April 2009
37 posts
Sign 'O' the Times: Episode 1 - The Purple One... →
After an apocalyptic accident which killed 99.9% of the human population, survivors try to pick up the pieces in a world now claimed by mutants, madmen and wild animals.
One of these survivors is Zach Robinson, a Prince impersonator, who is doing his best to get by in the wilds of Manhattan.
Zach’s sole priority in this post-apocalyptic world is to try and collect every Prince outfit from...
How Gary Sheffield's 500th Home Run Saved Me from... →
This past Friday, April the 17th, I watched the Milwaukee Brewers take on the New York Mets at the Mets’ brand new stadium, Citi Field. Although the Mets defeated the Brewers, 5-4, with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning, I was joyous because I left there with my life - thanks to Gary Sheffield.
There’s something strange going on at Citi Field. There’s something...
It's "420"
An excerpt from the conversation I just had with a coworker:
Max: (Leaning on cubicle wall) What’s up, Josh.
Josh: (Sitting at desk) Hey Max, what’s up?
Max: It’s (Uses air quotes) “420”.
Josh: (Laughs) It is. Why’d you use the air quotes?
Max: (Sits down in chair at the neighboring, unoccupied desk) Cause it’s not really 420 anymore, is it?
Josh:...
New Sonic Youth MP3, “Sacred Trickster” →
mbvmusic:
Sonic Youth - “Sacred Trickster” Not an ode to Trixter, the ’90s metal band from Paramus NJ, as far as I can tell. From The Eternal, out 6/9 on Matador.
At some point you just have to stop and ask yourself, Sonic Youth Fan, “How do they do it? How is it that they sustain this level of energy? How can they continue to put out such great music? Yes, they’re Sonic...
Deerhunter: “Rainwater Cassette...
New Deerhunter MP3, “Rainwater Cassette Exchange”... →
mbvmusic:
Deerhunter - “Rainwater Cassette Exchange” From the just-announced Rainwater Cassette Exchange digital EP. Out 5/18 (digital) and 6/8 (vinyl) on Kranky.
Oh Deerhunter! Bless your heart - the chambers of which are undoubtedly adorned with crystalline antlers - for never leaving me more than six months without new jams.
Rejected Pitch for Hannah Montana: The Movie →
Hannah Montana: The Movie opened this past weekend and was #1 at the box office.
I didn’t see it.
This wasn’t because I’m not a 12 year old girl, but rather out of spite after pitching my screenplay for this film about a year ago and being rejected by Disney.
Looking back over it this weekend, I still think it’s good. There’s love, family, teenage angst, the pros...
Jody Hill's Sick, Sad World →
I’m about to fuck you up with some Truth: Brilliant Insight doesn’t take off on Good Friday.
Check out For Your Pleasure’s excellent exploration of Jody Hill’s black comedies(?).
College Rock Radio Vol. 2: Overseas →
Hullo, you sweet-songed Mockingbirds. It’s Simon, your favorite British expatriate, with an hour of underground music from across the pond, on WAFB, McDonald University’s campus radio. I’m not a Geography major but I realize that not all these tracks are from the UK. So please no more letters! Unless it’s from Jen from Linguistic Theory. Just leave your number, love. ...
College Rock Radio Vol. 1: Stateside →
Welcome Mockingbirds to another hour of the best in American Underground music on WAFB, McDonald University’s campus radio. This is Mark from Geomorphology, and I have some great cuts from across this glacier-ravaged country for you today. So close those textbooks, turn up the radio, tell your RA where to shove those noise complaints, and rock out.
On this hour:
1. Pylon:...
Tricked by a Time Traveler: Willem de Kooning →
On this week’s episode of the time-traveling practical joke series, What a Fool Believes and a special guest travel back to 1950, in an attempt to exploit the unconscious fears, brought about by a certain piece of female anatomy, in abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning. The results are hilarious.
“Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a...”
– That prophetic sonofabitch Kiekegaard in Fear and Trembling
The Metaphysical Corner
Welcome to The Metaphysical Corner!
Where the edges are infinite.™
April 12th is Easter Sunday. And although Jesus Christ rose from his grave on this day, the prices on all of our religious literature will be falling! The Bible, Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy, Pilgrim’s Promise, Faust, and other titles at prices too low to print! Come in all this week for the holiest deals of the...
April Fool's Day
So much grumbling today. April Fool’s Day is supposed to be fun!
Think about it like Halloween: Of course that’s not really Sylvia Plath with her head in the oven! But isn’t that a really great costume of Sylvia Plath with her head in the oven?
Yes, they are tricks. Fakes. And some are definitely lame. But we should still admire the good ones.
So, please, support April...
