I’m a big fan of brevity, probably why Twitter suits me so well. Here: Paul Ford’s 1000+ 6-word reviews of songs by bands attending SXSW. I don’t really care about most of these bands, but the sheer number of bon mots in this little document is worth a scan. For example:
“Finally, Swedish bluegrass I can […]

Garbage in, garbage out, right? Well… Often times I’m opening a bottle of wine in the beginning of the week to review or sample for a client. By the time I want to drink wine, like tonight, that bottle is shite. This bottle was a very lovely tart, surly thing to begin with; so past […]

I just read this piece, about lower back tattoos and epidural danger, on Gawker. Gross! But come on, you knew god was going to punish you for your tramp stamp, right? You slut.
It reminded me this dinner I went to a few months ago, Marco Pierre White as guest of honor (MPW, mentor to Gordon […]

Uh, also–Elvis died this week…30 years ago this week. My only Elvis memory: Driving back from New Orleans once, I drew the very short straw of driving the first leg, the morning after Mardi Gras. I was incensed, and then saw the turn off for Memphis, parked the car right outside Graceland, honked the horn, […]

Geek Love Post:
I am a homer. Meaning, once I like something, I root for it wholeleartedly, like the home team. So finding out the Cubs will allow advertising on their beautiful, green, ivy-bedecked outfield walls is a sad, sad, sad thing to me. The Cubs were THE ONLY major league baseball team to have an […]

Did you need more than that?
$7, this Friday, January 26th at 9pm at CoCA.
Get your tickets here!
I’m working on a cool project w/ the L’Pow girls I hope to announce soon.
From the event’s description: “You probably know him for his sardonic wit and addictively rich Romanian accent on NPR. But tonight you will be introduced […]

A little line cookie before bed:
Spike TV interests me not, but Studio Gonzo interests me greatly. They have a new animated series on the aforementioned network, called Afro Samurai that plays loose with samurai anime, throwing in a little steampunk and hip hop and Samuel L. Jackson for good measure. That’s right, Jackson plays Ninja […]

Hi line cookies and fellow comic book nerds. I give you the Best. Movie. Trailer. Ever. And no, it’s not just the Trent Reznor soundtrack, so there.
300,via Apple movie trailers
Frank Miller’s stunning graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae looks like it will be an equally stunning film. YES, F-I-L-M! Out March 7th, 2007.

photo by Glenn Dicke
Hey boys and girls, get yer ass to Ballard, USA and the Tractor Tavern Friday night for the Los Straitjackets Twist Party, featuring the World Famous Pontani Sisters. Orchestra L’Pow is opening for them.
Los Straitjackets are the Godfathers of Mexican Surf. Whether you’re a jaded, faded punk rock boy, a rock-a-Billy, […]

Sorry, I forgot to tell you can’t buy Big House Red anymore. Or Cardinal Zin. Nope, none of that either. Bonny Doon sold off all inventory and grape contracts along with the brands to Underdog Wine Merchants. That’s just another euphamism for The Wine Group, who sells you such hits as Franzia, Glen Ellen, and […]