posted May 30, 2018 #

https://t.co/zRSnX3Azmh

posted May 30, 2018 #

save local news https://t.co/ApxFCg7NDR

posted May 30, 2018 #

My new favorite thing is Mick Jagger leaving dorky dad comments on his teenage son's Instagram posts. https://t.co/DFEmgwxKp4

posted May 30, 2018 #

We've got boxes of records stacked in our space, and I'm getting ready to move, so I've also created a discount code for 50% off everything we've ever made. The LP's CD's, and digital downloads. Discount code: Shanghai. It's good for a week.

rowdy royal castle

posted May 30, 2018 #

need to see this

The May Rundown

posted May 30, 2018 #

In an effort to not flood the site with only things I'm working on, here's a rundown of recent projects and involvements of mine that I'd love for you to be aware of:

Hott Minute: Maymorial Day - this new episode came out on Memorial Day and finds the hosts experiencing a lot of synchronicity; which leads to quite a bit of hilarious observations. Always a good listen.
Vidalotry: Gore's Watergate Fix - a great episode of the Gore Vidal podcast that follows Gore's suspicions of Nixon and how he was ultimately provided correct. Prescient you might say.
Quichenight Listening Party - if you're in Nashville, come by the Bowery Vault on Thursday, May 31st, to hear the new Quichenight record, Cooler Heads. No bands playing, just a good time with friends and great new music. Also, the album is out on Friday, June 1st, so just go ahead and save it to your Spotify.
Skyway Man, Liquid Landing Test 3 - again, for Nashville residents, come by The Basement tonight (May 30th) to hear Skyway Man play a handful of new songs off a forthcoming, as yet unfinished, record.
Forget Cassettes - "Venison" - I'm going to be continuing to post videos from this 2003 show at The End where Forget Cassettes played a bunch of songs from their first two albums, Instruments of Action and Salt. This particular song is from the later but the former is now on vinyl.
Garth Brooks Chris Gaines Countdown - I have mentioned this before and I WILL mention it again but I'm legitimately trying to ignite a campaign wherein Garth Brooks hosts SNL in honor of the 20th anniversary of his 1999 appearance as both himself and musical guest, Chris Gaines. It's over a year away but it's never too early to start a movement, right? Tweet about it!

That's not everything I'm up to but it's a nice overview. Hopefully something in that list hits you as enjoyable.

The Habitat

posted May 30, 2018 #

I mentioned this on the Safe as Milk podcast but I've really enjoying a listen through on this Gimlet media podcast The Habitat. The show follows six volunteers that are involved in a NASA funded project to see how humans will interact if they make it to Mars and are confined to a tiny living space. Basically, it's The Real World: Red Planet. I'm about halfway through it and there's no drama quite as bad as "reality tv" but it's still a bizarrely captivating look at the seemingly mundane.

There's also a full soundtrack to the show that features seven covers of Bowie's "Space Oddity." That may actually be a bit of overkill but the Haley Shaw original compositions are certainly worth a listen.

Aoyama Nozomi / Wakida Asuka

posted May 30, 2018 #

Been scouring the web looking for all the examples I can find of this Aoyama Nozomi / Wakida Asuka collaboration for the Japanese publication, Cosmopolitan. This Grafiku tag covers ten different issues but I have to assume there are more (like, 12 maybe?). Regardless, it's a fun and rewarding search as the two artists clearly have a wonderful dynamic of styles between the two of them.

Up next, diving in each separate artist and learning more.

HT to Don on this one.

posted May 29, 2018 #

A cause near & dear to us would be if @nbcsnl brought back Garth/Gaines for the 20th Anniversary!! #brooksgaines20 https://t.co/BpTVHaCL9S

uh, uh, uh, uh, uhhh, uhhh, uhhaaaaa, chew!

posted May 29, 2018 #

i love this. a whole lot.

posted May 29, 2018 #

That. Is. Freaking. Insane. https://t.co/aAyUkWe6Wm

posted May 29, 2018 #

Hey @nbcsnl, bring back Garth Brooks & Chris Gaines for the 20th anniversary of their hosting! It's the right thing to do. https://t.co/phAxr7EG6t #brooksgaines20

Safe As Milk, with Michael Eades

posted May 29, 2018 #

Hey, lookie here! I'm on a podcast! Hosts Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib were kind enough to have me on their show, Safe as Milk, to discuss a few random things that I've been digging on lately and allow me to comment on their own weird obsessions.

I think I blew their minds while discussing Thrillington and revealing that I own Garth Brooks Chris Gaines Countdown, a site dedicated to bringing Garth Brooks and Chris Gaines back to the SNL stage for the 20th anniversary of their hosting.

All that is to say, it's a good listen. Have at it.

Lady Bunny Breakdown

posted May 29, 2018 #

While I absolutely love that RuPaul gets a lot of coverage for Drag Race and it's many World of Wonder offerings, it's also important to remember that she came up in in the Drag World with Lady Bunny as her partner in crime. Where RuPaul was more Club Kid in her look, Lady Bunny is more "Pageant Queen" in her style. Those two sides of the same coin give a phenomenal perspective on the world of Drag, which extends far beyond what most are familiar with via Drag Race.

This Lady Bunny interview is such a compelling talk about that difference between Drag Race and Drag in general, I must recommend anyone with any tangential interest dive into it. She also talks about the "rules" that seem to have surfaced with Drag and how it's total BS; given that drag is an extension of self-expression and creativity... there are no rules.

posted May 29, 2018 #

Any man who can do this should be allowed to. https://t.co/3SSpaK9R4e

posted May 29, 2018 #

There is no greater piece of trivia than this —— Phil Hartman designed the cover of Steely Dan’s “Aja” https://t.co/gymjQW9tp6

The St. Elsewhere Finale At 30

posted May 29, 2018 #

I have never seen an episode of St. Elsewhere but this Vulture article on revisiting the finale is a pretty fascinating read. As many folks are, I'm familiar with the The Tommy Westphall Universe theory that posits that the autistic character of St. Elsewhere dreamt the entire show and, because of network synergy crossovers, also dreamt a lot of other shows. To wit, since the protagonist doctors from the show also appeared on Cheers and that show spun off into Frasier and Frasier appeared on Wings, all must be imaginations of Tommy Westphall. It's far reaching to say the least.

But the actual writers of St. Elsewhere seemed to have been doing something equally clever, intentionally so. They were commenting on television itself. David Bushman, the TV Curator at the Paley Center, says that the reveal of Tommy staring into a snowglobe at the end of the show was:

"a reaffirmation that St. Elsewhere was 'merely' a work of fiction. In other words, try not to be too crushed that it's ending, because it never really existed to begin with."

There are plenty of additional examples in the article that cover how the Elsewhere writers were prone to meta-commentary. A wink and a nod to the camera (ala Garry Shandling) is one thing but unfolding your show in a way to remind viewers that their emotional investment is in a fictional piece, is entirely another.

Given the fiery intense passions and investments into current day movie "Universes" - this is a nice reminder that it's just Tommy staring into a globe.

The St. Elsewhere Finale at 30

posted May 29, 2018 #

"We believed that our show was just a speck in the universe, and then it turned out that our show was the universe.”

posted May 28, 2018 #

MY NEW FAV EP: Wherein @hottminute analyzes #DuchessOfSussex #stevebuscemi @TheRock @meganamram & we accidentally explore the esoteric concept of synchronicity + best new theme we're not worthy of by @DenitiaOdigie feat. Lil Stedman. https://t.co/zNzA9b6QGP https://t.co/XCBXvh2w3Y

posted May 27, 2018 #

stupidest assholes ranked: 1.) person who stands up as soon as the plane pulls up to the terminal 2.) person who drives 10 under in the left lane 3.) me 4.) person who claps after a movie