It will be 90F in Los Angeles today, yet it is snowing (though not sticking) right now in Seattle. What a weird continental coastal flip of climate.
Same with me. Goddamn. How do I make vegan versions of Lindt truffles? Why not Ube truffles or Biscoff truffles or Tiramisu truffles or…
Like, why doesn’t Lindt do Shamrock Truffles? I would possibly break vegan to try one.
I won’t turn down a green bagel, either! but I find it funny that market chains barely phone in the cartoon level marketing for St. Patrick’s Day.
Every U.S. supermarket in…
* Fall / Winter: “Pumpkin Spice / Candy Cane / Sage / Turkey EVERYTHING”
* February: “Heart Shaped Red Velvet EVERYTHING!”
* March: “eh… maybe some green-dyed bagels or corn chips”
I just saw an ad for The Devil Wears Prada 2, and of course, my first thought was "Hmm I wonder if they recast Gaslighting Passive Aggressive Boyfriend?"
"Doctor, I have trouble sleeping."
"Go and see the great singer Morrissey, you'll be asleep in no time."
"But Doctor..."
I caught them this one time by luck. Friends and I only came to see ADULT. Thankfully we stayed to see Broadcast start their set, and my plans immediately changed.
Yeah, I’m aware M83 became an entirely different thing years later when EDM (by name) took off in the U.S.. I’m glad they (he?) figured something out that worked in getting crowds excited.
For better: Broadcast in 2003 (ADULT. opened.) I thought Broadcast were just pleasant before but that show was AMAZING!
For worse: M83 in 2003. I liked the studio tracks from Dead Cities. They seemed nice enough on stage but I literally slumped to the floor and fell asleep, the show was so boring.
Adrian Sherwood has unfortunately cancelled his upcoming North American dates due to US visa issues. I was *just* preparing my Portland trip for this, too. Sherwood is hoping for 2027 dates. We’ll see.
www.instagram.com/p/DVyKNALDLp...
I don’t know Suno enough to know it can convincingly generate a home-recorded out of tune guitar and vocalist like this. If it can, welp, great </sarcasm>
Folks
I believe I have found the Nicaraguan Jandek.
His name is Romel. His acoustic guitar is proudly out of tune. He talk-sings. And he has released over 25 albums in the past year. This is his latest album, Carita Bonita.
untuned talksingjng guitarists unite
Very important.
Alright!!!
Believe it or not, I was searching "ranchera" on Bandcamp and chose to sort by "New Arrivals", and all these Romel albums appear a couple of rows down and beyond.
Nothing against Romel. My life has immediately blossomed by discovering him, but maybe there should be more música latina outreach there
IMPORTANT
Actually, looking more closely, he has dated every(?) of his 26 albums to March 19, 2025. Outsider art numerlogists: you know what your next mission is.
OMG I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS *RIGHT NOW*
Amig@s,
Creo que he encontrado el Jandek nicaragüense.
Se llama Romel. Su guitarra acustica es desafinada orgullosamente. Él habla-canta. Y ha lanzada más que 25 álbumes en el año pasado. Esto es su último album, Carita Bonita.
Folks
I believe I have found the Nicaraguan Jandek.
His name is Romel. His acoustic guitar is proudly out of tune. He talk-sings. And he has released over 25 albums in the past year. This is his latest album, Carita Bonita.
Well, well, well... I don't want to hear a damned thing about why Mamdani really HAD to break his campaign and post election promises re our library budget. You all should be pushing him to do what he said he would do.
Katie Wilson is proposing a 7-year, $410 million library levy renewal. The previous 7 year levy approved in 2019 was $219 million.
Expanded hours, building infrastructure upgrades, and increased materials are being put front-and-center with the renewal.
Salt, chili, garlic - like, the triangle of perfect taste in a small container.
Can anyone guesstimate how much in publishing Richard D. James / Aphex Twin is making from the gazillion plays of the tiny harmonium track "QKthr" that the entire YouTube animal collage short video ecosystem is using as background music? (Microcents is a valid unit of measure, sadly.)
Duuuude, Ray Reacts to these Reddit Comments video would make such a great follow-up if you can stomach doing it.
I would love to have a rabid vegan presence here, myself.
