Rock the Vote

Now that the task of reinstating a balance on the hill has been accomplished, it's time to vote for your rock n' roll candidate. The Hold Steady wants your vote for "Who's Next?". No, our democracy isn't perfect by a long shot. But hey, at least you know that the voting machines really do work on Yahoo.

8:00 AM: Having my coffee

I've been so incredibly busy playing art director that I have neglected the blog I just started. We shot on Thursday and Friday so the hard part is over. The photographer was the lovely, Sarah Silver , who was lot's of fun. I hope to get back with some good linkage soon.

Super Awesome

Check out the greatest pinhole camera I've seen yet. One of those projects that makes you think, "Damn, I should of done that."

Other treats:
The photobooth is becoming a rare commodity thanks to digtal photography and printing (not to mention the wane of malls). The said photobooth has now been cloistered at your local dive bar. But wait, is there a glimmer of hope?

I urge you to check out Home-Tapes, a haven for artists as musicians. As I mentioned, Nick Butcher played the CMJ showcase and it was beautiful. Oh, the confusion for anyone looking for easily consumed product. With little regard for the "too cool for school crowd", Nick served up some challenging compositions made with primitive keyboards,ancient tape recorders,an old radio, and no compromise. It was if these forgotten, archaic electronics were having their own private dialog. Once you settled into the drone of a looped chord through the speaker of an old radio you start to notice things you haven't before. The same way you start to relate to a color field painting which is also deceptivly simple. It was fun to see Nick's strategy for implementing all of his tools, which included scotch tape and a bit of dexterity, as well as some well timed jack inputs. Yet, no amount of preplanning could compensate for the pervasive element of chance. I found the whole the whole performance to be quite genius. Nick is truly an artist and I wouldn't expect less from his music. Good times.

I didn't get a chance to stay for much of the rest of the showcase but I did catch the beginning of The Carribean's set. Of what I heard it was quite enjoyable. But what the hell do you care what I think? Check it out yourself.