"What does it take to turn you on?"

This song is my newest fascination. Suede brought overt sexuality to the forefront of 90s music alongside Pulp. This video is deliciously disturbing and strangely enticing. Brett Anderson's vocals are amazing and seductive. The guitar work is gorgeous and lends to the dirty, sexual tone.

Fabulously Burnt Coffee and a myriad of great oddities

First of all, take a look at this work of genius that I found in Home Goods yesterday. This fabulous cock sculpture stands about 6 feet tall and is going for 200 bucks. Who ever buys this sublime fixture is the luckiest being on the planet.

Speaking of genius, I highly recommend this blog to anyone and everyone. This man's conscious misuse of the English language is absolutely brilliant. He is a deconstructionist without even knowing it! Derrida would be so proud. Plus, he blogs about my favorite musicians and is not afraid to get.. uhh...controversial. Love it.

I'd like to end on Lou Barlow's fabulous cover of Elliott Smith's "Cupid's Trick". This song was played as a part of a tribute show at the 2003 ATP festival. I was awestruck and stupefied when I found this. Barlow and the band did a gorgeous job.

Heatmiser= awesome

I love, love, love the chord progression in this song. Gorgeous piece of craftsmanship right here. Portland breeds some awesome sounds!

Best, most awkward interview ever

J. Mascis has to be the hardest person to interview of all time. Most of the musicians that I dig have a hard time with interviews, but Mascis gets the gold star.

"Hey, Mr. Rain. Ain't you follow me down?"

Tonight is a night for some Velvet Underground. I’ve been listening to “Pale Blue Eyes” and “Hey Mr. Rain” religiously because they seem to fit the mood of this grey, indecisive day. There is something about Lou Reed’s voice and cadence that makes everything OK. His lyrics on “Pale Blue Eyes” sear right through you. John Cale’s viola work on “Hey Mr. Rain [Version 1]” is gorgeously orchestrated madness. This stuff encompasses the listless chaos of today.

cleaning toilets to the tune of Hazel

I'm in the process of moving and consequentially I have to clean the whole house (including the toilets...) To ease this arduous task I'm blasting some of Portland's finest while I'm elbow-deep in Lysol and Soft Scrub. Hazel is a hidden gem of the 90s, and Pete Kreb's greatness should be lauded.



These guys had great harmonies and some creative time signatures.

'like a dirty french novel combines the absurd with the vulgar'

I just read Marquis de Sade's Justine, and it gave me some strange nightmares. I definitely think that the English department should teach this book! After reading this, I watched Quills on Netflix. It was pretty awesome and Geoffrey Rush makes a great Marquis de Sade. It is deliciously lascivious. Must watch.