Dim sum from a truck. Tar pits.
That’s one awesome jump shot.
There are four trucks, just like this one, parked on my street at all times. Preparing for the apocalypse, no doubt.
Jeff Buckley - Mama You Been On My Mind 1994 (get it)
June,
Go on.
Breeze over my skin. Pass through the curtains and the window screen.
Hot wind come in from the desert.
Remember what we’re like.
Whisper in my ear, and tell me all about it.
I missed you.
Look mom I'm on TV!
BBC Channel 4 is doing a concert series this summer. They filmed a gig I did with Darwin Deez in Nottingham. I’m pretty sure it will be airing on June 11, 2010.
In the meantime, here’s the teaser…
(Our segment starts at 1:25)
That guy in the striped shirt at the top of the video with an impossibly un-rock n’ roll smile, that’s me.
Gil Scott Heron - New York Is Killing Me 2010 (get it)
Clap with me.
KCRW has been running a version of this song with a MosDef guest rap on it for the last week.
Nothing against MosDef, but I think I prefer the original. First time I heard it was at the Deaf Institute in Manchester about a month ago. It was the champagne song in the DJ’s set. All the kids on the dance-floor went nuts like it was Lil’ Weezy. Their mainstream is our Indie. Still so crazy to me.
Where we shoot:
These maps created by Eric Fischer, based on geotagging, show where pictures are taken in some of the worlds largest cities. Cool, huh?
New York
Los Angeles
London
San Francisco
Find yours here.
How well do you know LA?
I got this email….
Hey Miles,
They’re using a “RD” in a compilation about cities. Since our song is about LA, they want to know our 4 favorite spots in LA. Could you represent us? I don’t know much, but if i had to say something, I would say the LA river and maybe also the smell. That leaves 2 or 3 spots for you to please fill in?
Thanks,
D
These were the first things that came to mind:
(I got a little carried away and wrote 10)
1. The bench at the top of Runyon Canyon.
2. Wurstküche, the best damn sausages in LA.
3. The Varnish, for hot buttered rum on a cold night.
4. The Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax, for everything from Korean
BBQ to french crepes. Crazy cheap.
5. King King “the Floor”, for dancing.
6. Hotel Cafe, for live music.
7. Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market, biggest garage sale ever. * , *
8. First Fridays at the Natural History Museum, for Indie music and dinosaurs. * , *
9. The Bicycle Kitchen, for bikes and community.
10. Griffith Park, for stars. *
Translates roughly to: “Idiot, you should have backed-up yesterday. Now I’m dead. Suck it!”
Election Day in the UK
The United Kingdom has it’s general election today for the next Prime Minister. With our own still in recent memory, it has been interesting watching the motherland negotiate democracy in these modern times. As it happens, we are playing a gig in Wales tonight, in the small city of Wrexham, where the fervor of the election feels a little distant. On the way here we did however stop at a service station where I took some photos of the local rags to see how they chose to cover this momentous event.
How I met the United Kingdom
Hi friends,
If you live in the UK, have friends in the UK, frequent the UK, or like seeing the
letters U and K side by side; this blog’s for you.
I will be on tour, throughout the land. Playing drums for darwin deez.
His music is great, and the show is a lot of fun!
You can check him out here if you like:
If you are into this music OR have anyone in your life that you think would
be into it OR you just wanna meet up for a beer, COME ON OUT!
I would love to see you (or them).
The BEST way to reach me during this time, is via email.
I hope to see you!
TOUR SCHEDULE
(dates are in euro format: day.month.year )
· Monday 26.04.10 GLASGOW (King Tut’s)
· Tuesday 27.04.10 PRESTON (53 Degrees)
· Wednesday 28.04.10 MANCHESTER (Academy 3)
· Thursday 29.04.10 BIRMINGHAM (Hare & Hounds)
· Friday 30.04.10 STOKE (Sugarmill)
· Saturday 01.05.10 LEEDS (Live at Leeds)
· Sunday 02.05.10 MIDDLESBOROUGH (University)
· Tuesday 04.05.10 LONDON (Zane Lowe) / OXFORD (Academy 2)
· Wednesday 05.05.10 BRISTOL (Thekla)
· Thursday 06.05.10 WREXHAM (Central Station)
· Friday 07.05.10 LIVERPOOL (Masque)
· Saturday 08.05.10 YORK (Duchess)
· Sunday 09.05.10 PORTSMOUTH (Wedgewood Rooms)
· Monday 10.05.10 LONDON (Koko)
· Tuesday 11.05.10 NORWICH (Waterfront)
· Wednesday 12.05.10 NORTHAMPTON (Roadmender)
· Thursday 13.05.10 BRIGHTON (The Great Escape)
· Friday 14.05.10 BRIGHTON (The Great Escape)
· Saturday 15.05.10 LONDON (OFF)
· Sunday 16.05.10 LONDON (OFF)
· Thursday 20.05.10 NOTTINGHAM
. …..Back to US…..
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, Los Angeles, CA
For C.
Ninja flexing his entire head, Die Antwoord, NYC
Catch them at Coachella this coming Saturday, April 17
For C.
Yo-Landi sneezing, Die Antwoord, NYC
Catch them at Coachella this coming Saturday, April 17
Tchoupitoulas (No.1) - painting by Michael Crawford 2006
My favorite reviews are all the negative ones; which he wears as a badge of honor. Because, if the work is rigorous enough, difficult enough, severe enough, and tough enough, nobody's going to like his stuff. So, he'd get the bad review, and think, "I must be on the right track, because you see, they don't understand it, and they don't like it." - Chuck Close on longtime friend and composer Philip Glass
Chuck close and his painting of Philip Glass
Sick Day
I spent my Sunday alternately dry heaving over the toilet and shivering/sweating in bed. Then, at around midnight, I was revived by two incredible documentaries:
&
Just what the doctor ordered.
Barak Hardley Improves Los Angeles
Walking Around the Block from 50YearPlan on Vimeo.
Prey. Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA