October 2008

I heard Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, I am probably one of only 532 people, no big deal

I wrote up some early thoughts for Pitchfork today. I don’t like doing “on first listen” pronouncements, but on first listen, this record is going to massive, really important and big until mid-March. Then it’ll be quiet for a while. Then it’ll come back late October and be HUGE. Just think, you’ll get to buy [...]

“Chocolate Rain (Barack Obama remix)”

Anyone see that photo of Barack Obama on the cover of the NY Times today? All I can find online is a too-small scan: Look at that pose, that determination, that popped collar! People ask if America’s ready for its first black president. I ask: are we ready for our first hot one?

Last week was I was MIA, not M.I.A.

But I might be M.I.A. for Halloween. I was TLC’s Left Eye for three Halloweens, I could probably just modify that costume. Last week I was gone for a lot of the CMJ Marathon. It was fun, but really tiring. I didn’t write much besides some diaries for Pitchfork, and I had a great photographer, [...]