apparently this is old news, but it's new to me so shut up. ladies and gents, i present chris dane owens.
in case that didn't make any sense, here's an excerpt from a pop and hiss interview CDO gave that clears everything up:
My character is part of the witches kingdom, which is the second
kingdom. I’m actually part of their army and an enforcer, a general, if
you will. I meet that young lady Arra who is secretly being trained by
the angels and they hand her a book. That book is the book of golden
symbols which can only be understood by the spirit, by the living soul.
She’s being trained secretly to be the queen of this realm, to
overthrow the forces of darkness. My character actually meets her and
falls in love with her and decides to leave the dark side, so he has an
epiphany.
inaccurate. inappropriate. probably not doing any favors for church PR (like it could get any worse). but it killed me. and anybody who's been there knows there's more than a little truth to it. plus who knew that song was about investigators? anybody know jack white's address? i'd like to send him a pass-along card. -d
there are lots of reasons i love cartoons. not the least of which being b/c the people who create them come up w/ stunts like this. cartoon network's float in the macy's thanksgiving day parade featured a foster home for discarded imaginary friends -- and one of the best zings in the history of live television. epic win. -d
tweeting
song of the day
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listening
ramona falls: INTUIT after 'air aid' knocked me all kinds of sideways, menomena pretty much got a carte blanche from me. that extends to their side projects as well. like this one. trust well placed, folks. this is *truly* unique music. (*****)
asobi seksu: TRANSPARENCE sometimes i struggle w/ female vocalists. i don't know why. but the title track of this little EP hits home for some reason, like i've known the song forever. i don't know why. (****)
the avett brothers: I AND LOVE AND YOU so the boys got signed to a big label and got assigned a snazzy producer. all cause for concern. concern that was quieted as soon as i turned up the music. rick rubin, you may repair the damage you caused by bringing 'system of a down' to the world. but this is a good start. (****)
shuta hasunuma: POP OOGA heard 'power osci' the other night on garth's show on kcrw and tracked the rest down on emusic. glitch pop at its purest. staccato never gets so fractured as to lose site of the melody, and the melody never wanders so far into the pop camp as to alienate the folks who would download a glitch album in the first place. 'power osci' is a great place to start. (****)
band of skulls: BABY DARLING DOLL FACE HONEY don't be scared. it's not as hard as it sounds. saw them a few nights ago at a tiny club in echo park. and yes it was loud. but these brilliant little bits of melody kept breaking through the noise in a way i've never really heard before. and the album does them justice. check it out. (****)
watching
500 days of summer make no mistake. it's a great movie. well acted, well written, great soundtrack, etc. but it depressed me more than any movie in recent memory. enjoy!
up it's so good. i mean, it's pixar, of course it's good. but it's really good. and for some reason it made me want to get married real bad. weird.
drag me to hell scary, campy and really gross, it's exactly what it should be, and i'd see it again in a heartbeat. welcome back, mr. raimi.
reading
christopher moore: LAMB: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BIFF, CHRIST'S CHILDHOOD PAL ok, before you send the hatemail, let me say that this book is actually a pretty cool idea. follows the 13-30 section of christ's life that the bible leaves out, and does so very creatively. that said, not for everybody. (sorry ching) but it did make me laugh really really hard. thanks todd. (****)
adam gopnik: paris to the moon a gift from pere, and so so good. i shamelessly aspire to his writing style, which made magical montagnes out of however-you-say-molehills-in-french, and was somehow humanistic and uplifting at the same time. (*****)