Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Highlights from the AIPAD Photo Show NY
Massimo Vitali, Simen Johan and Julie Blackmon
Photos: From top to bottom Simen Johan, Mark Seliger
A selection of highlights of the upcoming AIPAD Photography Show New York -- the biggest international photo show.
Photos: From top to bottom Simen Johan, Mark Seliger
A selection of highlights of the upcoming AIPAD Photography Show New York -- the biggest international photo show.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Yes I was on the Inaugural Bruise Cruise
Along with the Black Lips, Vivian Girls, VICE editors and more...
Ian Svenonius was the cruise director and the ship's elder statesman of punk. His underlings included 400 indie rock fans along with the bands--The Black Lips on the beach, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, The Strange Boys, Ty Segall, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Surfer Blood, Jacuzzi Boys, and Turbo Fruits--and VICE, the editors of which were there to shoot The Black Lips video. See the full pictorial at Flavorwire.
Ian Svenonius was the cruise director and the ship's elder statesman of punk. His underlings included 400 indie rock fans along with the bands--The Black Lips on the beach, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, The Strange Boys, Ty Segall, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Surfer Blood, Jacuzzi Boys, and Turbo Fruits--and VICE, the editors of which were there to shoot The Black Lips video. See the full pictorial at Flavorwire.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
How to be a Witch House Poser
Brush Up on your Salem, Shams and Pendu
If you want to get in on the Witch House scene, read this piece first and enter with dark cred.
For example: Listen to Horror Scores for the Dance Floor Vol. 4, deny the legitimacy of the term "Witch House," and please, please, please have an opinion on Salem, even if only to say that their fame rides on Jack Donoghue's hair.
If you want to get in on the Witch House scene, read this piece first and enter with dark cred.
For example: Listen to Horror Scores for the Dance Floor Vol. 4, deny the legitimacy of the term "Witch House," and please, please, please have an opinion on Salem, even if only to say that their fame rides on Jack Donoghue's hair.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Ariel Pink, Mongolian Contortionists and 12 Liberty Ponies
THE ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS
Ariel Pink
The Rock & Roll Circus happened over two days in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park. Punks be Not Proud--a photo essay with pictures of Japanther's performance that ended prematurely--can be viewed on BlackBook.com. Day 1 had performances by the So So Glos, The Pharmacy and Japanther. Day 2 had Ariel pink, Aska + Nick Zinner, Saint Motel and Amazing Baby. While you can see a photo essay up on BlackBook as well, here are more photos of the 2nd night.
"Mongolian Contortionists" (must we still objectify peoples' nationalities...)
Aska + Nick Zinner (Played the most haunting beautiful set while people were walking into the tent)
Aska + Nick Zinner
"Kenyan Boys" (must we still objectify peoples' nationalities...)
"Acid Baby" (Kept talking about getting lubricated)
Saint Motel (All I could think about were this guys red suspenders)
Saint Motel
Saint Motel
"Russian Aerialist"
Amazing Baby
Amazing Baby
Break Time
Acid Baby and friend
VIP Loungers
Big Apple Circus performers
Aska + Nick Zinner
12 Liberty Ponies (People screamed more loudly for these ponies than for anyone else)
ARIEL PINK
(He does a good parody of a musician but I kinda wished it was Geneva Jacuzzi)
Ariel Pink
The Rock & Roll Circus happened over two days in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park. Punks be Not Proud--a photo essay with pictures of Japanther's performance that ended prematurely--can be viewed on BlackBook.com. Day 1 had performances by the So So Glos, The Pharmacy and Japanther. Day 2 had Ariel pink, Aska + Nick Zinner, Saint Motel and Amazing Baby. While you can see a photo essay up on BlackBook as well, here are more photos of the 2nd night.
"Mongolian Contortionists" (must we still objectify peoples' nationalities...)
Aska + Nick Zinner (Played the most haunting beautiful set while people were walking into the tent)
Aska + Nick Zinner
"Kenyan Boys" (must we still objectify peoples' nationalities...)
"Acid Baby" (Kept talking about getting lubricated)
Saint Motel (All I could think about were this guys red suspenders)
Saint Motel
Saint Motel
"Russian Aerialist"
Amazing Baby
Amazing Baby
Break Time
Acid Baby and friend
VIP Loungers
Big Apple Circus performers
Aska + Nick Zinner
12 Liberty Ponies (People screamed more loudly for these ponies than for anyone else)
ARIEL PINK
(He does a good parody of a musician but I kinda wished it was Geneva Jacuzzi)
Monday, November 8, 2010
Riot Grrrls
A Visual Guide to The Revolution Girl Style
Tobi Vail, Kathleen Hanna and Sara Jaffe had them. Miranda July had one. Called Snarla. Goteblud's exhibition of Riot Grrrl zines was one of the more compelling components of last weekend's NY Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1. In a visual piece for Flavorwire, I document some of the zines I found that were most interesting and significant to the Riot Grrrl movement.
Tobi Vail, Kathleen Hanna and Sara Jaffe had them. Miranda July had one. Called Snarla. Goteblud's exhibition of Riot Grrrl zines was one of the more compelling components of last weekend's NY Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1. In a visual piece for Flavorwire, I document some of the zines I found that were most interesting and significant to the Riot Grrrl movement.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Review of Madame Bovary for The Believer
I Review Lydia Davis's New Translation of Madame Bovary
Number of previous English translations of Madame Bovary: at least nineteen (according to Davis); Plot summary: Dissatisfied, a country doctor’s wife goes to a fancy-dress party, dreams of a better life, has two affairs, buys things she can’t afford and goes deeply into debt, eats arsenic; Representative sentence: “They had to lift her head a little, and at that a stream of black liquid ran out of her mouth like vomit.” Read my review here.
Number of previous English translations of Madame Bovary: at least nineteen (according to Davis); Plot summary: Dissatisfied, a country doctor’s wife goes to a fancy-dress party, dreams of a better life, has two affairs, buys things she can’t afford and goes deeply into debt, eats arsenic; Representative sentence: “They had to lift her head a little, and at that a stream of black liquid ran out of her mouth like vomit.” Read my review here.
Jonathan Ames for BlackBook
Jonathan Ames Takes Me to the Russian Baths
Before the premiere of the second season of "Bored to Death," Jonathan Ames hosted me on a tour of the Russian baths in the East Village. Following the baths, I attended the premiere, with the cast of BTD.
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“Yes,” says Jonathan Ames. “Cover yourself up good. Like this.” I look back as he’s putting a towel over his shins. He puts several more over his body, and says, “You can even put one over your head.” He pulls up a brown towel smoothly over his face and drops it. “But then you can’t see the view.”
Before the premiere of the second season of "Bored to Death," Jonathan Ames hosted me on a tour of the Russian baths in the East Village. Following the baths, I attended the premiere, with the cast of BTD.
***
“Yes,” says Jonathan Ames. “Cover yourself up good. Like this.” I look back as he’s putting a towel over his shins. He puts several more over his body, and says, “You can even put one over your head.” He pulls up a brown towel smoothly over his face and drops it. “But then you can’t see the view.”
Tao Lin for BlackBook
On Stealing, Drugs and his Dad
“Where do your parents live?” I say.
“Taiwan.”
“I thought you were from Florida.”
“I am. They moved because their house was confiscated by the government.”
“Where do your parents live?” I say.
“Taiwan.”
“I thought you were from Florida.”
“I am. They moved because their house was confiscated by the government.”
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