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happy new year!
DoP finished up in the studio last night and we went over to antique lounge for some celebratory drinks. so much fun! the jukebox was wonderful. during van halen's "jump" a group of two guys and a girl started strutting their stuff. one guy gave the girl quite a lap dance while us jerks whooped and hollered. then antique lounge closed up and we headed for greenpoint tavern. that joint was closed too. in desperation we went to the abbey, and surprisingly to me, they were open. we sat down and joe was ridiculously drunk by that point, playing pool with thugs and hippies from the nabe. greg also played pool with the thugs and on his last shot, looked the thug in the eye, and fucking made the shot. that's some cool as pool playing right there, dude.
s-s-studio
spent hours and hours in the studio with dirty on purpose. they are recording a new EP for release early next year. it's going to be hawt. fucking hot! if you haven't voted for that suicide girls contest, please vote for dop now! scroll down to new york city, and then vote for dop, the second band over. the cut off for votes is december 31.
i also went to see the dresden dolls at joe's pub. they were amazing. i was in jaw-dropping awe as their magnificent sound filled the room -- which incidentally was packed to the brim. this is an amazing feat if you consider that they were the only band on the bill and the cover was $12. the band sounded 10 times better than they did at mercury lounge. the acoustics at joe's pub were mindblowing. i won't say too much here because i want to review the show for popmatters, but let's just say i was enthralled. anyhoo, jenna and i also ran into daniel and robin, as well as glenn and yuki of asobi seksu. there was an entire boston contingent at the show, which i am only connected to by jenna. she's da bomb, yo. Labels: dirty on purpose
spend $12 for some fun
dirty on purpose head into the recording studio today...
also, i know you've become bored during vacay, wondering what happened to new york city night life. well, at least i have. but don't despair, hon', here are two cool things to do tonight:
@ joe's pub
7:30 p.m. // $12
boz boorer (of the smiths fame)
w/ saintface, my favorite@ sin-e
8:30 p.m. // $12 Labels: dirty on purpose
aw shucks
so much has been going on the past few weeks that i feel like i haven't had a chance to breathe. i took today off from work to do just that. breathe. i guess today is my day to get my shit together a little. the holidays are such a drain. work has been crazy as well, but i like that better than having downtime. if you haven't noticed, i like to keep busy.
this time of year is also a time for reflection and correction. that whole new year's resolution. i always make one or two or three, and then sometime in the middle of the year, i forget i made any. typical.
there are certain things i'd love to accomplish: build a higher tolerance to alochol so i'm not puking in some restaurant on the steps like a crazy person. hmmm, that'd be lovely.
other things i'd like to accomplish: meet colin firth and fall madly in love and he'd leave his wife and his kids for me... oh wait, wife and kids? scratch that. alimony is a bitch.
another accomplishing thought: read more books on the subway coming home from a rock show when i'm either tired or buzzed or both... oh wait, lately i've been terribly wasteful and taking cabs back to wburg, so nevermind. maybe i should try to stop doing that and instead invest said money to smoke more cigarettes.
sounds like i'm going to have to think more about this.
my top 10 of 2003
check out my list here. and while you're at it, add your own. thanks, drewbacca!
pas/cal goes jingle bell rock
pas/cal - "jingle bell rock" -- download this christmas jingle from the only band in detroit not getting beat up by jack white.
uh huh
yes, i know i missed the walkmen show at north six the other night. shocker. whatever.
wha tha?
geez, where the hell have i been? yesterday i had been drinking since like 1 p.m. it was a day of holiday party after holiday party after holiday party. i totally lost my cookies at virgil's for my work's departmental holiday dinner. that was after 4 glasses of bubbly. i shoulda slowed down the pace because then i had to go to another holiday party and i was just such a wuss. my head was aching and i couldn't find any water! go figure. just more alcohol. so shortly after greeting several of some lovely lovely lovely peeps, i bid adieu and cabbed it home.
the other weekend, i saw anna's band knife skills. the only word to describe them is BADASS. they are fucking badass. with all of their practicing and rehearsing and recording, they fucking ruled that small sin-e stage, and seemed destined for bigger halls of music. anna's vicious vocal and guitar skills. fon lin's sexy voice and basslines. jerry's machine gun drums. watch out, people. you have no idea!
at some point i also went to see my friend miker's jokey robert palmer cover band, dr. doctor, and it was fun times singing along to those songs. i kind of wish that they were dressed up with slicked back hair and red lipstick. that would have been fucking hawt. isaac kept playing songs by people like crystal waters ("she's just like you and me but she's homeless!") and jody watley?? ("real love! i'm searching for a real love!") i found out last night that i had missed brian long's set at the startime holiday party. he was the first DJ, but i'm sure i'll catch him another time.
oh and for those of you who missed the panthers show at "the lounge" the other night (me included), paris hilton and seth green was there. woopty-doo. i hope she was at least flashing people and saying, "i'm not spoiled."
jesus, i honestly don't remember what else i've been doing. i know there was something else that i did? please feel free to remind me.
saintface review
check out my review of saintface at the mercury lounge on popmatters.com. can you believe the band is opening for boz boorer at sin-e on december 29? crazy! fantastic!
will fill in the blanks soon
ok so the other night i went to the vector holiday party at joe's pub with daniel -- he plays drums in circle and square and also works for inland empire. i met him way back when i booked his band and the boggs for those "on the moon" shows. anywho, we walk into joe's pub and lo and behold there are waiters walking around with trays of alcohol. it's the kind of party where you don't even have to ask for alcohol. it's right in front of you! so as soon as we walk in, i grab a glass of red wine. 10 minutes later, i see a guy walking past me with a tray of tequila shots. i grabbed one. then 10 minutes later, he came by again, and yes, i grabbed another one. by this time i was really trashed. damien rice, who is on vector records, was supposed to perform at the party. daniel and i only caught one song -- but i heard the rest of the night was simply amazing... will have to check out damien rice again.
so daniel says he has an extra spot on the guest list for the rapture show that night because someone canceled at the last minute. on our way to bowery, we ran into a guy who was dressed up as tony clifton -- the alter ego of andy kaufman. daniel started calling his name, and so i joined in. we didn't expect the guy to actually come over, but he did. i took the photo above to capture the moment. as we continued on to bowery, i was worried that i wouldn't get into the rapture show. but as it turned out, we didn't even have to check at the list because we were waved in. how awesome is that? i wasn't planning on attending this series of nights at the bowery ballroom, but i was intoxicated and it was free, so why not? we arrive, and i see miss melody nelson et al faithfully in the front, as we (we also met up with another c&s dude, ed) made our way to the middle. the rest of the night was kind of a blur of dancing bodies, but i remember being amazed that the rapture had improved so much since i had seen them at irving plaza. wowzers.
damien rice, with yes, the worst sweater in the world, performing earnestly at joe's pub. whatever, i still love his music, despite the fact that he obviously needs a stylist.
some other night, i also caught the winter pageant, who actually impressed me with their great live show. i was only there for three songs, but i distinctly remember loving, "daggers and nails," a song that i was disappointed to find was NOT on the CD i have. record this ditty and send it to me, mike! the band filled the small luna lounge space, and people were totally into it.
i also met up with bsiii for the second time in my life at a bar/lounge called happy ending. it was so weird because i felt like i was at some kind of underground fashion show and there was a runway of some sorts with the strip of space between the band and the booths. very fashionably conscious people were strutting down that strip, workin' it harder than missy elliott. bsiii had described cousin to me as "steely dan meets radiohead." this was not aan accurate description. they were like some kind of neo jazz ensemble -- i didn't get the whole radiohead reference, but i suppose it was because the singer's voice was kind of high like thom yorke's. i can't remember at the moment, but the band had kind of wack, pseudo-funny song titles... though i could totally picture myself listening to that music on a quiet wednesday night of sorts...
startime holiday party
startime's first annual holiday party
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
The Joggers
Doctor Doctor (Robert Palmer Cover Band)
DJ Eucho
@ The Pussycat Lounge
96 Greenwich Street
9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Free brooklyn lager and vodka from 9-10 p.m.
$3 cover
>>> listen to "hot autism" mp3
dresden dolls
boston-based band, the dresden dolls, came into the office today, and i got a copy of their CD. they just got signed to a label, don't know which one... they will be playing at joe's pub on december 29. grab your tickets while they last! listen to "coin operated boy" mp3
MTV CASTING
Find out if you have what it takes to be on MTV!
AE and MTV/Granada Television USA invite you to the American Eagle Outfitters stores in Menlo Park Mall and Livingston Mall in New Jersey from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, for a special casting call.
Guys and girls between 17 and 25 who live in the greater New York/New Jersey area are invited to try out for a new reality series set to air on MTV in 2004. You must be single or not seriously dating to participate.
Plus, buy an AE trucker hat customized any way you want it! New York's top graffiti artists will be tagging hats to fit your one-of-a-kind style from 2 to 8 p.m.
No appointment necessary. If you're interested, just stop by either AE store between 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and talk to the casting staff. For more information, call 212-941-7200 Ext. 207.
VOTE FOR DoP NOW!
OMIGOD, Dirty on Purpose made the finals for New York City band for the Suicide Girls Indie Band search. Vote for them here and now up until Dec. 31. Spread the word and post this on your site too!
also, i am in love. double love. [link from annabiotica, but the heads up from fly life's tricia romano] Labels: dirty on purpose
thank you
thank you to the rogers sisters for linking to my article. rad!
walkmen download
fluxblog has a walkmen song to download: "new year's eve" mp3
on the contrary to his opinion, i think the new walkmen album will be absolutely fabulous and hot as shit!
here's to you, mr. green
the skinny on StarTime International. by the way, StarTime's christmas party will be on December 16, and while i can't yet disclose the location, i will say that my friend miker's band, doctor doctor, nyc's coolest robert palmer cover band, will play and be awesome! there will also be another athletic band playing, so i hear. it's the same night as the next vicious, so i may find myself running back and forth. boy, next week is going to be crazy!
awards awards awards
in case you didn't know, the grammy nominations were announced today. someone told me this is the first year the grammys have had the "best alternative music album" category, of which nominees include:
Fight Test
The Flaming Lips
[Warner Bros. Records]
Hail To The Thief
Radiohead
[Capitol Records]
Untitled
Sigur Rós
[Fat Cat/MCA Records]
Elephant
The White Stripes
[V2/ThirdMan Records]
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[Interscope Records]
wow, can you believe the yeah yeah yeahs got a grammy nomination? that's a fucking huge step for indie kind. i don't really consider the other music "alternative." maybe sigur ros... out of those people though, i think the flaming lips have the tightest album. word!
i also attended the deems taylor awards yesterday. i thought it was pretty interesting. that spin editor, sia, was there. the deems taylor awards honor writers who cover music in journalism and books. i missed the first half of the awards ceremony, but i found that most of the awards went to blues and jazz genre writers. it was cool though that allmusic.com received an award. i never knew that the whole allmusic.com operation is based in michigan, though they have 600 writers who contribute. the a&e show "live by request," which was produced by tony bennett and his son, danny, also received an award. that's a show where the big names in music take requests from their fans via phone or email, and many times they actually interact with their listeners. people who have been on the show thus far include bowie, elton john, elvis costello, tony bennett (of course), gloria estefan, etc. sometimes, even other stars phone in, just to rag on the featured guest. i've never seen this show... but now i'm interested in seeing it.
braving the cold
lately i've been in complete hibernation mood. i've been totally repulsed by this biting cold weather, and have retreated to the warmth of my apartment and lots of carnivale and da ali g show on HBO on Demand. the key word is "comfort." but every once in a while, i can be compelled to leave the comfort of my home and venture out... like when bishop allen play a show.
yes, i went to see bishop allen tonight at sin-e. this was the first time i saw them without bonnie, their former bassist. they put C.O. on bass duty now and have no keyboardist and no main female singer. if you are adept at the keyboard and have a sweet voice, please email them and try out for the band! they write catchy pop/rock/alt-country tunes that charm my socks off. it sounds like they are still trying to figure out how to transition with the absence of bonnie, but the essence of the band is still intact in both the new and old songs. i am still giddy as a school girl when i hear them play "quarter to three." i really liked the new song that they started to play but never finished, "remember monday."
side note: yannick got a cute new hair cut!
starfoods, oh how i love thee
afterwards, rachel and i headed over to starfoods -- just like old times! starfoods has the best comfort food in this city. there is no doubt about that. and they have the most handsome, nicest staff i've ever met. the owner, byron, greeted us with hugs and then he brought us champagne with casis on the house! i was so excited. i love me some bubbly, but this drink is beyond DIVINE. it's my new official new fave, and i may be wandering back to starfoods every weekend just to have one. byron, you got me hooked!!! then while the cars were blasting from the speakers, i had a fabulous grilled cheese with tomato soup that left my tongue craving for more and more. i was so stuffed though because i also gobbled down the star-shaped buttermilk biscuits that were freshly baked warm from the oven. then byron and our delightful waiter adrian surprised us again with free dessert. i was completely in shock. could my tastebuds handle more goodness? they brought us an ice cream sundae with caramel and chocolate syrup AND a banana pudding with vanilla wafers and whipped cream. it was fucking decadent as hell. i felt like i had won the comfort food lottery. thanks starfoods! and thanks for playing the new rapture album! if you haven't been to this place yet, you must go and check it out. it is the best cure for the winter blues.
OH AND HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, MIKE D!! YOU LEGAL BASTARD.
wowee zowee
tim harrington's wedding registry sent to me from someone else who is getting married.
A Must Not Miss Event
Tonight those lovely peeps from Bishop Allen are performing! Here's the skinny:
Palomar
Laguardia
Apollo Sunshine
Bishop Allen
@ Sin-e (148-150 Attorney St)
8 p.m. // $8
ah, dios
listening to the new dios record is like listening to something really familiar and comforting. like a warm blanket. the lead singer's voice is a gentle coo -- accompanied by fluid piano and enunciated drum beats. so though their music may be remarkable calming, the photos of drizzunk animals on their site is not.
listen to "you make me feel" mp3
listen to "everyday" mp3
the simple life
i love that new paris hilton show, the simple life. severely bored? play dress up with paris and nicole here.
the best and the worst
freewilliamsburg's best and worst of 2003. my list is not yet complete. what's yours?
the end of the world
here it is [link from jenna]
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