Could be the chillest festival I’ve ever been to. Stalked Adrian Grenier. Rode a gondola with the drummer from Spoon. Almost got thrown on stage at Girl Talk. Flew with acroyogas. Watched Amanda Palmer sing “Creep” on ukelele in her underwear beside a snow-making pond. GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Pictures to follow.
July 24, 2009
So today I’ve been wearing my Old Navy jean skirt for, like, the fifth day in a row. Mostly because I am staying at Santa Monica and it’s been hot, so I can wear it over my bikini and walk down to the beach, then shake off the sand and run errands. I always thought […]
July 23, 2009
Last month, I saw this t-shirt, “Support Broke Rappers” worn by MCs everywhere. I love that thought (buy CD’s, go to shows, yo), but I’m so much more amazed that Margaret Stutt, better known in Milwaukee as the singer-songwriter/accordionist Pezzetino, has the chutzpah required to be proactive and take YouTube video requests to help fund […]
July 22, 2009
In June, I started a tri-city music blog with Araceli and Brian. As a freelancer (who used to work for major dailies), I still get loads of press releases for music. And there’s so much going on in Los Angeles that I felt it was a shame I didn’t have an outlet for everything I […]
July 21, 2009
I’ve been trying to combat my natural aversion to waiting for things (why do you think I’m always late?) by practicing patience. The internet is a boon, sure, but it also atrophies your brain sometimes. So here are a few tricks I’ve learned to battle the waiting game: 1. Do a countdown. 2. Procrasturbate. 3. […]
July 20, 2009
My cousin is in a TV series called Oblivion. We’re hoping it gets picked up so she can be famous and we can all live off her success.
July 19, 2009
This year, I’ve seen fireworks displays in three countries, three states, five cities. That’s an unusual number of times, especially since it’s only mid-July. (Holy shit, it’s mid-July! Whatever happened to this year– or this decade, for that matter?) I’ve witnessed New Year’s Eve fireworks in Baguio (Philippines), BenCab’s celebratory fireworks to mark the opening […]
July 18, 2009
Pt. 0 Pt. A Pt. A to B Pt. B Pt. B to C Pt. C Pt. C to D
July 17, 2009
To check out the Wanderlust Festival next weekend. Yoga + indie bands — how exciting! Here’s a short story I wrote for Variety; I actually talked to Kula Yoga Project owner Schuyler Grant (one of the organizers), and I was amazed at how simple she made putting up a festival seem. For some reason, I […]
July 13, 2009
Ed sent me this on Facebook; unfortunately embedding is disabled for the original video, which shows Lisa Hannigan opening up a beautiful pop-up book as a narrative. Watch it here. And obviously, since this all somehow has to go back to me (it IS called “Lille”), I watched the whole thing enthralled, thinking how awesome […]
July 26, 2009
0