Monthly Archives: February 2010
MuteMath
50 days to go til Coachella… Mutemath… I’ve been hearing about them for the past year or so, every since my friend bassist and Superintendent of Luminous Detail, Jeff Allen called me up and told me I needed to check … Continue reading
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Neo-Parisian Cool
51 days to go until Coachella… Charlotte Gainsbourg is officially off the list as well because of the following reasons that only came to light today. Her mother is English style icon Jane Birkin (whose true claim to fame is … Continue reading
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The Smiths and How I Reject Their Bullsh*t or: Why I’m Not Going to Hear the Cribs at Coachella
52 days and counting… Last night my boyfriend took umbrage at my remarks regarding The Cribs. Apparently, they are ‘brilliant’ and I am simpy misinformed. I believe his exact words were, ‘You will like the Cribs, and you will be seeing … Continue reading
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Killing Myself to Listen
I knew I had a lot of music to get to this weekend, but something about enforced listening reminds me of my torturous first year at Manhattan School of Music. To avoid any freak-outs, I dragged my eight-year-old son into the … Continue reading
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The Line Up…
56 days and counting… Here’s what I know. David Guetta is always enjoyable. I run to him all the time. Maybe I can run around the tent during his set. Jay Z seems like he’s a nice husband, he doesn’t … Continue reading
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Perfect Moments (of the Spalding Gray variety)
57 days and counting… Okay, so my big goal with this whole Coachella Experience is to have some sort of Perfect Moment of the Spalding Gray variety. Of course, I’m not greedy. If it can’t be ‘perfect’ I’ll accept transformative. … Continue reading
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Will the Mermaids Sing to Me?
58 days and counting… (to Coachella) From a cultural standpoint, getting drunk with a few thousand people in the name of music and booze is nothing new. People have been engaging in these types of social rituals for tens of … Continue reading
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Coachella
It’s a Sunday night. A bunch of our friends are over, we’ve just finished dinner, and we’re about to play a game of Rummikub with my two kids, when my twenty-four-year old boyfriend turns to me and says, “I think … Continue reading
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