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I Cut Like A Buffalo
Directed by Jack White



For a second this makes me want to watch "Help!" and then for a second Jack reminds me of Weird Al Yankovic.

the wait is over

Some of my friends made this thing that they worked so hard on and we waited so long for and now it's finally here and ready for you to see.

(I sort of consulted on the music for the trailer. Apparently I'm into darker things, but that's as close as I'll ever get to my dream job of doing music for movies. Unless.)

I am dying just watching the promo videos. Like when Jeru tries to style Mike White like a fundy, or when Sam Rockwell gives her a hard time for eating a lot (as if).

Broncos is out now in several major cities and more next week, check for times and get yourself there asap.

ying

Haven't heard of it? It's the next dessert trend. Invented by this 6 year old who happens to be my cousin and who should be famous and adored all over the world one day, along with the rest of his talented siblings.

I'm never having kids cause they'll never be this cool.

some watch porn. i watch this.

like a buffalo

Saw The Dead Weather last night. Twas the best show of the year at least. Jack and Alison are archetypal rock stars. I can't get enough. I have to clip my ipod to my underwears because I don't wanna stop hearing it just because I have to put my jimjams on. (The only working ipod doesn't plug into a stereo here.) When customers leave the shop I quick plug it in. There's a new plan to woo Jack with a De Stijl quilt. That's right, get ready. As per my new policy of not taking photos at shows (distracting and inevitably disappointing), I have no photos. This is better anyways.

is this heaven

Those Dancing Days - Those Dancing Days


Swedes, natch. This just adds fodder to my perm-lust.

can't hardly wait

YES! Glasvegas are coming to SLC on their tour. This year was looking pretty meager but finally some good shows are trickling into Utah.

Glasvegas played Letterman recently and I was getting such a Joe Strummer vibe from James Allan.

I have become an 80 year old lady.

Can you believe the opportunities that come about in Preston? Tonight we went to the concert of a master yodeler. He accompanies himself on the accordian, plays the zither and the alphorn, and can play the mouth trumpet and yodel at the same time. My mom bought 4 of his cds and now we are going to learn to yodel. Aunt Stacie already knows how. She's so cool.



Oh his name is Kerry Christensen. And it's all because he served an LDS mission in Austria.

Plus, how is yodeling a European thing and a country-western thing?

Speaking of Erlend, and Röyksopp's birthday, I just wanna watch this a lot a lot.

Waking up to a new video from Lykke Li is nice. A second for "Breaking it Up," this time live.

why did you take off your sequins?

New Of Montreal video. Perfecto.



Really, I love Kevin Barnes.

unbroke

Last week at this time I was readying myself to see this.

Mark Nakemura, why aren't we friends? Maybe you're gay with Thayne and don't want to date me, but I still want to hang out.

Jerusha treated us girls to a VIP box & delicious spread at the SLC stop of the So You Think You Can Dance tour. Just in case you've never seen the show and weren't sure, you should be jealous. It inspired us to put on our own dance competition. We'll choreograph dances for each other then perform them for each other and then give each other prizes. Who's in?

edit: blogger took down this previous post, probably cause there was a duffy track. so whatever, here is it again without music, and with jory's appreciated comment:

Ok, so I do not watch SYTYCD -- haven't ever caught a single episode. But when you said that thing about Thayne, I was like... wait a minute.

Back in 2002, Jac and I shot some pics for this dance studio in SLC, and one of the guys we shot, and that I later worked on an illustration for, was named Thayne. So I Just looked it up and it's totally the same guy.

The illustration is here. (The studio name is made up, as is the show name -- this was just spec. work.)

CRAZY.

game locked tight

The Jewish homie half of Chromeo is my crush today. This is still my favorite song on the album.

mailbag

Sometimes I forget to check my MTM email and it piles up. Some attention-worthy things I culled from the droves today:

• Pelle Carlberg is working on a new album and offers up this new track
  mp3: Pelle Carlberg - 1983
  
• ddpesh mashed MGMT, Notorious B.I.G., and Justice
  mp3: Nasty Feel (ddpesh rework)
  
• The plaid-britched Max Vernon home-made a video for his previously mentioned Katy Perry cover and likes to eat cherry chapstick
  
  
  

I'm hot and you're not

When I get something heavy on the brain, giving it to you is my attempt at purging it. Recently this scene from the movie Teen Witch, an old Disney Channel staple, keeps creeping into consciousness. Everything reminds me of it, and I find myself bringing it up in conversation all the time but it doesn't always go over well because usually nobody knows what I'm talking about, so I have to reenact it, and that is just not the same. This is one of the most memorable scenes from a movie ever. It defines sadcore. I love it. Please watch it and then we can all have an unspoken understanding of it's power and I'll never have to try to put it into words again.



What's more, Teen Witch is now a musical. Oh dear.
mp3: Teen Witch The Musical - Top That

sytycd

I was months behind on Lost, Grey's Anatomy, and Gossip Girl, but when you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything. Now that I'm all caught up, I can devote myself to So You Think You Can Dance. Does this show make everyone wonder if they should have been a dancer, or just me?

Here be my favorite choreography of last night, to Hot Chip no less.
(scroll forward to the dance itself at 2:30 if you wish)


mp3: Hot Chip - Wrestlers (Dirty Sticky Pop Remix)

Who is this new coif-wild choreographer Sonya Tayeh?


SYTYCD, bring her back again!

But I can't help but wish Kourtni had danced this with Mark. He's my number 1. When asked what his favorite dance moments from movies, TV and/or stage are, his response is "2 words 'The Frug'......GENIUS!" Och. Good Answer.

part of The Frug in Sweet Charity (Bob Fosse):


mp3: Rilo Kiley - The Frug

The cool thing about this season is that I love almost everyone. Except Chris. That manchild has GOT to go. Oh and Chelsea Hightower. Blech.

sucked in

Do you remember this video? I think it was my junior year of high school and I was OBSESSED. I recorded it off the tv and watched it over and over and I'm pretty sure I still have that VHS tape in a box.



mp3: Superdrag - Sucked Out

super mega

Gave my lil sissy an impromptu haircut last night. There wasn't really a plan but once we decided we were done, it reminded me an awful lot of that chick in the video for "My Friend Dario." I think it turned out pretty rad.

dear lykke,

You sort of remind me of Whitney on The Hills (the only good part of that show). Except you can sing and dance. Please keep making bonkers but brilliant videos. Also, I love your huge pants. Bowery Ballroom, here I come.

Are you happy, man? Good, man.

Here's the first of a little catchup on some of the media that has been rolling around here. Niall told me I had to watch American Movie and I finally got around to it. It's a documentary about a geeky dirty midwestern guy Mark trying to make independent films. I think he thought I would think it was hilarious, but I was all choked up at the end. Ok there are definitely hilarious moments like when Uncle Bill recites love poetry, "I'll visit your grave every day. Well not every day but I'll visit it sometimes if I ever find it." I was all prepared to be laughing at people taking themselves too seriously, but Mark is kinda my hero. Here's why.

1 - He works in a cemetery.
2 - His movie-making skills aren't actually horrible. I dig the old school look.
3 - Sadcore glasses.
4 - He goes against the stereotype his appearance elicits--he's gentle and is so good to his uncle, children, and friends.
5 - He is excited about life. He's not afraid to fail. I wish I had more of that. I think about my friends with great talent and potential who could do or create amazing things but for whatever reason don't take the leap. I wish we would all just go for it like Mark does.