August 2011
34 posts
“For years, I was in this tunnel where I was trying to be cool. Every move I made was super-calculated to maximize my coolness— where I went, who I talked to, the bands we toured with, my haircut, my pants. But I was able to connect to something bigger than being a music bro with this record. Being a father breaks you out of that— your kid doesn’t give a shit if you are cool. They want you to love them. They’re going to tell you if you don’t.”
—The Rapture frontman Luke Jenner talks to us about his post-cool awakening.
Coincidence or Irony?
We found out that we were having a baby in Truth or Consequences, NM. I can’t really think of anything that was a bigger truth or will have larger consequences than this.
Fuck Steve Jobs.
Jane's Affliction: How the Music Biz Sucked the Life Out of Yet Another Great Band →
popmatters.com
When I got signed to Warner Brothers, and I thought ‘this is it.’ I did it. I’m the champ, you know? But actually what’s it’s done is I’ve lost my creativity. I’ve lost it. I’ve given everything I could give… I’ve been reduced now to where I don’t feel like I’m anything. I haven’t read a book. I haven’t written anything. I just don’t feel like a man. I feel like a ghost.”
This band was both perfect for the time it came out and wildly ahead of its time. I went through two distinct periods of time in my life where I was obsessed with these guys. Ritual fucking rocks. This band just kicks ass.
My mom called me in California to tell me that she was ok after an earthquake struck 500 miles away from where she lives in Massachusetts.
in case y'all forgot...i got a new album coming out! →
cmj.com
yup…and CMJ did a nice little write up about it to remind y’all! click through the image for the rundown and the details. and do me a solid and reblog this dang thing. xoxo, andy
I just made a drink with homemade watermelon infused vodka, lavender simple syrup and lime. Called it “date rape.” The wife was not amused. I am probably going to have to stop saying shit like this when I have a kid.
“The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen. She revels in unholy connections with evil corporations and she’s proud of the fact that her food is fucking bad for you. If I were on at seven at night and loved by millions of people at every age, I would think twice before telling an already obese nation that it’s OK to eat food that is killing us. Plus, her food sucks.”
—Anthony Bourdain
