posted December 16, 2020 #

It's hot and you need a pool -- that's why @yewknee created "Digital Bag of Hotties," the perfect gift for 2020 https://t.co/MkjSmMjVeI

The Prudish Few: I am From History

posted December 16, 2020 #

The Prudish Few released their debut album, The Eagle Has Left the Building, back in August. Throughout the record there are a lot of politically charged songs like "Kinder Climes" but, by and large, the album comes across as a very upbeat listening experience (cut with just the right amount of melancholy).

All that said, "I Am From History" is just pure joy, start to finish. Three minutes of optimism that serves as such a perfect salve to the winter doldrums.

It's also the very first song I heard from the album and reminds me of that moment of spark feeling like "woah, what is this song?!" I'm a fan and I hope you carve out a few minutes of your day to brighten things up with the video.

1 hour of David Lynch listening to rain, smoking and reflecting on art

posted December 15, 2020 #

for meditation...

Filmography Club: Mad Max: Fury Road With Will Fox

posted December 15, 2020 #

Filmography Club, the podcast where host Jason Caviness gets to knows movies by dissecting auteurs and talking to cinephiles, just wrapped their second season with an episode all about Mad Max: Fury Road. Host Jason Caviness and guest Will Fox take a deep dive into the insanely long production, the total lack of script and how rewarding the high-octane action of the movie is. More interestingly, they also discuss how well the movie works because it's not just a vapid action movie, it actually contains a number of empowering and poignant messages.

The advertising for Fury Road is almost entirely desert races and flamethrowers and extremely masculine energy but it's all a red herring. Yes, the movie is an adrenaline burst pretty much start to finish but it's so much more than that. I'm not sure if the marketing and advertising for the movie was intentionally misleading or just too difficult to really impress upon an audience what it's true goal is.

Long story short, it's a great episode of worthwhile discussion and a reminder to watch the movie - even for a second or third time.

They Might Be Giants - 1983 Demo Tape

posted December 15, 2020 #

been going on a TMBG dive lately. Insane that Space Suit was around this long.

Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection W/ Erin Rae - In a Mist

posted December 15, 2020 #

American Standard Time recently premiered this backyard performance of Spencer Cullum with Erin Rae performing the Duncan Browne song "In a Mist" right from Spencer's backyard. It's a quiet, somewhat sad, and contemplative song - augmented by the delicate performance these two give it.

You can hear the original here. I'd say this rendition is pretty spot on.

Spencer sent me this single camera take and I tried my best to edit into something resembling the slow editing of 60's and 70's TV performances. I'm no video editor but I think it turned out well.

posted December 13, 2020 #

Japan has been holding precision walking competitions since 1966. Mesmerizing. https://t.co/FsXrrS3P1D

posted December 12, 2020 #

A discord argument about who would win in a fight between a Gorilla and a Bear https://t.co/5wXaZbZZJ9

posted December 11, 2020 #

listen to the new avalanches record: https://t.co/ksOikr9rGf

They Might Be Giants - She's Actual Size (MTV)

posted December 10, 2020 #

very old clip. very delightful.

posted December 8, 2020 #

@dpatrickrodgers PS, free dog name, “Poochie Mane”

Memento Stori: The Irish Exit with Chris Crofton

posted December 7, 2020 #

Memento Stori is a podcast about the relationship we have with objects left behind by those that have passed. Host, and my fiance, Rebecca Delius does a phenomenal job of interviewing the guests about some totem left behind and what it means to them. It may sound a little macabre but it's incredibly insightful and poignant. The latest episode, The Irish Exit features comedian Chris Crofton talking about a pen and pencil set handed down to him from his grandfather, who he calls his father's father.

Crofton is very funny and handles the subject with an affable nature. That said, the episode tackles some really fascinating subject matter - from the personal detachment of a grandfather that was absent and how that impacted generations, to the larger picture of how Protestant oppression of Irish Catholics even led to that headspace in the first place.

You can hear it in the embed above or on the web or Spotify or Apple or wherever. All the episodes are good (very good!) but if you wanted a way to ease-in to a show dealing with heavy subject matter, this is a good one.

posted December 6, 2020 #

Presenting my beautiful idiot son https://t.co/mK7owSuiKt

posted December 6, 2020 #

@weownthistown @Lightning100 Thanks @yewknee! I've found so many local artists from your show that made their way on air.

posted December 5, 2020 #

Twitter Q&A- What is your favorite movie or TV show of all time and I’ll tell you some 100% true behind the scenes stories about that project. Can be ANY movie or TV I know em all.

posted December 5, 2020 #

I love remembering this because it’s basically Beverly Hillbillies meets Run Ronnie Run. https://t.co/IPNPu1RXq6

posted December 4, 2020 #

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar Isaac is attached to star as Peter Pepper in upcoming film adaptation of BurgerTime https://t.co/yYBSGwzBw9

Merch Table

posted December 4, 2020 #

insert a Spotify playlist, get a Bandcamp playlist returned. Very convenient way to link up music and inspire folks to PAY for the tunes.

The Forgotten Openness Of The Closed World

posted December 4, 2020 #

Happy to announce that Coupler dropped a brand new EP today exclusive for Bandcamp Friday. The Forgotten Openness of the Closed World is the second in a triptych of releases exploring new and different styles. Where the previous EP, The Rhythm Method was a trio of "strictly bangers," this new release aims inwardly. To put it succinctly, it's an ambient release but like all of Coupler's music, it doesn't just hide in the background.

It's fair to call it a "quarantine record." While that's an obvious label for any music made in 2020, this record was created explicitly to reflect on on the quarantine and the benefit it may contain for self-reflection. The quote below, from Coupler creator Ryan Norris, is wonderfully insightful:

Time, it seems, is a word used to describe a spectrum of phenomena both elliptical and linear: the rotations and orbits of planets, the passing of seasons, tidal cycles, the expansion of the universe, the finite durations of our own lives and those around us. Perhaps the concept of time is frequently misapplied and our perceptions suffer as a result. Our minds and senses are filters through which we separate signal from noise. Can these filters be trusted?

In this age of quarantine it is inevitable that we each find our ways into our own inner worlds, either by happenstance or intention. Time has become both like a static cube and a flowing river. Lack of novelty robs us of the signposts of memory. Seasons pass, but nothing happens. We are trapped in an infinite present where movement and stasis blur. The outer world is shut off to us, that particular band of experience narrowed. But the inner world, The Closed World, is still available, lest we forget. The door is ajar, it beckons. We must open it, and breathe that sweet air again, at last.

This music is an attempt to both reconnect with that inner world, The Closed World, and to create something that points beyond it.

Get the record on Bandcamp and pre-save it on streaming services when it releases wide next Friday. But just get it into your life, it's a wonderful aid to these quiet times.

posted December 2, 2020 #

Matt Berry should play Santa Claus send tweet https://t.co/cvC26lzwZq