December 17, 2009

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals “Everybody Knows.”

December 17, 2009

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals on the Henry Rollins show playing “Goodnight Rose.”

December 16, 2009
R.I.P. Space Wolf →
December 16, 2009
Although I adore Virgin Suicides, Kirsten Dunst’s best movie is easily Interview with a Vampire (although DICK and Drop Dead Gorgeous deserve praise as well).  In the film she played Claudia, the child vampire.  I have older sisters and so growing up I was always allowed to watch…pretty much whatever they were watching.  Interview with a Vampire, Outbreak and Pulp Fiction were a few of my favorites.  There are a number of reasons why that film is so great… Vampires (awesome then, awesome now, always will be…) New Orleans Brad Pitt’s luxurious hairstyles Tom Cruise’s (pre-crazy era) portrayal of Lestat is totally badass Tom Cruise’s blond hair (also quite luxurious) Blatant Homo-eroticism (Cruise + Pitt=YES!) Pretty bitchin’ costumes (the most ruffles imaginable) Christian Slater (his character was supposed to be played by River Phoenix) The ending of the movie (popping out of the backseat of a convertible…surprising Slater after he’d just hear Louis’ story…come on now!) Anne Rice wrote the book…I mean somehow the woman went from Goth literature to some serious Christianity…totally weird… Antonio Banderas’ luxurious hair (sense a pattern?)

Although I adore Virgin Suicides, Kirsten Dunst’s best movie is easily Interview with a Vampire (although DICK and Drop Dead Gorgeous deserve praise as well).  In the film she played Claudia, the child vampire.  I have older sisters and so growing up I was always allowed to watch…pretty much whatever they were watching.  Interview with a Vampire, Outbreak and Pulp Fiction were a few of my favorites.  There are a number of reasons why that film is so great…

  • Vampires (awesome then, awesome now, always will be…)
  • New Orleans
  • Brad Pitt’s luxurious hairstyles
  • Tom Cruise’s (pre-crazy era) portrayal of Lestat is totally badass
  • Tom Cruise’s blond hair (also quite luxurious)
  • Blatant Homo-eroticism (Cruise + Pitt=YES!)
  • Pretty bitchin’ costumes (the most ruffles imaginable)
  • Christian Slater (his character was supposed to be played by River Phoenix)
  • The ending of the movie (popping out of the backseat of a convertible…surprising Slater after he’d just hear Louis’ story…come on now!)
  • Anne Rice wrote the book…I mean somehow the woman went from Goth literature to some serious Christianity…totally weird…
  • Antonio Banderas’ luxurious hair (sense a pattern?)
December 16, 2009
One of my favorites…

One of my favorites…

December 16, 2009
Sofia Coppola. Marc Jacobs add by Juergen Teller. Reasons why I think Sofia Coppola is cool… She has directed a number of my favorite films including Virgin Suicides Lost in Translation Marie Antoinette (easily one of the prettiest films of all time) She was married to Spike Jones and is now pregnant with the lead singer of Phoenix’s second baby (I don’t listen to Phoenix and probably never will, but they are French and I like France…so there) Her father is Francis Ford Coppola one of the most important directors of all time.  He directed such movies as… The Godfather I, II… Apocalypse Now (man that movie kicks ass!) New York Stories (I’m pretty sure my sister Julie and I are the only people in the entire world that like this one…but oh well!  Sofia also helped in writing “Life Without Zoe.”) She is one of Marc Jacobs’ muses (the photo posted was from one of his campaigns).  Coppola was used as the face behind one of his fragrances (Daisy). She’s gorgeous and has an incredible sense of style Before she directed she worked as both an actress and a model. She currently resides in Paris (which is pretty much my favorite place on Earth). She’s the third female director and only American woman to be nominated for an Oscar (in directing of course). The Francis Ford Coppola winery created a champagne after her, called Sofia and it surprisingly enough tastes good She’s cool.

Sofia Coppola. Marc Jacobs add by Juergen Teller.

Reasons why I think Sofia Coppola is cool…

  • She has directed a number of my favorite films including
    • Virgin Suicides
    • Lost in Translation
    • Marie Antoinette (easily one of the prettiest films of all time)
  • She was married to Spike Jones and is now pregnant with the lead singer of Phoenix’s second baby (I don’t listen to Phoenix and probably never will, but they are French and I like France…so there)
  • Her father is Francis Ford Coppola one of the most important directors of all time.  He directed such movies as…
    • The Godfather I, II…
    • Apocalypse Now (man that movie kicks ass!)
    • New York Stories (I’m pretty sure my sister Julie and I are the only people in the entire world that like this one…but oh well!  Sofia also helped in writing “Life Without Zoe.”)
  • She is one of Marc Jacobs’ muses (the photo posted was from one of his campaigns).  Coppola was used as the face behind one of his fragrances (Daisy).
  • She’s gorgeous and has an incredible sense of style
  • Before she directed she worked as both an actress and a model.
  • She currently resides in Paris (which is pretty much my favorite place on Earth).
  • She’s the third female director and only American woman to be nominated for an Oscar (in directing of course).
  • The Francis Ford Coppola winery created a champagne after her, called Sofia and it surprisingly enough tastes good

She’s cool.

December 16, 2009
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“Strange Magic,” by the Electric Light Orchestra is a fucking awesome song.  Cheesy? YES!  Magical? COMPLETELY! It’s the kind of song you hear on an adult contemporary radio station…or  on an infomercial for one of those TIME LIFE soft sounds music compilations.  When it comes down to it Jeff Lynne has a gorgeous voice.  I do not like E.L.O.  In fact I can’t stand the band…but “Strange Magic,” is pretty close to perfect.  The song was used in the Sofia Coppola film “Virgin Suicides,” during the homecoming dance scene.

December 15, 2009

“Old Enough,” by the Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe.

December 15, 2009

Reasons why I (personally) think Jack White is cool...

  • The White Stripes…6 albums and still going strong, the brother-sister-husband-wife-awkwardness with Meg
  • The Raconteurs…2 incredible albums…and the loudest most rocking live show imaginable (loudest show I have ever seen in my entire life)
  • Dead Weather…not that into them but everyone else is and so they get some serious credit
  • Cameo in Shine A Light…the man played “Loving Cup,” one of the absolute best songs by the greatest Rock’n’Roll band in the universe…not just anybody gets to share a mic with Mick Jagger…
  • Working with the best of the best…(Loretta, Wanda, Ricky Skaggs, Etc.)
  • Easily one of the best guitarists alive today…
  • Drop dead gorgeous wife Karen Elson…
  • That whole “Von Bondie’s” incident…Jason Von Bondie obviously looked like he needed a good punch in the face…
  • That Cold Mountain movie he made an appearance in…about the Civil War
  • The man can work in any genre…country, garage, rock, pop (remember that 007 song with Alicia Keys?)
  • The man wears what he wants…and gets away with it…
  • He moved from Detroit to Nashville…excellent choice if I may say so myself…

December 15, 2009
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

“Portland Oregon,” featuring Jack White from Van Lear Rose

Well slow gin fizz works might fast
When you drink it by the pitcher and not by the glass
Hey bartender before you close
Pour us one more drink and a pitcher to go