CLUMSY & SHY: 8/1/09

8/31/09

l.a. clouds

Timelapse footage of clouds from wildfire north of Los Angeles set to Brian Eno and shot by Dan Blank.

shuffle

Their Duet - Wim Mertens (buy full album)
People - Animal Collective (buy full album)
Something on Your Mind - Karen Dalton (buy full album)
River Man - Nick Drake (buy full album)
People of the Drifting Houses - Master Musicians of Bukakke (buy full album)

8/26/09

Sibylle Baier's Colour Green is a collection of private recordings she made from 1970 to 1973 on reel-to-reel tape recordings at her home in Germany. The actress-singer's son compiled the music on a CD to give to family members as presents. But, once Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis heard the CD, he passed it along to the Orange Twin label, which released the album in 2006. Quite lovely.

I Lost Something In the Hills - Sibylle Baier (buy full album)
Give Me A Smile - Sibylle Baier (buy full album)

wednesday truffle shuffle

Here She Comes Now - The Velvet Underground (buy full album)
Sistinas - Danzig (buy full album)
Blind - Swans (buy full album)
Choci Loni - Young Marble Giants (buy full album)
Seven Seers - Dead Meadow (buy full album)

disneyland 1956

8/23/09

beware of sweet meats

8/18/09

happy + love

Mrs. Morris - Charles Spearin (buy full album)

8/17/09

richard avedon

Emmanuelle Theme (Instrumental) - Pierre Bachelet & Herve Roy
(buy full album)

you're ghostin' us

After recently watching Predator, this video is a painful delight. Watching Sgt. Mac Eliot do this throughout the film made me more uncomfortable than when the Predator's face was revealed. Ouch

P.S. This is the same guy who brought you this.

8/16/09

Ronald Chevalier

Science fiction writers meet Napoleon Dynamite's director Jared Hess and Flight of the Conchord's Jemaine Clement = hurry up and come out already! Gentlemen Broncos looks hilarious, which is why I'm looking forward to its October 30 release. Until then, you can visit the official site, or check out Dr. Ronald Chevalier's site.

sunday shuffle

Feel Flows - The Beach Boys (buy full album)
Little Sister - Nico (buy full album)
Jefferson Airplane - Wooden Ships (buy full album)
Angel Sigh - Spiritualized (buy full album)
The Ocean - The Velvet Underground (buy full album)

8/12/09

A John Hughes Production

mostly '80s

Much of the music below (and oh so many other late-'70s, '80s songs that could be added) remind me of cleaning the kitchen after school on Fridays to get money for the weekend. Maybe it will be my new cleaning mix.

Madame Butterfly - Malcolm McLaren (watch video)
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus (watch video)
Dreaming of Me - Depeche Mode (watch video)
Mandika - Sinead O'Connor (watch video)
Cough/Cool - The Misfits
M - The Cure
(Everyday Is) Halloween - Ministry
Headhunter, Vol. 1.0 - Front 242 (watch video)
Slowdive - Siouxsie & The Banshees (watch video)
Mind Your Business - Delta 5
Lucky Number - Lena Lovich (watch video)
Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's
Sister Europe - The Psychedelic Furs (watch video)
Rainy Season - Howard Devoto (watch video)
Well I Wonder - The Smiths

And for hardcore grime:
N.W.O. - Ministry

8/6/09

don't mess with the bull

In addition to directing the movies above, he also wrote them and others such as Some Kind of Wonderful, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Great Outdoors, Mr. Mom and many more... Growing up, John Hughes was to movies as Morrissey was to music to me. Come to think of it, I probably first heard The Smiths watching Pretty In Pink. RIP

Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
Positively Lost Me - The Rave Ups
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
Thieves Like Us - New Order
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds