I’m back! “Hollaaaaaa,” as my new Hunter College friends would say. Two months in Utah, three months in France, and one broken heart later I’m back in New York City. My year-long love affair with Coralie has sadly come to an end and once again I’m lone, lonely, alone. “Unrequited Love” is how Scott so [...]
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Twenty two
This is a strange time for me. I’m in my early twenties, existential freak-outs happening on weekly basis, and never knowing what my next step should be. I mean, I enjoy passion and submitting to my every irrational desire, but I also know what’s expected of me, required of me, in order to be a [...]
Melted Mailbox
After boosting me through the window to my locked apartment, Human Television guitarist Boyd Shropshire sat down and talked with me about psychedelic art, the Zombies, and pasta sauce. His latest project is called Melted Mailbox, a Psychedelic Vinyl Singles Club. From the website: “Melted Mailbox is a collection of music that arrives in bi-monthly [...]
My lazy SLC punk ass
Don’t worry, everyone: I’m alive and well and living in … Salt Lake City! That’s right, my dear readers, I’ve whittled my personal belongings down to two suitcases, strapped my guitar to my back, and made my journey to the foreign land of Utah. Sound exciting? Ok, it’s not really, but it’s kind of exciting [...]
Unite and take over
From the picture on the inside cover of Human Television’s debut full-length album, Look at Who You’re Talking To, it’s apparent who we’re dealing with. These are just a few young dudes who are hanging out, playing music, and happen to *love* the sound of reverb. While it may be obvious to compare them to [...]
J’ai besoin d’une cigarette
Une orange sur la table Ta robe sur le tapis Et toi dans mon lit Doux présent du présent Fraîcheur de la nuit Chaleur de ma vie An orange on the table Your dress on the carpet And you in my bed Sweet present from the present Freshness of the night Warmth of my life [...]
Art Brut @ Bowery Ballroom
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. I love the Bowery Ballroom’s balcony. I can see a band from a comfortable seat, watch the audience in all its quirkiness, and feel like a VIP (as much as I can feel like a VIP while still paying $20 [...]
AttenCHUN!: My New York City neighborhoods
I’m looking over at the old desktop computer I purchased in Mesa, AZ, when I was 16 years old. That thing’s been all over the country and all over the city with me. My mom shipped it to Spanish Harlem, Lane and Bryan moved it to Bushwick, and my ex-girlfriend Amanda moved it to Gowanus [...]
Musique for the sick and afflicted
As I wait for the N train at Kings Highway, I try to pay attention to the unique sounds of my subway stop. It’s an outside stop, so already I have a different palette of noise to choose from. I hear seagulls (I’m just stops away from Coney Island), pigeons having sex overhead, conversations in [...]
Lone lonely alone
I recently ended a relationship with my first love. This is probably the first in a series of breakups that will inevitably happen throughout my life, but it’s still hard. And while The Great Whatsit might not be the best place to post my sad sob story (don’t worry, I’ll spare the details), this has [...]
