one of the coolest stories i’ve read all week. last month, the drummer (mark nicosia), an institution among nyc street performers, is rocking out in front of the trump hotel when he’s asked by some woman to pack it up so her client can get some rest. the client? axl rose. his response? .

the short article is well worth the read, and the video at the end sums it all up nicely. (the loads faster).

also check out mark’s own from his myspace page.

i got a hold of this great comp of french new wave and post-punk music a little while ago. i find it highly enjoyable. there’s lots of dancey, synthed-out, gritty songs on it. one of the top tracks is by mathematiques modernes. the record is called so young but so cold: underground french music 1977-1983. it’s avaiable .

listen to mathematiques modernes “disco rough [ian smagghe edit]“

if it wasn’t clear already, we really love baby dayliner. audz, the sneakmove superpal who recently bailed to nyc, shot a short video of bd performing last wednesday. apparently he held a blue hanky in one hand the entire night. check it out, then check out the blogs our cute and sassy friend does (, )

(thanks, audz.)

here’s another crazy video where two unusual animals face off. this huge centipede acutally eats bats. yikes.

i remember staying up late in 1988 to watch on mtv. they used to play a bunch of somewhat interesting videos… timbuk 3, del fuegos, xtc, mojo nixon, robyn hitchcock, etc. i remember seeing a video too. i have no idea which song. i’ve heard some tracks by them recently and their sound really takes me back. it’s along the lines of or . sorta cheesy and garagey all at the same time. this is one of the softer songs on their volatile lp.

listen to lime spiders “jagged edge”

the report states that via itunes (which continues to be confusing to me) in conjunction with its theater debut (screening before the new superman film). but someone got their hands on it and put it on youtube earlier in the day. pirates!

here’s the trailer (it hasn’t been pulled). these spiderman movies put every other superhero franchise to shame.

minister and prophet tracy marune, angered over remarks made about marguerite perrin (the crazy christian lady on “trading spouses”), by late night television host jimmy kimmel, takes it to the streets to protest and fight the demons in the city of angeles, beginning with mr. kimmel.

tracy marune, (aka andre hyland) has a bunch of other hilarious videos he’s done, including videos for (and featuring) artists why? & odd nosdam. check out his other videos at

this one might be right up alley…

[2004 - 2005]

Artist statement:
It’s a Nike shoe stapled together with human flesh, twitching…

(hey d–promise to get your newest pair of kicks up asap!)
(thanks, sizod.)

a while back, i heard a compilation of brazillian pysch rock called . it’s a good selection of songs that seem to loosely fit together in mood if not in actual genre. the track by os brazões was a standout for me. it’s definitely psych rock with extra nice brazilian percussion. of course, stocks .

listen to os brazões “tao longe de mim”

is the guy from 4 hero. last year he put out a great record consisting of beats made using samples from and its parent label, chess. cadet’s heyday was the mid to late 60s. they released great poppy jazz records by the likes of ramsey lewis, ray bryant, ahmad jamal, terry callier, rotary connection, etc. i’m not a fan of 4 hero’s smoothed-out electronic soul sound. this is different. it’s a really good hip-hop record. mac did a super job and the record, how about a game of chess, is .

listen to marc mac “the ride”