PHOENIX - LISZTOMANIA *BRAT PACK MASHUP*

Someone did this sick video mashup of all the Brat Pack movies from the 80s to a Phoenix song.

Two things I discovered when watching this:
1. The reason why these movies were so successful and good, was because the kids in the movie were always having more fun than you. They were having the fun you though you were supposed to be having in high school (or your late 20s for that matter).

2. Allie Sheedy's character in the Breakfast Club was clearly the inspiration behind Mary Kate Olsen's wardrobe.



video clip courtesy of my brother Lawrence via Jen Carlson.

OFFICIAL BAT FOR LASHES INTERACTIVE WIDGET!

I COULD WATCH THIS GIF ALL DAY LONG

NEW WEEKLY FEATURE: I A&R AMERICAN IDOL

Next week on American Idol, contestants are going to perform songs from iTunes' top 100 songs. I saw this article which had the writer's pick, and decided to do my own A&R challenge. Please reply in the comments (if anyone reads this blog) with your own suggestions? I take American Idol very seriously, and that's kind of pathetic, I know. Sorry. I think this will be a weekly column since I have a very strong opinion on the show.

Not that anybody cares, but here are my picks:

Matt Giraud: Kayne West's "Heartless"
I think this is a great opportunity to show the judges and America that he can be relevant and make a song his own. The charm of "Heartless", one might say, is that Kanye cant exactly sing. Matt Giraud can sing for the most part, and he's basically vanilla. This would be a great way to make Kanye's song the way Kanye hears it in his head. He'll probably give Coldplay's "Vida La Vida" another go with his piano, which might be a good idea as well.

Adam Lambert: Muse "Supermassive Black Hole"
Adam is the Rocky Horror Picture Show on American Idol and I love that. I know i'm in the minority of the hipsters in hipsterville for saying this, but I love him. I think that the only reason why Adam Lambert is on American Idol is so he can perform a Muse song. Will it be the best choice? Maybe not. Please don't do Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." I know you will, though :(.

Danny Gokey: Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours"
He will bore us to tears with the Jason Mraz song which will be dedicated to his dearly departed wife. I really feel bad for Danny, I do. I think his story is totally tragic & I'm glad that he was able to find something positive to come out of such a horrible experience, but I wish he would stop trying to excite us by changing his glasses & instead, try to excite us with his songs.

Kris Allen: Kings of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
I would LOVE to hear him do a Kings of Leon song. He is ADORABLE, but so far I feel like he's stayed on the show because he's cute and I'm sure Simon likes him cos he looks like Will Young and plays it pretty safe. But like Simon said, he needs swagger and confidence. I Can already see Paula Abdul doing a cougar dance at the judges table with her pelvis gyrating on Simon's arm like a pitbull in heat when he preforms it. If he does this song, he will probably win the whole American Idol. However, he'll probably compete with Scott in a coin toss over the Fray song and tell Scott that it was heads when it's really tails and fuck over wonderful, blind Scott.

Allison Iraheta: Katy Perry "Hot N Cold"
While she probably will do Carrie Underwood - "Home Sweet Home" or Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" she would probably sing the roof off the Katy Perry song and make people forget that Perry ever sang it.

Lil Rounds: Beyonce - "Halo"
I'm not sure I have to give an explanation for this. It seems like if she doesn't perform this song, then it'd be the silliest thing for her to do, no?

Scott MacIntyre: The Fray "You Found Me"
Obvious Scott is most comfortable when he's at the piano, and last week he was a bit weak with his performance. However, this is the right kind of song for him to sing and perform that would bring a tear to anyone's eyes. A blind person singing about being found? Really? Couldn't you just weep thinking about it? By the way, hats off to Stevie Wonders' people for trying to cash in Motown week and his similar story to Scott MacIntyre and getting him on the show last week. Scott will have a career after Idol, and it will be exclusively to nice Christian-esque people and Moms.

Anoop Desai: A. R. Rahman - "Jai Ho"
Now before you think that I picked this song because he's brown and this is from a brown film featuring brown ppl, i will tell you: you're absolutely right. Why is he not milking this? The brown community must be dialing in full force whenever he's on (as they should, since he's genuinely quite good), unless they're all like my roommate Gurj and feel Brown Rivalry. However, since he likes R&B and playing up the sexy, he will probably do a fucking sick rendition of "Single Ladies" by Beyonce that will blow everyone's mind. Here are some references for him: The Fray's cover, & some other dude.

Megan Joy Corkery: Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
The judges have already marketed her as their own Duffy/Lily/Adele, so why not just run with it? She'll probably go with one of Katy Perry's 2 top 100 hits: "Hot N Cold" or "Thinking of You"... or if she's feeling feisty, which I really hope she is, she'll attempt the Lily Allen version of Britney Spears' "Womanizer".

ANVIL!!!

Those who know me, know that i'm sort of a little totally obsessed with ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL. The best rockumentary that ever was. It's like the real life This Is Spinal Tap. It's absolutely genius and a true testament to sticking by your dreams and never giving up... and wearing fanny packs.

Here's the Trailer:


If you're in NYC today, please come down to the SOHO Apple store because Lips, Robb, and director Sacha Gervasi will be doing a Q&A from 7-8pm!

YOU DON'T WAN TO MISS THAT. TRUST ME.

LIVING THINGS - "MERCEDES MARXIST"

Living Things are down in Texas right now for SXSW, and making waves as usual.

I'm offering their track "Mercedes Marxist" for free for you to download. I hope you enjoy it.

Living Things - "Mercedes Marxist"

I love them.

If you wanna buy their album Habeas Corpus click here

THIS CAT NEEDS A HOME URGENTLY

I got this email from my friend Elhaam. If you can help, please help!

Hello Foster Parents:

I will be sending out another email, hopefully by the end of the day today, but I wanted to send this around right away. This sweet kitty needs placement ASAP! She was on the table to be euthanized, because no rescues came forward for her, and she has a URI - the vet techs couldn't do it because she was SO sweet. This says a lot for vet techs that have the very sad and unfortunate task of euthanizing animals every day.

She's got another 24hrs - please let me know if you're willing to foster her, and feel free to send this email around to your friends if you know someone that wants to adopt. (Read more of a description below.)

Please let me know ASAP if you're willing to foster her. THANK YOU!

Maggie

Maggie R. O'Neill

Foster Coordinator

Animal Care & Control of New York City

Cell: 347-236-0339

www.nycacc.org/foster.htm

A797969

This is Cachitia. She is about nine years old and already spayed. She was given up by her old owner because of personal problems. She was scheduled for euth today because she is sick and we have no space in our sick ward. When the Vet tech opened Cachitia's cage she hopped out and started rubbing herself on everyone. She was just running around the table begging for love. She is such a great cat that the Vet Tech was practically in tears begging me to find her a home. They were describing her as the "perfect cat" because is just so loving. When she get over her cold in a few days she really be the perfect. Medically she is in good shape for her age. Please try to save this sweet kitty. She deserves all the effort you can put into her.

MOTHER!!!!!!!

I heard that Danzig is going to be taking over for Bret Michael's on Rock of Love. This gives me so much happiness.

PLEASE VOTE FOR TROUBLE ANDREW

TROUBLE ANDREW PARTY!

I LOVE RACHEL RAY

IT'S FRIDAY!!!

This weekend is packed for me. My friend Ben just arrived this morning and while he may or may not have plans for this evening -- I think I will be dragging him to various LES bars.

Tomorrow I'm going to Brad Walsh's so he can take lovely portraits of me for his portfolio in Christian's gowns. I'm VERY excited. I hope I can fit into them. Ack. Too much Chinese food this week.

After I do that photo shoot I'm going to DJ a birthday party in Tribeca for some bigwig somewhere who wants to hear lots of Madonna, Beyonce, and Mary J. Blige, so I'm really excited about that.

Sunday I am doing another photoshoot at mine with my buddy Siege for a series of portraits called "Long Portraits." And then that evening I'm going to see the Killers! Horay! I finally have something like a social life again.

What are your plans for this weekend?

HAIL TO THE: CHIEF (THE BAND)

If you wanna see a wonderful local band tonight, you absolutely can't miss this show.

Chief are on stage at 10.30 but there's a couple of cool supports you should check out starting with Wild Yaks at 8.30 and Joemca & The Poets at 9.30.

It's gonna be a special night and should prove a landmark show for the band.

OH FRANZ, I MISSED YOU

I am a bad girl. I downloaded the new Franz Ferdinand album. I love it. I am still getting into it completely but I think it's great and I just think they're so effortlessly cool.

I almost forgot to post about this until I read this Chromewaves posting about an old Gwen Stefani cover they did, but my friend Jordan Silver came over on saturday and showed me their new video for "Ulysses" and it's just SO SO SO cool. It's like Trainspotting meets Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. I want to sit on my computer screen, it's that good.

I mean... yeah. it's good, dark, seedy, about a drug deal, about getting high, about being young:


i love the way alex sings "never" in the bridge. he kind of sounds like ian from echo and the bunnymen.

I AM SO PSYCHIC, IT'S SCARY

Those of you who know me personally know that I'm a psychic. No joke. No exaggeration. I have visions and dreams and can see things that are so random. If I didn't have a paper trail for these visions, I would be accused of making shit up like "omg, i totally called that!"

But the reality is that my visions are really messed up at times. I have emailed friends about dreams and said that they've kept me up at night... only to have them come true days later.

I guess I sort of had a slight vision over the weekend when I posted a JJ72 megapost only to have Karen text me to say that tonight is the last night of shows ever at the Astoria (so sad!) and one of the performers is Mark Greany of JJ72 acoustic! Also playing is the singer of Mansun with My Vitrol as his backing band.

Check out the NME's reporting on the event.

LIVING THINGS ON TOUR AND VIDEO!

One of my favorite bands, Living Things, are(is?) going on tour with Eagles of Death Metal in February AND they just came out with a new video directed by Floria Sigismondi:



Tour Dates:
Feb 3 2009 Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, California
Feb 4 2009 Henry Fonda Theater - HOLLYWOOD, California [buy tix]
Feb 5 2009 The Fillmore - San Francisco, California [buy tix]
Feb 7 2009 WASTED SPACE - LAS VEGAS, Nevada [buy tix]
Feb 9 2009 The Martini Ranch - SCOTTSDALE, Arizona
Feb 10 2009 The Rialto Theater- TUCSON, Arizona
Feb 12 2009 THE DIAMOND BALLROOM - OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
Feb 13 2009 Radio Show – Kansas City, MO
Feb 14 2009 The Blue Note - COLUMBIA, Missouri [buy tix]
Feb 15 2009 The Eagles Club - MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin [buy tix]
Feb 16 2009 RADIO SHOW – Columbus, Ohio
Feb 17 2009              20th Century Theater - Cincinnatt, Ohio [buy tix]
Feb 18 2009 Agora Theater - Cleveland, Ohio [buy tix]
Feb 19 2009 Mr. Smalls Theater - Pittsburgh, PA [buy tix]
Feb 20 2009             Phoenix Concert Theater - TORONTO, Ontario [buy tix]

MR. ROGERS' 'HOOD

When I was about 4 or 5 years old, my dad used to take me and my family to New York City all the time to walk around the village. This was the most fun I had with my dad, ever. I remember going to one store and they let you make your own t-shirts using fabric paint and then you could either leave them there to dry and pick them up in a few hours or put them in a spin cycle and get them right then. I made this awesome shirt of a unicorn (i was a really good artist as a kid) and since we didn't have time to waste, we spun it out and I gave the shirt to my dad.

We used to always see breakdancing groups down in the village, but I remember that the best break dance group was this one that was at the park that's between FAO Schwartz and the Ritz. These break dancers wore all red jumpsuits (i remember this really well) and did such incredible moves. After that, my dad used to make me and my best friend, Alexis Levy, laugh so hard by trying hard to imitate those breakdancers and their random guy who couldn't dance but would walk around the circle with his boombox collecting cash from onlookers.

This video of Mr. Rogers and a b-boy from GlideMagazine.com reminded me of this memory I had forgotten:

NOVEL'S COVER OF "MAD WORLD"

Incase you were wondering if there could be a more wonderfully depressing version of Tears for Fears' "Mad World," this artist that I work with called Novel did a cover of the song after he read about the Oscar Grant shooting on January 1. Novel gained like 10billion <3's from me because he was inspired to use that song after watching Donnie Darko, which is my favorite movie ever even though I hardly understand it -- which i guess is what makes the use of the song so fitting. Novel felt the shooting made no sense, and probably felt the same way about the movie. Ha.

Here. Have the song for free.

Novel - "Mad World"

here's a painfully detailed analysis of the music in Donnie Darko that I wrote in the summer of 2004.

here's how the song was used in the movie:


Weird fan video for the movie (and ps, thank God i can't get a tattoo because i would've totally have gotten that crazy tattoo that the dude has in this video):


Tears for Fears "Head Over Heels" scene from the movie:


Radiohead's "Exit Music" set to Donnie Darko:


Radiohead's "no surprises" set to donnie darko:


an albert hammond jr song set to donnie darko:

SUNDAY NIGHT WITH WOLFSHEIM, JJ72 AND BABY BIRD

In case you were wondering what I might be doing on this Sunday evening... it's going through my iTunes and listening to songs that make me feel really wonderfully european and gay, which is how i spent most of my life until I was about 25... and those were musically, the happiest days of my life.

On constant repeat is Wolfsheim's "Once In a Lifetime." They're from Germany and 92.7 WLIR used to play them all the time, super randomly, in the late 90s. I remember when I had a car and would drive into the city from NJ to my internships or college, I would just PRAY that they'd play this song and usually they did. It was impossible to find in stores, and I don't think I was able to figure out how to spell the name to buy it at amazon.com, or if they even had it at that point. Kids are so lucky to have iTunes. If you're hesitant to listen to it, I will say it sounds exactly like Ricky Gervais' new romantic band Seona Dancing.

Here's the amazingly horrible video:



I also uploaded the song:

Wolfsheim - "Once in a Lifetime"

Another band I've been listening to a lot this evening is JJ72. I may be the only JJ72 fan in NYC (still), but I listen to them A LOT. Like, as much as I did in 2000/2001 when they came out. They're a mix of Muse+Placebo with more of a Smashing Pumpkins lean in the influence than glam or Radiohead. I'm not totally sure why they didn't make it bigger, but fuck did I love them. I wanted to be the bassist because she was gorgeous and elegant and a feminine rocker... and I really loved how the bass sounded in their songs. Their drummer was GORGEOUS in my eyes -- like a broader Ian Curtis. And the singer had this amazing voice and way with the guitar that was the best parts of Billy Corgan without any of the annoying parts (to me at least). I think he's in a new band with my friend Gavin Fox... not sure tho. either way, the rhythm section was 100% joy division and the other parts were all pumpkins and so good.

Anyway, this is the first single "Formulea" off their second album I To Sky:




Not sure when this song, "Always And Forever," came out, but it's also from the second album. If i could come back as a 20-something male, I would want to look and be exactly like Mark Greaney (the singer) in this video. He just looks perfect. I love his teeth, I love his voice, i love the way the guitar swells, i love his hair. I also wonder why he didn't score the soundtrack and star in either Narnia or Lord of the Rings. For real:



Here's a video for "Snow," which i think was their first ever single from their first album... and I think this video was directed by Sophie Muller:


or maybe she directed "oxygen":


or maybe she did "october swimmer"... and maybe that was actually the first single they put out? I forget since it was so long ago and I found out about them cos someone (probably sean from Drownedinsound.com) was talking about them on some message board we met on 10+ years ago... and at the time i could only hear like 30 second clips from their website in WMA format and it took me 30 min to download:


Either way, I think they were done on the same day and the songs don't sound as good as the ones from I To Sky, but Mark looks awesome because just like the drummer, he fulfills some sort of Ian Curtis fetish I have.

Fuck... I'm watching all their videos now. I love this song "Long Way South" because it's like late Joy Division:


oh look! a video for their song "coming home" that was probably on their 3rd album that I dont have. this is when they got a new bassist that was also very incredibly hot. i wonder if mark and (hilary) the old bassist's twin sister broke up (omg, i can't believe i remembered that gossip), and she left. no matter, this new girl was great:


see, she had such great stage presence and sang backup in this live video for "serpent sky" which was also off i to sky, which i'm now finding to maybe be one of my all time favorite albums (???):


found mark and gavin's band together called Concerto for Constantine. according to this video, their style icon is mozart:


and mark covering pet shop boys' "it's a sin" ... which is one of my all time favorite songs:


you can hear the original, inexplicably set to footage of the killers:


[on a side note: last night i had a dream that i got to direct the killers video for "Joy Ride" and it consisted of them driving in an amazing car in the bad parts of NYC or Brooklyn and getting carjacked by a bunch of teen thugs who decide to take Brandon Flowers' expensive car for a joy ride, with the band in it... but oh, shit, the band is stoked and just fucking party in the back just like bowie or mick in the 80s would've. they're like drinking cocktails with umbrellas in them and pick up people along the way -- maybe even 80s era bowie in a white suit and cocaine bodytype -- and just love it up. it would be the opposite of this but exactly the same, and possibly inspired by hoodrat thangs].


Shit, i didn't mean for this to turn into a JJ72 fanpost, but dang, that happened.

Another song I listened to a few times tonight was Baby Bird's "You're Gorgeous":



And "She Said" by the Longpigs, which was such a fucking great song and band:


Even better than that is their song "Lost Myself" ... but unfortunately, I can't embed that video, so here is a link

and more that can't be ignored... my friend mikey and i were obsessed with rialto when we were 18. this song "monday morning 5:19" is sort of the most perfect brit pop song ever:


and "untouchable" is also fantastic:


Oh, and then I was also obsessed with Idlewild. Like, PAINFULLY, obsessed. I managed to somehow convince the band that i wasn't totally loco and we became friends. eventually, the singer, roddy, decided to move to nyc and asked me to help him find a place so i directed him to my best friend karen since she had a spare room in her apt. This was when i was hanging out with josh madden a lot and the four of us became inseperable... but we were all not so secretly obsessed with idlewild. i think roddy kind of enjoys that about his new york friends, to be honest. Here are some fantastic videos from them. idlewild basicaly fulfilled my scotland/trainspotting/REM obsession. i am still obsessed with scottish music.

"these wooden ideas," which is one of their best songs:


in 2005 i convinced ben brown to let me throw a party in his house in austin, tx for sxsw and idlewild played in his livingroom and it looked a lot like this, but it was way more awesome in person (ps, does anyone have an house in austin for me to throw another party in?). this is another one of their best songs... i remember hearing it when a boy broke my heart and i decided to spoon my boombox and listen to 100 broken windows over and over again:


i remember seeing this video for "i am a message" and thinking they were the coolest band and thinking i was really cool for thinking they were really cool:


the band still plays "when i argue i see shapes" live, even though it's one of their oldest songs, and it still sounds awesome:


and if you were't sure if you were in love with roddy as well, all you need to do is watch this video for "love steals us from loneliness" (which has the best line in a song, maybe ever: "my anger is a form of madness and so i'd rather have hope than sadness" actually the whole song has superior lyrics):


speaking of scottish bands, i love slowdancing at home to the Twilight Sad. i wish they had real music videos to share, but they dont. someone did post this video of bogart and bacall set to one of their songs:


and here is them live. the singer is my ideal man, i think:


and some would argue that the best band to ever come out of Scotland is Big Country -- a band i've been listening to A LOT lately, for reasons that only people close to me know.

you may know them from their song "big country":


Apparently they inspired REM and U2 a lot... and I think that the only black man in all of Scotland lived there because he was in Big Country.

I love this song from them as well called "Harvest Home":


and here's a live video of them performing "1000 stars" and looking so fucking rad. bands should dress like this, and right now the only person i know who does dress like this is jordan silver:


ok. bedtime for me. you joined me on my musical escapade of sunday night. thank you!

ADOPT A PET

If I had to do it again, I would've gotten my dog from a shelter. For those of you interested in getting a pet, please consider some of these pets in need of a home urgently:

BLACKWOOD/ NJ: many urgent dogs needing out of a very overcrowded shelter!!

CONTACT: Heather Speeks Rescue Coordinator Camden County Animal Shelter info@ccasnj.org

8564011300 (I am a volunteer so please leave a message with the office staff)

See some of the babies who are desperately in need of new homes here:

LOIS: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10548701

NORA (mastiff): http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11571231

ADAM: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10828100

MANDY: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11983684

PEACH: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11483012

JAY JAY: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12303743

MONTCLAIR/ NJ: German shepherd hit by train! GORGEOUS SHEPHERD!!!.....to have survived being hit by train and then the possibility of being euthed???!!!! Please rescue him!!! The contact is for this poor soul is the ACO in Montclair Melissa Neiss at 9735094970.

TETERBORO/ NJ: So many cats on URGENT LIST. If you have room in your heart and home to adopt or foster a cat please step forward now. The shelter here is so overcrowded! please conatct Bergen County Animal Shelter Teterboro NJ shelter@co.bergen.nj.us; Alice Krieger AliceAKrieger@aol.com or

Doris Pupkit3@aol.com;

LYNDHURST/ NJ: Urgent foster needed for woman in trouble. Her two dogs and two cats need a safe place for two months. Please contact Jerzemochic@gmail.com if you can help.

CAMDEN/ NJ: Prince Mot Lee is an absolutely gorgeous pure CHOW CHOW well mannered 2 yr old impounded overlooked and URGENT. Link: http://www.lizardmarsh.net/2009/01/camdennjprincemotleeisabsolutely.html

GLASVEGAS AFTERPARTY -- I'M DJING!

Cone out to Lit tonight for the Glasvegas afterparty

VINCENT GALVIN 1983-2008

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

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



Memorial and Viewing info:

Subject: Funeral Services for Vincent Galvin JR.

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






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

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

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

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

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

PUT A RING ON IT

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



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

LIVING THINGS IN NEW YORK!!

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

HOT DAMN at Public Assembly
featuring

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

and special guest DJ: MR F (Tally Hall)


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

And ClubNME at the Annex on Thursday at 11:



And DJing tonight at the Dark Room:

NEW LADY SOVEREIGN!

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

I love Lady Sov and I love her new single:

Lady Sovereign - "I Got You Dancing"

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

Or just knock yourself out with the widget below:

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE'S BLOG

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

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

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

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

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

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

LILY ALLEN'S NEW VIDEO FOR "THE FEAR"

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

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


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

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

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

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

I LOVE THIS BRITNEY SONG!

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

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

You gotta give it a listen. Fucking brilliant.

Britney Spears - "Amnesia"

Thoughts?

LIVING THINGS - "LET IT RAIN"

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

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

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

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

BEST ANIMATED GIF EVER

RUBY: THE 7 YEAR OLD FEMINIST

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

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

THANKSGIVING DINNER MUSIC

I'm celebrating Thanksgiving at my boyfriend's this year and was asked to play DJ for this dinner event which will consist of a 10-course meal prepared by him and his two buddies. The three of them are 20 year restaurant veterans.

I'm very excited.

My other job is preparing an Amaretto Charlotte or Charlotte Amaretto or something along those lines that I've never had in my life, i don't think. I will probably fuck this up so I'd like to make sure that I can at least deliver on the dinner music.

So I've been asked to make two mixes: One for the pre-dinner and the other for the actual dinner. I'm thinking string renditions of Radiohead songs and some jazz (my bf likes jazz a lot and so he's made his suggestions). I'm thinking my favorite mellow songs of my favorite albums, and hoping that those aren't totally slit-your-wrist depressing.

My friend Xiomara sent me this nice mashup which pissed off the newly resurrected KarenPlusOne. She said that mashups should be for mosh pits (or mash pits?) and not elevators. I disagree. I am quite happy to have this to play on Thursday night:

Lionel Richie's "Easy Like Sunday Morning" x The Cure's "Lovesong"

Enjoy.

Lastly, when Brandon left me I went kinda super utterly sad for a few weeks or a month and then went to see a "spiritual adviser" or "psychic" ... anyone interested in hearing about it? Should i blog about it or is that kinda too personal?

PINK IS WEIRD.

BURN DOWN THE HOT TOPIC

DAY AND AGE

The Killers new album is SO FUCKING GOOD.

I can't take it. I want to cry it's so good. I want to go to a gun store and purchase a gun and shoot myself in the head because it's so good.

I don't know how they do it. I don't know how they take a year off to write an album and come up with this fucking piece of work. it's like the best of 80s bowie and talk talk and all those new romantics that did tons of blow but somehow made really great albums.

it's like brandon shaved off that beard his, looked in the mirror and was like "oh, hai thar handsome. you should make music that sounds as clean as you look." and then yelled over to tana "honey! can i borrow your cute blazer with the big shoulder pads? i've got a record to write." and then he called the rest of the dudes and was like "yo, dust off your eyeliner and grab your parliament filters, it's time to go back to our roots. put on your red shoes and dance the blues."



it's not brandon flowers. it's 1986 david bowie from the movie Labyrinth.






Best Christmas song ever:


"Let's Dance"

YOU SHOULDA PUT A RING ON IT

Joanna has me practicing this dance day and night to prepare for our winter recital:



but seriously... thing that happens :50 mark of this video makes me feel weird in the pants:

BRITNEY SPEARS COUNTDOWN - 13 DAYS

We're thirteen days away from Britney Spears' album release for Circus and I can't stop listening to it. I posed this question to my twitter friends and I'll post it to you guys:
in "womanizer", do you think it's "i got your crazy" or "i got you're crazy"? the two of them are very different. VERY.

Anyway, here is a video for "Gimme More," which was shot in the heyday of her bi-polar psychopathic breakdown. It's pretty fucking genius and I think she may have directed it herself:


And here's one of the best pop songs ever written: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division:


I would like to coordinate a covers album for Britney. As in songs she should cover. It would include all the songs I've been posting in this countdown. Holy shit... couldnt you image that? It'd be fucking genius? Britney would be EPIC. Her covering Joy Division? Her covering the Pumpkins and Hole?? WILL BRITNEY'S A&R PERSON PLEASE CONTACT ME TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. PLEASE.

FELL IN LOVE WITH A BLACK GIRL

The Cataracs ode to Michelle Obama. hahahaha:

THE KILLERS' DAY & AGE

OK Ladies and Gentlemen...

The Killers. They are fucking here. Day & Age is the best 80s Bowie record that he never wrote.

I almost can't believe that this album was created. It's really fucking crazy. So so so good. Took them only a year to write it, which is fucking fast considering how strange and fantastic it is.

It's a weird album. I mean that in the best way. It's not even weird in a growing way, it's weird in a right-off-the-bat-this-is-fantastic way.

Oh, and look. Photos of Brandon:
JESUS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING LOOKING SO CUTE?








and a photo from back when we were young and ate all the pies:

BRITNEY SPEARS COUNTDOWN - 14 DAYS

I'm counting down to the days until Britney Spears' new album Circus comes out because I want her to fucking WIN! Britney Spears FTW, if you will.

I got the album last night. It's fucking great. I thought Blackout was totally fucking sublime. Like, surprise, this album is fucking great because she was totally strung out and crazy when she recorded it so you can hear her fucking pain. She's fucking Courtney Love.

Here's "I'm A Slave 4 U"... I think people probably m'bated to this video:

Britney Spears |MTV Music

Here's the video for Hole's "Miss World." When I was 14 or 15 I wanted to be Courtney Love. She was my fucking idol. I LIVED LIVED LIVED LIVED for the album Live Through This. I had to listen to it every day because Courtney was the only person who sung the words I felt before I even knew I felt them. I'm gonna name drop for a second because I am so stoked: About a month ago Courtney emailed me on MySpace!!!! I wrote her back saying "OMG I have been waiting 13 years for this email!" And then we talked on the phone for an hour. Dude, I NEED TO INVENT A TIME MACHINE SO I CAN GO BACK TO 1995 AND BE LIKE "OMG SARAH YOU'RE GONNA FUCKING FLIP YOUR SHIT WHEN I TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN 13 YEARS!" I told Courtney about my break up with Brandon in full detail that I would reserve for a therapist. Maybe she'll write the Brandon and Sarah breakup record so he doesn't have to. No hard feelings btw me and him, but breakups are hard. We're still bff. Yay. Anyway... "Miss World":

Hole |MTV Music

Bonus:
I'm adding this Hole video for their cover of "Gold Dust Woman" just because the song is totally rad and I totally forgot about it until i was looking up the video for "Miss World":

Hole |MTV Music

MY FUCKING BAND

I wanna win shit from Guitar Hero because they've stolen too much of my free time with their awesome game.

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE THE KILLERS?

You can see how much I love them :36 seconds into this clip. Hahaha. Oh man. Tragic outfit = me.

TRL - MTV Shows

BRITNEY SPEARS COUNTDOWN - 15 DAYS

Britney Spears is like a modern day Jesus Christ: She was born in December and basically died after being crucified on a steak (or in this case -- tied down to a gurney) and managed to resurrect herself. Britney's album comes out on her 27th birthday and if things keep going the way they're going, she very well could survive the 27 Club/Curse of 27 -- the age that took away Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Something nobody would've guessed when this photo of her surfaced:



Everyone is celebrating Britney. She's come full circle. It used to be totally uncool to like her and now it's uncool to not like her. It's uncool to not cheer for her. It's uncool to not hope she fucking comes out on top.

Every day I'm going to post a Britney video until her new album comes out and a classic video from a favorite band of mine.

Here is "Piece of Me" because it's so fucking sick:

Britney Spears |MTV Music

Here is Smashing Pumpkins' video for "Zero" which I watched this morning 3 times in a row cheering each time it started over again because they all look so fucking cool. I wanted to email James Iha and be like "Dude, you were so fucking cool in this video!!!!!!!!! Can I have your autograph???":

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE MEETS SIOUXIE

I love Justin Timberlake. I love Siouxie Sioux.

Lawrence sent me this mashup/remix via Stef.

TOKYO POLICE CLUB ARE TOO CUTE

Here they are on Desperate Housewives. So so so so cute:

I LOVE HOUSTON PRESS

HoustonPress reviewed Pitchfork's new book The Pitchfork 500: “Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present", and included this as the kicker:

If you’re looking for a singles-based guide of much better musical quality and usefulness, pick up a copy of Sarah “Ultragrrl” Lewitinn’s playlist-based The Pocket DJ instead.

TOKYO POLICE CLUB GET SOME COUGARS

My favorite group of little dudes, Tokyo Police Club, will be appearing on this Sunday's episode of Desperate Housewives. They're appearing as the fictional band called Cold Splash.

Expect them to LOOK ADORABLE and to perform their song "In A Cave".

I have no idea what the context of this appearance is, but you better fucking believe I will be posting the clip once it airs!

I also have been meaning to post a video of David Monks performing TPC songs in my living room a little over a year ago.

PUT ME IN THE RING WITH CORGAN

FTW!

THAT'S IT! ITS OFFICIAL. I FOUND EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET.

I WOKE UP IN 2004!!!!

I think i have the Norovirus. I thought it was food poisoning because I had late-night Mexican food... but I went to bed at 1am on Sunday night and was unable to leave my bed until 1pm today.

This is OK! YOU WANNA KNOW WHY???

Because apparently I woke up in 2004. I had no idea that that was possible, but it happened.

I know it happened because not only was gothamist writing stories about me that brought along "omg ultragrrrl sucks" comments (ah, the good old days), but THE KILLERS AND FRANZ FERDINAND HAVE SONGS THAT ARE MAKING FUCKING STOKED.

The Killers - A Crippling Blow (thanks Pretty Much Amazing)
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (thanks JP's Blog)

NOT ONLY THAT...

But I have a new R&B song that I love to rival maybe... maybe... my love of Gwen's song from that year... AND she's on tour with Kanye West right now in the UK:

Melanie Finoa - Give It To Me Right

TURN ON YOUR TV!

PUT ON FUSE! I'm going to be on "Fuse On Tour" at 6:30pm!!!!

yay!

ROB PATTINSON AND PRINCE

LOL!!!!

"HEAD OVER HEELS" VIDEO LITERALLY DONE

I love Tears for Fears. Seriously. When I lived with my parents in Tenafly, I used to eat Chinese food from Mr. Chow's, play Gamecube on mute, and have Tears For Fears' Songs From The Big Chair playing on a record player.

Anyway, here's a very literal version of Tears For Fears' "Head Over Heels" that Gurj sent over:

CHRISTINA DOES "GENIE" RIGHT

I love this version of "Genie in a Bottle" that Xtina did. It makes me think that she's been listening to a LOT of Goldfrapp, which can only be a good thing. She performed a bit of it at the 2008 MTV VMAs this year... and I think it's better than her new single and I bet this song will do really well.

RANDY FROM THE MYRIAD HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER

A little under a year ago I participated in an MTV2 contest called the Dew Circuit Breakout, which was a sort of battle-of-the-bands that would give small bands a music video and guaranteed exposure on MTV2. I was on the panel of judges, which included Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy and Gabe Seporta from Cobra Starship. I picked the winning band The Myriad. Hollur! That's why my fucking ears are paid the big bucks! (that's a joke. i'm poor a sin).

I just found out today via Maura@Idolator that Randy from The Myriad recently got diagnosed with Cancer and his not-so-helpful insurance plan will most likely put his family into financial crisis. It kills me -- Randy was such a sweetheart when I met him. To find out that he's got a wife and two kids is just too heartbreaking. The band is asking fans to help Randy Miller and his family out!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW TO HELP

A few people I know have been diagnosed with cancer and are either in remission or currently fighting their battle. As we moan and groan about our own personal financial crises, please remember those who are even less fortunate to deal with health issues like cancer. Whether it's how you vote, how you donate money, or just giving your friends the love and support they need -- everything helps.

My love goes to Randy Miller and his family, and my other friends who are suffering from Cancer. You know who you are... obviously.

PS - One thing that one of my friends does is employ the "Cancer Card". When it comes to picking a song, a place to eat, or a movie, she uses her "Cancer Card" to have the final say. I guess there's at least one perk, right?

THE KILLERS AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Check out a stream of the entire Killers set at Royal Albert Hall right here

Thanks Gurj for the link!

LIVING THINGS ROCK THE VOTE

For those of you reading this blog, you know i'm kind of a freak about Living Things. Can you blame me? Their song "Let it Rain" is kind of the best song I've heard all year.

Besides appearing in Roberto Cavalli ads along side the illustrious Kate Moss, the band is also incredibly politically minded and active.

First off, check out this video directed by Floria Sigismondi on SPIN.com, in which the band discuss the album's creation and unveil song snippets. Plus stream the song, "Let It Rain."

PLAY THAT SHIT LOUD.

And check out this little nod to Bob Dylan that the band did on ObeyGiant.com:

Click here for more videos from Vote For Change

TWILIGHT CRAZY

OK, OK, OK... I'm kind of Twilight crazy just like every other bitch with ovaries in this world.

Here is Paramore's video for "Decode" for the Twilight Soundtrack. I think that out of all those shitty bands coming from the scene, I like Paramore the most because Haley is a fucking star:


Also, Rob Pattinson and the director of Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke, will be at the Apple Soho Store tonight. Click here for more info.

And lastly, I recommend you follow @MrEdwardCullen on twitter. He's kind of hilarious.

UH HUH HER AND UNICORNS

I'm going to see Uh Huh Her tonight with Joanna... Their video has a Unicorn in it!!!!

omgomgogmgomgomg i want it:

MISSION CONTROL

I met Hadouken's manager during CMJ and she handed Joanna and I a copy of a new band she's working with called Mission Control from Australia.

I stuck it in my laptop today to give it a listen and was like "um...". It's basically a band that was invented by my brain. Think Love & Rockets meets Psychedelic Furs meets Sisters of MercyPRIMAL SCREAM!!!!!! ... or basically my Manchester in the 90s mix on shuffle.

Check out their video for "Innerspace" which looks exactly like it should:

Mission Control "Innerspace"

DOWN THE DRAIN BY ALEXIS FOX AKA MY NEW SOUNDTRACK

Mandarin phrase of the day: wo mei you mei jing = I have no American money.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

I wake up every day singing "Down the Drain" by Alexis Fox and cursing the day i ever thought "oh... it's only $200 for this pair of shoes!"

Which, for the record, has happened three times.

::sniffle::

PLEASE GIVE ME THIS

According to The Secret, if I ask for something, I will get it. It's been working pretty well so far, and so I will ask for something now on my blog:



I would like to get the new G1 Google Android Phone for T-Mobile. I have been kicking around with a Sidekick ID for almost the past year after my Sidekick3 kicked the bucket mysteriously (the backlight refuses to work and I NEVER get calls).

So, if anyone reading this would like to give me a G1 Google Android Phone, I would be really happy. I don't have $350 to pay for it. The only way I could get it for $170 is if I add an additional phone line, which seems really silly.

Thank You!
Love,
Sarah

PARIS FOR PRESIDENT

Seriously, the chromosome issue aside, Sarah Palin makes Paris look not-so-bad:



Also, I really love Zac Efron:

NEW DAN BLACK VIDEO

UM... I LOVE Dan Black. Check out his video for "Yours":

YOU CAN VOTE HOWEVER YOU LIKE

Joanna Noyes sent this to me:



It has four of my favorite things:
1. T.I.
2. Black kids in uniforms.
3. Black kids dancing and singing
4. Songs remade to be educational.

JOHNNY FOREIGNER!!!!!

I NEED TO SEE JOHNNY FOREIGNER I NEED TO SEE JOHNNY FOREIGNER I NEED TO SEE JOHNNY FOREIGNER!!!!!

Here's their schedule:
Oct 23 - 4:30 Levi‚s Fader Fort @ CMJ
Oct 23 - 7:30 NME Club @ CMJ
Oct 24 - 8:00 Fontanas CMJ show
Oct 25 12:00am Kanine UnCMJ@ Public Assembly- Williamsburg

YOU NEED TO SEE JOHNNY FOREIGNER YOU NEED JOHNNY FOREIGNER!!!!