May 2012
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Stay Calm - Let Me Clear My Throat
http://intothewoods.tv/2012/05/first-taste-stay-calm?from-feed Just click that link and play that song. It’s gonna be a SUMMER JAM* *what I think a summer jam is and what most people think a summer jam is is very different. My last SUMMER JAM was Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca in 2009. Original Article
May 18th
Alex French: "The most important thing an... →
alexfrench: nicolemarietherese: - Gethard I don’t want to quote him out of context, so let me provide some background. Read More I have to be honest and go against the grain here: this quote sort of annoys me. I’m glad Nicole gave some background, or else it would just seem inaccurate to me. I… “Boring” not in the sense of actually boring, but trusting that...
May 18th
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Anonymous asked: Oh my gosh and you write poetry? Marry me!
May 18th
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Madeleine Peyroux - Smile
Sometimes there are good things in life. Original Article
May 17th
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Maria Taylor - Xanax and Maria Taylor - Clean...
This song reminds me of a girl I liked and kissed once before she told me she didn’t find me physically attractive who was a tremendous wreck but sang like Jenny Lewis and that made her less of a disaster and more of an angel. When I ran into again a year and a half later she showed me her nipple piercing even after I said I didn’t want to see it and she called me a creep for...
May 17th
"The most important thing an improviser can be is...
nicolemarietherese: - Gethard I don’t want to quote him out of context, so let me provide some background. Read More This is fantastic. Can I make it shamelessly about me? I can? Well, thank you for (not) giving me permission! Before the final two Improvised Documentary shows, we dared each other to be boring on stage. To just live life, to not worry about being funny or any of that other...
May 17th
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Jon's Ego (in print form!): True Story: I Once... →
jonbershad: A few years ago, I was very, very unemployed. I knew I wanted to be a professional writer but had no idea how to do that. I still don’t know how to do that. However, I spent a lot of time reading CraigsList ads in the writing section. At one point, I found a listing for romance novel ghost…
May 16th
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The Master Game
I am so glad I found this. It’s so calming and it makes me feel like a smarty pants. Original Article
May 16th
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Best Coast - When I'm With You
I am listening to a lot of garage/shoegaze/surf rock from 2010. Original Article
May 15th
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Pretty Redhead
She was a pretty redhead at the outdoor poetry reading I accidentally walked through on my way to get a coffee Her tights were black and her sunglasses blocked out her eyes Her green shirt - I don’t know what to call her green shirt - a blouse, a dress? - her green top covered her knees and the sleeves were rolled up her arms but it was obvious to anyone that she was pretty - not...
May 14th
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Wavves - King Of The Beach
YOU’RE NEVER GONNA STOP ME Original Article
May 14th
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Lifescrapers Episode #3 - Robbie Cruise
Robbie Cruise - This week, I spoke with Robbie Cruise. Robbie owns a popular night club here in Astoria. Robbie has some very interesting ideas to promote and grow his business, and we spoke about them and the difficulties a small business owner faces in this modern technological world. Episode #3 - Robbie Cruise Original Article
May 14th
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Player's Theater TONIGHT (5/11) at 10 and SATURDAY...
One last final push for these two shows - Fun Fun Fun and High Five Fest host SKOMP tonight at 10pm at Player’s Theater. It’s got improv, sketch, and more improv. Also, a raffle, where you can win such great prizes as A WALK ON ROLE IN A SKETCH and A SLOT AS A TEAM CAPTAIN AS KALEIDESCOPE. The sketches this month are super funny, and I hope I don’t ruin them with bad acting. I...
May 11th
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May 11th
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Built To Spill - Strange
The lyrics remind me of improv, and how I feel about improv, and what I think about when I am improvising. this strange sound you said I said you’re not listening or I’m not saying it right this strange war of promises let’s call this a truce, well call it the truth and it’s strange, but not all that strange yeah it’s strange, but what’s so...
May 9th
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Human Bell - Splendor and Concealment
I feel like a cowboy listening to this. I’m going to be in a cowboy mood all day. Original Article
May 9th
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On Fun Fun Fun and (Secret Man Group) and Why You...
Fun Fun Fun is a complete blast to play with. I’ve never meshed so quickly and seamlessly with a team before. We instantly started playing with each other and became best friends, and that really translates in the work on stage. We play hard, fast, loose, and completely unapologetically. I think our shows are exciting, physical, and delightful, and you can hold our work up to the best of...
May 9th
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McAlmont & Butler - Different Strokes
I had to have talked about this song before. But no other song makes me so consistently happy every time I hear it. Original Article
May 8th
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Soft Machine - Why Are We Sleeping?
Soft Machine had a great bass sound. AND GREAT EVERYTHING! Original Article
May 8th
joestanton asked: What do you honestly think of me? What do you honestly think of meeve?
May 8th
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I'll tell you what I honestly think of you.
Just ask.
May 8th
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Habits
I’m reading a book right now on habits They are formed to save our brains time We see the cues, we know the reward we fall in line Two people have told me I lost weight It made me feel good when my writing was shit Now I am eating my second donut in two days Last night was jelly Tonight is Boston cream I almost got one of each but the guy at the deli didn’t hear me...
May 8th
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The Sopranos - "46 and Long"
Sopranos – 46 Long – Season 1.2  “You know the Golden Age of the mob… that’s gone, and that’s never coming back” - Vincent Rizzo In the pilot, Melfi tells Tony that many Americans feel that they’re living in the decline, just like Tony does. Which is all well and good, but what do you do with that information? Do you wax nostalgia about better days, fight...
May 7th
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AP Mike Day
Can’t sleep, vote for AP Mike Day. Original Article
May 7th
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Some Cool Beatles Stuff
First, Paul’s bass line on Hey Bulldog, isolated. So melodic and intricate. Second, a weird version of Revolution that served as the jumping off point for Revolution 9. I kind of like the bizarre squeals and droning looping here, but Revolution 9, not so much. George Martin tooling around in the studio and finds a HIDDEN GUITAR SOLO on Here Comes The Sun. This is fun to watch if you...
May 4th
May 4th
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Julie Doiron - La Jeune Amoureuse
A beautiful song for lonely days. Original Article
May 2nd
May 1st
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Asobi Seksu - Red Sea
This is a great song, but it doesn’t get REALLY great until the four minute mark, when it swells and reaches a climatic finale, only to press onward. Original Article
May 1st
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The Sopranos - "The Sopranos"
Sopranos – The Sopranos – Season 1.1 I always catch shit with people when I say I like the Sopranos more than The Wire. In the pantheon of Important Television Shows, The Sopranos typically ranks #2 or #3, behind The Wire and possibly a Man Men or a Breaking Bad, depending on what you’re binging on at the time. Maybe because people got cold on the show because of the episode-long dream...
May 1st
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April 2012
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Titus Andronicus - The Battle of Hampton Roads
I feel this way a lot. Nobody’s interested in the stuff I’m selling, so maybe I should go back to New Jersey and pack it in. Seriously, don’t think I don’t get it. I’m not one of the handpicked. I’m not one of the old boys. I’m on nobody’s radar. Nobody’s knocking at my door. I’m not even one of the cool losers, the guys who are getting...
Apr 30th
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Lifescrapers Episode #2 - Genevieve Rohan
Genevieve Rohan - This week, I spoke with Genevieve Rohan. Genevieve is an 11 year old girl detective. Genevieve is an incredibly precocious and bright young girl, and she and her nanny Carmen were nice enough to come into my studio and talk with me about being a small child with a lofty dream of being a real detective. Episode #2 - Genevieve Rohan Original Article
Apr 30th
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Apr 27th
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Don Caballero - Sure We Had Knives Around
For fans of Battles, later, less-glitchy period 65daysofstatic, and the instrumental parts of Minus the Bear. Also if you wished Slint was more upbeat. Also if you like SCTV references. Original Article
Apr 27th
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David Letterman Top Ten List Books
I had almost forgotten how important these were to my childhood. I used to read these late at night, after I was supposed to have gone to sleep, and laugh hysterically. Looking at it again now, it’s amazing that I laughed at these Sununu and Marion Barry jokes. But the jokes are structured in a way that the reference is never the joke, and the context gives you all the info you need....
Apr 27th
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And the most horrifying and racist thing I've seen...
It is possible it is less horrifying and racist when it’s worn on a human being. Original Article
Apr 26th
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Zeus - Are You Gonna Waste My Time?
Obvious Zepplin/Big Star influences and a great sense of groove. Original Article
Apr 26th
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Nirvana - Molly's Lips (Peel Session)
This is coming out of my slow and grudging respect and appreciation for Nirvana. I can admit when I was wrong. I am retroactively dedicating this to a girl that I made out with a bunch but never slept with. Original Article
Apr 26th
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Superchunk - Like A Fool
I like the slow burn and the sudden explosion of guitar and drums. Original Article
Apr 25th
Apr 25th
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Chestface
Stare into the chest, the chest gazes back. Original Article
Apr 21st
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Maneater
What an amazing show. I am so proud of both Josh Sharp and Matt Dennie for putting on one of my favorite shows I’ve seen in a long time. FULL DISCLOSURE: I was in the show briefly, if by being in the show you count “dancing and singing terribly for one minute.” It was seriously Python-esque. Absurd and silly, but not random. So different than everything that’s at UCB, in...
Apr 20th
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This 11 year old is really laying down some funk
This is what happens when you give a kid a bass, a copy of School Days, and a ton of free time. Original Article
Apr 18th
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Louden Wainwright III - The Swimming Song
The fantastic AV Club profile on Wainwright got me listening to this song a lot. It’s so simple and it makes me think of being kid swimming all day and riding bikes and drinking Jones soda and playing Manhunt and making up a game involving dice and army men and sleeping over each other’s houses and trying whiskey for the first time and midnight bike rides and the carnival and the...
Apr 18th
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Improv Observer: Tuesday, April 10 - The... →
improvobservations: If you haven’t seen the Documentary yet, you should! Tonight is their final show of a four-week run. I saw last week’s set and was incredibly impressed with the entire form. I’ve only ever done a documentary opening and it was great fun but it will never compare to what these guys pulled off in 30… This is why you should go see the show TONIGHT at 11 at UCB, you...
Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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Justifying Away the Unusual Thing
If you can easily justify away the unusual thing, maybe it wasn’t that unusual to begin with? Original Article
Apr 17th
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Ben Gibbard - You Remind Me Of Home
I love the sweetness of the title and the nastiness of the verses. Home is such an overwrought metaphor in music, and it’s nice to see a different take on it. I know plenty of people who reminds me of this kind of home. Original Article
Apr 16th
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It's here! The first episode of my new podcast,...
Unsubscribe from all other inferior podcasts! Finally, I am proud to officially launch my bi-monthly-ish podcast, Lifescrapers: Tall Stories of American Lives. Very rarely do I do something that I am completely proud of, that is so incredibly my comedic voice and sensibility. This is that thing. I am doing the exact show I always wanted to do, and it’s making me so happy. I’ve...
Apr 16th
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Lifescrapers Episode #1 - Jeremy Morales
Jeremy Morales - Welcome to the first episode of Lifescrapers: Tall Stories of American Lives. This week, I spoke with Jeremy Morales. Jeremy is a plumber who lives in Astoria. His life story is fascinating, and I hope you enjoy what will be the first of many interviews with real American people. Episode #1 - Jeremy Morales Additional Note: During our episode, I promised Jeremy I would link to...
Apr 14th
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