Happy Thursday, blisslisters! If you have a free moment, turn your pretty peepers over to the newly-launched website, 80 minutes for life. The concept is brilliant: 80 minutes for life is an ever-burgeoning playlist mecca housing a catalogue of "ultimate introductory mixes" for every single band out there. The playlists will be constructed by a collective of music geeks (myself included from ti...
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a blue ribbon on your brain, boys! {August 20, 2009}
el tenny love! {August 16, 2009}
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My my, El Ten Eleven's instrumental stunner, These Promises Are Being Videotaped, is splendid listening from start to finish. It was released last year, but I discovered this LA-based duo a couple months ago after someone told me that my favorite documentary, Helvetica, was soundscaped by them. Holy perfection soundtrack!â€"an electro-rock fusion that's deliberate and well-produced, yet still boi.
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.... yep, still purring {August 11, 2009}
Just discovered that Broken Social Scene recorded a gauzy-delicious, slow-burning cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" for The Time Traveler's Wife soundtrack. They appear in the movie as well. (yes, please.) Here it is, mingling arm-in-arm with one of my most beloved BBS summer tunes, "Swimmers." Broken Social Scene always manages to turn me into a lusty lady, indeed. Love those g..
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..... yep, still purring {August 11, 2009}
Just discovered that Broken Social Scene recorded a gauzy-delicious, slow-burning cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" for on The Time Traveler's Wife soundtrack. They appear in the movie as well. (yes, please.) Here it is, mingling arm-in-arm with one of my most beloved BBS summer tunes, "Swimmers." Broken Social Scene always manages to turn me into a lusty lady, indeed. Love thos..
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she purrs {August 10, 2009}
Lo & behold, Pitchy finally got around to reviewing my most beloved album of the year, The Antlers' Hospice. Hurray! And yes, I realize it's uncool to respect and read pitchfork.com—I agree, their content can be pretentious, long-winded, and ridiculous. But with that said, many of their reviews are spot-on, thorough, and extraordinarily well-written. I often find myself mid-way through a novell.
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tear in our beer {August 7, 2009}
And so it goesâ€"I've had a blah week, stuck in a slough of discontent. It's really hard for me to share my mood with my friends since I see myself as a positive girl of happy disposition. My shoulders may be high & too bony for most, but they are always available for my friends and loved ones to lean on. Unfortunately, I need to do the leaning now. Happily, myweekend plans involve running away t.
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they know where I live {August 4, 2009}
Months after your release, I still sing for you, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix! I love you more and more with each passing day. You are a rollicking, happy gem of tunes. Thank you for propelling me from my sheets and helping me get to work on time—though my early hour bounces & toe-taps are most surely met with laments of "WOE!" from my flat's lower dwellers. If this blog ever falls into abandon, it.
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this post has been brought to you by the exclamation point! {August 2, 2009}
Just finished my first batch of homemade spiced berry cordial—I'm eager for autumn already! The process was great fun, you simply load up a pot with plump blackberries and boil them until they lose their shape. After separating the juice with a cheesecloth, you mix in sugar, cinnamon & clove and bring the concoction to a delicious, smelly simmer. Finally, you pour in a few glugs of white brand
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fist to the sky! {July 31, 2009}
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San Francisco has endured a rubbish week encased in fog and cold mist. Ah, summers in SF.... bah, inclement weather, I shall defy you and play outdoors regardless of your curmudgeon! After an early morning of hiking and an afternoon of BBQ noshing & lolling (rain or shine, it's my friend's birthday!), I plan on spending Saturday evening sipping beers & giggling with Roger as we relax and take i...
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think before speaking? {July 30, 2009}
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I love this image. On this morning's train ride I became rather thinky about myself, specifically ruminating upon all of the things in my life left unsaidâ€"how over time, we all have an army of blank speech bubbles following us around, the scenes unforgotten & marked with vivid technicolor. I am going to work on keeping this burgeoning bubble collective undercontrolâ€"though my bubbles are cute
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stay down, champion, stay down {July 28, 2009}
I'm noshing at my desk, typing and stopping to pick apart a slice of bbq pizza. Today's lady who lunches is making a dreadful mess of gooey cheese & crumbs and being lazy! There are so many things to write about and busy-bee myself over. I have a band interview to finish, an intimidatingly large collective of new submission tracks in my inbox, many blogs to check up on, and several emusic credi...
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(bitch.) {July 26, 2009}
"The boy, Tom Hanson of Margate, NJ, grew up believing that he'd nevertruly be happy until the day he met The One. This belief stemmed fromearly exposure to sad British pop music and a total misreading of themovie The Graduate." — opening lines of 500 Days of SummerI lolled away my pretty Saturday with one of my best guy friends. We strolled 7 miles around San Francisco, splitting a delicious .
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OH, BLOG! {July 23, 2009}
When my blog grows up it wants to showcase Marc Johns illustrations every day! It also wants to eat ice cream with candy bits for dinner, drink ungodly amounts of ginger ale, and watch NYC Prep on Hulu. Bad blog, bad!14 Forever - Stars | purchase
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(afraid.) {July 14, 2009}
Conversation with mister best friend as we drove to our final training hike at Mission Peak:Me: I'm still scared of Half Dome!Mister best friend: Liz, you will be fine. You are a kick-ass hiker. Me: ...........Mister best friend: ...........Me: You might have to coach me to the summit. Will you do that? Mister best friend: ...........Me: ........... Eric!Mister best friend: Fine, fine, yes, I w...
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good luck, i love you {July 10, 2009}
A lovely prezzie to get this weekend off the ground: Imogen Heap's new single, "First Train Home," is streaming on Stereogum! Yep, it's very likely to play in the background of an awful Grey's Anatomy episode. I do, however, love Imogen Heap and I like her new tune. Her songs are distinctive, beautifully constructed & unabashedly girlishâ€"with blips, pops, floating vocals and layers capturing th.
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unfit mother {July 9, 2009}
Rosemary no. 1 died last night. I may pick up a Rosemary no. 2 this weekend, but if she ends up dying within six days like Rosemary no. 1, I am definitely giving up. My massive fish bowl might be re-purposed & re-imagined as a terrarium. A hat holder, maybe? I will not be a poster girl for fishocide.The Next Time Around - Little Joy | purchase (photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, via Cup of Jo)
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heat, let go {July 8, 2009}
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Spent the afternoon & evening penning correspondences, shopping for dahlias, organizing my pajamas, kicking-up dust and climbing all 2,300 ft. of Mission Peak, and scouring Rosemary & Annette's dirty fish bowl. Slow, slow tasks—one after the next—yet Hope Sandoval carried me through all of them, ear-budded & deliberate. Hope is the former front-woman of Mazzy Star (remember the gorgeous "Fade
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oh, you're changing your heart {July 6, 2009}
I'm in a pep-stepped mood & I'm taking it out on you! Love this new find from 2008 — a Van She remix of Feist's "1,2,3,4." I'm sitting at my desk, bobbing around and being ridiculous. I want to float, I want to meander. This song's perfect, enjoy!1, 2, 3, 4 (Van She Remix) - Feist | purchase (image by stefa zozokovich via le love)
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