So I became a Catholic this year. It’s been fun. I go to church and sing with other people, I like that part. Anyhow, here is a record I found with the help of reading an interview on Pitchfork with the dude from Hercules and Love Affair. It’s a spiritual record of sorts, and one of the first things I’ve listened to new in a while that seems really fresh to me. I also signed up for something called Lala, you can listen to the whole record for free once if you like.
Love
Luke
Just read a really interesting book about food. Something I have been thinking about a lot lately. I found out that processed sugar wasn’t so good for you and also that I ate a lot of it. So I stopped eating it for a couple months now and I am feeling a lot better. It wasn’t easy, but so far I have replaced a lot of those calories by eating a bunch of fruits, which I never had the desire to eat so much of before. Anyhow, saw this book on the flight down to DJ with Gabe at a festival in Houston for fourth of July. The guy next to me, Howard, on the plane was reading it. A really nice old guy from San Antonio. He told me that it was an easy read, it get’s easier at the end, and I found that to be true. I read the whole thing in basically a 24 hour period, although I can do that sometimes, especially on a long plane flight. I like reading more than watching movies, although on this flight there were not any. It makes me want to start growing plants in my yard, and has got me thinking of stopping not only processed sugar, but processed carbs as well. Although the first thing that comes to mind is pizza, which is a regular snack for me. We’ll see what happens.
Went to the Upset the Rhythm showcase last night at Monster Island in Brooklyn. It was a really good line up of acts including Soft Circle, Silk Flowers, John Maus and others. It was also really crowded and a total sweatbox and they weren’t letting anymore people in. I did make it in towards the end and caught the John Maus set which was pretty awesome. Basically it was him singing over his own tracks but he did it with such total abandon and intensity that it really worked. It probably also helped that I’m a big fan of his music and he played some of my favorite songs. Above is a video for a song called Tenebrae off of the excellent Love is Real album on Upset the Rhythm.
Good day brothers and sisters. A glorious one. So full of beauty and promise… Now on to the night. Ok, yeah, so back when I was a wee lad in high school I was smitten by a band called Rocket From the Crypt, who were the coolest thing on wheels back in the day. I even wore some pomade in my hair when I moved to San Fran and that’s kinda another story, anyway, me and my three Rocket T-shirts really loved this band. They had just released Circa Now! and I was totally stoked, beyond belief. I would go to Off The Record in Hillcrest and hope to hell that they would have a new Speedo and Company product. I even once wrote the esteemed man a letter and he had the nerve to write me back about not playing enough pinball and being on tour too much (what a concept!). I’m pretty sure this gave me enough confidence to start playing guitar, with a Rocket sticker that he included on it for good measure. Yes sir, I went straight to Guitar Center and my parents bought me a Gun Metal Blue Stratocaster instead of including me in their going to Europe plans for the summer. What the heck did I care anyhow??? I was going to take over the world, with my shorts on. The Night Marchers are Speedo’s new band with another guy from San Diego called Gar Wood who was really nice to me when I was in Carpet. All these guys were pretty dang cool actually.
Love and Peace
Luke
