Saturday, September 06, 2008

The Watch List



Listening:
1. From: Roni Brunn is the lone woman behind the sound of From. She has quite the incredible story, and a light and fun style as well. Brunn grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel, attended high school in Beverly Hills, and graduated Harvard University with a major in economics. After college, she launched a line of high end handbags that sold in exclusive shops around the world and appeared in top fashion magazines, including Vogue, InStyle, and Marie Claire. In 2002, she created Math-Club, an organization that puts on recreational math events as documented in Time Magazine, Wired, BON, and NPR. In her work as a web developer, she created sites for Ringo Starr and Justin Timberlake. She is a self taught musician who writes, arranges, performs, and produces all the tracks for From. Listen to: One Spring Away (mp3)
2. The Unabombers: Luke Cowdrey and Justin Crawford are two DJ's who on October 6th are going to take you straight to the legendary Manchester club 'Electric Chair'. Electric Chair - Saved My Life is an incredible DJ set featuring some of the best underground dance music around.
3. Welcome to the Cinema: Just released their debut album Blocks and Hills, these five South Dakota boys play a great a brand of pop music. Listen to: Tasty Taste (mp3)

Reading:
1. ALIENATED AFRAID OF FURNITURE IN BEDROOM by Brandon Scott Gorrell: A fear of furniture is rational, right?
2. Siberia by Noah Cicero: Olive Garden and porn, sweet!
3. Honey by Steve Finbow: Don't ever read in the tub.
4. One More Saturday Night by Cassie J. Sneider: Records stores and Sha Na Na and dirty bathrooms.
5. A Pig Cannot Look Up by Greggory Moore: A strange conversation about pigs and their ability to look up.
6. Two Poems by Karl Koweski: One of the best in the biz!
7. Tonight by Sean Lovelace: Nothing says romance like Depeche Mode, and sautéed onions.

Wishing:
1. Four-Way Make-Out: New work by Matt Furie, Jay Howell, Matthew Feyld and Dawn Riddle Opens Sept 5th, 6-9pm Closes Sept 28th (Grass Hut Gallery, Portland, OR)
2. Typewriters Morph Into Creepy Sci-Fi Creatures
3. "Emo for Obama" buttons

Getting:
1. Library of Inspiration: What a great concept! Journey into a virtual dedication ceremony, celebrating great works of art in the fields of music, film, and literature.
2. Writers on Writing: A literary interview show hosted by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.
3. Open Books: Working to promote literacy. They are looking for volunteers, and it is a great cause.

Watching:
1. Langhorne Slim "Restless" (mp3)
2. Sam Champion Video #3 and Like a Secret
3. Canon Blue "Battle Hymn" 4. Basia Bulat "The Pilgriming Vine"
5. The Stain of Poetry Reading Series: Ryan Murphy
6. New video interview with Ben Tanzer, author of Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine


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