I am living for Xiu Xiu today. I got their newest album ('Dear God, I Hate Myself') last week and I liked it so much I got two more today ('Fabulous Muscles' and 'Knife Play'). Their music is incredibly emotive and stirring, going all over from terribly sad and forlorn to whimsical and dancey. And the fact that lead singer Jamie Stewart is way sexy doesn't hurt either.
The videos I posted below are just some of my favorites, but I pretty much love everything on the albums I have.
Note: Some of these clips are not the band's official music videos.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
MUSIC: DRUGS, DESIGNER "DROP DOWN"
I wanna be where these people are, wear what they wear, and do what they do.
Monday, May 3, 2010
PERFORMANCE GROUP: DANGERKAT, HOUSE OF
House of Dangerkat has been an obsession of mine for a couple of years now. Their performances are living art from beginning to end. It's a collaborative process that includes coreography, costume, fashion, makeup, and music all smashed up into an amazing performance piece. And "Dangerkat" herself and I share the same birthday (July 7th, if you wanted to know). They work in both Canada and New York and some day I hope to witness their awesomeness live.
Monday, April 26, 2010
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY: MEAT
WARNING: This video is intense, and in some places hard to watch. But I feel that it is something that EVERYONE should see before they can truly say that they have ever made an informed decision about their diet.
This video is far more uplifting and just a shade or two lighter. And they say "poop"!
MUSIC: WAITS, TOM
Tom Waits is a well-know looming creature in both music and film, so I won't beat a dead horse (although some of his music would seem to advocate that, quite literally). This song is so powerful and moving to me. I once heard him say in an interview that he was no actor, but I think he was being a bit overly modest. His characters always steal the show for me. People who are diversely multi-tallented fascinate me. I'm always really jealous of them.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
VOCABULARY: FAGGOT
If you've been snooping around on this blog longer than five minutes (first of all, thank you) you may have noticed that I freely use the word 'faggot'. While I don't particularly feel the need to defend my choice of words, I do have a somewhat strong opinion on the subject. Basically, I'm 'it' so I can say 'it'. If you're not, a word of caution, tread carefully. While the word 'faggot' doesn't offend me (I actually prefer it over 'gay' and other ridiculous synonyms) it does offend some people. My friend Travis cringes when I use it in public. It's not some valiant attempt to reclaim it like the feminists and their 'cunts', or African Americans and the proverbial 'N-word' (I'm not that ambitious); I just don't put a lot of stock in word taboos. It all depends on the context for me. If something is said coming from a place of ill-will and hatred, almost any word can be offensive. But if I know it's not I don't get bent out of shape. There are far more worthy causes to get my feathers ruffled over. And frankly, someone who calls another person a 'faggot' in an attempt to harm or insult them probably is one, deep down in their wretched, conflicted, queer, little soul. Excuse me while I put away this soap box.
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