no message could have been any clearer

i tell people sgt. pepper's was my first album, but really it was bad and i distinctly remember sitting down to write out the lyrics to man in the mirror by stopping and starting the tape for an hour. this was before i realized liner notes existed. i'd give anything to have those handwritten lyrics right now. rip.

and then we came to the end

thankfully my "office" now consists of a lawnchair on the roof of the alamo. yet my year in the corporate world was recent and regrettable enough that this art still totally resonates. made entirely of office supplies by david fullerton:

and you sir...in the eye patch?...i love it

not much of a wilco "fan" per se, but last they put on one of the finer shows i've seen lately at the wiltern. the combination of an appropriate venue and a pretty flawless set list won me over early on. tweedy dropped incredible banter, nels cline absolutely shredded and kotche looked like he'd taken a shower with his clothes on by the end of his stint behind the skins. they opened with live favorite via chicago which was professionally captured in the video below. there's no reason for the camera on anyone other than glenn around 2:10, 3:25 or 4:00.



This is a quote from a recent interview with jeff, which i love. really humble, but i think also very basic and relatable. every time a wilco track irks me for being a little too palatable, i think of this quote and forgive it.

"What keeps you writing songs?

It doesn’t hurt anybody. It’s something I love to do, and it doesn’t hurt anybody. And the world probably doesn’t need any more songs, but I need more songs. It’s satisfying and lovely to do. I feel better, and as a band—I think I can speak for everyone—we feel better making something that wasn’t there ten minutes ago. Whatever spirit there is in the universe, I think that puts you closer to it. The act of creation, you know, it’s a very powerful thing, and very gratifying. I wish it on everyone. I wish everyone could enjoy making something that wasn’t there before."

does anyone remember laughter?

apatow's upcoming funny people features a slew of fake studio comedies starring sandler's character george simmons. today a bunch of mock one sheets were released. have to appreciate the attention to detail in them especially in the billing block. the regulars are included on every front. with actors there's rudd (in every one), jonah hill, jay baruchel, catherine keener... and producers include carrell, robertson, jon poll. humble too that apatow puts his own name at the helm of these flicks.

i wish the ideas were a little funnier (though re-do and sayonara davey somehow manage to elicit a legitimate chuckle), its sad how easy these are to not just mock up one sheets for, but imagine as actual releases. if anything, they're not absurd enough. too close for comfort.

the other half is what we do

truly top notch mail deliveries today.

first up - the california surf project.
two guys, one photographer and one pro surfer, drove the length of the cali coastline surfing all the way and documenting the experience. sounds pretty ideal.















a very exciting addition to the surf/coffee table book collection. but it's hard to top this:



highly anticipated would be the understatement of the century.

to quote from devendra's opening remarks: "the heart draws in love. love draws the heart in. thank you forever. love above all. onward - devendra banhart, tuesday afternoon, bolinas"

i think dev obsession may be reaching boiling point...

t. allen fenway will be there, will you?

alex cornell designed a branding campaign for a hypothetical wes anderson film festival in austin, texas. i'd sold. look close...he nails the details.

Wes Anderson Trailer from Alex Cornell on Vimeo.

soundtrack




dvd set

catalog


other awesome stuff

while you still see more than you used to see

when has the nytimes not crushed it? between great pieces on zach g and the merits of manual labor it's been hard to keep up. these harlem in flux photos are stand outs for me.

i only ever want to go out here:


buy vinyl here:


and get my hair braided here:


also, some recent updates to flickr gallery here. shots include evidence of pretty heavy beachside living and the immortalized dev b. coachella performance. wish i'd had a zoom lens for the olympus at this show. in the man's words: "love is the light igniting and everyone is on fire."

i told them i was the editor of a famous etiquette book

happy birthday bobby d

"A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do."















(btw can't believe i've never youtube'd bob dylan up till now. treasure trove).

what about the night makes you change

hasty posting on asp's part below. nd's getting a little music video heavy these days, but here's another one to sort of compensate for weirdness below. the song: 10am automatic. the band: black keys. the director: david cross. the guest star: jon mothereffing glaser. black keys looks totally different than they do now. ah. youth.

quarter half the mile

haven't even watched it yet.

Two Weeks

you're right, it's true

chalk me up as a sucker for found footage compilation music videos like this new one for crystal stilts.



this is the quintessential example by roman coppola. much more deliberate assembly here.

well that settles it

i desperately want an alaia board. perfect for novel designs' neo-luddite leanings. doesn't it look like surfing on a snowboard? or, you know... a plank of driftwood!

Tom's Creation Plantation Trailer from Cyrus Sutton on Vimeo.

that's a mysterious occupation

been making some solid vinyl purchases as of late. the collection just passed the one hundred albums mark (104 now). new/overdue additions include:

you can't think of nothing

on a big eric rohmer kick at the moment. between l'amour d'apres-midi and la collectionneuse i'm a confirmed fan. his remaining four moral tales have been pushed to the top of my netflix. below are the screen captures from the interstitials/credit and title cards of la collectionneuse, showing rohmer enjoying the availability of color in his first non-black and white film. one other interesting tidbit, every shot in the film was done in one take (the shooting ratio was a remarkable 1.5:1). even more incredible given nestor almendros' beautiful cinematography on 16mm (a format mandated by rohmer to keep costs down). makes you think about all that film stock going to waste out there...