda flipping out about the show last week. Join in on the fun!
See fun photos from the party HERE (maybe you're in the photos? if you are, you look like you're having a good time!?) And get to know the songs HERE, ON MYSPACE. I told you guys i wasn't making a big deal out of "discotech" for nothing!
People were kinda flipping out about the show last week. Join in on the fun!
See fun photos from the party HERE (maybe you're in the photos? if you are, you look like you're having a good time!?) And get to know the songs HERE, ON MYSPACE. I told you guys i wasn't making a big deal out of "discotech" for nothing!
A POST THAT MR. BISCH WILL APPRECIATE
One of the bands I've signed and am A&R'ing is called Permanent Me. The band is comprised of 4, slightly enigmatic 20 year olds from Long Island, whom I used to sneak into the Orchard Bar on friday nights after I had already gotten them drunk at my apartment as an attempt to bond with them.
Dynamics between label person and artist can be a bit weird at times as any of the bands that post in the comments section of this blog can attest to. Sometimes it's up, sometimes you disagree on something, and it's down, but it's like family and blood and no matter what, you still love each other. But this sort of dynamic leaves things in a constant state of unease until enough time has passed and you're sitting around burping and farting with them and yelling at the TV cause Fuse keeps on playing the same shitty band that neither of you can agree on... or Fuse keeps on playing the same shitty band that neither of you can believe you both like.
Permanent Me are funny because they're from Long Island. I'm not quite sure what I mean by that, except for maybe that Long Island, for as close to NYC as it is, is still kind of like a foreign land. There's the scene. There's the politics of the scene. You pretty much assume that every kid from there thinks that Envy On the Coast is the most underrated band and can't figure out why they're unsigned. You pretty much assume that every kid from there worships at the massive cock of Darryl Palumbo or has been saving every last penny for the up and coming Brand New tour. Maybe, in their diary, they're plotting the ways they'll get the Movielife back together.
This is what you assume when you're only lasting exposure to Long Island is via MySpace and a handful of buddies. So imagine my MASSIVE surprise when the PM boys were geeking out to me in a conference room here over the fact that they were hanging out with Greg from the Oohlas, whom also used to be in Everclear. Apparently, Everclear is one of their favorite bands... but more surprisingly, the entire genre of 90s altrock is their favorite thing. They dont want to discuss Morrissey like every other band in their peer group... they want to talk about how fantastic Third Eye Blind is.
Now, the name Third Eye Blind, when I was their age, was a joke. It was representative of those shitty numbered bands from the mid-90s that you wanted to figure out a way to destroy. You were convinced that they were what was wrong with the music industry and that every band should sound like Radiohead. Regardless, you knew basically every 3EB single's lyric by heart.
When Permanent Me said that one of their favorite bands was 3EB, i think you could actually see the question mark form above my head. Dont get me wrong, I actually found out, by accident, that I loved "Wounded" and a friendship was forged thanks to realizing that... but everything else seemed ridiculous.
But now that PM tell me that that's one of their favorite bands, and I'm meeting more and more kids online who love that band, I decided that I should listen to some 3EB to get into the mind of that little band of mine. And now, i'm getting it. I mean, i get what they love. I get what it is about those songs that they're cheering. Weird.
One of the bands I've signed and am A&R'ing is called Permanent Me. The band is comprised of 4, slightly enigmatic 20 year olds from Long Island, whom I used to sneak into the Orchard Bar on friday nights after I had already gotten them drunk at my apartment as an attempt to bond with them.
Dynamics between label person and artist can be a bit weird at times as any of the bands that post in the comments section of this blog can attest to. Sometimes it's up, sometimes you disagree on something, and it's down, but it's like family and blood and no matter what, you still love each other. But this sort of dynamic leaves things in a constant state of unease until enough time has passed and you're sitting around burping and farting with them and yelling at the TV cause Fuse keeps on playing the same shitty band that neither of you can agree on... or Fuse keeps on playing the same shitty band that neither of you can believe you both like.
Permanent Me are funny because they're from Long Island. I'm not quite sure what I mean by that, except for maybe that Long Island, for as close to NYC as it is, is still kind of like a foreign land. There's the scene. There's the politics of the scene. You pretty much assume that every kid from there thinks that Envy On the Coast is the most underrated band and can't figure out why they're unsigned. You pretty much assume that every kid from there worships at the massive cock of Darryl Palumbo or has been saving every last penny for the up and coming Brand New tour. Maybe, in their diary, they're plotting the ways they'll get the Movielife back together.
This is what you assume when you're only lasting exposure to Long Island is via MySpace and a handful of buddies. So imagine my MASSIVE surprise when the PM boys were geeking out to me in a conference room here over the fact that they were hanging out with Greg from the Oohlas, whom also used to be in Everclear. Apparently, Everclear is one of their favorite bands... but more surprisingly, the entire genre of 90s altrock is their favorite thing. They dont want to discuss Morrissey like every other band in their peer group... they want to talk about how fantastic Third Eye Blind is.
Now, the name Third Eye Blind, when I was their age, was a joke. It was representative of those shitty numbered bands from the mid-90s that you wanted to figure out a way to destroy. You were convinced that they were what was wrong with the music industry and that every band should sound like Radiohead. Regardless, you knew basically every 3EB single's lyric by heart.
When Permanent Me said that one of their favorite bands was 3EB, i think you could actually see the question mark form above my head. Dont get me wrong, I actually found out, by accident, that I loved "Wounded" and a friendship was forged thanks to realizing that... but everything else seemed ridiculous.
But now that PM tell me that that's one of their favorite bands, and I'm meeting more and more kids online who love that band, I decided that I should listen to some 3EB to get into the mind of that little band of mine. And now, i'm getting it. I mean, i get what they love. I get what it is about those songs that they're cheering. Weird.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
FUCK YEAH!!!
Muse tickets are on pre-sale!
I got tickets to the Philly date *just in case* i can't get tickets to the NYC show since the pre-sale is sold out. If i get the NYC show date tickets I'll sell my philly tix to one of the 3022329 Philly Muse fans... which will most likely be the case.
Go to Muse's Myspace Page to hear their new singles: "Supermassive Black Hole" (UK single) and "Knights of Cynodia" (US Single).
Seriuosly, though, I managed to get sent this album from some Dude in California and I haven't stopped listening to it. Everytime I think i have a favorite song, the next one comes up. Right now, the two favorites are "Starlight" and "Map of the Prolematique" which has an incredible Pet Shop Boys feel to it. I honestly never thought that Muse could write a dance song that doesnt sound the least bit contrived, but this is them going straight up into Depeche Mode territory. If this band doesn't become the biggest cult band in america with this record, then i'll be shocked.
I would also like to mention that this is a political record. When I heard that they were writing a political record, i thought to myself "booooooring!" But hearing Matt sing "you will burn in hell!" in falsetto in the first track, "Take a Bow", instantly converted my reservations. I don't know if he's singing to Tony Blair (possibly) or George Bush (likely), but either way, his opinions are strong and pretty reflective of the overall feeling towards the government that people our age are feeling. The irony of the idea that our President is doing "God's Work" (aka getting rid of terror) by killing thousands of innocent brown people (by "accident") in foreign a country is frustraiting, and Bellamy manages to capture that sentiment gorgeously. This morning I was wondering if Bush's daughters were ever fans of Muse (unlikely, but possible), and how they would feel about that song. Every kid rebels against their parents. I know i share basically none of the same political views as my parents... do you think that the twins are sent to their room for yelling at their dad for their views?
Muse tickets are on pre-sale!
I got tickets to the Philly date *just in case* i can't get tickets to the NYC show since the pre-sale is sold out. If i get the NYC show date tickets I'll sell my philly tix to one of the 3022329 Philly Muse fans... which will most likely be the case.
Go to Muse's Myspace Page to hear their new singles: "Supermassive Black Hole" (UK single) and "Knights of Cynodia" (US Single).
Seriuosly, though, I managed to get sent this album from some Dude in California and I haven't stopped listening to it. Everytime I think i have a favorite song, the next one comes up. Right now, the two favorites are "Starlight" and "Map of the Prolematique" which has an incredible Pet Shop Boys feel to it. I honestly never thought that Muse could write a dance song that doesnt sound the least bit contrived, but this is them going straight up into Depeche Mode territory. If this band doesn't become the biggest cult band in america with this record, then i'll be shocked.
I would also like to mention that this is a political record. When I heard that they were writing a political record, i thought to myself "booooooring!" But hearing Matt sing "you will burn in hell!" in falsetto in the first track, "Take a Bow", instantly converted my reservations. I don't know if he's singing to Tony Blair (possibly) or George Bush (likely), but either way, his opinions are strong and pretty reflective of the overall feeling towards the government that people our age are feeling. The irony of the idea that our President is doing "God's Work" (aka getting rid of terror) by killing thousands of innocent brown people (by "accident") in foreign a country is frustraiting, and Bellamy manages to capture that sentiment gorgeously. This morning I was wondering if Bush's daughters were ever fans of Muse (unlikely, but possible), and how they would feel about that song. Every kid rebels against their parents. I know i share basically none of the same political views as my parents... do you think that the twins are sent to their room for yelling at their dad for their views?
Monday, June 12, 2006
HOW'D I DO THAT?
I surprisingly had one of the more busy and active weeks that i've had in a long while. Many, many, many nights spent going to bed way later than I was supposed to, and the weekend... i saw the sun as I closed my eyelids to snooze. I'll be sure to write about my week/end later, but I am up to my ears in work at the moment. I think it's funny whenever I go out these days that friends are like "i never see you out anymore." I guess that's what happens when you start giving a huge massive fuck about where you work and you come home too tired to keep your eyes open. Also, this weather is giving me energy. I will be out more. You'll get sick of seeing me.
The important thing is: Bright Light Fever have 2 new songs posted on their MySpace page from their up coming stolen transmission debut, Bright Light Fever Present: The Evening Owl.
"A Deeper Blue" is one of my new favorite songs. I can't believe the singer of BLF, Evan Ferro, is only 19 (he was 18 when he recorded this). I feel blessed to not only know this band, but to also be working with them.
If you like what you hear, and I'm assuming you will, VOTE FOR BLF AT THE SAMMIES!!!!!!
Hey Evan, can i post that photo of your new dog?
I surprisingly had one of the more busy and active weeks that i've had in a long while. Many, many, many nights spent going to bed way later than I was supposed to, and the weekend... i saw the sun as I closed my eyelids to snooze. I'll be sure to write about my week/end later, but I am up to my ears in work at the moment. I think it's funny whenever I go out these days that friends are like "i never see you out anymore." I guess that's what happens when you start giving a huge massive fuck about where you work and you come home too tired to keep your eyes open. Also, this weather is giving me energy. I will be out more. You'll get sick of seeing me.
The important thing is: Bright Light Fever have 2 new songs posted on their MySpace page from their up coming stolen transmission debut, Bright Light Fever Present: The Evening Owl.
"A Deeper Blue" is one of my new favorite songs. I can't believe the singer of BLF, Evan Ferro, is only 19 (he was 18 when he recorded this). I feel blessed to not only know this band, but to also be working with them.
If you like what you hear, and I'm assuming you will, VOTE FOR BLF AT THE SAMMIES!!!!!!
Hey Evan, can i post that photo of your new dog?
Sunday, June 11, 2006
ADVENTURES IN RACISM
Me and Laura explore each other's cultures at Audrey's birthday party.
More photos of all of Audrey's really good looking friends can be seen here: the modern age parties.
Me and Laura explore each other's cultures at Audrey's birthday party.
More photos of all of Audrey's really good looking friends can be seen here: the modern age parties.
Friday, June 9, 2006
WE'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME
So... What did you all think of the first ever Young Love show at Stolen Transmission last night? I'm assuming that a number of you attended because the place was so beyond packed. TheModernAge was there... and loved it.
If you want to hear the song "discotech" that i talk about endlessly, go to Young Love's myspace page.
So... What did you all think of the first ever Young Love show at Stolen Transmission last night? I'm assuming that a number of you attended because the place was so beyond packed. TheModernAge was there... and loved it.
If you want to hear the song "discotech" that i talk about endlessly, go to Young Love's myspace page.
Thursday, June 8, 2006
SATAN LOST THE BATTLE, JESUS WON THE PRIZE
When it comes to religious beliefs, you wont meet someone as open as me. I do my best to not talk smack on Scientology or ANYTHING else because as a person who grew up getting picked on a lot for my religious beliefs (even in Tenafly... a mostly jew town... but i was more religious than others), i refuse to put someone through the same thing.
But this is something else. This is what happens to Jim Hensen's muppets that looked too human-like.
Can i laugh at this or is that offensive?
When it comes to religious beliefs, you wont meet someone as open as me. I do my best to not talk smack on Scientology or ANYTHING else because as a person who grew up getting picked on a lot for my religious beliefs (even in Tenafly... a mostly jew town... but i was more religious than others), i refuse to put someone through the same thing.
But this is something else. This is what happens to Jim Hensen's muppets that looked too human-like.
Can i laugh at this or is that offensive?
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
HONEY PIE YOU'RE NOT SAFE HERE
My day's can be extraoridnarily long sometimes. Everyday, I'm woken up, reluctantly because my bed is awfully comfortable, by a cat named Bella who lives up to her name. She jumps on the bed, usually her belled collar gives me some warning, and positions herself on my chest purring as loudly as she can. She bites my nose. Licks my nose. Butts her head agains my face, smack smack smack, purr purr purr... if I dont respond, she grabs my bracelet and attempts to move my hand in a petting motion. She's a smart cat, and it will only be a matter of time before she is trained to pee in the toilet. This all happens at around 8am... approximately 4 hours after I have finally gotten to sleep.
Yesterday I had a meeting in the morning and headed over to the office where I managed to have a couple more breif meetings before heading over to a mid-town studio to watch Young Love perform infront of a bunch of people that work for Island/DefJam. This was technically the first time they played infront of people, but tomorrow will be their first show. Much to my joy, my friend Jeffery's little brother was playing Keys for Mr. Keyes, and was flawless! I was actually insanely surprised that their live performance held up to their album tracks as much as they did. A song like "Discotech," which is basically like a Justin Timberlake song mashed with a Bloc Party song, sounded more agressive live than on CD and "Too Young To Fight It," managed to be sexier live than on CD, which is pretty awesome since the song is a reggeatone song...
After the showcase, some people headed to some restuarant/bar a few blocks away and had some drinks. More drinks. Tons of drinks on the label (not stolen transmission... we only do free Fanta). A few peach vodka soda's later and I was in a cab heading downtown to meet up with my mom at the Lion's Den to see my cousin Maurice's band, A Seperate Peace, perform. Please go to the linked myspace page to get an idea of how fucking hilarious it is that my mom, in all 61 years of glory, attended this show. When we walked in, there was basically nobody, so my mom and I did the supportive thing and walked to nearly the front of the room and stood against the wall. As soon as the band begun the room filled up with about 30 or 40 kids who then began moshing and circle pit dancing around, basically, just barely, missing my mom. At one point, some dude got so stoked out of his face that he did a kung fu style kick dance about 3 feet from my mom and at that point, i grabbed my grinning mommy and pulled her towards the back and into safety. She's never seen a band like this, or an audience like this, and all she could do is turn to me, grinning from ear to ear and say "They're dancing like magnooons!" Which in arabic means "they're dancing like crazy people." She was right, or I was old. I can't figure out which.
I don't mean to sound like i'm showing favoritism, because I'm not. I give my family members a harder time than anyone i know because that's how my family is... but my cousin is probably one of the best frontmen I've seen in ages. He's like the hardcore reincarnation of Gerard Way. So completely natural and at ease on stage with no inhibitions. The kind of music he plays is not my thing, I would have no idea what to do with it, or what, so i could never sign it... but fuck, if someone smart doesn't. My only critique is that he's such an amazing singer with a strangely melodic voice (even when he was 3 he could sing songs pitch perfect, and not in a 3 year-old kind of way), i'd like to hear him "sing" some more. But then again, that's cause i'm not a hardcore type of girl.
I went home and was greeted by Casey from Dallas who came over the day before after driving Brandon's band's van up from Austin, Nick from Hull/Resivior, and his frien Dan from High Times. We then went to Joey Night's house in Brooklyn, which i'd never been to... but there was supposed to be some bbq, and I had to pick up Permanent Me demos, so it seemed like a good idea. I got there and was basically falling asleep so the party pooper in me decided to go home after an hour and a half. Wah waaaah.
At about 1am, I was finally passed out in bed. Blissfully sleeping. snore snore.
I woke up with the urge to listen to Muse, in a semi-failed attempt to get Brandon into the band, and proceeded to play Origin of Symmetry, probably their best album to date, and, in my opinion, the album that all those emorbid bands are based on. He la-ti-da'd in falsetto as we left for the day... but i'm not sure if he dug it as much as I do, or any member of Thrice.
Check out "Citizen Erased" from the album... I used to listen to this song on repeat with my friend Chris Kelly when we'd go out every single sunday to the movies in Ridgefeild. We'd drive around freaking out over how genius the album was and how we couldn't understand why no American labels were trying to steal them from Maverick (who may have dropped them at that point, I forget). Now Chris is studying to be a Brain Surgeon and coincedently taught one of my oldest best friends, Sydney Rose, biology at Columbia Presbyterian. He was... 22 at the time, maybe 21? The kid is a fucking genius. He also used to itern for my partner Rob Stevenson way back when he was 15 or 16, and when he was 17, he interned for Lyor Cohen (who ran I/DJ at the time)... he'd get calls from Lyor Cohen on his cell asking him to set up meetings. When he turned 18, Chris decided that he wanted to better humanity and quit the music buisness to go to med school. If Chris doesn't discover the cure to some disease that plauges humanity, then I don't know who will. Seriously, if people should be cloned, they should start and end with Chris Kelly.
Speaking of genius, I found this quote painfully hilarious:
"I know many Christians who are rational thinkers that I adore to pieces, but not THAT many. I'm not anti-religion. I'm anti-imbecile. Let out a massive sigh of relief because I won't talk too much about politics on these posts, mainly because I feel that it ultimately and unfortunately doesn't matter how the music community or its bands feel about it. Music can't fix it. It starts with the rich, old white men with grey hair that inherited our government whom are completely senile at this point. It starts with the absurdity of the concept of an electoral college, which enabled Bush to win in his first run. Alas, if The Beatles and Bob Dylan couldn't bring peace to the world through their music, then no band ever will. Well maybe the grey-haired guy from American Idol, but that's about it."
LET'S GO SOUL PATROL!
Tonight I'm headed to some "Entourage" party with JennyPenny. If i can stand. I hope I can stand. snore snore snore.
Something that wont make you snore:
Sum41 dudes doing drugs and sucking each other off.
My day's can be extraoridnarily long sometimes. Everyday, I'm woken up, reluctantly because my bed is awfully comfortable, by a cat named Bella who lives up to her name. She jumps on the bed, usually her belled collar gives me some warning, and positions herself on my chest purring as loudly as she can. She bites my nose. Licks my nose. Butts her head agains my face, smack smack smack, purr purr purr... if I dont respond, she grabs my bracelet and attempts to move my hand in a petting motion. She's a smart cat, and it will only be a matter of time before she is trained to pee in the toilet. This all happens at around 8am... approximately 4 hours after I have finally gotten to sleep.Yesterday I had a meeting in the morning and headed over to the office where I managed to have a couple more breif meetings before heading over to a mid-town studio to watch Young Love perform infront of a bunch of people that work for Island/DefJam. This was technically the first time they played infront of people, but tomorrow will be their first show. Much to my joy, my friend Jeffery's little brother was playing Keys for Mr. Keyes, and was flawless! I was actually insanely surprised that their live performance held up to their album tracks as much as they did. A song like "Discotech," which is basically like a Justin Timberlake song mashed with a Bloc Party song, sounded more agressive live than on CD and "Too Young To Fight It," managed to be sexier live than on CD, which is pretty awesome since the song is a reggeatone song...
After the showcase, some people headed to some restuarant/bar a few blocks away and had some drinks. More drinks. Tons of drinks on the label (not stolen transmission... we only do free Fanta). A few peach vodka soda's later and I was in a cab heading downtown to meet up with my mom at the Lion's Den to see my cousin Maurice's band, A Seperate Peace, perform. Please go to the linked myspace page to get an idea of how fucking hilarious it is that my mom, in all 61 years of glory, attended this show. When we walked in, there was basically nobody, so my mom and I did the supportive thing and walked to nearly the front of the room and stood against the wall. As soon as the band begun the room filled up with about 30 or 40 kids who then began moshing and circle pit dancing around, basically, just barely, missing my mom. At one point, some dude got so stoked out of his face that he did a kung fu style kick dance about 3 feet from my mom and at that point, i grabbed my grinning mommy and pulled her towards the back and into safety. She's never seen a band like this, or an audience like this, and all she could do is turn to me, grinning from ear to ear and say "They're dancing like magnooons!" Which in arabic means "they're dancing like crazy people." She was right, or I was old. I can't figure out which.
I don't mean to sound like i'm showing favoritism, because I'm not. I give my family members a harder time than anyone i know because that's how my family is... but my cousin is probably one of the best frontmen I've seen in ages. He's like the hardcore reincarnation of Gerard Way. So completely natural and at ease on stage with no inhibitions. The kind of music he plays is not my thing, I would have no idea what to do with it, or what, so i could never sign it... but fuck, if someone smart doesn't. My only critique is that he's such an amazing singer with a strangely melodic voice (even when he was 3 he could sing songs pitch perfect, and not in a 3 year-old kind of way), i'd like to hear him "sing" some more. But then again, that's cause i'm not a hardcore type of girl.
I went home and was greeted by Casey from Dallas who came over the day before after driving Brandon's band's van up from Austin, Nick from Hull/Resivior, and his frien Dan from High Times. We then went to Joey Night's house in Brooklyn, which i'd never been to... but there was supposed to be some bbq, and I had to pick up Permanent Me demos, so it seemed like a good idea. I got there and was basically falling asleep so the party pooper in me decided to go home after an hour and a half. Wah waaaah.
At about 1am, I was finally passed out in bed. Blissfully sleeping. snore snore.
I woke up with the urge to listen to Muse, in a semi-failed attempt to get Brandon into the band, and proceeded to play Origin of Symmetry, probably their best album to date, and, in my opinion, the album that all those emorbid bands are based on. He la-ti-da'd in falsetto as we left for the day... but i'm not sure if he dug it as much as I do, or any member of Thrice.
Check out "Citizen Erased" from the album... I used to listen to this song on repeat with my friend Chris Kelly when we'd go out every single sunday to the movies in Ridgefeild. We'd drive around freaking out over how genius the album was and how we couldn't understand why no American labels were trying to steal them from Maverick (who may have dropped them at that point, I forget). Now Chris is studying to be a Brain Surgeon and coincedently taught one of my oldest best friends, Sydney Rose, biology at Columbia Presbyterian. He was... 22 at the time, maybe 21? The kid is a fucking genius. He also used to itern for my partner Rob Stevenson way back when he was 15 or 16, and when he was 17, he interned for Lyor Cohen (who ran I/DJ at the time)... he'd get calls from Lyor Cohen on his cell asking him to set up meetings. When he turned 18, Chris decided that he wanted to better humanity and quit the music buisness to go to med school. If Chris doesn't discover the cure to some disease that plauges humanity, then I don't know who will. Seriously, if people should be cloned, they should start and end with Chris Kelly.
Speaking of genius, I found this quote painfully hilarious:
"I know many Christians who are rational thinkers that I adore to pieces, but not THAT many. I'm not anti-religion. I'm anti-imbecile. Let out a massive sigh of relief because I won't talk too much about politics on these posts, mainly because I feel that it ultimately and unfortunately doesn't matter how the music community or its bands feel about it. Music can't fix it. It starts with the rich, old white men with grey hair that inherited our government whom are completely senile at this point. It starts with the absurdity of the concept of an electoral college, which enabled Bush to win in his first run. Alas, if The Beatles and Bob Dylan couldn't bring peace to the world through their music, then no band ever will. Well maybe the grey-haired guy from American Idol, but that's about it."
LET'S GO SOUL PATROL!
Tonight I'm headed to some "Entourage" party with JennyPenny. If i can stand. I hope I can stand. snore snore snore.
Something that wont make you snore:
Sum41 dudes doing drugs and sucking each other off.
GOOD GOLLY MS. OLLIE
wow.
That photo was by Irene Tien, who has taken genius photos of The Oohlas since the very beginning.
Click here to see more photos from the show at Safari Sam's.
wow.
That photo was by Irene Tien, who has taken genius photos of The Oohlas since the very beginning.
Click here to see more photos from the show at Safari Sam's.
Monday, June 5, 2006
SUPERMASSIVE POSSIBLITY?
I took this photo from Pink is the New Blog...
Is Muse's Matt Bellamy hanging out with Brad Pitt? Matt do you read this blog? Say it IS so!
I took this photo from Pink is the New Blog...
Is Muse's Matt Bellamy hanging out with Brad Pitt? Matt do you read this blog? Say it IS so!
YOU WANT DRUGS
For fans of Young Love (featuring Dan Keyes from Recover), you will not be disappointed from this video on StolenTransmission.com, the FIRST in the series "Live From The Casa De Ultragrrrl". It's a live acoustic performance by YL's DK called "We Want Drugs"....
But first, if you like what you hear and live in NYC, you can see Young Love in their FIRST EVER live performance on Thursday June 8, at Stolen Transmission (the party)
For fans of Young Love (featuring Dan Keyes from Recover), you will not be disappointed from this video on StolenTransmission.com, the FIRST in the series "Live From The Casa De Ultragrrrl". It's a live acoustic performance by YL's DK called "We Want Drugs"....
But first, if you like what you hear and live in NYC, you can see Young Love in their FIRST EVER live performance on Thursday June 8, at Stolen Transmission (the party)
WHERE: Stolen Transmission at The Annex - 152 Orchard St. Btw Stanton and Rivington (LES)
DATE: June 8
TIME: 11:30pm
If you want to buy the single which this single appears on -- as well as the album version of "Tragedy" and a demo version of "Find a New Way" -- you can buy it ONLY AT Ultragrrrl.com... just so you know.
GUCCI PUCCI POO
For those of you who are fans of Pucci, you should check out this auction.
that's all for now.
For those of you who are fans of Pucci, you should check out this auction.
that's all for now.
Sunday, June 4, 2006
Thursday, June 1, 2006
DAMONE HAD TO CANCEL
Unfortunately, Damone had to cancel their performance tonight at Stolen Transmission. I can't be too upset, because they pulled out to open up for Joan Jett!
But come anyway for the dancing and drinking. Karen and I enjoyed the basement so much, that we're gonna be down there tonight. So if the upstairs looks bare... just go to the back and down the stairs.
Unfortunately, Damone had to cancel their performance tonight at Stolen Transmission. I can't be too upset, because they pulled out to open up for Joan Jett!
But come anyway for the dancing and drinking. Karen and I enjoyed the basement so much, that we're gonna be down there tonight. So if the upstairs looks bare... just go to the back and down the stairs.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
ATTN: GURJ AND KAREN
Thanks to Laura's blog, I was able to find the myspace profile for the dude who plays the groom in the Panic! at the Disco video. Holy shit! i thought he was in the band and was like "shiiiiiit... Brenden Urie is the 2nd hottest dude in the band."
Fuck, every time a P!ATD song comes on i get happy. I know i'm not the only one of the reformed hipsters.
EDIT: I see he's an MC Chris fan... Hey Chris: do your girl a solid and hit that boy up and tell him i think he's pretty.
Thanks to Laura's blog, I was able to find the myspace profile for the dude who plays the groom in the Panic! at the Disco video. Holy shit! i thought he was in the band and was like "shiiiiiit... Brenden Urie is the 2nd hottest dude in the band."
Fuck, every time a P!ATD song comes on i get happy. I know i'm not the only one of the reformed hipsters.
EDIT: I see he's an MC Chris fan... Hey Chris: do your girl a solid and hit that boy up and tell him i think he's pretty.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
WHAT A FUCKING SCAM!
OK, so every so often, i get a call from the fine folks at Vivid Entertainment calling to see if i'd like to upgrade my subscription of Girls Gone Wild. Upgrade? Does that mean it comes with a tshirt? A drunken college girl ready to touch herself when i give her a drink and the prospect of getting said tshirt? I dont know because every time they call I interrupt them by saying "i'd actually like to cancel my subscription" which is followed by "you need to call the girls gone wild company about that". Which is followed by "could you give me their number?" which is followed by...
*Click*
THEY HANG UP ON ME! I will foreve rbe getting fucking GGW until i'm old and gray and my tits fall off!
OK, so every so often, i get a call from the fine folks at Vivid Entertainment calling to see if i'd like to upgrade my subscription of Girls Gone Wild. Upgrade? Does that mean it comes with a tshirt? A drunken college girl ready to touch herself when i give her a drink and the prospect of getting said tshirt? I dont know because every time they call I interrupt them by saying "i'd actually like to cancel my subscription" which is followed by "you need to call the girls gone wild company about that". Which is followed by "could you give me their number?" which is followed by...
*Click*
THEY HANG UP ON ME! I will foreve rbe getting fucking GGW until i'm old and gray and my tits fall off!
WOW. WE'RE SUCH FUCKING DORKS
So I DVR "Steven's Untitled Rock Show" since each day it satiates my need for seeing all the best new emo videos. I was AIMing with Karen giving her the play-by-play of not only what I was finding on the internet and ebay, but also what I was watching. I decided to let you all in on the major-dorkage without her permission cause she'd say no-way.
Ultragrrrl: omg. aiden are hosing steven's untitled rockshow!
Ultragrrrl: i tivoed it
Karen: is wiL talkingabout me??
Ultragrrrl: yeS
Karen: scorE!!!
Ultragrrrl: omg!!! a noy video!!!!
Karen: fate!
Ultragrrrl: OMG. THE AIDEN VIDEO!!!
Ultragrrrl: I'M SOOOO KEEPING THIS EPISODE FOREVER.
Karen: hahahahahahaha
Ultragrrrl: DIIIIIIE RAMANTIC
Ultragrrrl: DIIIIIE ROMANTIC
Karen:THIS IS A NIGHTMARE
Ultragrrrl: carlos looks amazing in the video
Karen: i cant believe he agreed to do it
Ultragrrrl: so cool of him to branch out.
Karen: and to think he thought the killers were "poppy"
Ultragrrrl: well, this is just him getting to his goth roots.
Ultragrrrl: i love the scene where he hangs upside down dressed as the crow
Karen: hahahahha i just love his lipliner
Karen: im totes stealing that one day
Ultragrrrl: lipliner is such a lost art
Karen: seriously, we need occasion to revive it
Karen: i was totes all about the lipliner with nude lipstick in jr high
Karen: what the hell was that mac shade that everyone had???
So can anyone help karen out with her inquirey?
So I DVR "Steven's Untitled Rock Show" since each day it satiates my need for seeing all the best new emo videos. I was AIMing with Karen giving her the play-by-play of not only what I was finding on the internet and ebay, but also what I was watching. I decided to let you all in on the major-dorkage without her permission cause she'd say no-way.
Ultragrrrl: omg. aiden are hosing steven's untitled rockshow!
Ultragrrrl: i tivoed it
Karen: is wiL talkingabout me??
Ultragrrrl: yeS
Karen: scorE!!!
Ultragrrrl: omg!!! a noy video!!!!
Karen: fate!
Ultragrrrl: OMG. THE AIDEN VIDEO!!!
Ultragrrrl: I'M SOOOO KEEPING THIS EPISODE FOREVER.
Karen: hahahahahahaha
Ultragrrrl: DIIIIIIE RAMANTIC
Ultragrrrl: DIIIIIE ROMANTIC
Karen:THIS IS A NIGHTMARE
Ultragrrrl: carlos looks amazing in the video
Karen: i cant believe he agreed to do it
Ultragrrrl: so cool of him to branch out.
Karen: and to think he thought the killers were "poppy"
Ultragrrrl: well, this is just him getting to his goth roots.
Ultragrrrl: i love the scene where he hangs upside down dressed as the crow
Karen: hahahahha i just love his lipliner
Karen: im totes stealing that one day
Ultragrrrl: lipliner is such a lost art
Karen: seriously, we need occasion to revive it
Karen: i was totes all about the lipliner with nude lipstick in jr high
Karen: what the hell was that mac shade that everyone had???
So can anyone help karen out with her inquirey?
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Saturday, May 27, 2006
OY VA LOST
I am kinda, sorta, totally obsessed with figuring out the meaning behind Lost. I sit on message boards when I'm home reading, reading, reading, and finally came across this message board thread which basically explains EVERYTHING. It could be a spoiler to you, or it could make you a little more obsessed. Either way, this person with his Quatum Leaping theories and Transhumanists ideas might actually be onto something. And by "might," i mean, definitely.
click here to be made geekier than you ever imagined
I am kinda, sorta, totally obsessed with figuring out the meaning behind Lost. I sit on message boards when I'm home reading, reading, reading, and finally came across this message board thread which basically explains EVERYTHING. It could be a spoiler to you, or it could make you a little more obsessed. Either way, this person with his Quatum Leaping theories and Transhumanists ideas might actually be onto something. And by "might," i mean, definitely.
click here to be made geekier than you ever imagined
Friday, May 26, 2006
I JUST WANNA BRING YOU DOWN SO BADLY!
Last night I had such an amazingly fun time DJing at Stolen Transmission. The owner, Jason, booked a show to happen in the upstairs til around 12 or 1am, so he offered to have us DJ in the basement bar until the bands were off, but Karen and I were excited to DJ in a more intimate spot, so we asked if we could just stay there... and it was great. I love small spaces. I love DJ decks that are shorter and fit my tiny body. I like being RIGHT NEXT to the bar... I think Karen was stoked too. If you came and didn't know to go downstairs, i'm sorry. Next time I'll be sure to give a heads up. Maybe we'll have DJs on both floors from now on. By the way, Damone will be performing next week at midnight. That's June 1. You dont want to miss it. I know there's a bunch of dudes out there who read this that love that band.
June 8, 16, and 22 will be the Young Love residencey. I believe all but about 4 people got the YL singles they ordered.. what do you think? The sand on the packaging glows in the dark by the way!
Lately, Karen and I have been participating in what i like to call emo-offs when we DJ. She'll start off with some emo song, and i'll try to out emo here and usually it just ends in a fiery Brand New Deja Entendu mess. I went to the bathroom during our set and came out to hear Panic! at the Disco being played which was followed by Weezer, and then Taking Back Sunday... well, two TBS songs because Brian came over and asked us to play their new single. When I said "well, we're already playing an older TBS song... wouldnt that be a faux pas." he looked at me as if to say "you must be fucking kidding me... your entire set is faux pas" so we played "makedamnsure" next. Honestly, our emo-offs are hilarious to the two of us... not sure about anyone else there, but people were actually dancing a lot.
I really just enjoy watching people dance. I think that's one of the most fun things I can do in my life. And when people are dancing to songs I'm playing them, the feeling is immediately accented by immense joy. When i play a song that fails, the polar opposite happens and I scramble to find the song that will make people cheer. Usually, George Michael's "Freedom 90" will do that, or Dexy's Midnight Runner's "Come on Eileen" or the Strokes' "Last Nite." Last night people were really really feeling the White Rose Movement, which is great because that song is fantastic. I was overwhelmed with joy when the crowd swelled when i played Young Love's "Discotech," and even happier when Dan Keyes came over stoked out of his face.
So i bought a String Quartet Tribute to a band i love... It's actually pretty great. I think i found the album I'll play when I DJ weddings and need "dinner time" music.
Here's a song for you to download... can you guess who it is?
Last night I had such an amazingly fun time DJing at Stolen Transmission. The owner, Jason, booked a show to happen in the upstairs til around 12 or 1am, so he offered to have us DJ in the basement bar until the bands were off, but Karen and I were excited to DJ in a more intimate spot, so we asked if we could just stay there... and it was great. I love small spaces. I love DJ decks that are shorter and fit my tiny body. I like being RIGHT NEXT to the bar... I think Karen was stoked too. If you came and didn't know to go downstairs, i'm sorry. Next time I'll be sure to give a heads up. Maybe we'll have DJs on both floors from now on. By the way, Damone will be performing next week at midnight. That's June 1. You dont want to miss it. I know there's a bunch of dudes out there who read this that love that band.
June 8, 16, and 22 will be the Young Love residencey. I believe all but about 4 people got the YL singles they ordered.. what do you think? The sand on the packaging glows in the dark by the way!
Lately, Karen and I have been participating in what i like to call emo-offs when we DJ. She'll start off with some emo song, and i'll try to out emo here and usually it just ends in a fiery Brand New Deja Entendu mess. I went to the bathroom during our set and came out to hear Panic! at the Disco being played which was followed by Weezer, and then Taking Back Sunday... well, two TBS songs because Brian came over and asked us to play their new single. When I said "well, we're already playing an older TBS song... wouldnt that be a faux pas." he looked at me as if to say "you must be fucking kidding me... your entire set is faux pas" so we played "makedamnsure" next. Honestly, our emo-offs are hilarious to the two of us... not sure about anyone else there, but people were actually dancing a lot.
I really just enjoy watching people dance. I think that's one of the most fun things I can do in my life. And when people are dancing to songs I'm playing them, the feeling is immediately accented by immense joy. When i play a song that fails, the polar opposite happens and I scramble to find the song that will make people cheer. Usually, George Michael's "Freedom 90" will do that, or Dexy's Midnight Runner's "Come on Eileen" or the Strokes' "Last Nite." Last night people were really really feeling the White Rose Movement, which is great because that song is fantastic. I was overwhelmed with joy when the crowd swelled when i played Young Love's "Discotech," and even happier when Dan Keyes came over stoked out of his face.
So i bought a String Quartet Tribute to a band i love... It's actually pretty great. I think i found the album I'll play when I DJ weddings and need "dinner time" music.
Here's a song for you to download... can you guess who it is?
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
FOR FRIENDS OF BEN CHAPPEL
I recieved this from Ben's friend Michael:
Basically, his mother wants to create a book of his selected works (poems, art, etc.), and she wants people to send her an email so that we get a list of people who are interested before interest teeters off...especially because she doesn't think she can bring herself to start the book for some time now.
So please, even if its given that you would be interested, just send an email to iMissYou@benchappel.net, so that Claudia feels/understands how ben affected/inspired/etc. the people around him.
Thanks,
Michael
(Ben's best friend since age 7)
I recieved this from Ben's friend Michael:
Basically, his mother wants to create a book of his selected works (poems, art, etc.), and she wants people to send her an email so that we get a list of people who are interested before interest teeters off...especially because she doesn't think she can bring herself to start the book for some time now.
So please, even if its given that you would be interested, just send an email to iMissYou@benchappel.net, so that Claudia feels/understands how ben affected/inspired/etc. the people around him.
Thanks,
Michael
(Ben's best friend since age 7)
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
PAINT ME VIOLET
I've had the blogger window open all afternoon trying to update this blog of mine, but then something comes up, and another thing comes up, and then i'm sitting here at 8pm hoping that I dont miss Art Brut at the Blender party...
You know when you're sleeping and you have to pee and all you do is dream about peeing? Suddenly, everything in your dreams takes a backburner to the fact that you have to pee? That happened to me the other night. I was dreaming that I had to save all these puppies and kittens but I had to pee so badly... then i found myself in the VH1 offices peeing into the water cooler cause apparently that was the bathroom, but it wasn't, so while i was trying to have a conversation with Paul and Carlos from Interpol (?!?!?), i was trying to hide the fact that I was peeing in a watercooler and telling them about a project I had in mind for them. I finally sprung out of bed and ran to the bathroom but couldn't go back to sleep and resume my dream about saving the puppies and kittens. Instead, I fed Bella who was annoyed that I woke her up.
Last thursday was a really fun Stolen Transmission (you can click here to see photos!). It was Brandon's birthday party, Young Love's single release party, Gurj, Darryl Palumbo, and Rob Hitt all Guest DJed tthat night... and while Brian didn't end up stripping like he did for Gurj's bday party last week (as seen on the left), that's not to say that i didn't end up seeing a stripper that night... or maybe trying to make my friend Casey as uncomfortable as humanly possible by giving him a half-assed lap dance at around 4am. Come 5am and Scientist Andy Eisberg was giving me a science lesson in everything humanly possible. That man can take the simplest thing and explain the scientific reasoning behind it in a way you understand... and i shit you not, he's a scientist.
Anyway, Friday was one of most fun DJ gigs I've ever had. I DJed Jordana the Intern's prom! I'm so excited that she's going to be graduating soon because I need a full time intern like craaaaaaaaaaazy. Jordana took one of my best friends as her date and nearly everyone danced the whole time. It's so crazy because she goes to this Upper East Side school called Birch Wathen Lennox and you'd expect the whole thing to be filled with snobby girls who just wanna hear cheesy dance music the entire time, but instead, it was a bunch of cute little girls dressed like they raided Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's closet. When I played The Go! Team's "Huddle Formation" the dancefloor got filled... When I played Young Love's "Discotech" the dance floor got filled... When I played Nightmare of You's "My Name is Trouble" the dancefloor got filled and one girl actually yelled out "OH MY GOD! NIGHTMARE OF YOU!". I attempted to allow the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps" be the slowdance song of the night... but the kids were too stoked to slow dance. One girl requested I play the YYYs all night... Sia's "Breathe Me" and Nick Lachey's new ballad seem to get the couples awkwardly doing that slow dance thing. It was one of the more fun gigs I've ever had... if you want me to DJ your prom or whatever event is coming up in your high school PLEASE HAVE ME!
So saturday I spent the day loafing around. Made it down to TisWas at the Annex to see Melody Nelson DJ, and then to Cake Shop to see my friend Jesse's band Professor Murder, but after downing 3/4 of a bottle of wine AND 2 glasses of champagne, AND not eating, my hours were numbered and I found myself walking home at 2am. An early night. But that wasn't before bumping into Elliott and Nader on my way there... laughing about Nader calling me up at 5am while i was in Utah, and letting him know that I will always answer my phone, no matter the time.
Last night I came home right after work and went right to bed after lurking on myspace for far too long. Fast asleep by 11pm... oh dear, i cannot be fatigued! Tonight I party with Karen and Vicki! Yay!
Good news for all Permanent Me fans out there! Their EP Dear Virginia is available now! You can buy it online from various retailers or get the hard CD!
Click the button that most suites your fancy:
I've had the blogger window open all afternoon trying to update this blog of mine, but then something comes up, and another thing comes up, and then i'm sitting here at 8pm hoping that I dont miss Art Brut at the Blender party...
You know when you're sleeping and you have to pee and all you do is dream about peeing? Suddenly, everything in your dreams takes a backburner to the fact that you have to pee? That happened to me the other night. I was dreaming that I had to save all these puppies and kittens but I had to pee so badly... then i found myself in the VH1 offices peeing into the water cooler cause apparently that was the bathroom, but it wasn't, so while i was trying to have a conversation with Paul and Carlos from Interpol (?!?!?), i was trying to hide the fact that I was peeing in a watercooler and telling them about a project I had in mind for them. I finally sprung out of bed and ran to the bathroom but couldn't go back to sleep and resume my dream about saving the puppies and kittens. Instead, I fed Bella who was annoyed that I woke her up.
Last thursday was a really fun Stolen Transmission (you can click here to see photos!). It was Brandon's birthday party, Young Love's single release party, Gurj, Darryl Palumbo, and Rob Hitt all Guest DJed tthat night... and while Brian didn't end up stripping like he did for Gurj's bday party last week (as seen on the left), that's not to say that i didn't end up seeing a stripper that night... or maybe trying to make my friend Casey as uncomfortable as humanly possible by giving him a half-assed lap dance at around 4am. Come 5am and Scientist Andy Eisberg was giving me a science lesson in everything humanly possible. That man can take the simplest thing and explain the scientific reasoning behind it in a way you understand... and i shit you not, he's a scientist.Anyway, Friday was one of most fun DJ gigs I've ever had. I DJed Jordana the Intern's prom! I'm so excited that she's going to be graduating soon because I need a full time intern like craaaaaaaaaaazy. Jordana took one of my best friends as her date and nearly everyone danced the whole time. It's so crazy because she goes to this Upper East Side school called Birch Wathen Lennox and you'd expect the whole thing to be filled with snobby girls who just wanna hear cheesy dance music the entire time, but instead, it was a bunch of cute little girls dressed like they raided Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's closet. When I played The Go! Team's "Huddle Formation" the dancefloor got filled... When I played Young Love's "Discotech" the dance floor got filled... When I played Nightmare of You's "My Name is Trouble" the dancefloor got filled and one girl actually yelled out "OH MY GOD! NIGHTMARE OF YOU!". I attempted to allow the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps" be the slowdance song of the night... but the kids were too stoked to slow dance. One girl requested I play the YYYs all night... Sia's "Breathe Me" and Nick Lachey's new ballad seem to get the couples awkwardly doing that slow dance thing. It was one of the more fun gigs I've ever had... if you want me to DJ your prom or whatever event is coming up in your high school PLEASE HAVE ME!
So saturday I spent the day loafing around. Made it down to TisWas at the Annex to see Melody Nelson DJ, and then to Cake Shop to see my friend Jesse's band Professor Murder, but after downing 3/4 of a bottle of wine AND 2 glasses of champagne, AND not eating, my hours were numbered and I found myself walking home at 2am. An early night. But that wasn't before bumping into Elliott and Nader on my way there... laughing about Nader calling me up at 5am while i was in Utah, and letting him know that I will always answer my phone, no matter the time.
Last night I came home right after work and went right to bed after lurking on myspace for far too long. Fast asleep by 11pm... oh dear, i cannot be fatigued! Tonight I party with Karen and Vicki! Yay!
Good news for all Permanent Me fans out there! Their EP Dear Virginia is available now! You can buy it online from various retailers or get the hard CD!
Click the button that most suites your fancy:
Incase you can't make it out to see Permanet Me out on tour with Cartel before they head into the studio, you can check out these great YouTube's of them.
Here's one of "Allison" taken at the Lincoln Theater... I love that you can hear kids singing in the background:
I love this one from Club Ritual in Long Island cause the kids are going fucking apeshit:
And for all you Real Magic TV fans out there, the band appeared on the site!
Monday, May 22, 2006
MY NEW DAILY OBSESSION
I've found myself kinda obsessed with Music Secret. I don't really get it at all. I know i've appeared on it a couple of times (apparently, my secret is that i've hooked up with Brandon Flowers -- which is laughable to anyone that knows either of us... I was more of a Wyatt girl). But i like looking at the graphic art the kids make. Theyr're ALL apparently obsessed with Fallout Boy and My Chem. Either they love them or love hating them... either way, say goodbye to about 30 hours of your life.
also, fluxblog is stoked on the oohlas!
I've found myself kinda obsessed with Music Secret. I don't really get it at all. I know i've appeared on it a couple of times (apparently, my secret is that i've hooked up with Brandon Flowers -- which is laughable to anyone that knows either of us... I was more of a Wyatt girl). But i like looking at the graphic art the kids make. Theyr're ALL apparently obsessed with Fallout Boy and My Chem. Either they love them or love hating them... either way, say goodbye to about 30 hours of your life.
also, fluxblog is stoked on the oohlas!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
HELLO!
Does anyone know of a service that picks up clothes that one might want to donate to charity? I've got bags and bags of old clothes that I don't need, but there's just too many bags to lug around with just my two hands. Anyone? Thanks!
I'm gonna post more tomorrow... i DJed a prom the other night. it was awesome!
Does anyone know of a service that picks up clothes that one might want to donate to charity? I've got bags and bags of old clothes that I don't need, but there's just too many bags to lug around with just my two hands. Anyone? Thanks!
I'm gonna post more tomorrow... i DJed a prom the other night. it was awesome!
Friday, May 19, 2006
YAY!!!
Permanent Me are SPIN.COM'S BAND OF THE DAY!
Also, last night i went to this converse party that SPIN was throwing and Josh madden was djing... DELIGHTFUL! check out the photos!.
Also, in case you missed hearing Daryl Palumbo DJ at Stolen Transmission last night, dont worry, you can still check out a photo of his RIDICULOUSLY ENORMOUS COCK (nsfw). I complimented him on it last night. Seriously, if my dong was that large, i would take photos of it CONSTANTLY and maybe just walk around with it hanging from my fly. Girls would be lining up to bone it.
Permanent Me are SPIN.COM'S BAND OF THE DAY!
Also, last night i went to this converse party that SPIN was throwing and Josh madden was djing... DELIGHTFUL! check out the photos!.
Also, in case you missed hearing Daryl Palumbo DJ at Stolen Transmission last night, dont worry, you can still check out a photo of his RIDICULOUSLY ENORMOUS COCK (nsfw). I complimented him on it last night. Seriously, if my dong was that large, i would take photos of it CONSTANTLY and maybe just walk around with it hanging from my fly. Girls would be lining up to bone it.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
NO MORE BALLERINA BLUES
I might very well be at that show. Still working out my scheduling... but it's looking good.
Last night I was in bed by 11pm. I've officially grown old. However, my brain was racing and my body itching uncontrollably. Much against everyone's advice, I decided to start watching Trainspotting. I haven't watched that movie in about a year or 3, and it's one of my favorites. I used to watching it every day, fantacizing about going to Scotland and meeting boys that look like Renton and dancing to Blondie and making out to Pulp, and the my early 20s happened and I did that over and over again. I was no longer the 16 year old sophomore befriending a boy that had a shaved head and bruises on his arms because I thought he was on heroin (he wasn't). I was the 23 year old cackling because she met yet another dude who had actually gone to rehab.
So i sat in bed, itchy for no reason, attempting to watch Trainspotting. The beginning was fun -- watching a young Ewan McGregor flying through the streets in a yellow pallor, mindlessly laughing. I watched as drugs were injected and the monologue about not caring about a thing because of heroin. I watched for about 30 seconds more after a girl declares heroin better than any meat injection, and turned changed the channel. It's weird that what was once a glamorized fantasy is now a harrowing nightmare. I've seen people sick like that. Feared for their lives. Prayed that they'd get a less waxy complexion sooner than later... suddenly it all seemed too real.
I needed something less real.
So i put on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and was giggling in bed. Laughing uncontrollably. Jeff Greene is probably my favorite side-kick ever. He's perfect. Nothing Larry can do is wrong. He will take Larry's side on basically anything (except when it comes to dressing like Wizard of Oz characters). He adds nothing to grounding Larry. He feed's his crazy. He's warm and thoughtful. He's great. Sometimes I wonder if I'm Larry or David when I'm talking to Karen. Neither one of us will really disagree with the other ever, and almost always take a person's side on basically anything (sometimes we disagree on what party to go to or some shit). Thoughts on this Karen?
I might very well be at that show. Still working out my scheduling... but it's looking good.
Last night I was in bed by 11pm. I've officially grown old. However, my brain was racing and my body itching uncontrollably. Much against everyone's advice, I decided to start watching Trainspotting. I haven't watched that movie in about a year or 3, and it's one of my favorites. I used to watching it every day, fantacizing about going to Scotland and meeting boys that look like Renton and dancing to Blondie and making out to Pulp, and the my early 20s happened and I did that over and over again. I was no longer the 16 year old sophomore befriending a boy that had a shaved head and bruises on his arms because I thought he was on heroin (he wasn't). I was the 23 year old cackling because she met yet another dude who had actually gone to rehab.
So i sat in bed, itchy for no reason, attempting to watch Trainspotting. The beginning was fun -- watching a young Ewan McGregor flying through the streets in a yellow pallor, mindlessly laughing. I watched as drugs were injected and the monologue about not caring about a thing because of heroin. I watched for about 30 seconds more after a girl declares heroin better than any meat injection, and turned changed the channel. It's weird that what was once a glamorized fantasy is now a harrowing nightmare. I've seen people sick like that. Feared for their lives. Prayed that they'd get a less waxy complexion sooner than later... suddenly it all seemed too real.
I needed something less real.
So i put on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and was giggling in bed. Laughing uncontrollably. Jeff Greene is probably my favorite side-kick ever. He's perfect. Nothing Larry can do is wrong. He will take Larry's side on basically anything (except when it comes to dressing like Wizard of Oz characters). He adds nothing to grounding Larry. He feed's his crazy. He's warm and thoughtful. He's great. Sometimes I wonder if I'm Larry or David when I'm talking to Karen. Neither one of us will really disagree with the other ever, and almost always take a person's side on basically anything (sometimes we disagree on what party to go to or some shit). Thoughts on this Karen?
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
IS THIS HELL?You've probably heard Gurj freak out about this band before, and I gotta back her love. This is Hell's new album is out now! When it comes to hardcore music and songs that sound like "roooooar!" then this is it... and even if you're not, you can still find something to appreciate in this.
DO IT FOR THE KIIIIIICKs
You don't even have to read Marc Spitz' amazing book Too Much Too Late to enter this contest, but, it wouldn't hurt since the book is truly fucking great.
Click the banner to find out how to enter the contest by writing the song that the fictionalized version of me falls in love with.
Also, on a totally different note -- can someone re-design my blog for me? I've been told that i'm missing out on this whole "putting ads on blogs" thing (i told the person "i had text link ads from adbrite once, but Evelyn Bateman said i was a sell out so i took them down") and now i'm ready to sell out/cash in... or whatever terms you people feel comfortable with. If you think i'm gonna change my content, you'll be happy to know that the content changes nearly daily! Uh...
I got the new Girls Gone Wild DVD (i get a new one in the mail every month... there's a collection that i just give away to ppl when they come over). ANYWAY... This one is about Sex Starved College Girls. They're girls! in college! and they're sex starved! Try to think of Larry David and Jeff Greene from Curb Your Enthusiasm getting excited about this, and maybe you'll find it funny. Anyway, it's sitting on my coffee table now, and I just thought I'd share that with you. Oh, an no, i don't plan on taking porn ads. Unless they pay well. Maybe hipster porn ads.
You don't even have to read Marc Spitz' amazing book Too Much Too Late to enter this contest, but, it wouldn't hurt since the book is truly fucking great.
Click the banner to find out how to enter the contest by writing the song that the fictionalized version of me falls in love with.
Also, on a totally different note -- can someone re-design my blog for me? I've been told that i'm missing out on this whole "putting ads on blogs" thing (i told the person "i had text link ads from adbrite once, but Evelyn Bateman said i was a sell out so i took them down") and now i'm ready to sell out/cash in... or whatever terms you people feel comfortable with. If you think i'm gonna change my content, you'll be happy to know that the content changes nearly daily! Uh...
I got the new Girls Gone Wild DVD (i get a new one in the mail every month... there's a collection that i just give away to ppl when they come over). ANYWAY... This one is about Sex Starved College Girls. They're girls! in college! and they're sex starved! Try to think of Larry David and Jeff Greene from Curb Your Enthusiasm getting excited about this, and maybe you'll find it funny. Anyway, it's sitting on my coffee table now, and I just thought I'd share that with you. Oh, an no, i don't plan on taking porn ads. Unless they pay well. Maybe hipster porn ads.
Monday, May 15, 2006
WALK IN SILENCE
Word'em Up!
The Saints + Lovers single is FINALLY available! Horay!
it contains their cover of Joy Division's "Atmosphere" that might be the best cover of that song I've ever heard. No joke.
The single is $4 and contains 3 songs. The CD sleeves were all hand painted works of art, seriously gorgeous, by Jordana the Intern. Truly one of a kind. Absolutely amazing.
Word'em Up!
The Saints + Lovers single is FINALLY available! Horay!
it contains their cover of Joy Division's "Atmosphere" that might be the best cover of that song I've ever heard. No joke.
The single is $4 and contains 3 songs. The CD sleeves were all hand painted works of art, seriously gorgeous, by Jordana the Intern. Truly one of a kind. Absolutely amazing.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
HOT TAMALE
Brad Walsh is a man of many talents, and interviewing is definitely one of them.
Check out this interview with Ollie Stone of the Oohlas. It was a delight to read.
Brad Walsh is a man of many talents, and interviewing is definitely one of them.
Check out this interview with Ollie Stone of the Oohlas. It was a delight to read.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
SL PHONE HOME
I'm writing this from a very comfortable bed in Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah, to be exact. I'm here for something confidential, but I've met people I feel confident I will stay friends with once I leave. I called my boyfriend last night explaining to him the liberating feeling of walking by a person, extending your hand and introducing yourself and then just talking to them. about anything. there is never an issue that you're butting into a conversation. There's never the feeling that you're intruding. People are happy to meet you, and you're happy to meet them -- a feeling i've lost with age. It's really great to sort of feel like i did when i was 20 and all I wanted to do, desperately, was make friends. These days, when I try to do something like that -- walk up to a group of people (or even just one person) and introduce myself, i feel like i'm unwelcomed. I feel like I'm about to be the butt of their jokes. I fear that I will end up being written about on their blog or on a message board (it's happened... feeding into my paranoia -- just the other day i read a really mean comment about me on a msg board and realized it was by some dude that tried to take me home ... his wife was out of town... i disgustingly turned him down ... and he disgustingly ripped me a new asshole on ilm) So, I've learned to just hang back. Keep my mouth shut. Avoid as many social situations as possible. Stick to my couch where it's safe.
Yeah, hopefully, this weekend will repair the damage of age.
By the way, not all people with giant, gorgeous teeth are Morman, but it appears, so far, that all Mormans have giant, gorgeous white teeth. It's such a wonderful trait. Some celebrity examples to back my theory: Donnie and Marie Osmond, Brandon Flowers, John Heder.... there are more I'm sure. As someone with little wolf-teeth who is obsessed with giant chompers, I'm in teeth examining heaven!
I'm writing this from a very comfortable bed in Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah, to be exact. I'm here for something confidential, but I've met people I feel confident I will stay friends with once I leave. I called my boyfriend last night explaining to him the liberating feeling of walking by a person, extending your hand and introducing yourself and then just talking to them. about anything. there is never an issue that you're butting into a conversation. There's never the feeling that you're intruding. People are happy to meet you, and you're happy to meet them -- a feeling i've lost with age. It's really great to sort of feel like i did when i was 20 and all I wanted to do, desperately, was make friends. These days, when I try to do something like that -- walk up to a group of people (or even just one person) and introduce myself, i feel like i'm unwelcomed. I feel like I'm about to be the butt of their jokes. I fear that I will end up being written about on their blog or on a message board (it's happened... feeding into my paranoia -- just the other day i read a really mean comment about me on a msg board and realized it was by some dude that tried to take me home ... his wife was out of town... i disgustingly turned him down ... and he disgustingly ripped me a new asshole on ilm) So, I've learned to just hang back. Keep my mouth shut. Avoid as many social situations as possible. Stick to my couch where it's safe.
Yeah, hopefully, this weekend will repair the damage of age.
By the way, not all people with giant, gorgeous teeth are Morman, but it appears, so far, that all Mormans have giant, gorgeous white teeth. It's such a wonderful trait. Some celebrity examples to back my theory: Donnie and Marie Osmond, Brandon Flowers, John Heder.... there are more I'm sure. As someone with little wolf-teeth who is obsessed with giant chompers, I'm in teeth examining heaven!
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Buy the New Young Love single!
That's right. It's for sale now. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU?
You can be the proud owner of the first Young Love release EVER. You've heard me, my interns, and Gurj, talk endlessly about how fucking genius this dude is and now uh... you can find out for real.
Click the Button Above to purchase the Young Love single for $4
Tracks:
1. Tragedy
2. We Want Drugs
3. Find a New Way (demo)
The single's sleeve is covered in glow in the dark sand and mirrors. there's a little added surprise in the cd... it's a good time. And you can hear "Tragedy" and "Find a New Way" on Young Love's Myspace page.
ALSO: There will be a party celebrating the release of the single next Thursday, May 18 at the Annex (152 Orchard St. btw Stanton and Rivington). Young Love's singer, Dan Keyes, will be doing a DJ set. Rob Hitt from Midtown/iSurrender Records will be DJing as well. AND it will be Brandon Reilly's birthday celebash. He's turning 25. Wow!
THAT'S NOT ALL In the month of June at the Annex for Stolen Transmission, we're going live show crazy:
June 1 - Damone
June 8 - Young Love (live!)
June 15 - Young Love (live!)
June 22 - Young Love (live!)
Um, yeah, that's right. Young Love is doing a residency at Stolen Transmission! Gurj will be there with endless panties to throw at him. Be there to catch them before he does.
See you tonight at Gurj's birthday???
PS - Saints + Lovers' single for their Joy Division cover of "Atmosphere" will be on sale on monday. You know you're excited.
That's right. It's for sale now. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU?
You can be the proud owner of the first Young Love release EVER. You've heard me, my interns, and Gurj, talk endlessly about how fucking genius this dude is and now uh... you can find out for real.
Click the Button Above to purchase the Young Love single for $4
Tracks:
1. Tragedy
2. We Want Drugs
3. Find a New Way (demo)
The single's sleeve is covered in glow in the dark sand and mirrors. there's a little added surprise in the cd... it's a good time. And you can hear "Tragedy" and "Find a New Way" on Young Love's Myspace page.
ALSO: There will be a party celebrating the release of the single next Thursday, May 18 at the Annex (152 Orchard St. btw Stanton and Rivington). Young Love's singer, Dan Keyes, will be doing a DJ set. Rob Hitt from Midtown/iSurrender Records will be DJing as well. AND it will be Brandon Reilly's birthday celebash. He's turning 25. Wow!
THAT'S NOT ALL In the month of June at the Annex for Stolen Transmission, we're going live show crazy:
June 1 - Damone
June 8 - Young Love (live!)
June 15 - Young Love (live!)
June 22 - Young Love (live!)
Um, yeah, that's right. Young Love is doing a residency at Stolen Transmission! Gurj will be there with endless panties to throw at him. Be there to catch them before he does.
See you tonight at Gurj's birthday???
PS - Saints + Lovers' single for their Joy Division cover of "Atmosphere" will be on sale on monday. You know you're excited.
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