January 2011
I wanna go to all of the gigs.
Yo La Tengo/Corin Tucker - Thursday 17 February, Showbox at the Market
Wavves/Best Coast - Friday 18 February, Sugar
The Octopus Project - Thursday 24 February, Crocodile
Deerhoof - Friday 25 February, Neumos
Crystal Castles - Tuesday 8 March, Showbox SoDo
Uh Huh Her - Sunday 27 March, Chop Suey
You Say Party - Saturday 2 April, Vera Project (Cancelled? Sadface)
Bright Eyes - Friday 8...
“Rape isn’t a ‘natural hazard’ like a cliff edge that women must be careful to...”
– Kat Banyard (via marxisforbros)
The Pain of Exclusion
I quickly realized that ostracism uniquely threatens all these needs. Even in a verbal or physical altercation, individuals are still connected. Total exclusion, however, severs all bonds. Social rejection also deals a uniquely harsh blow to self-esteem, because it implies wrongdoing. Worse, the imposed silence forces us to ruminate, generating self-deprecating thoughts in our search for an...
WatchHipster superheroes!
Professor X: Have you heard the music they’re thinking about recording? Oooh yeah…that’s better…that’s better than what you’re hearing!
eviltela asked: What kind of cleanse are you doing?
“The writer’s nostalgia is for a long lost youth. A youth populated with...”
– I’m only a third of the way down Luke Haines’ intro to the Phonogram graphic novel series, and I’m already grinning like an idiot.
ms-kawesome asked: You are so lucky to be seeing Bright Eyes, I am full jelly of you! Grrrr Conor, come back to Australia D:
ms-kawesome asked: You are so lucky to be seeing Bright Eyes, I am full jelly of you! Grrrr Conor, come back to Australia D:
On tour.
Interpol - Fri 28 Jan, Showbox SoDo
Cake - Sat 12 Feb, Moore Theatre
Yo La Tengo - Thurs 17 Feb, Showbox Market
Octopus Project - Thurs 24 Feb, Crocodile
Deerhoof - Fri 25 Feb, Neumos
Crystal Castles - Tue 8 March, Showbox Market
You Say Party - Sat 2 April, Vera Project
Bright Eyes - Fri 8 April, Commodore Theatre, WITH MANDY :DDDDDD
Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Fri 22 April, The...
“all is full of love
you just ain’t receiving
all is full of love
your...”
Monday morning.
I’m paring down my iTunes, attempting to identify the ten most potently isolating and devastatingly miserable songs on my computer. I’m pretty sure that Eleanor Rigby takes out the number one spot. This isn’t the final list; I’ll let you know.
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Northfield, MN - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
The Drugs Don’t Work - Ben Harper
Pan...
“I’m just a broken, miserable shell of a human being. Being molested has...”
– RIP, Bill Zeller
ms-kawesome asked: Silly Nicky, Maoris aren't made in France, they're from New Zealand! :O
ms-kawesome asked: Silly Nicky, Maoris aren't made in France, they're from New Zealand! :O
