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(Part of The Weekly Check In series)
Blake wrote some of my favorite songs of all time in his band Jawbreaker. (loved Jet’s To Brazil too.) Here’s a quick check in with him, short and sweet. After you read this you should check out the Flashback Friday I did about Jawbreaker. Also note Blake has a new band with Aaron Cometbus, look out for them they’re playing shows around Brooklyn. (I think even one tonight.)
RR: What are you currently working on or just finished that you’re excited about?
Schwarzenbach: I just finished a rather elegant translation of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Second Discourse” which I’m proud of, and my new band played our first show on Sunday. The darkness drops again!
RR: Where have you traveled so far this month?
Schwarzenbach: I haven’t left Brooklyn in a month.
RR: What’s your favorite music right now?
Schwarzenbach: Chumbawamba, The Vapors‘ “Magnets” album, Legal Weapon and Divinyls‘ “Desperate.”
RR: Best food you’ve had in your neighborhood lately or while you were traveling?
Schwarzenbach: Pizza for breakfast, Prospect Park Southwest.
RR: Anything Else You Want To Mention?
Schwarzenbach: Recount! I think Obama had more votes than were allowed. The mandate should be affirmed in even more overwhelming numbers. The concession prize: Lee Atwater is dead, Karl Rove is not getting younger or less dauphin-like, and Palin gets to go home to Alaska to be a grandmother. I think Bush is going to start drinking again and leave the church — perhaps he and John Hagee will re-stage Waco only with more fire and captive moon children.
I had heard of Boys Life throughout music talk and living in Kansas but never actually heard them til one special night when I walked by the Lawrence, KS Rec Center and saw them play. It was amazing, went out and got it the next day at Love Garden. Checkout The Farewell Bend and Canyon which were bands after Boys Life. Thanks to Brady for mentioning I should do them this week.
About:
“Boys Life was/is from Kansas City, Missouri and originally formed in sometime in 1993. Their music is arguably a cross between Drive Like Jehu and Fugazi - though it’s much much more. Throughout their years of playing, Boys Life developed a sound entirely their own that others have tried to copy but never nearly as great.
They released a whole lot of recordings including a split single with Secular Theme, a “Lister”/”Without Doubt” single and a split single with Giants Chair. crank! released a Boys Life / Vitreous Humor split single and then the band decided to do an album with crank!. After that, a song on the crank! “don’t forget to breathe” compilation and a legend of a split 10″ with Christie Front Drive, Boys Life went on down to Cargo Records to release their second full length, “Departures And Landfalls”.
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Little Paper Planes just updated their site with a “slew” of new zines. Pictured is Free Mag 001 by Scott Massey. Check them all out here. I know they are getting ready for a little Holiday Gift Guide, so look out for that soon!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 11:11am - 11:12 am AND pm this will be happening in San Francisco at Dolores Park but also anyone anywhere in the world can participate.
Here’s what it’s about:
“Everyone who can make it to the courts at Dolores Park are invited to gather there on November 11 at 11ish am and/or pm. When 11:11 strikes, we will collectively cast our own wishes during a minute of silence. The alignment of numbers and synchronicity of people coming together for a common mission can remind us that together we can realize the true effect that positive thinking can have. While there, some of us will be taking photos and making a Wish List to be published in the future, preserving and perpetuating all wishes made.
Everyone not in San Francisco are also encouraged to take a wishing moment at 11:11. Please email your wish to 1111wishlist@gmail.com for inclusion in the publication, and to spread your hope around in general.”
I wish I could describe Wilderness to you, but it’s nearly impossible. They are from Baltimore, MD, they’re totally bizarre, and their new record is called (k)no(w)here which is their 4th release.
I’d listen to it really loud and close your eyes.
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(Part of The Weekly Check In series)
I met Deth P Sun through my girlfriend and over the years I’ve really only hung out with him at art shows, food (Del Taco or Pizza,) or board games. I’m lucky enough to own an amazing piece of art he made that is now hanging on my wall. Oh, he also helped me finish my Silver Jews collection, which is amazing.
View his work on his website, life on Flickr, and things he has for sale at LPP.
RR: What are you currently working on or just finished that you’re excited about?
Sun: I’m working on a book that’s basically a reproduction of my sketchbook. That should come out in a few months. Uh, yeah. That’s kind of it for what I’m really excited about. I’m trying to learn how to cook. I’m doing it pretty badly. All I know how to cook so far in Corned Beef and Cabbage, Scrambled Eggs, Hard Boiled Eggs, uh, a Sandwich, and Pork Chops.
RR: Where have you traveled so far this month?
Sun: Well, I went to LA to drop off somethings. I don’t know if you could call that traveling. I got sick right before I got there so I ended up just wanting to do nothing. I watching “The Great Muppet Caper” with my friend Carolline and I got to briefly see some good people down there.
In the summer Marci and I went on a big East Coast trip. We were in New York for a few days, then we went to Providence and stayed at a friend’s place. We really like Rhode Island, for a lot good reasons, mostly the food and the funny accents. We also made our way to the Edward Gorey House on Cape Cod. He lived in this town called Yarmouth Port and we were there without a car and we somehow still had a lot of fun just wandering around town. We just hung out at the cemetery, Marci swam in a real East Coast pond, and we ate at the restaurant Edward Gorey ate out at at least twice a day. We got a book called “Haunted Yarmouth” and read up on all the houses that we walked passed (every house was haunted and they all involved New England sea captains). We also stayed in a kind of shabby B&B, but it was pretty cool in a weird way. It was the most haunted structure in all of Yarmouth. We stayed in the Carriage House where one of the stable boys hung himself back in the day.
RR: What’s your favorite music right now?
Sun: Uh, Doug Martsch and Stephin Merritt. Always and Forever.
RR: Best food you’ve had in your neighborhood lately or while you were traveling?
Sun: Yesterday I had a pulled BBQ pork sandwich at Rudy’s in Emeryville. It was pretty good. Actually the best meal I had in a while were these pork chops I picked up at Trader Joe’s. Marci sent me out to go grocery shopping and I brought back these $8 pork chops. She got really mad, cause I guess that’s a lot of money for just two pork chops. But then we fried them, and ate them with potato fritz and apple sauce, and it ended up being a really good meal. The best meal while travel was probably at Flo’s Clam Shack in Middletown, RI. Uh, I got a lobster hot dog there, and ate some chowder, and there weird clam things I don’t really know what they are.
RR: Anything Else You Want To Mention?
Sun: No. Not really. I’m trying to sucker someone to play Risk with me. I don’t really care if I lose, I just want to finish a game. Every time I play with someone they always give up or don’t want to play after 3 hours. I just need the satisfaction of completing something. I offered a neighbor a burrito to play Risk with me. He says he’s coming over in two Mondays. We’ll see.
