Things All Humans and Animals Should Check Out
Albums-
Destroyer’s Rubies. It might be impossible to dislike the music of someone who sings “I left England to the English” and “I’ve never read so-and-so.”
Billie Holiday’s Songs for Distingue Lovers. Um, I feel like I’m in a jazz parlour smoking and drinking wine with a beautiful gal/femme fatale who doesn’t know I’m madly in love with her.
My Bloody Valentine’s Ecstacy and Wine. Not as good as Loveless, but bouncier, janglier, and features less strata. Sounds like an under-produced foundation of Blonde Redhead’s album 23.
Movies -
Deathproof. By all conventional standards this movie should suck. Somehow it doesn’t.
No Country For Old Men. Goodness. This movie doesn’t have a musical score, and at times neglects to explain why, or how, things happen. In this proccess it still manages to make me more anxious and create more suspense than the imminent threat of communism.
Songs -
All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem. Wow.
Octet by Deerhunter. Double wow.
Dear Prudence by, yeah, The Beatles. Triple wow. Why? Because the song never gets old.
Books -
Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon. Genius.
Maus by Art Spiegelman. A strong argument for why comic books are amazing and socially/historically/culturally relavant. A shining example of a case in which anthropomorphism can be a good thing.
Notes From The Underground by Fydor Dostoyevsky. Haven’t read it in a while, but a recent conversation about the book with a friend reminded me of how wonderfully spiteful and bitter the story is.
Food -
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Cashews, and Mashed Potatoes.
4 years ago • Notes