A letter to a departing companion
Fiona Apple has postponed her South America tour to be with her ailing pitbull Janet. She writes a heart-wrenching, wonderful letter which will feel familiar to anyone who has ever loved and lost a pet or even a person. If you feel like reading something sad and beautiful, is here. A taste:
...read moreAnd in Other News, Ann Coulter* Has Man Hands.
R. Mildred posts a virtuosic rant about Bussel: Seriously, where does one begin tearing this sort of crap apart when that’s the accompaning photo? The caption to which is nothing less ironic than “no one has the right to tell you how to fuck”, which is precisely the sort of caption you should have under [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten
The “Yay, my bathtub is finally fixed and I can shower at home instead of at the gym!” edition. (It’s a good day). 1. Radiohead – Life in a Glass House 2. Ani Difranco – 32 Flavors 3. Mindy Smith – One More Moment 4. Gipsy Kings – Trista Pena 5. Tom Waits – A [...]
...read moreMusic To Clean To
At 11pm Sunday night I was still in my jammies from Sunday morning. (In fact, I’m still in my PJs from yesterday morning. Gross.) Yesterday was devoted to cleaning house, paying bills, doing laundry, and wrapping Xmas presents, and today will be more of the same. Whenever I clean house I load up the full [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten, 2nd Ed
Ah, study music… 1. Fiona Apple – Mistake 2. Damien Rice – The Blower’s Daughter 3. Suzanne Vega – Caramel 4. Miles Davis – Dr. Jekyll 5. Ani Difranco – Dilate 6. Black Crowes – She Talks to Angels 7. Jeff Buckley – Grace 8. Sigur Ros – Staralfur 9. Bill Evans Trio – My [...]
...read moreExtraordinary Machine
The unreleased Fiona Apple CD is available for download in full. Go now. via Heliologue.
...read moreSubvert The Dominant Link Paradigm
Yes, I’m the loser sitting around on a Saturday night compiling links for the blog. One Man’s Opinion: Fiona Apple is to Wilco as…? Turn the music industry over to people who actually enjoy music. Factesque: StDLH Friday. “Women Bloggers Don’t Interest Me For the Following Reasons” Version which led me to Culture Kitchen: Raping [...]
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