2008

I seriously thought this was a typo, or they were seeking...

I’ll let that scarf slide this one time, Thom Yorke.

Ryan Adams are back together!

I love Nico Muhly.

From the Gothamist interview today. Speaking of the New Yorker, what do you really think of Sasha...

Last Wednesday I went to go see Radiohead at the old Great...

If I ever have to buy a fridge it’ll be a SMEG....

Here we go again…

I need to own these Christian Lacroix boots.

Tip for the new PR company that just sent me, and everyone...

A readers asks The NY Times about their...

Q. Recently, the Gothamist Web site reported a series of crimes in Williamsburg: a shooting on July...

They're heeeeere

In my inbox just now: NY| QUEENS| *LASER SIGHTINGS BY AIR TRAFFIC*| LA GUARDIA AIRPORT| INCOMING...

And a vintage camera strap on eBay. Only $10.50! I used to...

Just purchased an old Lomo Lubitel camera. (It’s not...

If you know me, you know I love sharks. If you love me,...

Williamsburg gets stabby, again (aka: I'm...

I was just on the ‘ol Daily Refill trying to find a...

My new fashion hero.

Just got one.

This is like the hardest decision of my...

Free weekend away at a fancy new hotel OR Apes & Androids at Music Hall of Williamsburg

Okay, THIS I am jealous of. What movie?! jeffbaum: At the...

It’s because everyone is updating about how...

I’ll be taking this survey.

"Mission: to attain a more...

So in order to play the CitySol show this past weekend, Dan Deacon would have had to fly from NYC to...

Dream wedding idea thought of last...

Location: Pachyderm Studios Officiary: Steve Albini speaking in Fake Italian

OMG PHISH IS REUNITING!

“The prospect of Phish reuniting is something I consider very seriously, and I think about it...

The Bell House (from the people who brought...

I think about 7 years ago I became obsessed with reading...

Hoping it's more Junta than Farmhouse. Still,...

I couldn't agree more.

Liz Phair circa 1993 = 9.6 Liz Phair circa 2003 = 0.0 Liz Phair circa 2005 = 2.0

Getting there!

Dammit, a Facebook ad just made me actually want to buy...

catpita: I so want to make this bird mobile. Yes! It’s...

Watch last night's episode of Weeds here!

Interview with Werner Herzog on Gothamist today....

Really hoping they make Weeds season 4 episodes available on...

When I was little (probably not long after this photo was...

Resemblances

This lyric from The National’s song “Slow Show”: You know I dreamed about you For...

I Want My 90 Bucks Back [A Rant]

So after waiting about 15 years to see R.E.M. live, I had my chance last night at Jones Beach. I...

After the recent stabbings in my neighborhood happening at...

“I dare you to find me something more boring than someone...”
— - A blogger who quit over...

“The remainder of Kurt Cobain’s ashes have been...

Gothamist interview today: Donald Fagen of...

Vanity Fair’s Blogopticon

For some reason Atlas Shrugged has come...

I decided I want to have a Galt’s Gulch party where people have to bring an invention. One of...

It’s entirely possible that I just haven’t been...

When in Williamsburg: Bembe is the best place for summer...

Not sure how excited I’ll be about the free drinks and...

Henry Miller shakes his fist at New York...

The Making of Macintonsh, an interview with the Macintosh...

The Best of Radiohead...Not Good Enough for...

He also used to be in The Cloud Room, and...

Obama Effectively Clinches Nomination

Summer Pact Pre-Production

Billy: we should make a pact for summer. i don't know what it is yet.
but i think we should make one.
Me: we can make a pact to make a pact
Billy: yes, tonight we make our first pact
Me: what is the pact going to revolve around, or are we not there yet?
Billy: i believe that it will involve making this an awesome summer
Me: oh that's the kind of pact i like
Billy: were you thinking suicide?

In my hometown there was this crazy man who would put...

Float Sweet Home. $99,000 3 BR / 1455 sq ft Housebarge...

In 2006 I went to Seattle and stayed at the Ace Hotel. In...

Some thoughts on The Most Important Band of Our Time: I...

Jake on WNYC

I like how the colors are: brown, auburn, blonde and FUN

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They're Heeeere

What I Listened to Today

The Carrots Brian’s Muxtape

Babeland is opening a store in Park Slope and sent me a gift...

Because People Probably Married Their...

Friend: i kissed my cousin's cousin. okay, it was my cousin-in-law's cousin. but still. it felt weird.
Me: i'm sure it's *totally* legal.
Friend: it was nineties night--what can i say?
Me: 1490s night?

The Universe Communicates with me...

Whenever I’m worried about something it inevitably pops up on the news or is the plot to some...

Can this be the new Rick Roll? Just the first...

“One woman, when asked if she had an opinion on R. Kelly,...”
— Chicagoist

yes.  therealjanelle: zachklein: Apes & Androids...

Reviewer writes an 8.4-ish review, someone...

I had a hunch this was the kind of stuff that would be on...

I went to the book store in Grand Central yesterday and saw...

Asking for Book Recommendations Has...

I need a book recommendation. I’m heading upstate (for the day) and hitting the bookstore...

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Internal debate.

The Village Voice just announced their initial lineup for...

“I think probably everyone with a dead mom hates...”
—  from Bad Advice 

Love=Love “Created with pieces of puzzles which are...

Yesterday we stopped by Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota...

Just stopped by WOXY with Ben from Bad Veins to say hi to...

In Ann Arbor I really wanted the painting Connie did on...

We checked into the Ann Arbor Best Western tonight expecting...

Yesterday

Dear P4K Reviewer I've Never Heard...

Please don’t use the same phrasing twice in two consecutive sentences:  “…uncut...

I came across this photo on Flickr a while ago, and thought...

I have never been successful at getting Radiohead tickets...

Photo of me in Idaho, November 2007 Starting at an...

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I spent half the day with this little lady, who has been in...

yournewfavorite: hystericalparoxysm: [via MacKenzie...

Bands I Have, Am, or Could See This Year...

1. R.E.M. 2. Pearl Jam 3. My Bloody Valentine 4. The Breeders (check) 5. Foo Fighters

And Another Thing...

For someone who doesn’t read Pitchfork regularly (aside from scrolling down my RSS), and...

Maybe I Just Don't Understand His Tone

All this aside, some of it was actually sort of nice. I think. It’s funny, because I’m...

Suddenly Soda Junkie

Sometime in January, the night I went to see “Cloverfield,” I had a Diet Coke. I have...

“I liked Pavement. But if he [Malkmus] keeps fucking smacking...”
— Time Out NY

MyTape

Regarding that less-than-stellar photograph: I am currently...

My niece Olivia will be in town for a few days next...

New Favorite Thing

Calling the NYPD press office I was calling about this. Here is a transcript: Me: I’m calling...

I Like Plants, Animals AND Plants and...

Since it’s so rare that I actually like a new band these days…I thought I’d post...

In my never ending quest to fill my walls with inexpensive...

Awww, poor PItchfork — they ignored a band for three years and the band still got famous. (The...

the wins of change are a-blowin’. i think butler is...

i’m not sure that it was ever “in” —...

Speaking of SXSW. I have been on a non-stop search for a...

Another March, another SXSW. I can almost taste the avocado...

The National at BAM, 2/22/08  After the show at...

Man o’ man, today was sort of hectic! And...

My mom would have been 61 today.

an oldie but goodie. olivia can walk now, so this was taken...

somehow i missed the cake part of the evening. i blame the...

Every time there’s a holiday on the horizon, my...

Every Tuesday and Wednesday I go on 20x200 to see if...

obama and babies and puppies and kittens in ‘08! very...

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance

The Time I Touched Wilco's Grammy

I was almost going to jokingly liveblog the Grammy’s, but decided to just read...

One day I woke up and decided that I had to have a...

I finally got around to looking at my RSS and I saw this...

I was wondering who'd be the first to...

“A Knight’s Tale” is on TBS right now.

I need this ensemble. Every fashion week, positioned a safe...

but will there be bocce courts?

yay or nay? i can’t decide! it sort of reminds me of...

“i can has corn on the cob” another cute old...

Perspective

Today I woke up sick, after just getting better from being sick last week. I blame either my...

salad days. me and grandpa carlson on the boat, circa...

I know a lot of people claim to really like Joanna Newsom. I...

i need this.

Daily Refill, 12/9/03 - 1/28/08

R.I.P. ? I haven’t been posting there a lot lately, and for the past year or so...

If I ever find myself in Kolmanskop, I hope that I am also...

One thing I don’t really like about Tumblr is that...

But I'm just getting over the flu

So I’m sitting here on a Saturday night in Brooklyn, eating vegan soy protein and cauliflower...

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pictured: one of the thousands of things i’d register...

i had this idea last year where i wanted to get a few people...