July 2009
6 posts
Getting signed to a major label is stupid. →
I love Steve Albini. He’s so wispy and nerd-like, while simultaneously being totally hardcore and punk rock. He’s worked with Nirvana, the Pixies, The Wedding Present, PJ Harvey and yet he refuses to charge a bazillion dollars to produce records and often insists that he not be listed in album credits.
‘Bini makes me swoon.
I love this article he wrote in the 90’s about...
Something Adorable
I have this friend who reminds me of a perfectly baked little cupcake sitting on a sweet little plate atop a cute little doily. This little treat looks so pretty and girly in such a nostalgic, old fashioned way, until you realize that it’s made with pot butter and will get you higher than a hot air balloon on a July afternoon.
Her name is Allison, and her Hot Summer Nighttime Routine is...
A million butterflies fluttering in my tum
Oh gosh. I have that feeling. The piano recital, first day of school, pre-date, stage fright, shakey knees, weak hands feeling. The feeling of knowing that people are going to be looking at me and listening to my voice and hearing my fingers play the notes and hopefully, everyone will be good and drunk by the time I come on.
I have a show tomorrow night, and it’s the first one in...
The in-between
Zoe said something interesting last night.
“I don’t want to grow up”, she said, as she curled up in bed with her stuffed lamb.
“I know how you feel. Why don’t you want to grow up?” I asked.
“It’s not the future”, she replied. “It’s the in-between parts that make me feel wobbly. The in-between parts. Not the past, or when I...
Free Meat
If I had to pick my favorite thing about the internets, it would be Craigslist.
Craigslist is where we found a rad brand new couch and loveseat from a guy who was leaving Microsoft to go back to India (it smelled of delicious curry for about 2 weeks).
Craigslist is where Zoe got a brand new bike, for free, after hers was stolen.
There have been so many great, random, people for people...
