lamb, scott

"Most rock journalism is people who can’t write, interviewing people who can’t talk, for people who..."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:53:25 -0500

“Most rock journalism is people who can’t write, interviewing people who can’t talk, for people who can’t read.”

- Frank Zappa (via alaskamiller)

Yeah, so we probably shouldn’t care.

mikeypizzle: Currently Watching, and I mean why not when it’s...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:54:54 -0500

mikeypizzle:

Currently Watching, and I mean why not when it’s so easy to stream from netflix through my PS3.

I just traveled into the future — it was some time later tonight — and I saw myself watching this movie. It was amazing to behold!!

A look back at "In Cold Blood," 50 years later

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:56:18 -0500

A look back at "In Cold Blood," 50 years later:

The Guardian takes a look back at the book and its effect on the town of Holcomb, Kansas. At the end, the author quotes Alvin Dewey, the lead investigator on the case and a major figure in the book, giving his answer on whether the attention from the book had damaged the town in the long run: ”What happened, happened. Four good people were murdered. An author came and wrote a book about it. In all communities, things happen. Good and bad. Those are the facts.”

"An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:37:46 -0500

““An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.””

- - J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey (via freehugsforever) (via synecdoche)

Literally just had this conversation, pre-2012. So apropos.

“Stillness Is The Move,” Dirty Projectors This...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:36:06 -0500

“Stillness Is The Move,” Dirty Projectors

This version is also good.

11.12.1970 誕生日おめでとう

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:43:55 -0500

11.12.1970

誕生日おめでとう

sabine: …. so they’re bringing me in next week and hopefully,...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:51:14 -0500

sabine:

…. so they’re bringing me in next week and hopefully, it all goes well and you can see my work regularly there in 2010.

EEP!

Say hi to Daryl for me — and good luck! It’s a great place to work.

New York Public Library, November 2009

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:35 -0500

New York Public Library, November 2009

Radiohead, “I Am A Wicked Child”

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:20:24 -0500

Radiohead, “I Am A Wicked Child”

"There is something about seeing your words on a screen before you that makes you send the word with..."

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:58:00 -0400

“There is something about seeing your words on a screen before you that makes you send the word with a better bite, sighted in closer to the target. I know a computer can’t make a writer but I think it makes a writer better. Simplicity in writing and simplicity in getting it down, hot and real. When this computer is in the shop and I go back to the electric, it’s like trying to break rock with a hammer. Of course, the essence of writing is there but you have to wait on it, it doesn’t leap from the gut as quickly, you begin to trail your thoughts — your thoughts are ahead of your fingers which are trying to catch up. It causes a block of sorts indeed.”

- Charles Bukowski

From a piece on RealityStudio about Bukowski’s relationship to the computer his wife bought him in 1990, when the writer was 70 (via)

Gutenberg Bible, New York, October 2009

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:33:58 -0400

Gutenberg Bible, New York, October 2009

BuzzFeed’s Testing Labs made a video about the SlouchBack...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:44:57 -0400

BuzzFeed’s Testing Labs made a video about the SlouchBack because they sent us one and it was awesome.

Grandmother, October 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:41:32 -0400

Grandmother, October 2009

Times Square, Sunday Sermon, September 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:40:45 -0400

Times Square, Sunday Sermon, September 2009

Dolores Park, October.

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:54:00 -0400

Dolores Park, October.

We don’t know how long the robot has been living in the...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:23:36 -0400

We don’t know how long the robot has been living in the office.

Footnotes Of Tracy Morgan's Twitter

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:46:10 -0400

Footnotes Of Tracy Morgan's Twitter:

A moderate idea, indifferently realized.

abbyjean: i did not like this movie. to be fair, i could tell...

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:48:32 -0400

abbyjean:

i did not like this movie. to be fair, i could tell partway through the opening credits - filled with slow mo zombie attacks focusing more on gross out gore than actual scariness - that i wasn’t going to like it. and turns out i was right!

it’s a short movie, 1h20, but i think a good 50 or so of those minutes could have been removed without any noticable harm. i’m pretty good at filling in the cliched story lines by myself (spoiler: the only non-zombie characters hang out together! after the meet cute, love may blossom! etc.). by the time we got to the exciting finale set piece with zombies overrunning an abandoned amusement park, i hated the movie and the character so much i just wanted him to save the lady already so i could leave.

the surprise cameo is fantastic. so rent it and fast forward to that part.

False.

whiskeyandgoatsmilk: The trailer for the heart-wrenching...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:09:19 -0400

whiskeyandgoatsmilk:

The trailer for the heart-wrenching documentary, “Dear Zachary,” made my hair stand on end.

I’ve heard incredible things about this documentary. Many critics thought this film deserved an Oscar nomination this year. If you have Netflix you can watch instantly - I know I’m planning to very soon. (via:brieflynoted:noraleah:)

I’ve been meaning to watch this and today’s reblogs both reminded me about it and alerted me to its presence on Netflix Instant. I’m so glad they did; it’s brilliantly edited, and much beyond that a very moving, very human documentary. And gut achingly sad.

hipstertracks: Phoenix - Rome (Neighbors Feat Devendra Banhart...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:21:19 -0400

hipstertracks:

Phoenix - Rome (Neighbors Feat Devendra Banhart Remix)