I’d meant to blog about this over a month ago! I found this while watching What a Way to Go with Gene Kelly and Shirley MacLaine.
Wanna see where the name “Flaming Lips” came from? Watch this clip.
Archive for March, 2008
the origin of “Flaming Lips”
Posted in Bands, Movies on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Xanadu
Posted in Movies, Musicals, Performers on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m kind of obsessed with Gene Kelly right now. I revisited Singin’ in the Rain a few months ago, then I saw him in What a Way to Go, and now I can’t get enough of him. He makes singing and dancing seem so easy, so joyful, like anyone could do it, despite the fact [...]
Pump It Up!
Posted in Bands, Elvis Costello, Movies, Personal Shit, Songwriters on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My band recorded a video last night until almost four in the morning, which accounts for my dour expression and bloodshot eyes today.
Originally I’d wanted some kind of concept video–like, maybe we could be running from zombies, in a neon-lit cave made of wrinkled black trashbags, while scantily-clad heavy metal vixens struck menacingly robotic poses. But [...]
The Lemon Pipers on LSD!
Posted in Bands, Bubblegum, Television, The Lemon Pipers on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of course they took acid. You know when you hear a song about love’s world of blueberry blue, you’re probably hearing something influenced by the wide world of pleasure-enhancing, mood-altering, hallucination-enducing psychedelic drugs. And though they are pegged as a bubblegum band (hell, they’re on Buddah Records), in many ways the Lemon Pipers fall into the [...]
Chichen Itza – the Pyramid of Kukulcan at the vernal equinox
Posted in Mayans on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We finally got some good photos up of the pyramid at Chichen Itza that we took two weeks ago. Here’s one taken by my glorious girlfriend. Since it was nearly the vernal equinox, notice that the shadows from the corner of the pyramid align themselves against the right stairwell, so that it appears there are [...]
Cozumel has its own song! But don’t ask this guy for any Sabbath.
Posted in Performers, Personal Shit on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When my gal and I and my brother and future sister-in-law were exploring the Yucatan a couple days ago, we made our first exploration of the island of Cozumel. Though the beaches weren’t as nice compared to Playa del Carmen, it was much more laid back, cheaper, and tastier! Also, the traveling street musicians were a bit [...]
Igloo Tornado show at the Black Maria gallery tonight
Posted in Art, Shows on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This isn’t a review, but a reminder–the Igloo Tornado art show ends tonight. Go to the wrap-up showing/party tonight at the Black Maria gallery in Atwater Village (if you’re lucky enough to be in the L.A. area tonight).
The Goldbug Variations, Glenn Gould, and William Gillespie
Posted in Albums, Books, Classical Moosic on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was supposed to be writing a blog about Richard Powers’s The Goldbug Variations, and how I finished the book while on a plane to Mexico, with Glenn Gould’s 50’s and 80’s recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations tinkling in my ears via the power of my new iPod, and how once again I was overwhelmed by [...]
Chichen Itza – why do selfish brats spoil everything?
Posted in Art, Mayans, Personal Shit, Venus on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Y’all miss me around here? I just got back from visiting Playa del Carmen and other parts thereabout in the Yucatan, so haven’t been able to do much writing or editing.
I went for a wedding, but of course my group did a bunch of site-seeing at the various Mayan ruins in that stretch of Mexico. [...]
Pocahaunted and the silent screen
Posted in Interviews, L.A. Record, Movies on March 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I picked up a recent print version of L.A. Record from the floor of our house (left there by one of our constant steams of guests and well-wishers) and saw that local L.A. noise band Pocahaunted was on the cover. Though I prefer their previous incarnation, Knit Witch (R.I.P. or on hiatus?), I’m glad to see these gals have been playin’ out [...]
