You may remember a while back, I had posted that thing about the burrito being mistaken for a baby in the trash. Well, I found the source of that tidbit of joy. http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jbistlin/headlines1.htm These got me into a painful giggle … Read More
Mike from The Motion Sick created a video out of archive footage for their song “Jean-Paul.” For a twelve-hour project it came out pretty cool. I wrote this song at age 18, I originally called it “Jean-Paul Approximately” (a little … Read More
So, I am trying to learn more about video editing. I hope to make a short film for the 48 Hour Film Project next year. As an exercise in editing, I spent all day making a music video for Jean-Paul … Read More
Tonight, I tackled Naan. I bought the mad expensive Chipati flour weeks ago at the Indian Grocery, and finally now have come around to using it. I followed a random recipe from somewhere in webspace and replaced the yogurt with … Read More
Saw legendary Twee-poppers Tullycraft on Thursday at PA’s Lounge. They got the kids dancing… Video of the show: Setlist: Someone else’s photos from the show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsearles/2575631452/
Here’s an updated list of what I’ve reviewed over at Three Imaginary Girls Record Reviews Moby – Last Night Devastations – Yes, U Dead Confederate – Dead Confederate EP Battle Hymns – Hidden Reservations Keith John Adams – Unclever Newspapers … Read More
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/universal-to-ap.html An interesting case has finished its first round in the court system. Universal Music sued eBay seller Troy Augusto for selling promo copies of CDs. “The judge ruled [that these sales] are legal because the promo CDs are essentially … Read More
It is not often that I find music, especially entire albums, that I really like. I am super picky about what music is for. But when I do find something I love, I’m pretty die-hard about it. Though there have … Read More
Amazon just decided to recommend this book, Vegan Seafood to me and it totally grossed me out. Veggie approximations of fish. I’m entirely the wrong person for this, as I’ve always hated anything seafood related, including seaweed, as it often … Read More
Elisa Jordana, who I’ve already raved about a few times, is working on a music video for her song “Nymphomaniac.” If you scoot on over to her page and watch the videos she has posted, a keen eye will observe … Read More
Nothing happens! It’s amazing! It’s awesome! It’s a hoax! How stupid. I guess I am helping perpetuate it by posting this, but pleh. In response to: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2100340/Mobile-phone-popcorn-‘hoax’-hits-YouTube.html UPDATE 6/14 – OFFICIALLY REVEALED TO BE A STUPID VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN – … Read More
Our close pals in Electric Laser People, who will be joining us for The Flash Wednesday as part of our August residency to rock out about Superheroes were robbed this weekend of some important gear. We’re always greatly saddened when … Read More
A giant, giant thanks goes out to all of you who helped make our 100th show at The Middle East Upstairs a blast! We had an awesome capacity turnout, excellent crowd participation (possibly the best 30 lives dancing yet!), and … Read More
Most people who have spent at least five minutes in my presence have heard my diatribe on pun-named businesses. I actually have often talked of my plans to run for legislative office so that I might propose a bill to … Read More
As some of you may recall, The Motion Sick was one step away from being invited to appear on The Bodog Battle of the Bands million dollar contract thing on Fuse. We lost to the energetic fellows of Fear Nuttin’ … Read More
They are literally my favorite band right now. They are great on record. They are great live. They are great. Check them out at: http://www.deadconfederate.com/ Live review and interview coming soon to http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/user/thesleepwalker Go seem them if you can. Tour … Read More
Contest over at: http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com/2008/06/pela-and-static-of-gods-at-middle-east.html
I was “lucky” enough to hear an advance copy of the new Weezer album PNH (That’s one beyond OMG), this album is terrible!!!!!! It is, almost impossibly, the worst thing they have ever done. Whenever I managed to stop cringing … Read More
Saw them last night. I already thought their EP was the best thing I had heard in a while. Now, they are officially my current favorite band. Will post more on them soon, but for now, just go listen to … Read More
Three of us in the band went to see Sea Wolf on Friday at The Paradise. I really enjoyed the band a lot. The Jealous Girlfriends also played:
Hello Friends, If can you only see The Motion Sick once this year (how sad that would be), now is the time: Come to our wondrous 100th show!!!! We have a ridiculously amazing, amazing lineup! You don’t want to miss … Read More
Boston dance night The Pill gets its own mini-documentary. You might remember that The Pill hosted The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” video release party. I actually used to attend the Pill regularly back in 1999 or so when it was … Read More
Revver.com has come up with an interest Youtube alternative. Their model inserts ads into videos in different ways so that content contributors can make money from their work. I am not sure if we’re talking about pennies or dollars at … Read More
My beloved Volvo (dubbed “Golden Thunder”) finally died last week, she just turned 20. This car saw me through three versions of blitzkriegbliss, gigs, several boyfriends, breakups, four moves, trips to: Montreal, Niagara Falls, Binghampton, Albany, Penn Yan, Long Island, … Read More
Though I threatened not to make cupcakes for my guests, of course I did anyway. I added fresh organic strawberries to my go-to vanilla cupcake recipe, they sank to the bottom of the cupcakes but everyone seemed to enjoy the … Read More
This recipe was posted on Vegan.com’s Top Ten Vegan Recipes of 2008 list (a little presumptuous, no? considering 2008 is only half over, but whatever.) I made the Moroccan Phyllo Rolls, which as M said, were “the most exciting thing … Read More
I am beta testing the site Ping.FM. In theory, it’s a tool that will allow simultaneous status updates or blog posts to many sites. I’ve been complaining about not being able to do this for months. Here it is I … Read More
I had heard this lead single from the latest self-titled Weezer record and didn’t think much of it. I decided to check out the music video anyway…it’s awesome. It definitely flies a ROFLcopter over a LOLercoaster track. All your Weezer … Read More
Screen Shots for DanceDanceRevolution Universe 3 have been released! The game looks awesome! The shots are also featured on various sites revealing details about the release:http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/dance-dance-revolution-universe-3/news/three-new-ddrs-announced-for-10th-anniversary/a-2008051516018473069/g-2008051595832835066, http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/2020/Dance-Dance-Revolution-Universe-3/p1/, http://www.gamershell.com/xbox360/dance_dance_revolution_universe_3/screenshots.html, etc.
Perhaps this will become a regular feature on The TMS blog. Sightings is a display of a collection of things seen around town. Does each “thing” have meaning in isolation? Does the collection of “things” cleverly tie together and add … Read More
http://www.antilabelblog.com/?p=288 Q: Can you tell me an odd thing that happened in an odd place? Any thoughts?A: A Japanese freighter had been torpedoed during WWII and it’s at the bottom of Tokyo Harbor with a large hole in her hull. … Read More
Adrian Mumsey’s 1979 performance of the song “The Lost Sheep” tells a tale of woe, misfortune, and confusion about one’s place in the world. It teaches us that all living things share the struggles of existence and of finding purpose. … Read More
I saw Rock Plaza Central last night at TT’s. They are a really interesting rag-tag group with songs about an epic battle between the heavens and Earth and the repercussions of tricking robotic horses into fighting on the side of … Read More
So, I’m hanging out in Berkeley for the evening with some friends, and throughout the course of the evening, we’re told that we HAVE to see this movie/documentary/mockumentary that they have called Air Guitar Nation. The film basically chronicles the … Read More
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If you’ve ever needed something, but you weren’t sure what it was, and you had $10 burning a hole on your credit card… http://www.somethingstore.com/ You can now buy something. It’s the ultimate in consumerism. You buy something. It may be … Read More
Hey Kiddies, So, I went to see The Cure last night in Boston. They played at the Agganis Arena. I’d seen Wilco there a few years back and thought the sound was okay. I’m not gonna give you a song … Read More
Joined it. Still don’t get it. Add us or whatever happens on Twitter: https://twitter.com/themotionsick
Okay, Treehugger got me on two things. A pretty fascinating pictorial study of the first 3 months in the life of a Panda Bear cub. It’s not as many photos as I would like, but it’s nice:http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/photos-panda-bear-cub-baby-growing-up.php It also brought … Read More
Kelly Davidson, one of the world’s most awesomest, bestest photographers and people took some fabtacular photos at our show at TT’s on Thursday: Check them out! Here is the video of us meeting Kelly for the first time (in Austin … Read More
We played on Thursday at TT the Bear’s in Boston with a notable and wonderful lineup of glam rock locals (and our heroes) Sidewalk Driver, local fellow indiers Vivian Darkbloom, and the insanely energetic and insanely nice Semi Precious Weapons … Read More
We made the journey down to the N-Y-C to play at The Baggot Inn during its closing weekend after an 18-year stint as an awesome place to see original music with a reasonable cover in the West Village (not a … Read More
Last night, I watched the documentary film My Kid Could Paint That. It chronicles the rise and fall and rise and fall(?) of child-painting phenom Marla Olmstead. The filmmaker, Amir Bar-Lev, was lucky enough to begin making the film early … Read More
Here is proof that Tom Waits is both awesome and a jerk… Why a jerk you ask? Because Tskamnjafhdghfdha (or whatever) doesn’t include anywhere within 10 hours of Boston.
The ole‘ standby: Banana Bread – Mini Loaf Style: Tofu Scramble, with broccoli, capers, onions, spinach and a myriad of spices (basil, oregano, cumin, thyme, a crapload of turmeric-to give it that nice yellow color)
I made a Lemon (been loving lemon recently) Thyme Quickbread, (recipe courtesy of this blog if you do make it, I would suggest leaving out the lemon extract-which makes it taste unnatural, and upping the fresh-squeezed lemon juice). At any … Read More
From Wikipedia “Pierogi consumption in the United States is largely concentrated in a geographical region dubbed the “Pierogi Pocket”, an area including New York state, Pennsylvania, parts of the northern Midwest and southern New England. This region accounts for 68 … Read More
Stolen from: http://vanyaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/burittos-only-show-up-when-you-want-one.html who stole it from