1. Guided by Voices - Alien Lanes ( Read more... )

1. Cro-Mags @ Subterranean
2. The National @ Pitchfork Fest
3. Dinosaur Jr. @ the Vic
4. Dirty Projectors @ Millenium Park
5. Jay Reatard @ Bottom Lounge

Nobody on the message boards is cooperating, so I'll have to vent here a little ( Read more... )

Here were my responses to Pitchfork's reader's poll. I know some of you nerd-out on stuff like this, but I didn't pay it too much attention. Everything is pretty accurate except for the fact that I listen to way more records and bands than the list suggests. Old music, people. Old music ( Read more... )

One of the ways in which I was most productive this year was thinking up band names. I come up with new band names every day, and sometimes I write them down in my notebook. Here are some of the names I've come up with ( Read more... )

When you become enlightened to the arts- good (and bad) music, movies, television (in some cases), actual visual art, etc. - and you start hanging out with people who are also enlightened- it's hard to do anything without fearing that they and others are judging you. If you grow a beard, you suddenly look like the guy who's listened to too much ( Read more... )

I know it's been a long time, and I'm just going to flood your RSS feeds with stuff you've already heard about.

1) Boys Night In made a new video.  You can watch it here.

In case you don't remember, Boys Night In is a comedy troupe Marc and I started last year.  We have a few videos, a myspace, and a twitter.

2) The first issue of my zine came out.   ( Read more... )

• Random Candy recorded a new Ep called Buddy, I Drove You Here.  Hear it all at http://www.myspace.com/randomcandymusic
• Go see Bruno. 
• I've read a few books since we last spoke.  Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections (A+), Cormac McCarthy's The Road (A-), Junot Diaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (A), and now I'm reading The Dwarf and Steps.  
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An update with bullet points for easy reading and increased enjoyment:

• Go watch David Lynch's "Interview Project" if you haven't already.  They release a new, approx. 3-min long interview every 3 days.  There are 100 in all, from all over the United States.  Visually stunning, the stories are great, and the music is perfect.  Couldn't recommend this ( Read more... )

Here's my latest story.  I set the piece in 1970 to fill a requirement for class, and I'm happy with the turnout.  I also had a great time at the last Das Fun Haus show- it was a lot of fun seeing some of you there.  I hope we can connect this summer for more shows and hangouts.

A Summer, 1970

“I bought you something,” said Rudy’s mom, Evelyn, ( Read more... )