November 2010
37 posts
come on up to the house: Speculation. Speculation... →
ilykadamen:
There is a thing that some, NOT ALL, NOT MOST, of you younger people are doing that’s driving me up a wall:
If you wonder about the origins of a thing, or its whys and wherefores, or its hows and methods
LOOK. IT. UP.
You’re on the internet. Look it up! I used to have to go to…
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Atlas Sound silenced →
matthewedwards:
douglasmartini:
I find it a little weird that Bradford Cox can’t even post a bunch of his own songs on his own blog without some sort of controversy following him.
Just heard about this. I can’t really wrap my head around the stupidity of it.
Y’all wonder why I never send my music to record labels.
“We all need love. Whether love for ourselves, love for another, love from...”
– unknown (via genderbitch)
I gotta remember this…
(via secretarysbreakroom)
C.SPANIELS "CROOKED PURPLE RAIN" Fall 2010 Tour...
“CAPITOL CITY CRUNKNESS (10/15/10)”
My friend David woke me up, a mere four hours after I’d gone to sleep, to inform me that I and the rest of his guests had to leave ASAP: he had to go to work early in the morning, and he didn’t have any spare keys to give us so that we could sleep in. He then asked me if I could drop him and the other guests off at a central location, since I was...
Reflections on the Cocker Spaniels' Latest Tour →
Mike Perazzetti, a good friend of mine, was one of the nine people to see me live in Atlanta on this tour; click the link to read his thoughts on my performance @ Noni’s Deli.
“Gods always behave like the people who make them.”
– Zora Neale Hurston (via mcnastyyo)
C.SPANIELS “CROOKED PURPLE RAIN” Fall 2010 Tour...
“ANCIENT HOUSTONIAN SECRET (10/14/10)”
I traditionally begin my tours in Houston because that city has received my music more enthusiastically than Austin has over the last few years. Thus, it pleased me that Scout Niblett’s booking agent scheduled her to play Houston first. It pleased me even more that the show would take place at Rudyard’s British Pub, an established, popular and...
“In an interview set to air Friday, ABC’s Barbara Walters tried and failed to...”
– information addict: Obama: ‘I don’t think about Sarah Palin’
“On Monday I got to participate in a pretty special show at the Cherrywood...”
– My good friend “Westy” of local music ‘blog Big Western Flavor uses my homecoming show to make a larger point, one that you should read the whole post to find out.
“For me, the height of intimacy is engaging in radically honest, vulnerable...”
– Exploring What Intimacy Means (via bowfolk)
C.Spaniels "Crooked Purple Rain" Fall 2010 Tour...
“THE INSPIRATION OF SCOUT NIBLETT”
I must begin by thanking Scout Niblett for inspiring me to go on my fourth and biggest national tour. Scout’s a singer/songwriter whom I often describe to friends as “Cat Power meets Meg White”: her singing and guitar playing are similar to the former’s, and her drumming is almost as rudimentary as the latter’s. However, I believe that Scout’s a...
Trans Pioneer Phyllis Frye Becomes Texas' First... →
dopegirlfresh:
Frye is nationally recognized as an expert on the legal issues facing transgender Americans. Her law firm is currently representing Nikki Araguz in the suit brought by Mrs. Araguz’s late husband’s ex-wife in Wharton County. The ex-wife is attempting to void the Araguz’s marriage (so that she may inherit the estate of her ex-husband). The suit centers on the fact that Mrs. Araguz...
Watchjazzzyone:
Jon Stewart interviewed Jay-Z about his new book on “The Daily Show” last night. Two Sagittarians shooting the breeze. Love the moment at 4:08 when Jay-Z’s bluntness cracks Jon up. I’ll be reading this at a “B” bookstore.
A quote I like:
In order for rap to have longevity, we have to stop viewing it as a young man sport…and view it as an art form. We have to tackle more mature...
New Blog Post!: ON HAIR (OR LACK THEREOF) AND... →
herzundseele:
Excerpt:
I’d walked downstairs to fix lunch, and as I entered the room, my mom asked bluntly, “Why do you have pictures of yourself on Facebook?”
I replied, “Because I want to have pictures of myself up there…”
My mom sputtered, “But you’re bald!”
At that moment, it hit me just how uncomfortable my mother was in my presence- or rather in the presence of my bald head. My...
"Touch My Hair" Live in Waterbury, CT (11/2/10) →
Click on the link to watch me perform “Touch My Hair” @ the Freight Street Gallery in Waterbury, CT on November 2nd, 2010. The person who touches my hair @ the end is the bassist of Singing Bridges, who opened for me that evening. She’s family, so it’s cool :-)
Her Jazz: Top Ten Ways to be a Feminist in 2010 →
amyandronicus:
Stop making rape jokes. These jokes are becoming really popular right now and they are not funny. The other day, I heard a really famous musician say, “This is my rape face!” while narrowing his eyes and wrinkling up his nose. Another man sitting nearby replied, “Every face is…
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“that whole rhetoric that a black artists/person’s value, especially a black...”
– come on up to the house: and furthermore
capricious.: She Told Me Money Does Not Buy... →
Money does not buy happiness. But it does buy a house, lights, heat, a warm belly. It buys a full night of sleep on a Posturepedic mattress. It buys freedom to write about suburban angst and anger. A shelf full of books. Poetry conferences. Art on your walls. A night at the opera.
Illy @ the Lily Pad →
My sonic dream girl Charly East writes an account of her experience opening for me in Boston this past Monday. It was definitely one of the tour’s better shows thus far :-)
Dear New York City (& surrounding areas),
rolonda:
Crunkify your LIFE by checking out @SeanPadilla aka The Cocker Spaniels TODAY AND/OR TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s an awesome dude with an awesome sound, and he’s making two NYC stops on his east coast tour. BE THERE, OR SUCK.
Tonight 8PM, Wednesday, November 3: The Charleston 174 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211 21+
Tomorrow 9PM, Thursday, November 4: Parkside Lounge 317 E....
