« May 2002 | Main | April 2003 »
August 7, 2002
Lync - These Are Not Fall Colors 
The pacific northwest sound never would have existed if it weren't for these
guys.
and no, i'm not talking about grunge.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 3:09 AM | Comments (0)
Songs Ohia - Didn't It Rain
If writing an acoustic folky song called 'Steve Albini's Blues' isn't punk rock, i dont know what
is.
This kid is so fucking good. Will Oldham is a talentless fuck who should bury his head in shame by comparison.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 3:07 AM | Comments (0)
Otto - Samba Pra Burro
Brazil!! Brazil!! Goal!!! Goal!!!
Rating: 2/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 3:05 AM | Comments (0)
Madonna - Music
When did Madonna go from making pop music to gay house music? Some of my friends are very happy about this. Many
other are not. Oh well.
Rating: 2/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 3:04 AM | Comments (0)
Herbert - Bodily Functions
I keep putting this in and forgetting that its an electronic album. It sounds more organic than the
first tracks on Amon Tobin's Bricolage -- kind of like dark piano bar with the most beautiful vocals.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 3:03 AM | Comments (0)
Adam F - Kaos - The Anti Acoustic Warfare
At some point in the past 5 years, Adam F went from making some of the best drum and
bass beats, to the best hip hop beats.
Rating: 2/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 3:00 AM | Comments (0)
DJ Rupture - Soot
I think i heard a mix in there from L'il Kim to Oval.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:59 AM | Comments (0)
Spoon - Girls Can Tell
It doesn't get more rock and roll than this.
Or does it?
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:58 AM | Comments (0)
Spoon - Telephono
I should have listened to this more in high school and college. I was an idiot then.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:58 AM | Comments (0)
Mary Timony - The Golden Dove
Sounds similar to Helium, and I think I can hear Ash Bowie playing some polvo in the background.
Rating: 2/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:57 AM | Comments (0)
Koop - A Waltz for Koop
The most 60's sounding 2000's record.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:57 AM | Comments (0)
Arto Lindsay - Invoke
Acoustical guitar from Brazil - warm, inviting, soothing.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:56 AM | Comments (0)
The Invisible Presidency - Louis W Koenig
My favorite book of all time. Not only does it explain why the civil war was not won in a week (one
of Lincoln's cabinet members siding with the Confederacy and manipulating orders), but cover's in-depth America's most influential figure ever -- Colonel Edward
Mandell House, author of The Federal Reserve, precursor-to United Nations, majority of WWI presidential documents, and more conspiracy theories than you can shake a
stick at.
Rating: 3/3
ISBN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:54 AM | Comments (0)
Grid Systems in Graphic Design - Joseph Muller Brockmann
Considered to be the 'bible' of the recent grid re-visiting. Hard to
get, and a great read, but is still lacking something...
Rating: 2/3
ISBN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:48 AM | Comments (0)
Narita Inspected - Lopetz
Buro Destruct's catalog of modern japanese graphic design.
Rating: 3/3
ISBN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:46 AM | Comments (0)
Electronic Plastic - Jaro Gielens
Buro Destruct's catalogue of 80s handheld video games.
Rating: 3/3
ISBN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:45 AM | Comments (0)
Generative Design: Beyond Photoshop - Ade Ward, Golan Leven, Lia, Meta
Ade Ward and Golan Levin. Nuff' said.
Rating: 3/3
ISBN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:44 AM | Comments (0)
Programming Python - O'Reilley
Its a good reference, but not as good as the Free Python Documentation.
Rating: 2/3
ISBN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:42 AM | Comments (0)
Otto - Condom Black
Brazilian music isn't just trendy, its amazing.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:41 AM | Comments (0)
Various Artists - New Jazz Deluxe
I can't stop listening to 'new jazz' / 'nu jazz' / 'jazz house' / whatever you want to
call it. This compilation is one of the reasons why.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:41 AM | Comments (0)
The Million Dollar Hotel
Wim Wenders should have stopped making films just before he thought of this one.
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:39 AM | Comments (0)
Twin Peaks: Season One
The only problem with the most addictive soap opera ever: only the first 7 episodes have made it to DVD so
far.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:37 AM | Comments (0)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
David Lynch gets to clear up a few Twin Peaks questions, while showing all the tits and ass the
network denied.
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:36 AM | Comments (0)
Arbre Los Ojos
So good, it makes me wonder what the Tom Cruise version looks like...
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:34 AM | Comments (0)
Joe Dirt
David Spade pokes fun at white trash as only he can.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:31 AM | Comments (0)
Corky Romano
He's the least funny Saturday Night Live regular, yet he gets his own movie. I dont understand.
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:30 AM | Comments (0)
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
More enjoyable than the Neverending Story -- even for adults.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:30 AM | Comments (0)
Lord of the Rings
Perhaps it will be more enjoyable once all 3 movies are completed -- and can be watched in sucession. But serves
little purpose other than setting up a sequel.
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:29 AM | Comments (0)
The Bourne Identity
It would have been watchable, if not the utter mess of an ending. What should have taken 1hr and offered some
sort of 'closure', was compressed into 20minutes, left the plot open for syndication and brought everything discussed in the first 1.5 hrs to question.
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:27 AM | Comments (0)
UHF
Weird Al takes over public access tv, gives Kramer a variety show, and films someone teaching poodles to fly. The Nanny
co-stars.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:23 AM | Comments (0)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I never realized how many 'famous' people were involved in this. For a cult film, it seems to be made
more like an independant than a hollywood b-list.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:22 AM | Comments (0)
Insomnia
As the New Yorker pointed out, Al Pacino was in nearly every shot and with reason -- to distract from the aimlessness. By
the numbers murder 'mystery' that leaves only two questions left unanswered: why kill off Martin Donovan 10 minutes in? And why bill Robin Williams at the top, when
he has less than 15minutes of screen time?
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:21 AM | Comments (0)
A Knight's Tale
Not as awful as commercials suggested -- a tale not of a knight, but of medieval con-men pretending to be such --
including a drunken Chaucer addicted to gambling.
Rating: 1/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:18 AM | Comments (0)
Modesty Blaise
One of the first movies to truly capture a comic book feel -- and a crazy mod set from the 60s. Modesty Blaise is
little more than a female Danger Diabolik, but not nearly as entertaining.
Rating: 2/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:16 AM | Comments (0)
Our Man Flint
Introduction of Derek Flint -- America's and the world's last line of defense.
Rating: 2/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:14 AM | Comments (0)
In Like Flint
60s Spy is more sincere than spoof.
Rating: 3/3
AMZN:
Posted by Jonathan at 2:13 AM | Comments (0)