Notes
2019.10.14
If I had a ‘Favorite Albums of 2019’ list I’d be adding Big Thief’s new album Two Hands to that list.
I can’t think of a band that seems more devoted to the work right now than Big Thief. This is their second release this year, and it seems they’ve been touring and recording almost nonstop for several years now.
[ Full post: Two Hands ]
2019.10.13
2.
I’ve decided that I’m just going to start sharing more of my demos, drafts, fragments, and improvisations, so they are out in the world before they become irrelevant, instead of languishing half-finished in my notebooks as I wait for some mythical moment when I will have endless time and energy to create the thorough, perfect thing.
[ Full post: Demos, Drafts, Fragments, and Improvisations ]
2019.10.12
I wanted to write a full essay that thoroughly explores my thoughts about this album, Mesita’s Twitter song project, and how it all is actually impacting my views on life, art, &c., but since I already have notebooks and drives and clouds half-filled half-empty with so many other such good intentions that I never follow through on, I’m just going to post this now, and state that I think that Mesita’s You Are Beautiful is pretty much one of the most honest pieces of art I have ever encountered.
[ Full post: You Are Beautiful ]
2019.10.08
I’m reading Weird Little Robots by Carolyn Crimi and Corinna Luyken to my kids right now, and so far it feels kind of like if Kate Dicamillo had collaborated with Stephen Spielberg on one of his 80s Amblin projects. In other words, I’m enjoying it. And my kids like it, too.
[ Full post: While Reading: Weird Little Robots ]
2019.09.29
Mesita made me a 5-second song on twitter. I love that he does this and that I finally got the guts to ask for one, and he did it.
@jdwhiting pic.twitter.com/6I5rb9aZVB
— 小さいテーブル (@mesitamusic) September 29, 2019
[ Full post: Mesita made me a 5-Second Song on Twitter ]
2019.09.29
My daughter really wanted to be immortalized as a ghostly figure on google maps so I decided to make this photosphere public. See also: our deconstructed puppy’s detached floating tail.
[ Full post: Big Cottonwood Regional Park Photosphere with Deconstructed Puppy and Ghost Girl ]
2019.09.08
Today I happened upon an excerpt from Tommy Pico’s forthcoming poem/book Feed, and I’m weirdly excited about it now.
[ Full post: While Reading and Listening: Feed ]
2019.07.16
“House” by KAINA. Beautiful, timely song opening a killer new album.
[ Full post: KAINA - 'House' ]
2019.07.15
I’ve now watched every single item in this collection of films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul at least once, and I’m getting pretty obsessed.
[ Full post: Apichatpong Weerasethakul ]
2019.07.09
Ever do that thing where you start building a new website, and even write and publish a few things on the website, but never tell anyone about the website or link to the things on the website?