Monthly Archives: April 2008

The Last Shadow Puppets: “My Mistakes Were Made For You” Video

The main guy from Arctic Monkeys started a new band with his musician friend and it is rad. They seem to pull influence from some of my favorite groups - the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Zombies, etc. - and recorded videos for some of their songs in turtlenecks. Just watch (via the FADER):
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links for 2008-04-23

Proclamations: Kanye West Will Only Let You Look At Him On His Terms
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Al Wilson: “Show and Tell” Video

R.I.P:

recent photos

i’ve been taking a lot more photos lately. you can check them all out in these flickr sets (one and two) but here are some of my favorites:

an interview

Sarah and i had an interview the other day with the daily trojan. it was pretty fun and we were the coolest kids in school for a day.

Black Lips: “Bad Kids [Singalong]” Video

Nice video that highlights the underrated lyrical technique of simplicity. Via MFR:

CHARLES COHEN AT THE BUCHLA MUSIC EASEL

Unbelievable. Incredibly beautiful and the sounds are out of this world. You should click through to Vimeo and watch in HD. Via Matrixsynth.
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TV “Military Analysis”

An incredibly disturbing article on the reality of the socially-revered ‘TV military analyst’. Via BB:

Internal Pentagon documents repeatedly refer to the military analysts as “message force multipliers” or “surrogates” who could be counted on to deliver administration “themes and messages” to millions of Americans “in the form of their own opinions.”
Though many analysts are [...]

Ghostly Swim

Free compilation from Adult Swim and [sort of] Matthew Dear’s record label.