http://www.blackisthenewblood.com "...it was a dreary grey war of frozen corpses; frozen blood goes black." - William T. Vollmann, "Europe Central" Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:14:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Prince/Coachella Tank top, originally uploaded by bunnicula. http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2008/04/30/must-have-this-shirt/ Album of the year: Jay-Z: American Gangster....I'm not a big Jay-Z fan....I usually like two or three songs per album, but this one hits all the right notes. Honorable Mention: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Follow The Lights EP. Mostly reworkings of songs that have been out there for a while. Top ... http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2008/01/25/belated-best-of-2007-music-post/ There's a lot of films I have yet to see from 2007. Of what I have seen, this is the best. I can't quite describe why I love this film, I just do. Do yourself a favor... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mIpwx5lA5I] trailer#2 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xIF92OUos&NR=1] http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2008/01/03/best-movie-2007/ Several years back, I used to go out a lot. I was a bit of a scenester. After a show one night, I was invited back to a girl's apartment for after hour drinks with a few of her other friends. I ended up talking to a guy for a ... http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/09/05/a-story/ New Vollmann on the way. http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/08/02/it-never-takes-long/ So, I have the new Prince album. With the title Planet Earth, I guess I figured it would be Prince's enviromental statement. Error #1. At it's worst, Planet Earth couldn't be all that bad. Even bad Prince albums are usually reviewed with a tag line going something like this, "This isn't ... http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/07/16/first-impressions-are-almost-always-right/ Sheila is having a garage sale. http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/07/13/nothing-to-do-on-saturday/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATyGuDTLBjA] http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/06/28/fire-at-the-tomato/ Sorry....I've been bringing new progeny into the world. I'll start double parenting soon. Until then, Easy, Tiger. I've got a Halloweenhead. http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/06/16/son-ive-been-neglecting-you/ Evidence. (via Matt M.) http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/21/will-ferrell-is-a-genius/ Terrance Wedin, who once sat next to Cho Seung-Hui in a fiction workshop, is blogging for Esquire. (via Maud). http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/20/fascinating/ Band Version: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgTVzmQu_Mk] (Much Better) Fan Version: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo41tLI3qGA] http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/17/reason-1-why-bands-should-let-their-fans-makes-their-videos/ If these are the books that have left a legacy over the last 25 years, we are in more trouble than we thought. I will never read USA Today again. http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/17/worse-than-the-disappearance-of-bees/ “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man." -Albert Einstein So what is happening to the bee population? http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/17/bringing-new-significance-to-the-idea-that-your-cell-phone-may-be-killing-you/ Kurt Vonnegut, RIP http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/12/with-deepest-sadness/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91sqAs-_-g] and so is this [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJdP7pgs_po] http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/04/06/this-is-genius/ So I walked into Borders today, and was struck by a heap of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" as I walk in. Flags start going off in my head. I've been a manager at a big box bookstore, and thats not the type of book you hit customers with when they ... http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/03/29/a-man-walks-into-a-borders/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPsp3sytbX0] http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/03/25/songs-i-love-pt-1-gillian-welch-revelator/ If you think this is creepy..... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwxq_GPGfAg] then watch this [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsf6j__XT8c] http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/03/25/sex-with-dolls/ Actually, the highlight of my 40th, was finishing Against The Day. More on this later. http://www.blackisthenewblood.com/2007/03/22/i-lied/