mp3: daniel johnston & jad fair – mcdonalds on the brain
yep. beyond a few slivers of darnkess, there’s no escaping mcdonalds… anywhere in this country. even the “mcfarthest spot” is only about a 2 hour drive. mcdonalds on the brain, everywhere you go.
[via wired]

chatting via phone with wmuc last night, kurt vile almost exuded confidence whenever childish prodigy came up… he agreed with the interviewer… sure, it’s the best thing he’s done… but more than that, he knows it’s a real solid album, he knows there are a group of people who are going to obsess over it. [...]

these people will not allow kurt vile to take a pee. that’s the life of an indie rocker man… holding in your pee. the audience doesn’t care how many tecate you’ve downed. you’ve got to employ some “how to hold in pee when you can’t use the bathroom” tips to keep on rocking out.
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pizza, ping pong… vandaveer! tonight at 8pm at comet ping pong.
check out more videos like the one below + mp3s at laundromatinee.
video: vandaveer – a mighty leviathan of old

grandcrew has put up the always excellent alela diane’s set from the Eurockéennes de Belfort festival earlier this summer. a festival definitely isn’t the best setting for her (compare w/ the intimate solo performance of “the rifle” below), but still alela rarely disappoints here. her cover of neil young’s “heart of gold” is just fine, [...]

mp3: gary higgins – down on the farm
i’m really looking forward to checking out the new white house farmer’s market (at 810 vermont ave nw) today after work. since moving outside dc, i’ve been craving a farmer’s market that did not require a drive/metro trip to visit… so i was definitely happy to hear of [...]

mp3: leonard cohen – master song
i know this is all in good fun… more for the amusement of the participants than any imagined audience. but i’ve got to object to what the record club has done to “master song”. i can imagine the artists assembled in that room putting together an amazing cover of [...]

mp3: silver jews – self-ignition
video: chris stroffolino – self-ignition

may be hard to believe… but this dude really did play keys on american water

mp3: harry nilsson – the game
today nintendo updated the nintendo channel and gave us a feature i’ve been waiting on since day 1… records. i am obsessed with records. records of what i have been doing in particular. my reverence of last.fm has been well documented and it is for this very reason… i would [...]

mp3: the phenomenal handclap band – 15 to 20
shoot each member individually and then combine for sweet video… it’s the best argument i’ve heard for an 8 person band…
video: the phenomenal handclap band – 15 to 20