June 02, 2004
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Posted by nerdling | June 2, 2004 06:13 PM
Sorry for the lapse in posts, dear readers. I've been busy getting the new redesign sorted out as well as finally posting pictures from my trip to Philadelphia and New York earlier this year. They aren't terribly interesting, but there is a shot of a dead rat that deserves some attention.
Reel Radio has a collection of live broadcasts from the past 50 years of Top 40 radio.
A profile of Neko Case at Let Them Eat Lead. {Via largehearted boy}
The lead single "Timber," a honky tonk two-step, was our first taste of Neko Case as full-fledged, big-voiced country singer. Its accompanying promotional film, which features Neko smashing up a bar with everything in her reach, was deemed too violent for country music television, who opted to stick with the safe new country atrocities and their Nissan ad-like videos instead. The same can be said for country radio, who sadly and unforgivably ignore the real deal in favor of more saccharine music row-approved fare.
Artist Miranda July has sent out a plea for help. She will begin shooting her first film, Me and You and Everyone We Know, in a few weeks and needs help with casting and locations in and around Los Angeles. I've posted the plea below, so if you have any suggestions that could help please pass them along.
Immediate Concerns:
*14 year-old boy of mixed race (African American and Caucasian) -- LEAD
Do you know teachers? Teenagers? Places where teens hang out?
*A wonderful place for our Mexican cinematographer, Chuy Chavez, to stay from July 14 - Aug 2.
Locations:
Interior of a department store -- can be funky, can be another kind of store, can be smaller. Make-up, shoes, and housewares departments.
Interior/exterior of assisted-living home for elderly -- one bedroom.
Interior of parking garage.
Interior/exterior of museum-- office, elevator, gallery.
Interior/exterior of K-8th school.
Interior of a middle class home-- living room, 9 year-old girl's bedroom, kitchen.
Interior/exterior of a lower-middle class house -- 14 and 7 year boys bedroom, kitchen, living room, lawn.
Interior of hipster/artist woman's apartment -- studio or small one bedroom.
