Harlan Ellison is 81 today.
Happy birthday, Harlan!
Nick Cave – The Sick Bag Song
The Guardian called it narcissistic and brilliant. Both are apt. I see it as a continuation of the work started in Push The Sky Away, and then 20,000 Days On Earth. The same themes, imagery, beats are carried through all three.
Two Racing Films
Gertrude Abercrombie
I don't watch much TV. Occasionally though, I'll find myself flipping through channels. Not long ago I was doing just that when I came across something on my local PBS station that made me stop. It was a short about Gertrude Abercrombie...
bachelor pad
Though I’d expect to find it on THE go-to site for all things in men’s style, Mr. Porter, I found this extremely comprehensive and highly entertaining article, “Bachelor of Design” on Slate.
current playlist
1. Liferaft – Bedhead – WhatFunLifeWas
2. Transmission – Joy Division – Heart And Soul (Disk 3)
3. Strange – Laura Marling – Short Movie
4. It Ain’t All Flowers – Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
5. Winter Road – Bill Callahan – Dream River
6. Ten Years Gone – Michael Kiwanuka – Physical Graffiti Redrawn
7. Black Sun (Acoustic) – Death Cab for Cutie – SiriusXM
8. Lover, You Should’ve Come Over – Jeff Buckley – Grace
9. Heart-Shaped Box (original mix by Steve Albini) – Nirvana – In Utero-20th Anniversary (Remastered)
10. All Apologies (original mix by Steve Albini) – Nirvana – In Utero-20th Anniversary (Remastered)
11. Waterfalls – José González & Augustifamiljen – På spåret
12. Angels of Ashes – Scott Walker – Scott 4
13. JM – Strand of Oaks – HEAL
14. Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes – Sun Kil Moon – Live at Pitchfork Music Festival
15. Ne Me Quitte Pas – Nina Simone
16. Stranger Than Kindness – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Live from KCRW
17. I Had A Dream, Joe – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Henry’s Dream
18. Black Crow King – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – The First Born Is Dead
19. The Carny (LIVE) – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Henry’s Dream
20. John Henry Split My Heart – Songs: Ohia – Magnolia Electric Co. (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
21. Almost Was Good Enough – Songs: Ohia – Magnolia Electric Co. (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
HONERABLE MENTIONS:
Notations – STILL HERE: 1967-1973
Ultra-High Frequencies – THE CHICAGO PARTY
Shellac – Dude Incredible
Yet Another Frank Lloyd Wright Dream Home
Kurosawa, Every Frame a Painting, Film 101
I've become a huge fan of Every Frame a Painting. Succinct little masterclasses in film. This one uses a scene from one of my favorite Kurosawa, The Bad Sleep Well.