northsix's last show ever is tonight

not sure how long all y'all have been rockin' it at northsix over the years (remember when it first opened up in 2001?), but i have experienced many firsts there, including...

first time i saw fiery furnaces when they were just eleanor and matthew giving each other nasty looks and arguing with each other on stage.



first time i went to a rock venue that had stadium seating like a high school auditorium, ala "smells like teen spirit."

first time i saw british sea power with their stage foiliage.

first time i ever saw deerhoof.



first time i saw locust.

first time i heard "take off your pants" at a stellastarr* show.



first time i saw the mink lungs. what the hell ever happened to them?



first time i ever met a bartender who baked treats for her patrons.

first time i took photos of the oxford collapse at a show. meaning, the first real oxc show that wasn't a house party. now they're on sub pop after all their hard work.



first time dirty on purpose ever played there was for chris newmyers (starter foundation) birthday party -- they played with the thermals.

first time i saw the witnesses and the hong kong. what the hell ever happened to them?



the first (and only) time i saw panthers and les savy fav together. holy shit that was amazing.





anyhoo, the big sleep are playing there tonight -- the last show ever at northsix as northsix -- with radio 4 and freeblood. tomorrow, the venue i guess will turn into the music hall of williamsburg. some people may be irked by the bowery acquisition, but i think it will only mean good things for the scene in this part of brooklyn because bowery presents has done such a good job with shows at mercury lounge, bowery ballroom and webster hall (and other various venues around the city).

peter bjorn and john at bowery ballroom



awww, look how cute they are.

dirty on purpose at mercury lounge on feb. 15th

hey everyone, dirty on purpose is doing their next new york show at good ol' mercury lounge. they'll be playing with lymbyc systym who were on tour with them and the album leaf this past fall, and also saxon shore.

joe designed a couple lovely posters to help promote the show. please take them and post them on your blog. xoxo

weekly gbh radio show



Last week, Mike Bell from Filter magazine guest dj'd at the weekly GBH Radio Show (East Village Radio) and played some of the new bits and pieces by people such as bloc party, kaiser chiefs and others. Stream or Download the show.

You'll also find music from the following: datarock, muttonheads, new young pony club, freeform five, hot chip, dsico, cut copy, editors, daft punk, dfa 1979, klaxons, shout out out out out, switch, css, ratatat, the gossip, the big sleep, the cinematics, of montreal, bryan scary, air, au revoir simone, albert hammond jr, ra ra riot, fanfarlo, the shins, apollo sunshine, mason proper, and dirty on purpose. Full track listing here.

test your lyrical pursuit

here's a game for you lyric nerds... lyrical pursuit. play more than once to get different questions. i didn't do as well as i'd have liked to!

writer's unblocked

instead of getting drunk and even more depressed, the other night i sat down at my computer and wrote my first poem since sophomore year in college. some of you know that writing used to be one of my passions (thus the continued, inexplicable existence of this blog), and i'm starting to get back into it more these days -- flexing my creative muscles 'cause they've gotten a little rusty. maybe one day i will have enough guts to post them on the blog.

kaiser chiefs listening party



i went to the kaiser chiefs listening party last night at beauty bar. the band, as well as their friends from franz ferdinand, the cribs and we are scientists were there in full force. there were also boxes and boxes of pop burgers (meat and veggie) so the room smelled of grease as they played the catchy new album, yours truly, angry mob. i kind of wanted to start a dance party, but the room was too crowded!

go to filter's blog to see more photos from the night!

also kaiser chiefs are djing at GBH and Filter's party at Lotus tonight...

mike's on the radio today at 1pm EST

repost:

listen to East Village Radio (www.eastvillageradio.com) today. i'm hosting Filter's first NY radio show with Tom from GBH (www.gbh.tv). I pretty much know what I'm going to play today, but am open to requests. wish me luck!! this is my first time doing something like this.

a gum connoisseur

lately i have been really interested in gum. more than i ever was before. i've endeavored to chew as many different types of gums as possible. i wish i could say i've been keeping track of which gums i've tasted and what my thoughts were on them -- but i haven't. but i recently tried this trident gum - tropical twist - with xylitol. i wikipedia'd "xylitol" and found out some interesting facts:

it's a sugar substitute popular in Finland and Europe, especially in gums.

smints have xylitol. so do koolerz. so does orbit complete.

there was a korean gum named xylitol.

it is toothfriendly. it prevents tooth decay by replacing dietary sugars. which also makes it ok for people with diabetes.

xylitol chewing gum can help prevent ear infections. it can also help with osteoporosis.

just geeking out. sorry.

ps. i also tried pop rocks gum and it, indeed, does rock. however, i just wish there was more pop.

open your eyelids, child

for much of my life, i grew up with my family telling me that i needed to fix a lot of things about myself before i could be a person worthy of any attention. one of the things they would always tell me was that i needed to get plastic surgery on my eyes to make them look more caucasian and less like the tiny asian slits that they are. my 90 year old grandmother still bugs me about it to this day, but i just try to ignore her and attribute her wackiness to senility.

and yes, it's true, i've considered getting the surgery. in photos, i wish my eyes weren't so tiny -- i feel like it makes me look drunk or completely wasted, even when i'm not. if there were a feature on a camera to make me look more sober (like how some cameras come with slimming features nowadays), i would buy it in a second.

i've often wondered whether or not my life would be brighter with bigger eyes. would more sunlight enter my pupil? would i be able to see more in my peripheral vision? would my eyes be dryer with more air contact? would i look like a bug-eyed freak? who really knows. i think these are the questions that people really wonder but are too afraid to ask for political correctness.

of course, there are many things about me that i would love to change with a couple swift cuts of the knife. but if life were that easy, i'm sure i would be a different person today. my younger sister is nothing like me. she's tough and has quite a powerful punch for such a petite girl. she's outspoken and doesn't let anyone mess with her. i'm gentle. soft spoken. more of an observer than a troublemaker. would i be different if i grew up in the same circumstances as her? maybe i would be mean and snotty. alas, i don't think i'll ever know the answer to these questions. there is no angel to float down and show me what life would be like had i grown up differently, and to be honest, i'm sort of glad there isn't. life is much more interesting when you don't know what's just around the corner. i value those thrills and highs.

the catch up post

my life has changed so much since i put up a substantial post here.

i turned 28 this past december. wow. i think that officially makes me an adult. it also means that 2007 is the year i turn 29. wowee zowee.

i've become a bridesmaid for one of my best friends, stephie of dc. i almost can't believe it. we've known each other since freshman year of college. i'm getting to the age where people actually consider marrying each other. strange.

i watched twin peaks season 1 on dvd and picked up a new motto from kyle mclachlan's character: "give yourself a present every day."

i am now consulting on the side, which is awesome. some extra money to pay rent, and of course, the experience of working with such a lovely company like haystack. i'll be spreading the good word about this to you soon, i'm sure!

i tried writing a song on garageband. it's fun and quirky, like me.

i have met many new people in the last couple months, and i like them.

i took my younger sister to get her first tattoo and paid for it. i love corrupting the youth. i also bought her a ciggy pipe. bwahahahah. i am the most laid back sis ever.

i have found i like saying the word "shizz."

i am addicted to listening to the first 12 minutes of diplo's "live at 3D" on my morning commute. it's the best mix of ciara, ludacris, yeah yeah yeahs, twista and tv on the radio. ever. you should try it if you haven't done so yet.

i have finally stopped retelling bekah's "get awesome" story, which got mixed reviews. some people loved it. some people were disturbed by it. if you wanna know, ask me...

i saw jerry yeti for the second time in my life. nice boy.

i enjoyed superdeluxe.com very much and waved to eugene mirman for probably the 10th time in my life. why is he so adorable and funny? thanks for the invite, dani.

i have about five girl crushes right now. shhhhhh.

many people have been texting or calling me telling me they hear dirty on purpose at places like: doug fir lounge (portland), manhattan mall (nyc) and adrianno goldschmeid (nyc). i admit, i love these kind of texts and calls. keep them coming.

returning to the fold

stolen from here.

Instructions: Use your media player set to random to answer the questions with random song titles.

What does next year have in store for me? 2+2=5 by Radiohead
-- i like the sound of that...

What does my love life look like? Destroy Everything You Touch by Ladytron
-- yikes!!! wtf?!?

What do I say when life gets hard? Rats by Cheeseburger
-- haha perfect. maybe that will be my new saying.

What do I think of when I get up in the morning? Nine Lives By South
-- yes i think i really do think of my cat in the morning...

What song will I dance to at my wedding? 17 by Smashing Pumpkins
-- gee that is a 19 second song. what does that mean???

What do I want to do for my career? When Thy Song Flows Through Me By Bonnie Prince Billy
-- this makes total sense to me. i like to work with people whose songs flow through me. sigh.

Favorite saying? Shellshock by New Order
-- aiite. whatevs. banked.

Favorite place? Emergency Exit by Beck
-- this is funny because it also sort of makes sense.

What do I think of my parents? Disconnecty by Grandaddy
-- wow. i don't even know what to say about this one. itunes shuffle is on point today!

Where would I go on a first date? Collecting Things By Jon Brion
-- awwwww. how romantic.

Drug of choice? Act of the Apostle by Belle & Sebastian.
-- ha. wait, what?

How do I describe myself? Sharp Briar by American Analog Set.
-- nice.

What is the thing I like doing most? The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
-- hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, interesting.

The song that best describes the president? Oh My God by Jay-Z
-- hahahaha! so perfect.

What is my state of mind like at the moment? Time To Go To Sleep by New Buffalo
-- how does it know? is it psychic?

How will I die? Baby Now That I've Found You by The Foundations
-- this only makes sense while adding the next line "I can let you go"

Song they'll play at my funeral? Plug Tunin' By De La Soul
-- i like that it's a hip hop song

What song will I put as the subject? Returning to the Fold by The Thermals
-- i like the results of this very much.

neckbeard telecaster playing at mercury lounge tonight!

Wow, this weekend I was one of the few females to have witnessed sensitive beard rock at its hairiest in the form of neckbeard telecaster. Pretty sweet. I still have the songs in my head. Come check out this little dude collective harmonize and rock out at the Mercury Lounge tonight! 8:30pm. Bring your neckbeard.