Since Grizzly Bear just covered Hot Chip's Boy From School, I thought a covers post was in order! I'm pretty sure everybody loves a good cover, so there's really not much else to say.
Since Grizzly Bear just covered Hot Chip's Boy From School, I thought a covers post was in order! I'm pretty sure everybody loves a good cover, so there's really not much else to say.
Since Grizzly Bear just covered Hot Chip's Boy From School, I thought a covers post was in order! I'm pretty sure everybody loves a good cover, so there's really not much else to say.
And then 2009, you've been excused. You can leave quietly and never rear your head again. Any year where Kris Allen wins American Idol is a year not worth even living. And how can you kill Ty Frasier and let Katie Holmes suffer? Even the gays don't want anything to do with Tom Cruise no more. In a nutshell: 2009 sucked. But there were a few highlights, in no particular order:
After the cut!
1. Paper Heart
Finally a movie for all the weirdos in love, falling in love, or out of love. I know it's like, a fake movie or whatever. Not a documentary. Even so, it's closer to any feeling I ever had than say, "The Proposal".
2. Washed Out
Washed Out - Belong
3. Third And Delaware
Anything where the topic is "90's fave and feminist icon Roseanne" or "90's fashion", I'm definitely hitching myself onboard.
4. Yacht
Yacht - I'm In Love With A Ripper
5. It's Complicated
Let me make this clear: Meryl Streep's house in the movie won this.
6. Maangchi
When you don't get the Food Network, you take to the world wide web.
7. Esther Pearl Watson
Finally, all the issues of "Unlovable" in a giant hot pink glittery hardcover!
8. Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
9. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
10. Ke$ha
Ke$ha - Tik Tok
And then 2009, you've been excused. You can leave quietly and never rear your head again. Any year where Kris Allen wins American Idol is a year not worth even living. And how can you kill Ty Frasier and let Katie Holmes suffer? Even the gays don't want anything to do with Tom Cruise no more. In a nutshell: 2009 sucked. But there were a few highlights, in no particular order:
After the cut!
1. Paper Heart
Finally a movie for all the weirdos in love, falling in love, or out of love. I know it's like, a fake movie or whatever. Not a documentary. Even so, it's closer to any feeling I ever had than say, "The Proposal".
2. Washed Out
Washed Out - Belong
3. Third And Delaware
Anything where the topic is "90's fave and feminist icon Roseanne" or "90's fashion", I'm definitely hitching myself onboard.
4. Yacht
Yacht - I'm In Love With A Ripper
5. It's Complicated
Let me make this clear: Meryl Streep's house in the movie won this.
6. Maangchi
When you don't get the Food Network, you take to the world wide web.
7. Esther Pearl Watson
Finally, all the issues of "Unlovable" in a giant hot pink glittery hardcover!
8. Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
9. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
10. Ke$ha
Ke$ha - Tik Tok
And then 2009, you've been excused. You can leave quietly and never rear your head again. Any year where Kris Allen wins American Idol is a year not worth even living. And how can you kill Ty Frasier and let Katie Holmes suffer? Even the gays don't want anything to do with Tom Cruise no more. In a nutshell: 2009 sucked. But there were a few highlights, in no particular order:
After the cut!
1. Paper Heart
Finally a movie for all the weirdos in love, falling in love, or out of love. I know it's like, a fake movie or whatever. Not a documentary. Even so, it's closer to any feeling I ever had than say, "The Proposal".
2. Washed Out
Washed Out - Belong
3. Third And Delaware
Anything where the topic is "90's fave and feminist icon Roseanne" or "90's fashion", I'm definitely hitching myself onboard.
4. Yacht
Yacht - I'm In Love With A Ripper
5. It's Complicated
Let me make this clear: Meryl Streep's house in the movie won this.
6. Maangchi
When you don't get the Food Network, you take to the world wide web.
7. Esther Pearl Watson
Finally, all the issues of "Unlovable" in a giant hot pink glittery hardcover!
8. Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
9. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
10. Ke$ha
Ke$ha - Tik Tok
Don't attempt this after eating a buttload of kimchi and watching South Park. Lord, I tried. I had to wait until the morning after to even think about it. Kimchi is like crack. It's gross, you never think you'd ever do it, and then when you do it's like, don't even try to deny it cause YOU'RE LIVING IN ADDICTION.
Anyways, 2009 was a great and horrible year. But 2000-2009 was the weirdest decade ever. Some killer jams came out, a bunch of movies I finally got around to seeing have become close to my heart, and Lady Gaga ruined my hope for humanity. Especially since the UK has existed for years and we haven't paid attention to the crap that comes from there with the same intensity (Same Difference, S Club all-of-them, Spice Girl solo careers, STEPS). A lot of people passed (OMG, Brittany Murphy anyone? TY? TY!!!), queers are gettin hated on by their government (What else is new), and we have a president who is really testing my patience. All in all, 2009 is like all other years. Rocky, tumultuous, boring, and I'm glad it's over. Here's the top 10 list of things that kept my head up high since 1999:
After the cut!
1. Jennifer Lopez falling at the American Music Awards, which by the way, why hasn't this award show been cancelled yet?
Jennifer Lopez is human. She falls down. She gets back up. How inspiring for the rest of us and our boring lives.
2. Lou Reed makes an iPhone application for the elderly with visual impairments
3. Grizzly Bear had a huge year. I love me some Grizzly Bear. "Veckatimest" was simply my favorite album in a LONG LONG TIME. I was hangry for some music. And then they topped it with a little dreamy ditty off the gay-as-fuck Twilight New Moon soundtrack and all my private parts went a little loopy. How in the world did movie producers even talk these bands into supplying jams for scenes with werewolves and vampires and stupid skinny girls?
4.
Yeah whatever, it's from like, 2006 or something stupid, but I just watched "The Room" the other week and all I can think about is who the fuck does that Lisa bitch think she is? She's not hot and she needs to start treating people nicer. MOM, I'm looking at you for guidance.
5. Third and Delaware is the greatest blog ever invented. I feel like the internet is over now that I've found the perfect combination of beautiful prose, chicken shirts, and Joan Collins.
6. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia finally hit their stride with this:
I don't know about other cat lovers, but I shit my pants when I saw what we were all thinking of doing on the TV.
7. Jann Terri has been ROBBED. Her time of success has COME:
8. Official Summer '09 Jam goes to Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" featuring Ricky Blaze and Nina Sky. I know you remember that "Move Ya Body" song. This is 1397818097412 times better.
9. The re-emergence of Grace Jones.
We needed a bad ass bitch to come back and show us what music is. Take note, pop bitches.
10. KPOP brought me up this year and ruined it all at the same time.
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
11. Hercules & Love Affair's "Blind" is bangin.
12. Family Guy
13. 'NSYNC
14. CATBUS
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
The Worst:
1. Lady Gaga taking over everything.
2. Lux Interior (of The Cramps) dying
3. 500 Days Of Summer was the worst movie ever. And I was angry about it for weeks after viewing.
4. Fucking Kpop.
5. Ben Affleck
The Best of 2009 is coming later this week.
Don't attempt this after eating a buttload of kimchi and watching South Park. Lord, I tried. I had to wait until the morning after to even think about it. Kimchi is like crack. It's gross, you never think you'd ever do it, and then when you do it's like, don't even try to deny it cause YOU'RE LIVING IN ADDICTION.
Anyways, 2009 was a great and horrible year. But 2000-2009 was the weirdest decade ever. Some killer jams came out, a bunch of movies I finally got around to seeing have become close to my heart, and Lady Gaga ruined my hope for humanity. Especially since the UK has existed for years and we haven't paid attention to the crap that comes from there with the same intensity (Same Difference, S Club all-of-them, Spice Girl solo careers, STEPS). A lot of people passed (OMG, Brittany Murphy anyone? TY? TY!!!), queers are gettin hated on by their government (What else is new), and we have a president who is really testing my patience. All in all, 2009 is like all other years. Rocky, tumultuous, boring, and I'm glad it's over. Here's the top 10 list of things that kept my head up high since 1999:
After the cut!
1. Jennifer Lopez falling at the American Music Awards, which by the way, why hasn't this award show been cancelled yet?
Jennifer Lopez is human. She falls down. She gets back up. How inspiring for the rest of us and our boring lives.
2. Lou Reed makes an iPhone application for the elderly with visual impairments
3. Grizzly Bear had a huge year. I love me some Grizzly Bear. "Veckatimest" was simply my favorite album in a LONG LONG TIME. I was hangry for some music. And then they topped it with a little dreamy ditty off the gay-as-fuck Twilight New Moon soundtrack and all my private parts went a little loopy. How in the world did movie producers even talk these bands into supplying jams for scenes with werewolves and vampires and stupid skinny girls?
4.
Yeah whatever, it's from like, 2006 or something stupid, but I just watched "The Room" the other week and all I can think about is who the fuck does that Lisa bitch think she is? She's not hot and she needs to start treating people nicer. MOM, I'm looking at you for guidance.
5. Third and Delaware is the greatest blog ever invented. I feel like the internet is over now that I've found the perfect combination of beautiful prose, chicken shirts, and Joan Collins.
6. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia finally hit their stride with this:
I don't know about other cat lovers, but I shit my pants when I saw what we were all thinking of doing on the TV.
7. Jann Terri has been ROBBED. Her time of success has COME:
8. Official Summer '09 Jam goes to Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" featuring Ricky Blaze and Nina Sky. I know you remember that "Move Ya Body" song. This is 1397818097412 times better.
9. The re-emergence of Grace Jones.
We needed a bad ass bitch to come back and show us what music is. Take note, pop bitches.
10. KPOP brought me up this year and ruined it all at the same time.
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
11. Hercules & Love Affair's "Blind" is bangin.
12. Family Guy
13. 'NSYNC
14. CATBUS
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
The Worst:
1. Lady Gaga taking over everything.
2. Lux Interior (of The Cramps) dying
3. 500 Days Of Summer was the worst movie ever. And I was angry about it for weeks after viewing.
4. Fucking Kpop.
5. Ben Affleck
The Best of 2009 is coming later this week.
Don't attempt this after eating a buttload of kimchi and watching South Park. Lord, I tried. I had to wait until the morning after to even think about it. Kimchi is like crack. It's gross, you never think you'd ever do it, and then when you do it's like, don't even try to deny it cause YOU'RE LIVING IN ADDICTION.
Anyways, 2009 was a great and horrible year. But 2000-2009 was the weirdest decade ever. Some killer jams came out, a bunch of movies I finally got around to seeing have become close to my heart, and Lady Gaga ruined my hope for humanity. Especially since the UK has existed for years and we haven't paid attention to the crap that comes from there with the same intensity (Same Difference, S Club all-of-them, Spice Girl solo careers, STEPS). A lot of people passed (OMG, Brittany Murphy anyone? TY? TY!!!), queers are gettin hated on by their government (What else is new), and we have a president who is really testing my patience. All in all, 2009 is like all other years. Rocky, tumultuous, boring, and I'm glad it's over. Here's the top 10 list of things that kept my head up high since 1999:
After the cut!
1. Jennifer Lopez falling at the American Music Awards, which by the way, why hasn't this award show been cancelled yet?
Jennifer Lopez is human. She falls down. She gets back up. How inspiring for the rest of us and our boring lives.
2. Lou Reed makes an iPhone application for the elderly with visual impairments
3. Grizzly Bear had a huge year. I love me some Grizzly Bear. "Veckatimest" was simply my favorite album in a LONG LONG TIME. I was hangry for some music. And then they topped it with a little dreamy ditty off the gay-as-fuck Twilight New Moon soundtrack and all my private parts went a little loopy. How in the world did movie producers even talk these bands into supplying jams for scenes with werewolves and vampires and stupid skinny girls?
4.
Yeah whatever, it's from like, 2006 or something stupid, but I just watched "The Room" the other week and all I can think about is who the fuck does that Lisa bitch think she is? She's not hot and she needs to start treating people nicer. MOM, I'm looking at you for guidance.
5. Third and Delaware is the greatest blog ever invented. I feel like the internet is over now that I've found the perfect combination of beautiful prose, chicken shirts, and Joan Collins.
6. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia finally hit their stride with this:
I don't know about other cat lovers, but I shit my pants when I saw what we were all thinking of doing on the TV.
7. Jann Terri has been ROBBED. Her time of success has COME:
8. Official Summer '09 Jam goes to Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" featuring Ricky Blaze and Nina Sky. I know you remember that "Move Ya Body" song. This is 1397818097412 times better.
9. The re-emergence of Grace Jones.
We needed a bad ass bitch to come back and show us what music is. Take note, pop bitches.
10. KPOP brought me up this year and ruined it all at the same time.
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
11. Hercules & Love Affair's "Blind" is bangin.
12. Family Guy
13. 'NSYNC
14. CATBUS
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
The Worst:
1. Lady Gaga taking over everything.
2. Lux Interior (of The Cramps) dying
3. 500 Days Of Summer was the worst movie ever. And I was angry about it for weeks after viewing.
4. Fucking Kpop.
5. Ben Affleck
The Best of 2009 is coming later this week.
I'm pretty sure "Chillwave" as a genre was created as part of some hipster's marketing homework, but either way...these remixes from "Chillwavers" Neon Indian of the Grizzly Bear song Cheerleader are admittedly hitting the wintertime spot.
Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader (Neon Indian 'Sega Genesis P-Orridge' Remix):
Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader (Neon Indian 'Studio 6669' Remix)":
I'm pretty sure "Chillwave" as a genre was created as part of some hipster's marketing homework, but either way...these remixes from "Chillwavers" Neon Indian of the Grizzly Bear song Cheerleader are admittedly hitting the wintertime spot.
Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader (Neon Indian 'Sega Genesis P-Orridge' Remix):
Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader (Neon Indian 'Studio 6669' Remix)":
I'm pretty sure "Chillwave" as a genre was created as part of some hipster's marketing homework, but either way...these remixes from "Chillwavers" Neon Indian of the Grizzly Bear song Cheerleader are admittedly hitting the wintertime spot.
Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader (Neon Indian 'Sega Genesis P-Orridge' Remix):
Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader (Neon Indian 'Studio 6669' Remix)":
What is gayer than Grizzly Bear?
How about Grizzly Bear + Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan fame?
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others (ft. Michael McDonald)
Everyone's favorite indie band du jour with a gay singer who has a huge nose (which the Jew in me loves) has released the second single from "Veckatimest" with the b-side featuring Michael McDonald on lead vocals singing the band's song. He has been having a resurgence of lately as he's also featured on a Holy Ghost! track coming out this year as well. Go Michael!
What is gayer than Grizzly Bear?
How about Grizzly Bear + Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan fame?
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others (ft. Michael McDonald)
Everyone's favorite indie band du jour with a gay singer who has a huge nose (which the Jew in me loves) has released the second single from "Veckatimest" with the b-side featuring Michael McDonald on lead vocals singing the band's song. He has been having a resurgence of lately as he's also featured on a Holy Ghost! track coming out this year as well. Go Michael!
What is gayer than Grizzly Bear?
How about Grizzly Bear + Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan fame?
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others (ft. Michael McDonald)
Everyone's favorite indie band du jour with a gay singer who has a huge nose (which the Jew in me loves) has released the second single from "Veckatimest" with the b-side featuring Michael McDonald on lead vocals singing the band's song. He has been having a resurgence of lately as he's also featured on a Holy Ghost! track coming out this year as well. Go Michael!
A host of new music videos have been released in the past week...all focusing on dancing, Michael Jackson Impersonators, Ron Perlman from that weirdo Beauty and The Beast movie he did, explosions, and guts and glitter, etc.
First up is the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs video for their single "Heads Will Roll".
Guys, that's gross. But at least they finally made a video that doesn't entirely suck. I like videos with narratives and frankly, "Zero" didn't cut it. This one kind of rules. Especially since the guys are all glitter and stuff. 
Sweden is pretty gay and I'm pretty gay for Sweden. That country has singlehandedly churned out more quality pop music in the past 5 years then America has in like, 20. Seriously. That's how gay I am for Sweden. Peter Bjorn and John is a band I've loved for quite some time (although I'm honestly way over that "Young Folks" song now let's try to get over "Since U Been Gone", please). They just released their follow up album entitled "Living Thing" and all the videos thus far have been the weirdest thing I've seen. I've also been pretty stoned watching them, so that doesn't help in the least. Here is their video for "It Don't Move Me". The song is quite good.
And last but not least, we come to Grizzly Bear. The video "Two Weeks" was directed by Patrick Daughters (who did all the videos for Feist off her "The Reminder" album). This is exactly what I feel like when I walk into a church.
I found myself post college without any gay men to look up to in music that weren't crafting dance jams (not that it was a bad thing) and feeling a bit desolate. Here are some bands with gay musicians that don't specialize in club music to balance out the spectrum:
Grizzly Bear has an insane singer named Ed Droste. It literally sounds like an angel whispering into my ear. A big, gay angel.
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (Live On Letterman)
Owen Pallett is another cool dude who primarily plays the violin. He has done strings and arrangements for The Arcade Fire, The Hidden Cameras, and Beirut. He also fronts his own project called Final Fantasy. Here he is playing around with loop pedals doing a cover of "Fantasy" by Mariah Scarey.
And just for shits and giggles: