ACROBATICS EVERYDAY

monday was so awesome, to echo vivian. i feel like the bands killed it and the area was fantastic and the little audience felt good.

let’s look forwards to JUNE 14TH. it will be a 100% blast.

[the green arrows - mwanda waenda]

[the green arrows - chipo choroorwa]

if you like VAMPIRE WEEKEND and want to see where they are (graciously) stealing their riffs from, listen to these zimbabwean jams from the 70s.

when i listen to music like this i can’t help but consider context. where are the green arrow today? what did they each do with their lives? are they still living? in zimbabwe? are they making any money from the compilation of their recordings (as far as i know) by ANALOG AFRICA? do they realize that they are amazing?

the guitars on these recordings are very pointy but not like LES SAVY FAV or another angular band. they are pointy but they don’t actually poke you. to be honest, the guitar sounds make me think of the soundtracks to bust-a-move/bubble bobble, but that is very much a good thing. the guitar and bass interlock like a key in a lock, opening the door to awesome.

i saw this movie today, it was wacky:

SLEEPLESS

i saw this movie on monday, it was AMAZING:

POLICE STORY 3

i would recommend both of them. i had no idea michelle yeoh was such a foxy badass in 1992. i also don’t think i knew how to swim, ride a bike, or tie my shoes in 1992.

the show this past monday with parenthetical girls, pwrfl pwr, and au was so so good. everything was beautiful.

YOU GUYS WERE BEAUTIFUL.

more good stuff soon. keep checking!

also, more pictures here. and some extra pix not found on the flickr set here.

so last year sometime, i came across this billboard after a show in la and snapped a pic:

naturally i was confused but i forget everything so i forgot about it

recently though, i have been hearing these ridiculous radio spots about it. the ads feature a girl talking to her friend about how she has met a stud through ashley madison and they are boning a lot (implied), and it is enjoyable. she proceeds to tell her friend that she should spice up her life via ashley madison’s services. both girls have boyfriends: they are simply “in need of something more,” a subtle mantra repeated at least 3 times through the thirty-second ad.
(potentially NSFW?)

ashley madison dot com is basically a myspace with the facade of friendship removed, basically a prettier version of craigslists’ ‘casual encounters’ board. you go on and register anonymously and then you can ostensibly hook up with other people who want to stealthily bone out of their monogamy. ashley madison: homewrecker?

ashley madison doesn’t even have a wiki page (minus 100 internets), but apparently something like 300,000 members. it is based in toronto (canada).

any ashley madison success stories among acrobatics everyday readers?
should america declare a jihad against canada?

MOUNT RIGHTEOUS is playing on the terrace stage in 48 minutes. look forward to video of it later.

the strength of the sample carries this.

BORDERLINE INSANE MAN

mount righteous tomorrow at the uci student center terrace stage, 12pm, free.

it’s ultra overcast here. no drizzle like this morning but there’s a silver glean on everything. dreary maybe but here’s a pick-me-up (i fucking love SUPER MARIO RPG):

[feu thérèse - a nous amours]

constellation recs, from montreal (obviously). BUT! sounds nothing like what you’re thinking. no post-rock here, for the most part. just really rhythmic synth-banging pop gems.

PWRFL Power/((Grrrls)))/AU soon soon soon. keep your ears and eyes open for news.

so sam, emily and i went to the smell a month or so ago to see cole milner. this girl named Glasser opened. she was super super rad. she was actually supposed to play at the mae shi show, but wasn’t able to come at the last minute.

anyway, usually myspace music is pretty atrocious, but i totes recommend this if you like bjork + kate bush.
her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/glasssser

her next show is [hopefully] june 14 at uci.
she plays live with 2 singers and a dance troupe! ADORABLEEE???? yes.

select artists from the portland/seattle area:

adrian orange - freedom  this is a guy named adrian.  orange.

thanksgiving - nowhere  this is adrian again.

cole miller island - window  this is a guy named cole miller/milner/moldy milner.  oh hey adrian plays drums on this one!

unbunny - freezing scene  this guy is pretty okay i guess.  

this is all really dear to me.  listen if you feel so inclined.