I’ll be in the land of the free, home of the brave. Birthplace of not only Playboy but also Penthouse.
Brunch. Beer. Tacos. Dolores Park. Seriously.
Hey you guys, Oliver’s here, and it’s kinda not fair how much fun he’s having. Crazy food, crazy parties - I think he thinks I live like this everyday. I only live like this a couple times a week. But here’s some pictures so you get the idea.
This is what Oliver looks like when he east meat at Mercado Central.
Carmen shaking that pandeirão.
Matias shaking his own version. Not as hot but still pretty cute.
This girl came up to me at the end of night and shouted, “When are you going to stop hating me!” Right then was the answer.
That’s the end of day one and Oliver didn’t think that it could get any better. But it did.
Most beautiful day ever, Santa Tereza. My little hood.
On the viaduto. To our left is Parque Municipal and forward is Centro.
Filipe is very untrusting.
Yeah, foxy. Yeah, crazy.
Tender love.
The waitresses as Casa Café Lounge. My favorite.
Lily Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You (February 10th)
People hate on Lily Allen but people are dicks. I’m seriously going to wee myself when I finally get a copy of this record. And I love love love this cover:
Other best, unheard records of 2009:
Dan Auerbach (Black Keys singer) - Keep It Hid (February 10th)
M. Ward - Hold Time (February 17th)
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (March 3rd)
Bonus mp3 from her new record - People Got A Lotta Nerve:
And, Anti will donate 5 bucks to the Best Friends Animal Society for every blog that posts this mp3. Neko Case loves kittens! Puppies! Internet hype!
Dan Deacon - Bromst (March 24th)
The Decemberists - Hazards Of Love (March 24th)
The Wrens - ???? (dunno)
It’s early, I know, but I promise you this will be in this year’s top 5:
Antony & the Johnsons - Epilepsy is Dancing - From The Crying Light
And, the bonus, a fucking stunningly beautiful, creepy, epileptic hallucination cabaret number. With butterflies. This kind of shit is the reason that I wake up in the morning. Cut me in quadrants, leave me in the corner.
Standard Def here (but if you can shrink this window and wait for the high def to load, I highly recommend it:
High Def here:
Great article in New York Magazine this week about Antony. Fuck a bunch of Animal Collective.
J. Beaman is practically unemployed, living is brazil and loves the new Antony & the Johnsons record.
I like:
a. books
b. girls
c. rock and roll
d. being insensitive to religious folks
e. food and wine
f. restaurants
g. waitresses
I do not like:
a. religious people
b. reality TV
c. the Garden State Soundtrack
d. Vermont
e. astrology
f. vegans (and to a lesser extent vegetarians)
g. so many other things
