so much more

(405 W. Franklin courtesy of DSP)

i thought about starting over; allowing the fury to achieve dead blog status. but what's the point? to start another, a new blog, only to kill it after writing a few pathetic posts? there's just no need for my internet existence to be so prolific. so what prompted me to revisit this outlet? who knows. who cares. let's just see how long i can keep at it.

too much has happened since the last post. and those who read this were probably with me when all the dope shit went down. i guess i could recap with bulleted lines, suckapants style... but shit, i've forgotten more than half of what's happened in the last few eventful months. fuck it. i'll try anyway...

-winter "touring" with Future Islands--Bmore, Philly, then DC. i've seen them slay at least ten times in the last year. never disappointing.

-jonesing for some sweet leaf before me and Ddogg went to Floristree in July, then realizing High Places can take you there without the risk of cancer or munchies. No Age and Abe Vigoda exceeded all expectations as well.

-long walk to Festival pier from tifani's for Jam on the River. smoking a blunt Joe rolled filter style while huddling and singing along to the Flaming Lips. getting lost on long walk back to tifani's.

-Joe professing his love for ALK3's frontman at the Chameleon club. "Come on my chest SKIBA!!!"

-highlights of Whartscape 08: DD/MM/YYYY leading us through a musical acid trip, Oxes reunited, Future Islands balloon launch dance party, Parts and Labor w/ new guitar hottie (so hawt, want to touch the heiny)

-dollar Schaefer's and Pale Ale big boys at the Copy Gallery with team Tif and a Jesus Steezed Joe. Future Islands and Ponytail ripped it in one of the seediest venues i've ever been to in philly. even fearless Nadia was scared to get beer from the cornerstore. Future Islands played without a drummer for the first time since i'd seen them in 07 at H&H. still dancetastic. still fucking epic.

some of my favorite videos and photos to help illustrate

Height @ Copy Gallery


Matt and Kim @ Lo-Hi Social Club


Yea Big + Kid Static @ Circle of Hope








"step in to my boogie box. you cannot get away. you will dance for days."

Art Lord & the Self Portraits - Bouncing Away (Live @ Cat's Cradle)
Art Lord & the Self Portraits - Lantern Sigh (Live @ Cat's Cradle)

I DONT WANT TO KNOW MY FACE!

FUTURE ISLANDS will be slaying this weekend in murdermore and killadelphia. come and give them all of your money if you enjoy phenomenal dance punk candy crunk soul shit performed in sketchy artspace/loft/warehouse/soap factory basement ghetto joints...
scene creamers, wherrre the fuck u at?!!!

January 12 - BALTIMORE, MD @ H&H 5th floor *405 West Franklin*(w/EAR PWR, Isabel, The Best, plus mad awesome videos from Mark Brown, Meredith Moore, Gil Arno, and many many more!)

January 13 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Big Rock Candy Mountain *1822 N Hancock*(w/EAR PWR, The Celebs, Vivian Girls, Ultra Dolphins)


"props to the mother in charge!"


download and dance: the celebs-lets get ambulatory

as promised...

(the celebs, future islands, tron valdez @ big rock candy mountain 11/7/07 imagery thanks to hoagie delicious)
(future islands @ 5th floor H & H Bmore 11/3/07 imagery thanks to D.P.)

thursday... best believe this motherfucker is gonna be bANANAS!


listen and love: coco rosie-white session

hippie'd out & high'd up in da hood

last wednesday was fucking surreal. me and joebonics show up to 1822 Hancock in the ghetto of Fishtown and were sketched the fuck out. no hipsters, no scenesters, no wanksters sitting outside the joint. just an empty ass hood vibe. once we worked up the balls to creep in, we saw art punk hippie kids standing around cooking what later turned out to be dope ass vegan grubbage. they waved us in with smiles as our out of town asses timidly asked if bands were playing. "yeah, uhhh, bands play here."... "are bands playing tonight?"... "yeah, bands are playing tonight." we fer real thought these kids were fucking with us. but they welcomed us with ice cold cans of Beast ICE, squirrel shaped cookies and mystery vegan jawns. it was a birthday party for this girl that lived there named Katrina. friends brought presents including beer and pizza, me and joe show up with two twisties of the dankest. she and her roomates were some of the nicest kids i've ever met, they blaze tree and put on shows at their home which they call Big Rock Candy Mountain. it's an old soap factory converted into a loft/living space. the floor had a huge hole in it where a gigantic vat used to be. bands rocked the fuck out that night in the basement below the hole. we were bummed that OCDJ bailed on the gig, but fuck it! i was stoked to see Future Islands and Tron Valdez. the Celebs killed it, contrary to joe giving them only half a thumb's up. hater. tiff and her friend evidently live blocks away and joined us for some psychedelic future shock dance action. those girls are silly as shit.

*i gots photos to post, but blogger.com is actin a foo right now, fuck 'em. soon to be updated.

with a little hate from my friends

(dan deacon, tron valdez -baltimore 11/3/07 imagery by D.P.)

i can't believe how fuckin pissed Alex was that night. it's one thing to hate someone's music, but don't hate on your friends for liking hateful music.
note to self: never invite Alex to a show which may involve electronic music. he will kick you while you're dancing, yell at ethnic cabbies, and be an absolute bonerkill.
despite the prevailing circumstances, me and d-dizzle maintained smiles while we grubbed on Nacho Mama's, crushed Natty Bohs, and geeked out to candy crunk punk shits. i gotta say it was a good day.


humpday in da illadel...possibly? maybe?



i know it's been a while. here's catching up...

nick catchdubs-waledance
future Islands-seize a shark
ocdj-please stop the hustle pt. 1
yeah yeah yeah's-Y control(the faint remix)
the death set-impossible(dan deacon remix)
timbaland-the way i are(haydn haydn remix)
you say party! we say die!-monster(RAC remix)
kanye west-flashing lights(mano uptempo remix)
twista + pharrell vs. escort-give it up(hoff's smoove remix)
the beastie boys-girls(DLake's baltimore boys & girls club remix)

too fancy to dance, too cute to puke

(the Muslims, Mika Miko, Terry's stoked @ the Smell 9/01/07)

fuck yeah! seen Mika Miko twice in the last 2 months! whatchu know bout Mika Miko!? i even love saying it... MIKA fucking MIKO!!! fuck yeah! by the blessings of tiny infant figure skating baby jesus, i'll witness the pony thrashing again in mid october. maybe i'll post em a comment to thank em for coming back to the East Coast. i totally dork out for these girls. their homecoming show at the Smell was bananas. the A.M. opened, the Muslims ruled-straight killed it. but the girls?... owned and annihilated that shit. the pit was waaay too brutal for these old bones though... sweaty, violent, stank ass arm pit, smash to the front kinda shit, not so much dancing...fuck the pit.


danceable downloadables:
the Muslims-brightside
the Muslims-right and wrong


keep on dancin...

whistle whistle whistle woo blah blah blah

shhhhhhh, its a secret! free PB & J in philly. fuck, i get back from the west coast real fuckin early that morning and i'll probably spend the rest of the day secretly smoking weed and secretly being gay with meatball...so, for those of you willing to secretly stand in the alley next to the First Unitarian Church for hours in order to get a secret entry wristband, let me know how much the secret crowd fucking sucked. fer real, you need to go to the First Unitarian Church before noon to maximize secret scene points, doors at 8:30.
do it secret scenesters!

in case you're not sick of the whistling yet...
Kanye West: blesses that beat
uhhhh: Shugo Tokumaru covers it
bluegrass that ass: Dawn Landes covers it (my fav)
finally: Diplo never sleeps on young folks pussy

punk funk pony fuck

holy fucking shit. those LA chicks are some charming motherfuckers. absolutely going off to some dance dance sweaty pants punk funk pony thrashing disco death rock shit. it's been a while since i've rolled solo to an all ages show and danced like no one was watching...shit. motherfucking DeathSet looked louder than they sounded, an energetic Double Dagger set was cut in half by motherfucking po-po intimidation, fuck!...rainy drive home, barely sleep, late for work this morning, worst case of "the Mondays". luckily, daydreams of Mika Miko's rhythm section helped me maintain. :)

image courtesy of mySPACE



(Double Dagger, DeathSet 7.21.07 imagery thanks to Josh Sisk)


just cant get enough...


motherfucking mp3: the DeathSet-bombshell (live@Whartscape 07)

"more cameras than instruments on stage"

weeks ago, Double Dagger blew the fucking roof off the Floristree at Whartscape 07. Analram, D-dizzle and myself endured sweaty art punk scenester kids on a beautiful Bmore evening only to leave before Dan Deacon and Spankrock played their sets. oh well, the DeathSet slayed and Double Dagger was unrivaled. Tonight at Floristree, they play again with Mika Miko, punk fucking rock. looks like i'll cruise to Bmore on the solo tip since my homies be actin too cool for school. whatevs. this is what they'll miss out on...





listen: Double Dagger-Luxury Condos For the Poor