All that comes, it comes here to pass
Do yourself a favor and spend 15 minutes seeing/hearing why the Avett Brothers are probably the best acoustic band in America.
5 months agoInfinite Summer
I started reading David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest yesterday along with a few other people. I read the first 17 pages aloud to Laura, an activity we may continue if we think we’ll have the time, energy, and I the vocal strength. She hasn’t decided if she’s going to try to read it herself or rely my (possibly sporadic) story times, supplemented with here’s-what-happened-since-last-time synopses. Should be a good summer.
5 months agoStrapped
Wilco have released a set of limited edition hand-, Chicago-made guitar straps (and drumstick bag!). Tweedy, Cline, Sansone, Jorgensen, and Sirratt all have their own strap designs, made from vintage ’70s fabric and recycled seatbelts. Jeff’s four color-combo owls steal the show, but all the designs look good. They’re being manufactured by hand just down the street from the Wilco loft in Chicago. At $65, they’re a little steep for guitar straps, but they cute, so what the heck.
5 months agoMmmmmmicro Four Thirds
Looks like Olympus will finally drop a production version of it’s newest micro four thirds camera this week. Early shots show that it does a pretty good job of staying true to the concept (I still like the concept better), and has obvious ancestory in the Olympus Pen cameras of ’60s and ’70s. Good job, Olympus!
UPDATE 6/16: It’s official. Love that OM lens adapter. This is looking more and more like a camera I may have to get…
We've Been Into Tits Longer Than We Thought?
The world’s oldest known sculpture has recently been found. And it’s got big titties.
6 months agoI Am Trying To Break Your Bank
Jay Bennett is suing Jeff Tweedy for $50,000 because he thinks he didn’t get paid enough for his time in Wilco from 1994-2001. He’s also pissed that Tweedy made him look like an ass in the 2002 documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.
Isn’t it too late to be mad about this? If he wanted compensation, why not ask for it seven years ago? If he wants money, perhaps he should try selling records instead of giving them out for free?
UPDATE 5/24: Nevermind.
