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Weezer Has Returned

In this month of May, which has been one of the most stressful, loneliest and generally worst months on record, the following made me smile and actually Laugh Out Loud:

Bonafide Hustler

I loved Freaks and Geeks and, as such, am a sucker for James Franco, despite his Spider-errors, and Seth Rogen, despite the questionable philosophy of Knocked Up. So, team those two back up and throw Paper Planes (heh, get it?) by MIA, a song stuck in my consciousness for the last half year, into the [...]

DarkCash HorseLove

Wondering about my recent silence? I’ve been spending my spare time working on a few different projects, such as the following:
DarkCash HorseLove from Carlos d'Avis on Vimeo.

A Musical Week

My concert attendance has been picking up in 2008. AC and I saw the Decemberists perform on January 31st and this week is even better.
On Sunday, Brooke, Birch and I headed to the Showbox for scratchy goodness. I arrived five minutes into Kid Koala’s opening set to find the crowd hooting and hopping, obviously pleased [...]

Yes We Can

This song and video truly moved me. It’s good to have hope for our country’s future, political and otherwise. I’ll be taking some time off tomorrow morning to hear Barack Obama speak at Key Arena a bit after noon.

Spike Jonze = Badass

So, when you’re responsible for Weezer’s “Buddy Holly” music video and the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” and Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” and, AND, Being John Malkovich, you already have my utmost respect. And then, when you get involved with a video like this:

I just have to stand and give my due. Cheers, Spike. You rule.
Oh, [...]

Beautiful Musician and Concert Posters

I would love to have any of these posters hanging on my wall. The artist responsible, Jason Munn, has a spare, balanced style that is so effective without being ostentatious. I also enjoy his use of muted colors. I cannot support, however, buying posters for concerts which I did not attend but there are a [...]