tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50674772012-01-19T12:12:52.837-05:00We can do this together.Aryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16100238165686709323noreply@blogger.comBlogger5781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067477.post-67134381833355088932012-01-11T14:38:00.004-05:002012-01-19T12:12:52.843-05:00

BUILD A ROCKETAfter I became a dad, my hearing changed. Rather, I should say my listening changed. I wanted less noise, less aggression, and less demand. This isn't to say I'm totally against feedback or angst--it's just that sappiness resonates with me more than it ever has. I've always sensed a resistance to that change, as if becoming more empathetic made you weaker or uncool. And I would be

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OFF THE RECORDThis is rapper Azealia Banks with her hype-man sidekick Lamb Chopz.A few months back, I met with the supremely talented but then virtually unknown rapper Azealia Banks. I conducted an interview with her in her Hudson Hotel room which ended, forty-five minutes in, somewhat awkwardly and abruptly. So I asked for a follow-up. I got that follow up as requested but that too ended

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GROAN"My name is Kanye, and I do not have an office job."The first week back from vacation is always a very difficult transition. One would think that after being away from a job for so long you would be refreshed and revived. One would be completely wrong.The thing about freedom, about not having meetings, and about being home is that this is when you feel most human. Like you have control over

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MORE FREE THAN LANCE, PART IIFreelancers can't afford a cleaning lady.Just the other week -- to bring you back to the present day -- I had two interesting freelance experiences. The first one, an outlet that I had contributed with frequent regularity, reconnected with me after an internal staff restructuring caused us to lose touch. Being that most of my words, if not all of them, appear on the

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MORE FREE THAN LANCEThis morning, I read a truly heartbreaking article on The Awl titled Seven Years as a Freelance Writer. Richard Morgan, an impressively motivated former freelancer, spent seven years in New York pitching stories to editors and magazines and tried to make a living by doing something he loved. His story would have motivated me had I still been an idealistic and eager recent

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MOVINGIf you're coming to this site still, well then I thank you for keeping up with me. No excuses for the lack of creativity because--GUESS WHAT--we're still being creative.1. Yes, BRING BACK SINCERITY will still exist just as it has since February 2003 (before blogs became all the rage) but with less frequency. This site will exist for long form opinions. However, I am posting with more

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FOOD, INC. WILL EFF YOU UPGive him a hard time for over-employing his literary twee, sure, but Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals is some serious real talk. Read it and wrestle with your conscience over something as simple as buying eggs. I have no idea how it became so trendy to be aware of the awfulness out there in the food industry but a) 'bout time and b) it is really freaking me the eff

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THE NEED TO TWIT"I am waiting for the B train and Mr. Anderson won't stop me."First I spotted Keanu Reeves on the subway. It was pretty exciting. More exciting than you actually might think it would be. He's tall, and heroic-looking. Like if the train had started speeding up SUDDENLY and a terrorist threatened to blow the train up TO HELL if it slowed down at all, Ken (I call him "Ken") would

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WELL, HEY GUY. WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?I do miss the Internet. I genuinely do. There are time when I'm sitting at my desk and I think about writing on a blog, but then I resort to looking at pictures of sneakers that won't be out for another seven months. It's weird. To not be productive, to invest so much time in wasting so much time. And to be honest, whenever I do feel this genuine spurt of

Aryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16100238165686709323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067477.post-25110375543111991072009-10-13T17:24:00.004-04:002009-10-13T18:02:27.734-04:00

LOL....NOT!Hey, kids! Do you remember "original?" You don't? Oh, snap. It's 2009. Original [insert hot model German accent here] iz either in or eet's out.So, do you know what stopped being funny? The Simpsons. You know what continues to be funny. "Your mom" jokes. That will never, ever not be funny. Impossible. Your mom is impossible. Ha. See? Hilarious.Sunday night's episode of The Simpsons was

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NO MILLIONS FOR YOUI am not a millionaire. Sad news, that. But cool on you for voting. Much obliged. And besides, who needs a million dollars when you have love? Right? Right?Recently, I saw U2 perform a rock show, and then a week later, I caught Sufjan Stevens at the Bowery Ballroom. Well, hello, the opposite of intimacy. Meet intimacy.Time is flying by as the fall approaches, and it's been a

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THE MILLION DOLLAR PUPPYWhat's prompted me to return to the Sincere Cave after having not visited for a month? I'm hoping that you'll help me--all twelve of you--in winning a million dollars.See, we have a puppy. His name is Barrett. We talk about him ad nauseum. You know those people who shows pictures of their kids to friends? We're like that. Except those pictures are infinitely more adorable.

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THE EARS OF ENGLANDThe ears of England are different from ours with listening preferences almost contrary to ours (how else do you explain their impassioned love to Kings of Leon?). Aside from our shared appreciation for Michael Jackson, whatever is popular there will most likely remain “underrated” here. Little Boots, who seemed destined for Williamsburg heroism but is being met with apathy, is

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YOU'RE JUST A BUFFETI liked Michael Jackson. I mean, really, who didn't? And it makes perfect sense that the mourners have come out of the wood work in droves lamenting over a tragic life ostensibly ruined by eccentricities and deviant behavior.It's also inarguable that there was some genius there and yes, records like Thriller, and chunks of Off The Wall and Bad, respectively, are nostalgic

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I WANNA BE YOUR DOGAfter weeks, maybe months, of driving to faraway shelters and adoption drives, Shana and I had finally found our puppy. Barrett C. Dworken, nearly four months old, is the latest addition to our family, and in truth, I had no idea that you could become so attached so quickly.Shana had a dog growing up so this emotional connection is old hat, but for me, it's quite strange to

Aryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16100238165686709323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067477.post-60024360519322287352009-06-09T16:16:00.002-04:002009-06-09T16:19:16.751-04:00

WHY WE'RE HEREJenny says this is "totally true!" If it is, this sort of nails us all. But whatever...

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LIKE A FINE WINE OR CHEESEA lot of candles on this cake=old. You got that, right?You missed my birthday but let's not make a big deal out of it. I'm old. Seriously. O-L-D.Last week, I went to see Green Day at one of their "smaller, intimate shows", and I stood, on my right, next to a middle-aged man in a charcoal gray sports jacket with peppered black hair and a "hey, I'm having a good time"-

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STRAIGHT-TO-DVD-SAY-WHAT?It must've been a rough time for Matthew McConaughey when he agreed to do this movie. Note that this film is real but has somehow remained buried in obscurity until comedian Paul Scheer recently yanked it from the netherworld.My favorite part is about a 1:28 in when you see this:I know Jews, Matt, and you my friend are no Jew.

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DO YOU HAVE THE TIME...?*"I care about what Arye says thiiiiis much"Hey, world! Wonder what I'm thinking about the new Green Day record? Yeah? YEAH!Well, here it is. No, not here. Over here!*Major bonus points if you got this reference.

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WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE ECONOMY?Ever the cliche, sitting in a cafe writing a blog entry. Where did it all go wrong? Here's the thing about not having a job: time flies. Like you look at your watch and you think, whoa, it's 5:31. This is not a bad thing, it's just an unnerving thing like lack of productivity becomes exponentially louder and louder when you don't have an office or a stable salary.

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ME SO BUSYHere's some stuff to catch up on. And while most catch-ups are light and fluffy like microwave popcorn, this one promises to be meaty. Like meat-flavored popcorn.- I went to the SXSW Festival where I saw a lot of bands. I wrote a recap on the Heeb blog both here and Part II here.I'm also starring in a few adidas/self-titled magazine (my other gig) video series with two installments

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UPDATEI have a cold and I was laid off. Not the best week ever. But on the bright side, I have more time to write.Yay writing.

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WHAT DRECK HATH JOSH SCHWARTZ BROUGHTETH?The Internet is in for a surprise, albeit a really crappy one. Uber-schlockster Josh Schwartz gave us The O.C. and we forgave him. He gave us Gossip Girl and not only did we forgive him but we kind of watched. Pretty regularly, actually. But now, his new online series Rockville, CA looks so awful (see the trailer above) that there's simply no room to

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I'VE BEEN SICK, THAT'S WHAT!I know I was on a good streak back then but you know, you get a really obnoxious cold that won't go away and productivity is OUT THE WINDOW. Gone.K, we're back. Here we are--Arye, 1. Nose, 0. But granted that's after Nose like won for days in a row.In the meantime, until we get our blogging chops back, here's a lil' something to whet the appetite. I've been listening

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MIX FOR FRIENDS, VOLUME IVGood afternoon, special friend.This fine day greets you with Mix For Friends, Volume IV. Yes, like Huey Lewis' prophecy, Four! 'Tis a special day indeed, so rejoice!First, take the link below and download it.http://www.sendspace.com/file/gdqtlfThen simply drag the whole Mix For Friends, Vol. IV folder from your desktop and into your iTunes. Look at you! You're in the

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Today marks six years in the Hebrew calendar since my dear father passed away. It's hard to believe that this much time has passed. In fact, so much time has passed and so many things have changed since then that it feels like it happened in a previous life. But in truth, it's all right here, post after post. I started this blog six years ago as an outlet for cathartic expression after losing Dad

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THE WORST AD CAMPAIGN OF ALL TIMESadly, Bob's too old to enjoy the "Pepsi for life" clause of the contract.When people find out that I work in advertising, they immediately ask about my thoughts on Mad Men. I like it. But then again, so does the whole entire galaxy. No big scoop here.And while I'd prefer not to espouse on advertising in great length, there's something so inherently depressing/

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MOVING ON UPNo, there is no Kanye on the mix. Apologies to you, Autotune fanatics.I've got a friend who's feeling a bit down these days and so, I made her a very special mix. I am sharing that mix with you.Now bear in mind, this is a very specific theme and that theme is heartbreak, optimism, and the amalgamation of both. Now there's also a Mix For Friends, IV forthcoming. This is just a little

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OBAMA FLAVA"I've got two reasons why I'm keeping my Blackberry, beeyotch."Of all the marketing opportunities from the inaugural craze, Ben & Jerry's Yes Pecan is by far my favorite. Granted I haven't tasted the flavor yet but if it's anything like Oatmeal Cookie Chunk, I'm sure we'll have our first unanimously adored African American ice cream flavor!And bonus points for this limited edition

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LIVEBLOGGING LOVING LEAHMost people liveblog award show. Me, on the other hand, I'm liveblogging the last hour of CBS and Hallmark Films present Loving Leah.- Lauren Ambrose, or "Leah," a hasidic runaway, is arguing with her secular, non-observant brother-in-law, or "husband" Jake (yes, this is all very confusing) and this is the epitome of preposterous cheese, yet I can't look away. I want more.

Aryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16100238165686709323noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067477.post-12770273663258652132009-01-22T18:09:00.002-05:002009-01-22T18:18:37.902-05:00

NAZI TEDDY BEARS?!?!?Let me introduce you to Herr Bear....wait, you're not Jewish, are you?Bravo to Entertainment Weekly for thinking it was appropriate to give Suri Cruise a Nazi teddy bear. Really, of all the presents to give Tom on his Valkeyrie promotional tour, was an eye-patched, Jew-hating stuffed animal the most appropriate thing? It's true that said teddy bear did attempt to kill teddy

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CHRIS MARTIN IS A PUPPETI'm not inclined to post a couple of music videos two days-in-a-row--after all, this isn't MTV circa '92--but this Coldplay video is so incredibly charming, I can't help but share. Now before I post the embedded link (that's tech speak for "pow"), as time goes on, I must confess that I'm enjoying last year's Viva La Vida way more than I thought I initially would.

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SO GOODCalling all music supervisors of romantic comedies everywhere: You know what's a tad better than that U2 song? This insanely amazing Florence and the Machine single "Dog Days Are Over." Snap, krackle, and so so pop.If this post doesn't start a blog flare-up, I'm worthless.

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GET ON YOUR ESCAPE CLUBL'chaim! It's a new record!So they're finally back, eh? It's been five years since a U2 record (seriously, that's insane. Five years? That's no way to keep up with the Internet) and now my no-not-being-ironic-here-heroes premiered their newest single "Get On Your Boots" which my bud Andrew posted on our self-titled site. What do you think?Me? I dig it but considering I'd

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PRETTY FLY"Hey, Arye, how's it going?""Pretty good. You know, living the life.""Cool, cool. Good to hear.""Yeah.""Right on.""Yup.""So...um, are those wings on your sneakers?""Think so."

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OFFICE SHENANIGANS Honestly, this upcoming MTV College Humor show does look rather entertaining but really, this kind of thing happens at everyone's workplace. Right? See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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BEST MUSIC OF 'O8, PART TWO--Or-- I Did The First Five The Other Day Because As You Already Know I Have A Full-Time JobWhy?Alopecia(Anticon>Why?, also known as Yoni Wolf, can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. His third solo album is perfectly weird and weirdly perfect. I've taken every opportunity possible to interview Wolf and cover his art for various outlets and every time, he is an

Aryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16100238165686709323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067477.post-70099966895785617012009-01-07T23:15:00.004-05:002009-01-08T00:19:00.655-05:00

BETTER THAN "I KISSED A GIRL"Before we go into the second half of 2008, I need to know why this dance scorcher wasn't a hit in Oh-Ate? Have we learned nothing from T.A.T.U.? We need more flirty, mildly subversive female duo pop awesomeness in our otherwise Rihanna-heavy lives.And I love how the Veronicas spend equal time on hooks and articulation. In fact, I nominate the opening verse "I go ooh

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BEST MUSIC OF 'O8, PART ONE--Or-- I Would Do All Ten Right Now, But, Hey, I Have A Full-Time Job, Ya' KnowOne of the New Year's resolutions that I've made to myself is to visit the Sanctum of Sincerity more often than the very shameful '08. Considering my abandonment, it's no wonder that last year feels so ironic in retrospect. Let us tarry no further and get to the content. Yes, to the content!

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CHEATING ON YOUJust kidding, my dear BBS'er. Just because I've started a new blog doesn't mean that this one isn't very important to me.Jews Do It is one-part Jewish education, two-parts sneaker obsession, and one-part ridiculous. Take a look at the site, add it to your RSS feed, or make it your homepage. Whatever. Just know that we're approaching 2009, the year of the multi-task.

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Dearest Sarah,You're going to be totally disappointed when you hear that I don't use MySpace anymore. I'm more of a Facebook guy.Best,Arye

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MAKING IT HAPPENWell, hello there, Type-O...Bastard.In case you missed my MTV debut, you can peep the interview footage here.My hombres over at Heeb and self-titled have been mighty generous and sweet with the reviews.In other incredible news, self-titled's art director Garrett Morin co-designed the faux art exhibition in last night's Gossip Girl. Props--no pun intended--to him!

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ME ON THE TELLYHey! That's Arye! And he's on TV!Tonight at exactly 1 AM, I expect you all to be asleep. But I also expect your DVR to be hard at work taping a very special episode of MTV2's Subterranean show. Why's it special? Because I will be hosting it and interviewing Brooklyn's very own Matt and Kim, who are completely and utterly adorbs.Check out the blog for more details about the episode.

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FALL TARTANThere's something inherently Gentile about the Tartan pattern (or "plaid" as the pedestrians call it) but this find at Uniqlo is a seasonal favorite. I'm digging the way that I feel slightly lumberjack, a little Terry Richardson.Am I getting all metrosexual on you? Possibly. Is it making you uncomfortable? Good.And to balance off the Fall look, I'm incorporated some badassery into

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...AND SINCERITY FOR ALLGeez, man. Not bringing back the sincerity in a major way. Uncool. Let's get some links up in this piece for my first time back. Metallica has a record coming out this Friday titled Death Magnetic. I had some thoughts about it.And even though we're only half-way through the year, the boys at Self-Titled have picked their best albums of the year so far. These are mine. So

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AIMING TO PLEASEViva La Vida has leaked all over the Internet yesterday morning and since then, I've been spending time with the record listening to it on repeat. I've spent more time with Coldplay in the past day than I have ever spent with them before collectively.Here are my thoughts on the record. It comes out this coming Tuesday.

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TEETH ARE OVER-RATEDRoot canal. That's what happens these days.I sat in a reclining chair while a doctor scraped out the inside of my back right molar. In truth, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. My whole jaw is still completely numb and I'm wondering why most people who wish to quantify true reluctance use root canal as the threshold. I'm sure that getting waxed is more painful.Of

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UNCASSETTEGo HERE for 18 springtime treats. And feel free to spread the love. Music is for sharing, controversy be damned.Tracklisting:1. The Futureheads - "The Beginning Of The Twist"2. Apes & Androids - "Riverside"3. Basia Bulat - "In The Night"4. Tilly & The Wall - "Beat Control"5. Tobias Froberg - "Slipping Under The Radar"6. Lykke Li - "Dance Dance Dance"7. Elbow - "Grounds For Divorce"8.

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THE NEXT COMPULSIVE READAndrew, Aaron, and I, or the guys who brought you DIW Magazine, along with designer Garrett Morin launched our new publication Self-Titled Magazine just a few weeks back. So far, the online component has been reasonably successful with readership increasing daily. We're enthusiastic about this one because we're in charge and no longer have to answer to anyone.The image

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GET SHORTLet's have coffee.It's no wonder that the blogosphere is for the most part dominated by the young'uns. Occupying the role of Responsible Adult is more time-consuming and physically draining than I expected.When I come home, I feel somewhat creatively drained, and the lack of updating on the blog stems primarily from laziness, not from a dearth of opinions. How can I find the motivation

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LOSING MY INTERESTI loved R.E.M.Note the past tense.It isn't a truly radical position to say that the Atlanta foursome hasn't been good for quite some while. Since 1998, to be exact. After a series of mediocre, lukewarm releases, R.E.M. has seen its fan base dwindle progressively and the media has been all too willing to point that out.And now the band releases Accelerate, its self-proclaimed

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TOP TEN OF 2007#1The NationalBoxer(Beggars)Like Bono and Mick, rock music has a rich history of natural front men strutting around the world with skyscraper-sized messiah complexes. Matt Berninger, singer of the National, is definitely not one of them. The tall and restrained 32-year-old stands slightly hunched on the stage in New York’s Bowery Ballroom, the first of five sold-out nights at this

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TOP TEN OF 2007#2LCD SoundsystemSound of Silver(Capitol Records)Before anyone else had the chance to do it, James Murphy was already predicting his own irrelevance in 2002. At the time, the man also known as LCD Soundsystem and half of DFA Records didn't have a full-length album nor did his label have a back catalogue on which one could base any critical assessment. All Murphy had was his first

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TOP TEN OF 2007#3MenomenaFriend And Foe(Barsuk)A year back, I wrote a lengthy article on the Portland, Oregon trio Menomena for DIW Magazine. But before our first interview was scheduled to take place, the band realized that they were on the road to New York without a place to stay. They then called me and asked if they could stay at my place.Every journalist laments over the lack of the time he

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TOP TEN OF 2007#4RadioheadIn Rainbows(Self-released)Just a week after Radiohead released their seventh record In Rainbows, I wrote the following review for Artist Direct (see below). It was one of the seven gagillion reviews written on the album that week. And surprise--we all loved it.But while much of the media focus was on the official release itself, there was a second disc of new and

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TOP TEN OF 2007#5Against Me!New Wave(Sire)Only one show this year inspired me to take off my shirt, hand it to a friend, and head straight into a somewhat aggressive mosh pit (despite being ten years older than the average mosher). Gainseville, Florida's Against Me! is an genuinely important band. Earlier this year, I even asserted that the punk foursome may be the natural heirs to the Clash

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TOP TEN OF 2007#6FeistThe Reminder(Cherry Tree)Before the success of Leslie Feist's accidental hit "1, 2, 3, 4" (are commercials the new radio?), I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Canadian folk singer in a downtown Manhattan hotel lobby. The only problem was that I had forty-five minutes with Feist and that's hardly enough time to write a 4,000 word cover story. There's only so much you

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TOP TEN OF 2007#7Tegan And SaraThe ConEmotionally overwrought lesbian identical twins from Canada. It sounds like a B-movie but it's actually the performers and songwriters behind last year's trickiest album. At first listen, Tegan and Sara Quin's fifth album The Con achieves both instant memorability and mild irritation, the unconventional melodies wriggling within the confines of the standard

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TOP TEN OF 2007#8YeasayerAll Hour Cymbals(We Are Free)It’s been years since anything coming out of New York sounded both refreshingly accessible and boldly odd at the same time (is that an oxymoron? It doesn't have to be). However, Brooklyn’s Yeasayer crafts a sublime debut that reminds us as to why this city is allegedly synonymous with “eclectic.” Incorporating wiry sitar, canned-sounding

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TOP TEN OF 2007#9Bishop AllenThe Broken String(Dead Oceans)The Kinks, the Rolling Stones, some obscure singer-songwriter from the late 60's. Maybe a track sung in a foreign language. Preferably, a romance language. As much as we enjoy the adorable quirkiness, Wes Anderson's soundtracks are getting rather predictable. But had Wes somehow considered a vinyl collection update--and Lord Ray Davies

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TOP TEN OF 2007#10SloanNever Hear The End Of It(Yep Roc)The album is dead. And in response to the short attention spans of listeners, musicians have become focused on singles. After all, it would make more sense for a songwriter to compose a few $0.99-worthy songs for the kids and their itchy iTunes fingers than to exhaust creative energy in making a cohesive unit.However, the obstinate musician

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FINANCIAL DISPUTEFrom: Nancy *******To: Arye DworkenDate: Oct 12,, 2007 3:35Subject: Ehrenkranz disputeMr. Dworken: You need to pay your bill in full. Financial responsibility is a good foundation for a happy marriage. Nancy ******* Associate General Counsel Office of Legal Counsel New York University 110 Fifth Avenue, Room 414 New York, New York 10011**************************

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Among the many wonderful things that's happened in the past couple of months since I've updated regularly, I've neglected to tell you about my inclusion in the De Capo Best Music Writing 2007. The book, edited by Robert Christgau, is a compilation of the year's better pieces of music journalism now available in fine bookstores everywhere. The story for which I was recognized is called "Straight

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OFF THE MARKETAs some of your New York Times readers may already know, Shana and I got married a week back. And while a Times announcement is nice, a Gawker reference makes this whole getting married thing worthwhile (and being labeled as "impressive" by the ever-biting website is certainly nothing to scoff at).The wedding itself was surreal and wonderful, a most incredible night, but really,

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DON'T NEED NO EDUCATIONIt's 12:14 AM and I'm entering the grades of high school students into an Excel spreadsheet.I am not a teacher.The process is tedious as hell and supremely frustrating. At times, I need to get up and pace the room, take deep breathes, and pace once more. I'm helping Shana out because her students' grades are due on the following day but Shana also needs to prepare a fresh

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Over The Rainbows?Granted, it changed the atmosphere of the record industry, but is the thing any good? Good question. It is.

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I WANT MY CHANNEL CHANGERHey, ya'all. I'm this high right now.By now, just about everyone and their co-worker has weighed in on ole Brit's VMA performance. And while I'm all for restraint, I've still got something to say over at Artist Direct.Incidentally, Chuck Klosterman may have been right. It's very possible that "just because Britney Spears is famous doesn't mean she isn't a completely

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DON'T LOSE TOUCHSongwriter Tom Grabel is the closest thing punk rock will get to a superhero.The frontman of the politically charged band Against Me! is standing on the stage of the newly opened Music Hall of Williamsburg alternating between near-maniacal glee and throat-torturing screams. His black uniform--T-shirt and skinny jeans--are soaked through with sweat, clinging to his thin body proof

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REGULARITY, LACK THEREOFThere are two types of bloggers.Those that gladly and frequently promote their blog and those that still consider the word "blog" kind of weird to say aloud.There was a time when I would post with regularity and, well, that time was when I was freelance (or as Mom refers to it, "unemployed"). Now with a full-time job, my freelance in high gear and an impending wedding,

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WHEN TIME STOPS FLYINGThe authorized Swiss Watch Repair office sits on 42nd Street between Madison and Park which is, thankfully, right around the corner from my office. This would allow for a quick lunchtime visit.It's almost laughable that after months--maybe years--of disregard, I finally found the motivation to fix my father's favorite watch which hadn't worked since his passing. The Rado

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$502On Friday, I got an email from Bank of America notifying me of suspicious activity in my account."Suspicious activity" has this air of non-threatening shenanigans, like Bank of America wrote an email to simply inform me that someone has been peeking through the presents the night before Christmas.When I called a customer representative, she informed me that $502 was withdrawn from my account.

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I'M MY I'M NOT A PLASTIC BAGIs it genius or is it the epitome of commercial vapidity? Perhaps it's both. On Wednesday, July 18 at 8 A.M. the four Whole Food locations in New York released 20,000 Anya Hindmarch I'm Not A Plastic Bag for $15 each. There was a three bag limit for each person. The bags sold out by 12:00 P.M.The canvas bag was created to raise environmental awareness or as Hindmarch's

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FEELING ANIMATEDIf I were a Simpsons character, this is what I would look like.

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BEWARE THE PADDLE!What are my thoughts on Mr. Mitzvah, the Jewish superhero as featured in the upcoming series Who Wants To Be A Superhero?I'm glad you asked.My thoughts on Mr. Mitzvah.And for the newcomers asking themselves, should I care about Who Wants To Be A Superhero? And is it really such terrific television?Well, I'm glad you asked.Why you should care about Who Wants To Be A Superhero? Or

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OBLIGATORY PARIS HILTON POSTParis Hilton finally left prison last night after three weeks of unjust suffering. According to the Washington Post, the hotel heir-head "looking exuberant, sashayed past two rows of reporters and photographers held behind yellow police tape at the Lynwood women's jail just after midnight, before running to a waiting sport utility vehicle to hug her mother, Kathy ("

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WHAT ISRAELI TOURISM PROBLEM...?Peace? Nah. Who needs peace?What Israel really needs is the 18 to 35 horny, beer-drinking demographic. "As this blog has reported":http://heebmagazine.com/blog/view/35, the Middle East country's New York Consulate teamed up with Maxim magazine for a very special cross-promotion featuring girls of the Israeli Defense Forces not necessarily wearing their uniforms, if

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DEAD, LONG LIVEThe Jane blog has died but whatev, right? Seems pretty typical of the magazine industry. You put eighteen months into a project, consider yourself an integral part of said project to only then get a phone call thanking you for your contribution after the decision has already been made to shut it down. No consolation prize. No advance warning. Couldn't we at least have done it in

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RUNNING OUT OF IDEASHas it really come to this...?Spoon - "The Underdog"

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A SIGN OF LIFEOne, two. One, two.Is this thing on?Oh, look at this. It does still work. And all this time....Okay, don't sit down just yet. We're leaving.Where are we going?To catch up. It's been my longest stretch of blog silence since I can last remember and we have a lot to discuss.This is serious.But I'm glad you're here so let's get going.Where do you want to go?Coffee? A drink?Are you

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CATCHING UP ON MUSIC REVIEWSWith your host Arye-- Pela's debut Anytown Graffiti-- Idlewild's latest Make Another World-- Maximo Park's second album Our Earthly Pleasures-- The Noisettes' What's The Time, Mr. Wolf?-- King of Leon's third record Because of the Times

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From Vietnam with love.

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JEWMO PART II - or CAN JEW COMPLAIN AND ROCK AT THE SAME TIME?[Continued from yesterday]Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional goes to beaches and, hence, is so not Jewish.When I was younger, I would sometimes fantasize about being a rock star but it felt even more implausible than being an astronaut. Rock stars were reckless, confrontational personalities. Rock stars drank and did drugs and

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JEWMO - or - WHY ARE THERE NO JEWS IN EMO?Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy. So Jewish. So emo.A few years back, I read an article by Chicago-based writer and feminist Jessica Hopper entitled Emo: Where the Girls Aren’t and it allegedly shook the insular world of emo. Granted emo is a sensitive genre (short for “emotional hardcore”) and shaking it up is probably easier than, let’s say, offending the

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WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THE IMUS SCANDAL-- From hereon in, I shall refer to it not as a "nap" but as an "afternoon rest"-- It's only okay to say "hos" if you, in the very least, know a couple.-- A controversial radio segment should be broader. I mean, anyone can offend ten people.-- Al Sharpton is a selfless man on the mission to eradicate racism. He is by no means interested in getting attention

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PEREZ HILTON IS AN A**HOLEOne of Britain's recent pop imports is a waify, ambiguously gay man named Mika. The twenty-three-year-old singer was in Austin, Texas to win over the American press during SXSW and he was on-stage improvising a jokey cover of Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie." I stood there reluctantly listening to what could be summed up as a singular Scissor Sister. Really, nothing more than

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MESSING WITH TEXASHey, so rumor has it that you heard some music down in Austin, Texas...?Well, yeah. You could say that.

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THINGS I WILL NOT DO BECAUSE I LOST THE LOTTERYIt's not like I expected to win but in the back of my mind, I still hoped. Shana bought a few tickets. My new office mate asked me if I wanted to join in on the office pool. We all joked that it would be so awesome if I were able to quit on my third day. I even added that my recent employment probably made our chances better--I mean, imagine me

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FULL-TIMEBarry calls subways "metal coffins," and this morning, I know exactly what he means. On my way to my first full-time job in over five years, I look around at my fellow passengers and their depressed expressions feel contagious to me, and so I begin to frown. Even though I would be getting paid well, their tired, reluctant eyes suggest that perhaps a full-time job and the accompanying

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So, while you weren't looking, Bring Back Sincerity turned four-years-old. Hard to believe, right? My first post on February 18th, 2003 simply said, "Welcome, friend. You are wanted here." It's an incredibly minimal and straightforward opening, and while I've never suffered from a shortage of words, the brevity still feels very appropriate.Despite the slack I get on a regular basis for the corny

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LETS GET BACKYou know how sometimes you play that game when you look at people and try to figure out what animal they look like? I love that game.Before we get back into the regular rotation, here is what I've been up to and why Sincerity has been brought back so infrequently.1. I'm writing reviews for Artist Direct on a regular basis. Thus far, I have written a review on Klaxons, the Frames, and

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SONG OF THE DAYSo, hey.I wish that I had more time to write to you. I know that I've been distant of late but there's been a number of things going on. Sometimes, I feel like a juggler who's thrown too many balls in the air. I can't possibly catch them all, ya know? I've got to let at least a couple of them drop.But I promise that you are not one of those balls. I would never, ever reduce you to

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WHERE IS THE LOVE?Well, that's simple. It's right here.Heeb Magazine's Love Issue is now on sale with a cover by illustrator R. Crumb. I contributed the Chosen Music feature on Guster.

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SONG MIX OF THE DAYI'm always telling ya, Sloan, man. Rock 'n roll is alive and well. It's just living up north. But yeah, yeah, I can talk about something 'til I'm blue in the face but how 'bout we bring it instead.Oh, it's brought thirty-one times below.A Very Special Sloan MixSpread the Sloan love. But please do so with your pants on.

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ALL PARTIED OUTKele Okereke is exhausted. In fact, he’s already yawned several times since we sat down to dinner a mere ten minutes ago at Ballato’s, a quant, home-style Italian restaurant. But you can’t blame the lead singer of Bloc Party for being this tired. After all, he and his band mates, Matt Tong (drums), Russell Lissack (guitar), and Gordon Maokes (bass) are in the process of

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I made a bet with myself. Which I do more often than you think.Because making a bet with yourself isn't as bad as making a bet with someone else. You don't win, you don't lose. You win and lose at the same time. I congratulate myself on winning while simultaneously wishing myself a "better luck next time." The experience balances itself out.Minotaur Shock - "Someone Once Told Me It Existed But

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SONG OF THE DAYThe sentiment is beyond cliche in rock music already but no matter how many times I hear it-- "everything is going to be okay"--it still comforts somehow. Sure, it's hokey and it's quite possibly the laziest attempt at lyric writing but then again, how can you not relate with the occasional feeling that nothing is ever going your way, or, paradoxically, that you should never be

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MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF...The Arcade FireNeon Fire(Merge Records)Arcade Fire’s rapturous debut was titled Funeral but it’s actually their newest release Neon Bible that sounds like death. From the opening song “Black Mirror” until the concluding “My Body Is A Cage”, the Montreal collective effectively inspires a feeling of ominous gloom. It’s possible that this band even has crossover potential in

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ABOUT DADThis past weekend, the New York Times Book Review ran a review of Calvin Trillin's newly released book About Alice, a slender recollection of his life with his recently deceased wife Alice. Judging solely from the review, it's obvious that Trillin had an intense love for his spouse, but more importantly, Trillin's memory and attention to detail is uncanny (although he admits that his

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HAIKUS FOR MY LANDLORDI am so stressed right nowWhere is my landlord?Pick up phone!Using all caps meansprobably something urgentPICK UP PHONE!Who doesn't have a freakin'answering machine these days?Radio Shack!Waiting for the beep butthere is no beep to wait forHang up?Ring, ring, ring, ring,still ringing, ring, ring, ringNo voicemail in 2007?Everyone has voicemail butMy grandparents don't have

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SONG OF THE DAYAmy Winehouse's voice could make a grown man cry. I only know this because I came nearly this close to tears last night during her American live debut at Joe's Pub in New York. The British soul singer is almost as talented as her liver is tolerant. In between sips of Amaretto Sours (or, more accurately, gulps), she belted out her time-resistant songs with a charming, shaky

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