LOST IN BOSTON

I'm back from the West Coast and had a great time in the waves. Want to thank Mike and Shannon for being great hosts. And now the perfect article to return to New Animals. The New Yorker reports that Red Sox statistician Bill James has sighted a lemur living near Fenway Park. Believe it. Read the article here.

DESPERATION IN SAN DIEGO

After dinner, found this stapled to a tree in Golden Hill, San Diego. Please help this guy out. Money is for Comic Con.

NEW YORK I LOVE YOU BUT...

I'm going to California till the end of July. I'll post some surfing pics.

FREQUENT DROOL

First off, the Sakamoto / Fennesz show was amazing. Very patient music, but truly rewarding. And now is as good a time as any to introduce one of my new favorite blogs - Root Blog. The blog's mantra is "frequent drool" and the topic is all audio that is dense, droney, delicate, or difficult. A series of posts are dedicated to the music of Morton Feldman with gratuitous mp3s supplied. Another post is dedicated to videos of mythical 90s hardcore. And the blog is not without a sense of humor, posting Ice Cube videos and the re-edit of the Shining as a light summer comedy. Bookmark this blog.

FENNESZ / SAKAMOTO

So excited - Sakamoto and Fennesz together at one free event. Guitar, piano, laptop dream fuzz noise pop - Tonight, NYC, World Financial Center, July 15th.

River to River event details

DEAR BLOOMINGTON

Home, sweet home.

GUILTY PLEASURE

This album probably doesn't need any more endorsements, but Beck's new Modern Guilt is fantastic. 30 compact minutes of fuzzy, rocking psyche tunes. Beck is either deeply engrossing and heartfelt as in Sea Change or eclectic and corny as hell as in Midnight Vultures. In this album, he strikes a terrific synthesis of both his introspective folkie and his wild rocker. Catchy choruses and rich, rich production. I can't wait to listen to these tunes, cruising down the road in California, on the way to the beach.

AFRO-PUNK WEEKEND

It's gonna be a wild weekend. This Saturday the Dirtbombs headline the Afro-Punk fest in Fort Greene Park. Possibly the coolest living band. Mick Collins of the legendary Gories and two drummers? Yes, two drummers.

BIG BIRDS IN THE GRAVEYARD

Keep up with the hawks of Greenwood Cemetery over at the City Birder blog. And every Saturday, there is a free Introduction to Birdwatching from 12:00 till 1:30 at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park. Bring your binoculars (aka Field Glasses).

AMERICAN SUMMER

Have you been reading American Elf?
It's still the best daily internet comic ever.

LET THE WOOKIE WIN

Chewbacca throws the first pitch at Fenway, Sept. 28, 2005.
More pics.

FARBENGEIST

APARTMENT HUNT

Looking for a new place to live in New York City. It's a drag. These pictures illustrates what I'm looking for. If you have something such as this, for a reasonable rent, please let me know.