tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:56:53 +0000"We are all being crushed by the weight of our own pretense, so why not enjoy it!" A Cultural Digest That Goes There, So You Don't Have To. Media, Music, Film, Literature, Art, Ideas, and Lieshttp://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)Blogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-3019323797181938440Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:20:00 +00002009-09-02T13:11:25.031-07:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/7RixfWaP7hg/sonic-youth-tunic-song-for-karen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/09/sonic-youth-tunic-song-for-karen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-4478455637424001061Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:22:00 +00002009-09-02T13:14:08.994-07:00BromstGreat American Music Halllive musicDan Deacon Dan Deacon and his ensemble travelled in this converted school bus which ran on recycled vegetable fuel. The musician was sporting a sling for his show at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall, after slipping while refueling the behemoth pictured above. The show went on with the aid of painkillers and unflinching show business moxie! This neon tangle of cords and gizmos served as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/mSgqVCiJfb8/dan-deacon-in-pictures-and-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/06/dan-deacon-in-pictures-and-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-2939416201766884866Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:25:00 +00002009-10-21T14:33:10.655-07:00I just received a record (big, black, shiny, made of wax) in the mail today from a band called Guitars from Houston, Texas. Being a vinyl fanatic I was already a sympathetic ear but I was more than surprised by the music emanating from the grooves.Guitars "White Night, White Night" reminded me of the type of recordings I devoured on Homestead and SST in the late 80's and early 90's. When every http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/ZDgutD6HxIg/guitars-are-more-than-that-on-white.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/06/guitars-are-more-than-that-on-white.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-6665951644043319491Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:02:00 +00002009-03-04T17:34:08.922-08:00Noise Poplive musicThee Oh SeesSome bands hit you over the head like a sledgehammer, while others, gently stroke you with a velvet glove.  Thee Oh Sees hit you over the head with a sledgehammer while wearing a velvet glove.  I recently saw San Francisco's Thee Oh Sees perform as part of Noise Pop-the annual indie music festival, now in its 17 year-and still can't remove the smile the band carved into my face.Thee Oh Sees are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/hoXkLv-RTtE/thee-oh-sees-killers-seranade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/03/thee-oh-sees-killers-seranade.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-3640101833355613596Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-03-02T14:13:46.393-08:00It’s the perfect time to be working on my script. It’s what I should be doing. It’s late-ish, the family’s asleep. I’m not exhausted from a weekend of building legos and run-down from discussions with my 5 year-old about whether the Lakers could beat the USC Trojans in ping pong. It’s the perfect time to be sculpting scenes and devising plot points. The only problem is, I’m sick of it. I’m http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/uNaz9ovxT10/fame-by-casey-peterson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/03/fame-by-casey-peterson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-82078246922926853Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:45:00 +00002009-02-25T12:16:16.947-08:00A recent trip to New York City's Lower East Side revealed a band that has the neighborhood buzzing.  I couldn't help but notice buildings tagged with the words "Tall Black Girls" in spray painted scrawl.  I asked a friend who lives down there what it was all about, he said, "Oh, they ROCK!"  I went and checked out their MySpace page and they do in fact, "ROCK!"The all female punk band from the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/13hhj2A8YRw/tall-black-girls-theyre-not-really-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)1http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/02/tall-black-girls-theyre-not-really-but.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-4068091843847504479Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:44:00 +00002009-02-21T09:01:09.951-08:00Noise Pop 17 takes over San Francisco, beginning Tuesday, February 24th and running through Sunday, March 1st. The annual independent music festival, which began in 1993 as a single night showcase of local bands curated by founder Kevin Arnold, has expanded over the years to include art, film, and panel discussions. Many of San Francisco’s top music venues will be participating and the festivalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/daIRVH2Hfs4/noise-pop-turns-17-still-independent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)1http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/02/noise-pop-turns-17-still-independent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-1119358341320742923Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:50:00 +00002009-02-06T15:46:07.245-08:00The BreedersThe MuslimsFriendly FiresThe Soft PackManny NietoWomenDrive Like JehuAll Tomorrow's Parties2009 is shaping up to be a very busy year for Los Angeles based The Soft Pack (formerly The Muslims). They recently signed to Kemado records, are about to embark on their first European tour-where they were invited to play England's "All Tomorrow's Parties", being curated by The Breeders (whom the band toured with this past year)-are recording their debut record for their new label, and will be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/HZtC_8XTnFA/theyre-not-rock-and-roll-animals-theyre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/02/theyre-not-rock-and-roll-animals-theyre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-3746157765603774853Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:23:00 +00002009-02-03T13:45:23.660-08:00tiradeChristian BaleTerminator Salvationdark knightbatmanThis could be the best thing I've heard all week. Listen as actor Christian Bale, loses his shit over the director of photography walking onto the set, during the filming of a scene for some jackass, Hollywood blockbuster he's shooting.Imagine what would happen if Batman's suit wasn't ready at the dry cleaners?  Perhaps, these fools take themselves a little too seriously...I mean, the film he ishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/pwrB0B81kmI/batman-nearly-has-stroke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)1http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/02/batman-nearly-has-stroke.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-2658816051908671560Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:26:00 +00002009-02-03T11:17:40.808-08:00Todd HaynesJohn DoeXLas Encinas HospitalVH1Celebrity RehabThe Bicycle ThiefDr. Drew PinskyBob ForrestI'm Not ThereSober HouseRed Hot Chili PeppersThelonious MonsterThere are certain performers and bands from your youth that leave an indelible mark. They have a profound influence in shaping your musical aesthetic and become the barometer, against which, all others will be judged. For some it is generally accepted "Godheads" like the Beatles or The Rolling Stones. For others, it may be a band from your hometown only a handful saw perform. Often, these http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/ue5DAmI5bL8/from-sammy-hager-way-of-life-to-sober.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/02/from-sammy-hager-way-of-life-to-sober.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-5924671191492054752Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:26:00 +00002009-01-23T14:00:42.064-08:00Black FlagPunk RockFucked UpSSTRalph SteadmanArtR. CrumbGallowsHunter S. ThompsonGreg Ginnvisual arthardcoreRaymond Pettibonthe Niche MakersCharles BukowskiHuman depravity, sexualized violence, macabre desires come to life in two dimensions; this is the world artist Raymond Pettibon renders in pen and ink. It is a world mirrored sonically by the band he formerly played with, Black Flag, and the label where he acted as visual curator, SST, for much of the late ‘70s and ‘80s.Most familiar with the hardcore punk scene of this time will remember http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/voVqppgL61A/loose-nut-in-his-head-raymond-pettibon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/01/loose-nut-in-his-head-raymond-pettibon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-8792147088185376658Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-01-08T19:00:51.350-08:00SundanceStay The SameNever ChangeLaurel NakadateHannah Wilkevisual artArtCindy Shermanperformance artLaurel Nakadate may be this decade’s most inspired, prescient, and provocative video artist and photographer. Or, she may be the most exploitive, manipulative, and narcissistic artist of her generation. She has been described as both by art critics. Although her art can be polarizing and controversial, it refuses to be easily dismissed.Nakadate, based out of New York City, is perhaps best known http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/tL_mEl1Bqps/is-it-art-laurel-nakadate-provocateur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)2http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2009/01/is-it-art-laurel-nakadate-provocateur.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-4151186829960773220Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:14:00 +00002009-01-24T14:04:51.993-08:00The Last Shadow PuppetsThe DirtbombsBest OfreviewsThe MuslimsBon IverCrystal CastlesGirl TalkTitus AndronicusDeerhunterVampire WeekendTV On The Radio We here at "What Duvet Said..." know what you need is another unsolicited "Best of" list! Our choices of albums most of you have never heard of, is not merely designed to make you feel horribly unhip, but hopefully, to inspire you into checking out a few of these releases we feel are special and deserving of acknowledgment. The titles below are in no particular order and reflect the tastes of a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/MCrCDhaOi0U/best-indie-releases-of-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)3http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/12/best-indie-releases-of-2008.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-4845861169390308055Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:40:00 +00002008-12-07T17:41:34.976-08:00LagavulinScotlandMacallanmovie reviewObanWhisky GaloreTailskerLaphroaigTHREE PART SERIES ON THE BEST WHISKY DRINKING MOVIESBy David BecerraPART TWO, “WHISKY GALORE!”1948, Ealing StudiosThe second film in our whisky drinking film series is a comedy called “Whisky Galore!” Does the title not say it all? The film is an unabashed celebration of whisky, drinking, getting drunk, drinking, the joy and demands of acquiring whisky, the Scotsmen who drink it and a silly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/wUhU3cJ_xng/le-minuit-film-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)1http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/12/le-minuit-film-festival.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-8878336169710422554Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:09:00 +00002008-12-05T17:07:27.848-08:00travelairlinesfirst-classeconomyOn a recent flight back to the East Coast for the Thanksgiving holiday, it suddenly dawned on me why flying economy is so miserable; we make it that way. Now I know we all love to blame the airlines and there is plenty of reason to. But some blame needs to be placed squarely on our own cramped shoulders. The problem with flying economy is that we behave as if we are flying economy. It is the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/Lkxatgwcgrg/flying-economy-sucks-because-we-make-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)2http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/12/flying-economy-sucks-because-we-make-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-2294937885612116400Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:28:00 +00002008-12-01T13:43:00.841-08:00Sopranosmovie reviewPATH TrainNew JerseyNew York CityThis may look familiar to fans of the "Sopranos" and at the very least, is a meditative ride through the New Jersey swampland just outside of Newark... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/M4MRkDp6ujY/ride-on-path-train-between-wtc-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)2http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/11/ride-on-path-train-between-wtc-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-8781509556155457870Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:08:00 +00002008-12-18T11:00:31.403-08:00movie reviewChelsea HotelChelseaNew York CityAt 23rd and 6th Avenue the F train comes grinding to a halt, a final shudder of steel coming to rest on the iron tracks below. A sluggish shuffle begins inside the car. Scarves are readied, books marked and closed, as a phalanx forms around the unopened subway doors.I wait with the cultivated restraint that can only be learned in New York City, where any pause or halt to one’s progress seems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/Tq1Yf4czf5s/positively-23rd-street-chelsea-hotel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/11/positively-23rd-street-chelsea-hotel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-2499296456046252688Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:21:00 +00002008-11-21T15:20:55.354-08:00Brad Pittmovie reviewBenjamin ButtonHere is a film in which I was under the impression I didn't need to see as I had seen the whole thing in the trailer. If you don't already know, go watch the trailer and come back, because - spoiler alert! - I'm going to reveal a bit about the plot in this review. Not much, but the big hook, which is this: Benjamin Button is born old and throughout the film, grows young. He has one true love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/YkgrbH9sobw/early-review-curious-case-of-benjamin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mispeled)1http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/11/early-review-curious-case-of-benjamin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-1158107550055710466Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:37:00 +00002008-11-21T15:31:41.136-08:00Punk RockBeastie BoysRed Hot Chilli PeppersBeach BoysDave MatthewsDengue FeverreviewNine Inch NailsEric ClaptonEvery month I will present the readers of "What Duvet Said..." with my selections for the most overrated musical acts/performers. The rationale is laid out and the case made, as simply and obviously as possible. I challenge you, to challenge me. Make a case for taking somebody off the list. If it is a compelling enough argument-or even amusing-I'll remove them from the list. Arguments can be madehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/20G5Q1yPR00/rock-bottom-rocks-most-overrated-acts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)5http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/11/rock-bottom-rocks-most-overrated-acts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-1772546746359718066Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:53:00 +00002008-11-12T11:14:49.555-08:00serial killergrievingBlackberrydeathRichard WilkinsonTwitterGoogleBy R.L.WilkinsonMy childhood best friend died Sunday of a drug overdose. I got the news via Facebook. It was written on “my wall”, “did you hear that Tommy overdosed?” to which I replied, “by overdosed, do you mean he’s in the hospital or dead?” She replied, “Dead…wake Monday night…funeral Tuesday.” This exchange began on my laptop and finished up on my Blackberry while stepping out of my Prius. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/ldJCJdk1LuI/status-update-richard-is-grieving-loss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/11/status-update-richard-is-grieving-loss.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-1121928535574885614Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +00002008-11-11T19:55:03.428-08:00Barack ObamaMarymount Manhattan CollegeJohn KerryAtlantic MonthlyPresidential electionNow that the numbing shock of our country making good on the promise of its constitution and mythical legacy has given way to a pleasant post-election lethargy, I wanted to take a little time to reflect on how I first came to be introduced to our new President-Elect, Barack Obama. As with most things in life, and particularly with Obama's historic rise to the highest office in the land, "context"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/f9m9QvL60wU/first-black-quarterback-in-washington.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)1http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-black-quarterback-in-washington.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-5294025939616444932Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +00002008-11-05T12:59:43.982-08:00Pitchfork MediaHemlock TavernBruce Springsteenlive musicreviewTitus AndronicusTed Leo(Please click on highlighted words for additional review content)Jersey dream, shipwreck.Carnival swirl fills the air,fulfilling promise. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/zyBtDMW1IsI/haikiew-tmtitus-andronicus-hemlock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)2http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/10/haikiew-tmtitus-andronicus-hemlock.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-1471858836423965173Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:44:00 +00002008-10-21T12:34:53.833-07:00I was walking my dog earlier in the week, our after-dinner walk, and one - and only one - of the houses up in the hills behind me has a "Yes on Prop 8" sign in the yard. It's new - I walk by that house every night - and when I saw it the first time it was there, I reacted internally with prejudice and dismissal. "Those people are idiots! Why, why, why?"So the next night as I walked past that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/fvfKANXl6_M/why-i-support-those-who-support-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mispeled)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/10/why-i-support-those-who-support-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-1436030006092641235Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:01:00 +00002008-10-21T12:21:54.441-07:00Crystal AntlersmusicreviewRecently signed to seminal indie label Touch and Go; Long Beach’s Crystal Antlers might be poised to break out in ‘09. Their October 7th self-titled EP release is a tightly wound experiment in melding no wave, hardcore, and psychedelia. Producer Ikie Owens (keyboardist for the Mars Volta) gives these songs lots echoey vim by mixing the cacophonous angst of Sonic Youth, the swirling art-rock of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/GeHKdna5R4k/this-months-featured-review-crystal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-months-featured-review-crystal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031936573761021074.post-6971567179015291958Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:57:00 +00002008-10-21T18:04:58.452-07:00Animal CollectiveThe Last Shadow PuppetsreviewsCold War KidsmusicShudder To ThinkJohn ColtraneFlying LotusJohn Coltrane “Lush Life”Re-MasteredTwo words best to describe John Coltrane's 1958 "Lush Life", casual elegance. This newly remastered release on the Prestige label is perfect for an autumn night and a well-mixed cocktail. Coltrane's playing is contemplative and restrained, while still harboring the questing spirituality he would soon begin exploring in subsequent recordings. The absence of a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatDuvetSaid/~3/exElAPbXGfI/this-months-emusic-aquisitions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bob Duvet)0http://whatduvetsaid.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-months-emusic-aquisitions.html