am i jaded? because i really don't give a shit about this lineup.

congrats to the double for getting signed to matador... (it's official now) it's so wonderful when talent is recognized.

another new york moment via me

it's so damn cold out, my hands are white with lines of dead skin. as i'm walking to work, i can feel my lips crippling in the dry air. i close my eyes and imagine the air being sucked out of my mouth too, killing the soft tissue, cell by cell. if i had enough strength, i would raise my hands above my head and fall back in bed. but like katy, i sometimes look forward to the routine of being in front of a computer, typing typing typing. it allows a kind of thoughtlessness -- the kind of blind mind that enables us to continue living and breathing, slow and steady.

neutral milk hotel - "in the aeroplane over the sea"

what a beautiful face
i have found in this place
that is circling all round the sun
what a beautiful dream
that could flash on the screen
in a blink of an eye and be gone from me
soft and sweet
let me hold it close and keep it here with me

and one day we will die
and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
but for now we are young
let us lay in the sun
and count every beautiful thing we can see
love to be
in the arms of all I'm keeping here with me

what a curious life we have found here tonight
there is music that sounds from the street
there are lights in the clouds
anna's ghost all around
hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
soft and sweet
how the notes all bend and reach above the trees

now how i remember you
how i would push my fingers through
your mouth to make those muscles move
that made your voice so smooth and sweet
and now we keep where we don't know
all secrets sleep in winter clothes
with one you loved so long ago
now he don't even know his name

what a beautiful face
i have found in this place
that is circling all round the sun
and when we meet on a cloud
i'll be laughing out loud
i'll be laughing with everyone i see
can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all

college kids rule

college kids rule. why? because they may not start out knowing your music, but if they like it, they will tell you, and then they will ask you for an encore. i loved it! more on the story later, but here are some photos...

heartbreak is an addiction, but two-for-one is some peace of mind

oh new york city. you are my muse, my inspiration, in so many more ways than most. but our relationship is getting a little rocky, and i have to leave you for a few hours today. don't worry, i'll be back by morning. maybe. hopefully. perhaps perhaps perhaps.

if you are near binghamton, come out to the dirty on purpose show at the suny binghamton campus at west lounge, put together by the wonderful peeps at whrw presents. i hear anyone can get in. it's $5. and we will bring the party. lots and lots of party!

hopefully some of you saw lansing-dreiden last night at the diamond nights residency at the delancey (you know they are not known for performing... at all, right?). unfortunately, i was not among the lucky. but not to worry, they will be back feb. 17 at mercury lounge with the occasion.

i got really drunk at mike's birthday dinner at oznot's dish in williamsburg. byron, jared and his girlfriend were also kinda buzzed i think. we all finished off the "winter special" drink and two bottles of amazingly tasty shiraz. the restaurant was blasting pulp. the waitresses were nice. but it was friggin cold out last night. i stumbled home after the dinner and passed out.

sorry jay! i hope that your deejay gig went spectacular. i'm sorry i pulled a belin. i'm sure you and audrey will fill everyone in on the details.

my sympathies go out to those who knew nicole dufresne, who was shot and killed in a robbery near max fish the other night. be careful out there, peeps. you just never know.

that's it, peeps. i'm out.

from my cat ears to yours

** jay good times is dj'ing atomique @ eleven tonight (trail of dead listening party).

** sam champion (band name soon to be changed) finally signed to razor & tie.

** dfa 1979 must have gotten stuck in the time machine because they canceled their mercury lounge show. lame. man man, read yellow and a place to bury strangers are still playing though.

** there is a VERY special guest at the delancey diamond nights residency tonight. go there at 9 and you won't be sorry.

also

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE!

on a sidenote: i was on the subway this morning listening to music with closed eyes. this homeless lady tapped me on the shoulder to awaken me from my dreamy subway slumber. she mumbled something about spare change. i said i didn't have any. she saw me snapping my gum, and asked for a piece of gum. i happily gave it to her. just a new york moment i thought i would share.

i was spending my days with my demons, yeah

anna and i were talking today and we both agreed on one thing: we hate the spam on myspace. you know what i'm talking about. those effing "event invitations." everytime i log on, i automatically delete these invitations without reading them. it's like spam. myspam. please stop sending it to me. just use the bulletin board like the regular folk do.

brisk, baby

i love working by central park. it's nice to take a stroll during lunch time and relieve some stress with a brisk walk.

also i love this song:

Bishop Allen - "Empire City"

Somewhere in the front of the footlights
I'm looking for a good place to sit
All my lines get so complicated
That I take a fall into the orchestra pit

Samson suffered the same fate
Powerless and losing his hair
Somewhere in the wings there's a sensible whisper:
When the hero dies, does the audience care?

All the sneaky things we could do in the dark
And with every chance, I'd end up missing my mark
In the city of night, out in the city of snow
We kept playing the part where she's letting me go
She always reminds me:
We're playing the part where she's letting me go

Somewhere in the Empire City
Someone takes a curtain call
I'm so broke at the end of the evening
That you'll find me hopeless in the back of the hall

Brutus suffered the same fate
They left him all alone with his shame
Somewhere in the wings there's a sensible whisper:
When you wield the knife, learn to carry the blame

Vedic Astrology Readings with Peter Bauer (of the Walkmen)

folks, i don't know if this is a joke, but i got this email this morning... but now i know who to go to for a psychic reading.

www.peterbauerastrology.com

Peter Bauer is now offering Vedic Astrology readings. Vedic Astrology, also known as Hindu or Indian astrology, is an ancient system of astrology which has flourished in India for several thousand years. It is one of the most accurate and subtle forms of astrology known to man. Peter has studied with the renowned Vedic Astrologer Chakrapani Ullal. Since birth, he has met and studied with many Gurus and teachers, most notably Swami Muktananda. He holds a bachelors degree from the New School of Social Research and has studied at Boston University's School of Theology. He is an editor of the forthcoming "Journal of the Awareness Field" through the Washington Center for Consciousness Studies.

Peter Bauer is based in the Cobble Hill / Carroll Gardens area of Brooklyn, NY. However, readings can be done in Manhattan or Brooklyn in person, or over the phone. Please feel free to call and consult with him on any questions you might have about readings and Vedic Astrology in general. Peter can be reached at (917) 517-2070 or by email at astrology@marcata.net

new beck video

ghettochip malfunction (hell yes - 8 bit remix)
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/interscope/beck/video/hell-yes/hell-yes.asx
http://boss.streamos.com/real/interscope/beck/video/hell-yes/hell-yes.ram

i love it when a plan comes together

some may call me bipolar, but this weekend has been both good and bad. i started it off on sort of the right foot by getting plastered on friday night. but like most things that start superfast, the weekend slowly fizzled into a big nothing. a void, if you will. one of the bright points was my brunch with bsiii at relish in williamsburg on saturday. for those of you who don't know, relish is located on north 3rd and wythe, and i often refer to it as the place where kelis shot her "milkshake" video. bsiii and i thought we were free and clear of snow and that it would be safe to venture out for food that day. by the time i left the house to go meet up with him however, the snow had already started, and i was chilly willy. but the cold trek was well worth the warm brunch. we got caught up in each other's lives. he told me he had two films in sundance this year, which is awesome! the band he is managing, cousin, is going really well with their recordings. sweet. and then bsiii started playing with the wide-eyed toddler in the booth behind us. it was the funniest thing i've seen in a long time. the restaurant was playing all this hip-hop and bsiii started dancing to it -- the kid started mimicking his dance moves. i couldn't stop laughing! so much fun.

i was supposed to go out to mercury lounge on saturday night but just could not muster up the courage to face the cold again. besides, dr. dog had canceled that show, and that's who i really wanted to check out....

the next day i spent in a daze... but i got all rested up to go see fxxxing lion, minaret, narchitect and no things at sin-e. i was in this really antisocial mood though, and started not to feel well, so i left after minaret. too bad, i heard no things were amazing. pat, i will catch ya next time around, i promise! fxxxing lion were on point that night, but joe did not take off his pants. i was thankful. i don't think i could have handled looking at his hairy ass that night (no offense, joe...). then minaret really wowed me with a tight performance. their songs are getting better and better. good things to come for these bands.

this week is gonna be insane, but if you are around tomorrow night, come to the spinart benefit. this is the blurb everyone seems to be posting:

Benefit For Sarah, or Flynnefit

One of our friends in the indie rock community needs your help. Sarah Flynn of SpinART Records and Impose Magazine has been in the hospital since November with Wegener's Granulomatosis. On January 25, there will be a benefit show at Rothko for Sarah.

Tuesday, January 25 @ Rothko
A Special Benefit Show For Sarah Flynn Of spinART Records:
Ted Leo 11:30 PM
Benzos 10:30 PM
The Head Set 9:30 PM
Apollo Sunshine 8:30 PM
Chinese Stars (canceled)
Guest DJ James Murphy of DFA

Doors 7:00 PM, $15 tickets available on Ticketweb.

PayPal donations can be sent to songsforsarah@gmail.com and you can also donate money by bidding on awesome autographed merch on eBay.

feb. 7 -- rogue wave, two gallants, dirty on purpose @ mercury lounge

the feb. 4th show is sold out, but you can still buy tickets for the feb. 7 show. it's an early show because rogue wave and two gallants have to hit the road that night. buy your tickets here. see ya there!

it is still snowing

what does one do on a boring snowy day? in my case, i totally canceled almost all of my plans for yesterday and stayed in. snowed in.

on a side note, i am finally getting around to listening to the dears' no cities left (i'm slow). they sound like a dark, gothic version of blur.

i guess this is what happens when you are stranded in your own apartment. for me this is a special circumstance afforded only by severe weather conditions. so i'm finding out what i actually do when i'm home... activities include knitting the big black thing i've been working on for two years, listening to music newly uploaded to my ipod, finding gems in my video cassette collection, including live pavement footage and my own private idaho, remembering to water the plants annie hart gave to me, doing laundry, and reading joyce maynard's at home in the world (how appropriately titled is that?).

it's snowing!

sea ray, say hi to your mom @ mercury lounge

ok so daylen had invited me to a girly night at 2a. i was happy about this because all week i've been looking forward to that friday night drinking. the kind of drinking one does to relieve some stress. in my case, it's not "some" stress, but a shitload of stress. as my dayjob heads into the busy season, i am left gasping for a breath. grasping for any semblance of a social life. so here it is. a night out at happy hour with a couple of my girls and a couple of daylen's girls. and let me tell you, it was a blast! must repeat soon.

then we rushed on over to this mexican restaurant around the corner from mercury lounge. daylen and i met up with her friend and we were waiting waiting waiting for our food. at 9:30 we were like, shit eric is on stage right now. fuck fuck fuck! we have to leave and our food is not out. i told the waitress that our friend would wait at the table (thank you btw!). and daylen and i rushed back to mercury lounge to see say hi to your mom. i was happy to see jeff from sea ray on the drum kit and hightower on bass. this was quite an interesting set up. i was really jamming out to this new shtym song (it must be new because i had never heard it before!). awesomeness. as soon as his last song was over, daylen and i rushed back to the restaurant, scarfed our food down and then ran back to mercury lounge. i talked with eric for a while at the merch table. those sea ray tees were selling like hotcakes.

then we all rushed in to the main room to watch sea ray's last performance. the house was packed, the people were buzzing, and after 5 drinks and a chimichanga in my tummy, my head was spinning and my stomach was turning. bad move, jinny jin jin. what were you thinking? sea ray's set however was nothing short of glorious, minus a few feedback issues. their music is consuming as it swirls around your head, enters your ears and coos at the pleasure centers of your brain. euphoric and emotional, they are one of those bands that will be talked about for years to come, and hopefully one day, they will reunite and make music again. crossing my fingers!

it was nice to see all the peeps there supporting the local music scene. we make our own history, peeps, but we can only do it with each others' pat on the back.

brooklyn vegan has better photos than me, so go check that shit out. how are we at the same shows and never meet?

dj hearts mbv

i got this email from dj today:

Check this out... A ton of new info on My Bloody Valentine. Check out the interview with Buddyhead. At this link you can find a music video for Soon and a whole bunch of mp3s of live shows. The Loveless 33 1/3 book is coming out May 1st of this year. Check out all this stuff... There's a ton of really rad info on all these pages including info on new music, a book, and videos I've never seen.

the dick photo series

i am starting a series of photos with dick, the grossly huge bronze statue in the lobby of the crazy aol time warner building with whole foods in it on columbus circle. you know what i'm talking about. every time i see dick, i wince. today anna and i went to whole foods and found a camera crew in front of dick. they had convinced some sloppy hipster to sing a song.

more shots from the en-why-see

the cure to the winter blues

i'm listening to the acoustic version of the cure's "just like heaven" and it takes me to a place where there are warm kisses, fluffy clouds and gentle caresses. too sickly sweet, right? whatever. i sigh! if i ever meet a person who doesn't like this song, i would have some kind of heart failure. it's one of those quintessential songs that defines any youthful generation, a universal whimsy. it makes me want to close my eyes and twirl around the room with my hands outstretched. yeah!

sea ray's last show is sold out!

hope you got your tickets early... if not, i may know someone with an extra.

i think i'm gonna vomit

katy was reading gawker and saw... miss williamsburg pageant

now people are being rewarded for being greasy hipsters? no thank you.

anna and i vote for this instead.

spinART Benefit

Sara Flynn is 24 and works at spinART Records. Late last year she came down with a terrible illness that has her white blood cells attacking her own body, eating away first at parts of her lungs. Needless to say she is in pain, but even more so, she also has incredibly expensive hospital bills looming over her. Her coworkers at spinART, along with our Vicious promoters Jasper and Audrey, are putting together this benefit to help her balance out her bills, and I'd love it if you could help spread the word and get people to give a little this New Year. Luckily, the lineup is fantastic and well worth the money.

Save the date:
Tuesday, Jan. 25
@ Rothko (www.rothkonyc.com)

http://www.spinartrecords.com
http://viciousnyc.com

Ted Leo (solo)
Apollo Sunshine
The Chinese Stars
Benzos
The Headset
Countess Zatak featuring The Gill Scott-Heron Band
Guest DJ James Murphy of DFA

$15 adv/ $20 dos
Buy Tickets Here

i need more sleep

lately i've been a complete insomniac. you may think this girl is partying all the time, but i assure you, that is not the case. i keep telling my friends that i have no real social life. most of my days and nights are spent working working working. my eye won't stop twitching. i need a vacation. i am thinking about going down to DC in february to visit stephie. at some point i want to head across the border to toronto to say hello to jamie, possibly meet mishie. i am counting the days till i leave for austin for sxsw. that is going to be totally rad. i still want to go to la to visit jennifer k and check out the rock scene there. i want to go back to chicago and rock at the empty bottle. i want to go back to chapel hill and visit glenn at the local 506 and party in members-only rock clubs (they have weird laws down there). i want to get a passport and effing leave this continent one day... paris, london, rome, venice, madrid... anywhere. but you know what? i still fucking love new york, new york, my first and true blue love.

beck - "guero"

so beck is rapping again! on his song "guero" he also revisits spanish. apparently the phrase he is singing in spanish means "what up whitey." (or so garrett tells me). i began to have flashbacks to "i'm a loser - soy perdidor" and i am loving it. eff all the haters!

bill gates in teen beat

cameron posted photos of bill gates when he was younger. there is nothing microsoft about those photos. i heart nerds!

upcoming shows

jan. 18: delegate, four volts @ mercury lounge
jan. 21: sea ray (last show!), say hi to your mom (full band!) @ mercury lounge
jan. 22: dr. dog @ mercury lounge
jan. 23: fxxxing lion, minaret, narchitect, no things @ sin-e
jan. 25: spinART benefit: ted leo, apollo sunshine, the chinese stars and dj james murphy (dfa) @ rothko
jan. 27: dfa 79, man man, read yellow @ mercury lounge (i know everyone is saying mommy and daddy are playing this show -- but i heard otherwise... and i can't actually say who is playing the show. vivian, can you confirm?
jan. 29: the occasion @ rothko

last night i dreamt...

ok i wasn't dreaming. i was playing pool with a bunch of peeps at capones' completely drunk off my ass because of the happy hour. we were there celebrating doug's birthday. annie sang a blondie song. doug sang "born to run." then i sang the cure's "just like heaven" during their karaoke night. it was fucking fun as shit. show me show me show me how you do that trick! the one that makes me scream, she said. the one that makes me laugh, she said. and threw her arms around my head. show me how you do it, and i promise that, i promise that i'll run away with you. i'll run away with you...

open bar and pizza at capones tonight

From our friends who brought you Trash, Alligator Lounge and Cellar... A new bar in Willliamsburg called CAPONE's has just opened. Join us tonight at 7:00pm for the following:

2-hour OPEN BAR (well drinks and some beers) from 7-9pm
FREE brick oven pizza

The bar is said to be really great looking and fun. Let's get drunk.

CAPONE's
N. 9th Street between Driggs and Roebling
Brooklyn!
(just a few blocks from the Bedford Ave. L train)

happy birthday, doug!

hope all your wishes come true this year.

so much fun

hey peeps, i just wanted to say i had so much fun the other night at sin-e! it was so nice to see it completely packed! i had a lot of fun behind the dj booth, spinning music. i can see why people are addicted to this human jukeboxing thing. this was the first time i played music where people actually came up to me and asked me what songs i was playing. i got the most response when i played kings of convenience's "i'd rather dance with you." i was really happy because that song makes me want to dance and sing with a huge smile on my face, and it seemed to make others feel the same way. the other song that people really seemed to like was cinerama's "wow." yes, peeps, you seem to have good taste in music! thank you for liking the songs i played. i also want to send out a big thank you to all who showed up and said hi to me in the booth. and a special thanks to bsiii for the amazing red helium balloon. after the show, i made a wish on houston street and let the balloon disappear into the brisk, night sky. here's hoping my wish comes true.

i was really impressed with the night's entire lineup. jacob's band, the bleeding hearts club band, was like a blues rock explosion. i was impressed with his stage presence and his great voice (he usually plays keys in the double). i even dug the guy with the kings of leon haircut.

i also think saturday night was a place to bury strangers' best show -- or at least the best show i've seen of their. they were tight and smooth, with songs that were structured. their new drummer really seems to be working out well. the boys played to a good crowd who were into the band's loud gothic melodic rock, reminiscent of classic bands like jesus and mary chain.

i want to clap my hands and say yeah to the winter pageant for putting on a helluva show. they had a projector with tv snow setting the mood. it was as if to say, don't focus on the way we look. focus on the music. and people did. it was an amazing record release party, and they sounded amazing. i was happy to see that others were finally starting to see what i've seen in this band for a while now -- their beautiful music just washes over your mind, like gentle waves that nudge your deepest secrets. don't miss their next show at rothko on february 26 with another favorite band of mine -- i love you but i've chosen darkness.

now dirty on purpose. they played this show without erika -- she had to go out of town unexpectedly -- so it was just the boys on stage. i call it vintage dop as they played a set that was heavy on the songs with doug (the drummer) on lead vocal duty. the crowd seemed captivated, and i was happy that they were able to pull off the set without our dear erika. however, it makes me even more excited about their next show at mercury lounge on february 4 with rogue wave, two gallants and sam champion. that show is almost sold out, so you should grab tickets while you still can!

hula were amazing, as they always are. and you know what? a lot louder than i remember them being. i always think of them as this low key band, but they were actually quite dynamic on saturday, with a great sense of humor on stage. the crowd yelled for more during their set, which is always nice to hear from a band with that much talent.

the chinese stars @ bowery ballroom

i had a lot of fun at bowery ballroom last night.

first of all, the security guards at bowery ballroom are my favorite, hands down. LOVE THEM. i feel bad that they have to stand in the cold every night. i feel like next time, i want to bring them a hot chocolate to keep their hands and hearts warm. or maybe this scarf i've been knitting for the past two years (i'm slow).

secondly, i met anna's friend debbie, who was full of energy and fun times. i also got to talk to pat from no things, formerly of liars. anna introduced me. her band fxxxing lion and no things are going to play together at sin-e on jan. 23. he made this amazing poster, which when he sends to me, i will post on here. i love people who do music and art -- so talented! i can't wait for the good times!

thirdly, i really like the chinese stars. something about the spastic energy of the band really turns me on. seeing paul playing guitar on stage was kind of a rush too. he sorta reminded me a little bit of johnny marr (in his performance) -- he would hold the guitar up in the air and play it, twisting it around, very calm and collected though -- and he had a very specific tone that characterized the chinese stars sound -- a high, jumpy, energized tone that admittedly had me dancing. body moving! and i swear to god, i thought the lead singer eric was going to take off his pants, fxxxing lion style. but he only unbuckled -- such a tease! these providence boys certainly know how to rock the punk dance music -- you should definitely go see them when they play a benefit at rothko on jan. 25 with ted leo (solo). mark your calendars, peeps, and get ready to shake your ass.

cleo - built to spill

wiggly days, wiggly nights
when it's dark, bring in lights so you can see
what a sound straight through my spine
bounced off of me
makes me round
3-D sound
push it down move it around
see i'm fine

ain't it strange that i can dream
(you can say it's night or day
snow or rain it's all the same)
when there's nothing i have ever seen
(in here, in here)
ain't it strange that i can dream
(you can say it's night or day
snow or rain it's all the same)
ain't it strange that i have brain activity
(in here, in here)

who brought those cameras in?
who gave who the right?
inside a sea turned from frog to freak
(linnart nilson shut off those lights)
to tiny, red, and meek

strange that i'm a human being
ain't it strange that i can dream
(you can say it's night or day
snow or rain it's all the same)
aint' it strange that i'm a human being
(in here, in here)
ain't it strange that i can dream
(you can say it's night or day
snow or rain it's all the same)

living in the womb
running out of room
have to come out soon
have to meet the sun and moon and...

my favorite camera shots from the past week or so...

from my cat ears to yours...

so quentin tarantino was at the cheeseburger + diamond nights show at the delancey last night. if i were able to go, he probably would have thought i was his ex-girlfriend, margaret cho. that would have been a great story. damn, why didn't i go?

ps. cheeseburger will be playing live on eastvillageradio on saturday from 2 to 4. i hear... free beer for anyone who stops by.

also, i am human jukeboxing on saturday at the dop-wp show at sin-e. yes, i am bringing the cat ears with me. meow! hula was added to the bill too.

the afterparty for the dears is at the dark(coke)room tomorrow night.

chinese stars are opening for mission of burma tonight at bowery ballroom.

other passengers are playing rock'n'rollerskate tonight so if you're in bushwick...

capone's pizza and pool

so doug, george and i decided to check out capone's, which is the new, hipster version of alligator lounge. it is located on n. 9th between driggs and roebling and has no real sign -- just a little fold out chalk board that says "open! free pizza!" aka when you buy a beer, they give you a free pizza. i am so broke that doug had to buy my beer. thanks doug for feeding this poor starving girl. the place reminded me a little bit of larry lawrence. they had an upstairs area that overlooks the bar -- it is outside so you can smoke up there. they had a great pool table (in true alligator lounge / trash bar fashion). but the bar was slick and wooden and super duper nice. the funniest part was that while we were eating our pizzas, "mind blindness" starting playing at the bar. i couldn't stop laughing! the bartender had no idea why we were laughing, so we clued her in. "that's our band!" she said her friend had made her a mix and that song was on it. that has never happened before! but it was fun. after pizza, i played one game of pool (lost horribly) and went home to pass out. i've been sort of an insomniac these days, so it was nice to finally get a full night's rest!

daily candy hearts dirty on purpose

i know you're sick of me talking about dirty on purpose, but i had to share this daily candy review: daily candy reviews dop

so exciting!

hope to see y'all on saturday. for more show info, click here.

xoxo
jinners

a couple notes on upcoming shows...

since the dears mercury lounge show is pretty much sold out, you should all come out and check out the other hot lower east side show at sin-e on saturday, january 15 -- the winter pageant cd release party! i am pleased to say that dirty on purpose are playing with a spectacular lineup:

UPDATE
saturday, january 15 -- $8
12 - hula
11 - dirty on purpose
10 - the winter pageant (cd release)
9 - a place to bury strangers
8 - bleeding hearts club band (feat. jacob from the double)

also jerry from turing machine will be spinning the rock. sweetness!

UPDATE: actually jerry can't spin, so i will be human jukeboxing. come kick out the jams with me!


and the little show birdies are telling me that the dirty on purpose show with rogue wave, two gallants and sam champion on february 4th at mercury lounge is going to be sold out by next week (apparently tickets are flying). so buy your tickets here now or grab at the mercury lounge box office. that show is going to be amazing!

the vibration, my way my love, the silent league @ north six

instead of doing my usual recap of the show... i will just post this email i sent out to one of my friends about this show. will have some photos up soon for ya.

the show at north six went pretty well... the vibration were good but i felt like they were so young, both in the way they look and the way they performed. once they mature and grow a little, i think they will be like pretty girls make graves meets shannon wright, which is pretty fucking cool. moody girl punk rock. love love! they are playing again at black betty in williamsburg (havemeyer and metropolitan off the lorimer stop on the L train) on jan. 18. i'm pretty sure this is a free show, so you should go...

the band that surprised me the most was my way my love. they were a three-piece from tokyo... they performed like they were fucking nirvana, and had this amazing experimental grunge death metal thing going on. i was blown away! the singer jumped into the drum kit twice! after the first jump, he got up and said, "i'm sorry! i so exciting! you want more?!?" to which the crowd (small as it was) screamed yes with flailing arms. the bassist sung through a megaphone/loudspeaker/whatever. the drummer had bleach blonde hair and wore a tee that said "tokyo fucking city." i was thoroughly entertained and wanted more more more. i hope they come back to the states soon.

then afterwards the silent league got on stage, and i felt like it was unfair to put a band that is so classically orchestrated after a band that is so conventionally punk rock in spirit. i was sad about that. i figured with a more well-matched bill, i would have been able to enjoy them more.

my morning music

what do you usually listen to in the morning? i think morning music is so important -- it really sets my mood for the day...

i'd rather dance with you - kings of convenience
sleep around the clock - belle & sebastian
elephant woman - blonde redhead
jet ski accidents - the blow
sacred heart - cass mccombs
nearer than heaven - the delays
the best of jill hives - guided by voices
such great heights - iron & wine
we're still the weaker sex - i love you but i've chosen darkness
you were on my side - minus story
only shallow - my bloody valentine
stop breathin - pavement
the girl's distracted - saturday looks good to me
what may be the oldest - seafood
run - snow patrol
sweet oil - the vibration
maps - yeah yeah yeahs
wow (extended version) - cinerama