13.1.07

don't dance with strangers

what does tonight hold? mystery? daring dos? feats of strength?

chicks on speed - the floating pyramid over frankfurt


liars - drum gets a glimpse

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by the by, i've been listening to "half breed" and "gypsies, tramps and thieves" all day. not going to post them, though, that's just too personal.

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11.1.07

new lace sleeves

john, on our way to trash, london, c. 2002

pretty crazy, but after 10 years erol alkan et. al have shut down their weekly trash parties in london. i spent a few months in london in 2002 and went there every single fucking monday. and it was amazing. managed to see: lcd soundsystem, suicide, gonzales, feist, midnight mike, etc etc etc all perform live. really my first intro to the indie disco scene. hypebeast, sure.

peaches - rockshow (live at trash)

yeah yeah yeah - our time (live at trash)

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tonight i'll be rolling into the east village to kick it at lit for a minute, the bbc crew is bringing a little taste of their filthy filthy beats. always a pleasure. check out a set of theirs over at blentwell.

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unrelated, but awesome:

tittsworth - georgia

the three amigos - the ballad of the three amigos

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7.1.07

peek-a-boo!

new look for the site. undecided.

...and you will know us by the trail of the dead - source tags and codes

spank rock - what it look like


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today, in pictures:liz and i started off with a healthy breakfast, then visited some of our neighborhood pals:
i wanted to show her a new piece of graffiti that i like down in the g train stop. luckily, she had her metrocard at the ready:
i stand in front of this every morning on the way to work:

could be a lot worse, yeah?

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5.1.07

talk to me, dance with me

i'm going to be here, will you? not only did i have a fucking blast at element for the ed banger party, but druzzi, james fucking friedman and david b. kill it on the regular. see you there, i'll be wearing my new tshirt which has not received a very warm reception at work.

the rapture - w.a.y.u.h.

the rapture - love is all


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if you haven't been recently, now is a good time to check out the always excellent slamxhype. they are currently conducting year end best-of questionnaires with streetwear luminaries from around the world. very interesting to see a split in opinion between the u.s., japan, and various euro locales. when will we stop sleeping on the air footscape wovens? for reals.

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anyone get tickets to the arcade fire?

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anyone remember this monster?

the aztec mystic - knights of the jaguar


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1.1.07

tumbling walls buried me in the debris



top 10 songs of 2006


10. klaxons - atlantis to interzone


9. frankie valli and the four seasons - beggin' (pilooski edit)


8. plastic little - the jump off


7. the knife - we share our mother's health


6. destroyer - european oils


5. spank rock - sweet talk


4. justin timberlake feat. t.i. - my love


3. headman - moisture (mustapha 3000 remix)


2. lcd soundsystem - 45:33


1. justice - waters of nazareth


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31.12.06

bringing it all back home



top 20 albums of 2006



20. tiga - sexor
tiga - high school

19. yeah yeah yeahs - show your bones
yeah yeah yeahs - way out

18. glc and a-trak - drive slow mixtape
glc - getting out our dreams

17. lupe fiasco - food & liquor
lupe fiasco - i gotcha

16. t.i. - king
t.i. - ride wit me

15. lindstrom - it's a feedelity affair
lindstrom - arp she said

14. plastic little - she's mature
plastic little - club banger

13. liars - drums not dead
liars - hold you, drum

12. j dilla - donuts
j dilla - the diff'rence

11. booka shade - movements
booka shade - hallelujah usa


10. beirut - gulag orkestar
beirut - scenic world

9. tv on the radio - return to cookie mountain
tv on the radio - i was a lover

8. hot chip - the warning
hot chip - look after me

7. clipse - hell hath no fury
clipse feat. ab-liva - ride around shining

6. joanna newsom - ys
joanna newsom - monkey & bear

5. destroyer - destroyer's rubies
destroyer - painter in your pocket

4. spank rock - yoyoyoyo
spank rock - touch me

3. ghostface killah - fishscale
ghostface killah - whip you with a strap

2. boris - pink
boris - afterburner

1. the knife - silent shout
the knife - like a pen


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28.12.06

riverbottom nightmare band

the guy at the bagel store by work just told me i look like john larroquette.

that's the last time i shave.

clipse feat. bilal and pharrell - nightmares




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27.12.06

hittin brazillian dimes from behind

a sprint for the finish. can't resist the year-end lists.

top live shows of 2006

5. klaxons / soulwax at studio b - spastic energy, new space across the park, long-held obsessions heard live for the first time.

klaxons - magick (simian mobile disco remix)





4. spank rock / plastic little / cuizinier at mercury lounge - great start to a summertime fun, kickstarted my desire to join a dj crew - just as long as the name ended in "bass collective".

plastic little - 5th chamber


3. joanna newsom at webster hall - the l train back to brooklyn was filled with contented sighs after this one. dare you to take a pot shot at her level of sincerity.

2. the knife at webster hall - getting over my hatred of webster hall, apparently. "spectacle" makes the jump from theory to praxis.

1. jay-z at nokia theater - "what more can i say"








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tomorrow - singles (manhattan)

friday - albums (berlin)

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