Yeti Menace

As a freelancer, its hard for me to express to others how real this is for me, or how this is literally a daily exercise. Enjoy!

Via Scofield Editorial via Russimal

Every time I pass through the checkout aisle, I can’t help myself, but I HAVE to take a look at the tabloids, which are usually good for a chuckle or two. Last night I couldn’t help myself, I had to push a handicapped Armenian woman out of the way and block her from piling her groceries on the conveyer to snap a quick one of the latest BREAKING NEWS… Obama is GAY! And Michelle, bless her heart, is covering up for him.

You know, its about time… I was kinda waiting for this shoe to drop. I mean, come on… He’s “effete,” he’s “poised,” and according to gay-lover Sean Penn… he’s “elegant.” I love my gay president (but not in a gay-way) and we should all be so lucky to have a beard with such awesome arms.

Of course these are based on personal preferences so give them as much credence as one sees fit:

Dragging a Dead Deer up a Hill by Grouper

Silent Movie by Quiet Village

Street Horrrsing by Fuck Buttons

The Sea Horse Limbo by aMute

Fleet Foxes S/T by Fleet Foxes

Laula Laakson Kukista by Paavoharju

Saint Dymphna by Gang Gang Dance

Waaves S/T (Woodsist) by Waaves

Rest by Gregor Samsa

Mothertongue by Nico Muhly

Destroying Something Beautiful by Trancelike Void

Dømkirke by Sunn O)))

For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (the reissue means it can be counted as a 2008 release)

Infinity Padlock (EP) by Nudge

Stainless Style by Neon Neon

Never Never Love by Pop Levi

Los Angeles by Flying Lotus

Skeletal Lamping by Of Montreal

The Ken Burns Effect by Stars like Fleas

Albums that don’t need anymore hyping:

Portishead/Girl Talk/M83/Beck/MGMT/TV on the Radio/Vampire Weekend/Sigur Rós/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds/Hercules and Love Affair/Mogwai/CSS/Bloc Party/Death Cab for Cutie

Agree to disagree…

Tonight I stepped out of my building and it was one of those beautiful magical moments when the light of the day was receding and the city was transforming for nightfall. Peace, y’all.

Here’s the video I promised you folks from Mike Skiff of the No on Prop 8 rally that was in downtown LA on Sunday, November 2, 2008. The No on 8 rally spontaneously marched from Pershing Square to City Hall to confront the Yes on 8 rally, which was being punked by Sasha Baron Cohen acting as Bruno. Bruno had infiltrated the Yes on 8 side to get footage for the new Bruno movie they are filming. Mike recognized Cohen, who was even calling into a megaphone, and exposed him to the police, the news media and the protesters. Cohen’s crew was upset with Mike for ruining the shoot and they assaulted him and intimidated him as he attempted to document their involvement.

Check out Mike Skiff’s work here at thirdrailmedia.com.

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Cut up some old, colorful Zuba pants and wear them as robes. Yell and scream absurdities all night about a more perfect union. Randomly yell OBAMA! into people’s ears. Learn the catchphrases. Duck for cover.

The Economy: Tape some money and stock certificates to your clothes and then randomly throughout the night fall straight to the ground. Take time getting up.

Casey Anthony: Dress like a slut. Bring a small doll to the party and bury her under the couch. Drink all night, take pictures, and have the night of your life. Call the party host a month later and report you may have left your daughter there and if you didn’t, a Spanish babysitter has her.

A celeb kid: Dress as a Jolie-Pitt kid. There are so many you could probably get mistaken for one. Deck yourself out in Baby Gap and look adorable. (This would only work for people of ethnicity.) How about Suri Cruise? The cutest little angel that in vetro and Xenu could ever produce. How about a Spears kid? Just wander around the party all night looking for your parents. Like the numerous bastard children in Hollywood, the possibilities are endless.

Online predator: Throw on a huge baggy sweatshirt and cargo shorts. Carry a bottle of Mad Dog 40/40 and a pack of condoms in your pocket. Wander around the party asking women their age, sex and location and tell them all the nasty things you want to do to them. Then follow it up with and LOL, wink or smiley face. But stay out of the kitchen…

John Edwards: Find a female friend. Dress her up in hospital scrubs. Drag her around the party while hitting on other women. Tell people she’s fine and you’re only flirting.

Heath Ledger: The Joker will be huge but don’t be just like the rest. Actually be Heath Ledger: don’t show up to any parties, don’t answer your door or phone, just lay in bed and wait for someone to show up.

–Thanx Chris Illuminati @ phillyBurbs.com!

… or Tawana Brawley.

Pundit Kitchen, I <3 you!

Reuters photo via HuffPost taken after the 3rd debate, 10/15/2008. Really.

UPDATE: It seems I’m not the only one having fun with McCainzilla. via Hank.

The first of only four live performances for the tenth anniversary of SUNN O)))’s creation and the recording of their first album The GrimmRobe Demos was last night. Only Sunn O)))’s core members Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson were on stage. No guests. No vocals. No keyboards. Just them on stage wearing their characteristic ‘grim robes’ (long hooded cloaks). The air was filled with fog and they played at their signature deafening volume.

For the uninitiated, Sunn O))) play extremely slow and heavy, using droning guitars, frequently heavily drop-tuned to extremely low tunings such as drop A and drop B, accompanied by feedback and other sound effects to create dark, ominous soundscapes. Their performances usually last 1 & 1/2 hours.  This is a marathon experience. They did not disappoint last night. Many who began the performance in the front of the stage dismissed themselves after the first thirty minutes, either from exhaustion or boredom (the bored being those who read about them from the New York Times Arts section article but never having listened to any of the discography). Those who held on got to experience mammoth soul shaking set to harmonics that rattled the bowels.

The venue was an interesting choice. Originally, the show was set to be at Safari Sam’s off Hollywood Blvd. At the last moment, the Regent Theater was picked for some reason (either the crowd was too big or too small–the latter being the more probable). The Regent has the dubious honor of being an adult movie theater until 2000. The shell of a building is hard cement with a sloping floor that made standing or sitting an uncomfortable experience yet somehow added to the show.

Nothing more to say. The initiated stand in awe of Sunn O)))…