ron mael tap dance

Sparks - Angst In My Pants

happy birthday justin! in the comments below this video elund18 said:
"saw them new years eve 1975 into 1976 at the santa monica civic. the opening band was Van Halen"

my kid could paint that movie trailer

Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN MICHELL

evo morales

i mentioned this already on my personal blog, but jon stewart interviewed bolivian president evo morales the other night on the daily show. i thought it was pretty interesting. i like morales a lot from what i've read about him.

(hi jack sloss!)

Bollock Brothers - Harley David

Perhaps one of the worst 80's dance jams, yet somehow compelling. I can almost smell the clove cigarettes.

DJ Jack Sloss

i dont know why mr. sloss hasnt contributed yet. word on the street is that he has a new computer and a strong internet connection now. for those missing his all encompassing groove you can download this four part live mix from last year from megawords radio on dan murphy's megawords magazine site. it is great.

http://www.megawordsmagazine.com/radio.php

Siouxsie interview 22 Nov 1976

Redd Kross LIVE @ Santa Monica Pier 1982

when high tide comes in it is full of acid man. Redd Kross!!

Everybody To The Limit

For anyone who is a homestarruner fan - this will always be the #1 Jam!

poppy family

great great band i wanted to post shadows on the wall but embedding was disabled - watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3opJ52sVgs

Lev and Thumpbot play Crazy

this one comes via my boyfriend, robert who says, "the guy who made it lives in bklyn and taught a seminar-thing at parsons on homemade music art"

Van Halen Tour Dates '07

Only to note that the only city that needs 2 shows from David and the lads...is Dear Old Philly. Touchdown Eagles!

09/27 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Bobcats Arena
09/29 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
10/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
10/03 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
10/05 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
10/07 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
10/10 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
10/12 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
10/14 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Field House
10/16 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
10/18 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/20 - Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
10/22 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
10/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
10/26 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
10/28 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
10/30 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
11/01 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
11/03 - E. Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
11/08 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
11/10 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
11/13 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
11/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
11/23 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.Com Arena
11/25 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
11/27 - Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
11/29 - Fresno, CA @ Savemart Center
12/01 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
12/03 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
12/05 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
12/07 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
12/09 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
12/16 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion at San Jose
12/18 - Anaheim, CA @Honda Center
12/22 - Oakland, CA @Oracle Arena

hot chip - no fit state (live@glastonbury'07)

this summer while working on my show i listened alot to this mix will made me which included this performance. he is friends with a member of this band and asked him why he broke into temptation near the end. he said that since the bulk of the song is inspired by temptation it seemed right to give it its due. i suggested to will that perhaps when you play to 80000 people at glastonbury you cant help but feel like new order and so one of their songs just comes out of your fingertips.

tomorrow my new solo exhibition opens
thursday september 20th at fleisher ollman
gallery 1616 walnut street suite 100 there will be a reception that day from 6-8 the show runs through october 27th.

also showing in the gallery will be fellow tyler alum anissa mack which is a real treasure.
my show is called 'Note On Door' and will center around a suite of 9 82"x38" paintings.
we are producing a catalog for the show which includes among other things:
essays by william pym, pablo colapinto, and anthony campuzano and interviews with andy bell of erasure, legendary chicago bulls power-forward charles oakley, and shaun ryder of the happy mondays

ok also on thursday september 27th i will be a visiting artist at pafa and will be giving a lecture at 11:30. the lecture will be in the morris building at broad and cherry. the lecture is open to the public.

http://www.fleisher-ollmangallery.com/

The Feelies

Bobby Byrd - R.I.P.

Lee Scratch Perry - The Master Magician at Work

For Rick

Lawrence Welk Meets Velvet Underground

songs for you

we finished the platter of songs "Dirty Little Millionaire" and have posted it:

king vidor

hard copies available for the asking

coming soon: Los Causes, neglected songs 2005-2007

best, Clem Coleman

Felt - Stained-Glass Windows In The Sky

Junior - Mama Used to Say

The Shoes - Osaka

The Kinks-Days 1969

wistful fun with the best band

Hole - Gold Dust Woman {Live}

still the hottest girl in rock and roll and the one all the edgy teen pop stars try to be.

The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (12.12.86)

the internet tells me that morrissey turned down a 75 million dollar deal to reunite the smiths (however ABBA turned down 1 billion in 1999) and that this video is from the last show that the Smiths ever played.

Brixton Academy.
December 12, 1986.

Comet Gain

if frank sinatra wants to point fingers and slander my beloved by calling it:
"the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear." when taking sides i'm with david 'if you're looking for me . . .'
comet gain is second in line after the clean in the art school band pantheon though talking heads are close.

Sinatra and Elvis

Elvis, back from the war, high on life? and Frank Sinatra who once said that rock and roll was "the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear." But here, everybody's having a laugh.

El Perro Del Mar - I Can't Talk About It (Live NYC)

Buddy Holly and The Crickets, "Peggy Sue" 1957

R.I.P Luciano Pavarotti and James Brown

a little wednesday evening randomness

i came across this image while googling for pics of "clouds of smoke" for a painting i'm working on. apparently, this was the result of arson in australia. i dunno-- i thought it was interesting. i'm sort of preoccupied lately with the overlap between turmoil and beauty-- the way something can be impressive in form, and disastrous in content.