TELL YOU (TODAY)

2010-06-15T21:19:00.000-07:00

Hey Pals!! I've moved over HERE. Feel free to update your links (please!)

2010-06-14T08:58:00.000-07:00

Pretty good advice.

2010-06-11T14:00:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted a Good Finds in a long time, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been finding stuff. I've just been too lazy to post it. Here is a little catch up:

From top:
Little drop leaf industrial table.
The best shorts, if it ever warms maybe I will get a chance to wear them.
Cool crewel.
Slimane era Dior, fits M.Quiet perfectly. It doesn't look like much here, but it is gorgeous wool jersey with twill collar and cuffs, with these cool little darts on the back. Who gives this stuff away? Sometimes you just get lucky I guess!
Some old Kilim in really subtle coloring that someone cut up and made into a pillow case. No pillow for it yet, working on it.

2010-06-09T08:04:00.001-07:00

Wenche Selmer.

2010-06-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

Summer shapes.
Top: United Nude
Bottom: RetroSuperFuture

2010-06-06T20:52:00.000-07:00

On Friday, I styled a shoot for Reporter, the newest band signed to Holocene Records. It was shot by Sarah Meadows, she makes such delicate and genuine photos I can't wait to see what comes out the other side. Updates to follow when the shots are available...

2010-06-04T15:57:00.001-07:00

Tonight we have the privilege to play alongside some of our very favorite Portland bands and DJs for Holocene's 7th (count 'em!!) Birthday Party. Come out and celebrate with Linger&Quiet, BRKFST SANDWCH, Golden Retriever, Operative, Reporter and Miracles Club. Get ready for a little of this:

2010-06-03T07:37:00.001-07:00

Fancy pair.

2010-06-01T08:21:00.000-07:00

Speaking of David (below, mad scientist), here are some pictures of some good signs that he took.

2010-05-31T11:14:00.000-07:00

My awesome and enormously talented friends over at OMFG Co. pulled off an amazing feat of engineering and built a countdown clock for the Oregon Symphony, who will be playing at Carnegie Hall in one year. I think they did a pretty bang up job, that thing is a monster! The bottom photo is David hard at work making some overly complicated thing happen...I never understand his workshop at all. What a crew. You are making me so proud!

2010-05-27T23:21:00.000-07:00

Let's get minimal:

Linger and Quiet #6

Mount Kimbie- Maybes (Hotflush)
Intrusion- A Night To Remember (echospace)
Bon & Rau- Brothers & Sisters (Poodle Dub) (Smallville)
Kerri Chandler- Track 1 (Shelter)
Motor City Drum Ensemble- Lonley One (20:20 Vision)
G-Man- Quo Vadis (i220)
Pional- In Another Room (Hivern Disc)
Guido Schneider- Drifting (Poker Flat)
Luciano- Celestial (Cadenza)
Lusine- Two Dots (Nic Fanciulli Mix) (Saved)

Our mix for May, link/listen/download download HERE.

UPDATE:

In the spirit of being prolific, we have a mix up on the awesome blog kept by The Moroders, out of Dresden. Such a great blog, we were really happy to make a special mix just for them (sorry it took us so long guys!) You can check it out HERE . The track listing for that one is as follows:

The Belle Stars – Iko Iko [Stiff]
Steve Winwood – Valerie [Island]
Frank Zappa – The Central Scrutinizer [Zappa]
Mariah – Shinzo No Tobira [Better Days]
20th Century Steel Band – Heaven & Hell [United]
Jason Kendig – SK1 [Honey Sound System]
Midi Rain – Always (Club Vocal Mix) [Vinyl Solution]
A Number of Names – Sharevari [Capriccio]
Hercules – 7 Ways [Dance Mania]
Pookey Blow – Get Up (And Go To School) [Tri State Records]
New Fast Automatic Daffodils – Big [PIAS]
Da Rebels – It’s Time To Jack The House [Clubhouse]
Lemon Interupt – Eclipse [Junior Boy's Own]
Nightlife Unlimited – Love Is In You [Unidisc]
Voices of Conquest – O Yes My Lord [Numero]
DJ Gregory – Tropical Soundclash (Acappella) [Defected]
Shinehead – Billy Jean [Hawkeye]

Sheeeeeew, that's a lot of music! Thanks for listening!

2010-05-26T16:09:00.000-07:00

A pair of rooms, Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin Germany.

2010-05-24T08:15:00.000-07:00

The weekend:

2010-05-23T15:16:00.000-07:00

Someone's knocking at the door
Somebody's ringing the bell
Someone's knocking at the door
Somebody's ringing the bell
Do me a favor
Open the door...

And let 'em in.

2010-05-21T14:18:00.000-07:00

From Philip's collage of triangular album covers. See the whole series HERE.

2010-05-20T20:24:00.000-07:00

If I could, I would...
Top picks from the LACE Auction, happening tonight.

From top:

Ivan Tereschenko, The Listener.
Matthew Heller, Untitled (you you you).
Ken Weathersby, 157 (j).
Matt Connors, Untitled.

2010-05-20T11:21:00.000-07:00

Choreography by Michael Clark, costuming by Leigh Bowery, music by The Fall. This one gets a thumbs up from me!

2010-05-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

My month, so far:

******
And thank you to David, who pointed me towards this Wolf + Lamb Retrospective Mix, which I have been really feeling, even though someone, my husband who shall remain nameless, so kindly told me "That came out like a MONTH ago." Well, some of us have jobs where we can't listen to music because the world is unjust, and so I am enjoying it a month late. You might too, if you are not already totally over it already (like some people!!).

From HERE.

2010-05-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

We will be at Valentine's on Wednesday for some good old fashioned records playing, and I will be back to regular posting at the end of the week. Thank Jeez, right?

2010-05-05T08:19:00.001-07:00

I had to post these. Beautiful geometric bags made of recycled leather by my talented friend Lucia Llobet at awesome Berlin shop Nr4. Wishing for one for myself...maybe soon. See them all HERE.

2010-04-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

New mix up on the Linger & Quiet Podcast! It's short, clocking in at exactly 30 minutes, but I think we made the most of that time, I am pretty happy with how it came out! Here is the tracklisting:

Linger and Quiet #5

Abner Jay- I'm So Depressed (Mississippi Records)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins- I Put A Spell On You (Crammed Records)
The Mighty Hannibal- Hymn No. 5 (Norton)
Julee Cruise- Rockin' Back Inside My Heart A Cappella (Warner Bros.)
Flat Duo Jets- The Lonesome Road (Norton)
The Cramps- TV Set (Illegal Records)
Hasil Adkins- No More Hot Dogs (Norton)
Country Teasers- Thank You God For Making Me An Angel (Crypt Records)
The Beach Boys- Be Still (Capitol)
Darcy Clay- Jolene (Anntena)
T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir- Like A Ship (Self-Released)

Head HERE to download.

Secondly, posting will be really light through May...I am putting myself on a very strict Internet Diet. I have been doing lots of Looking, and forgetting that I really just like to Make stuff. In efforts to curb the laziness, I am going to use my free hours to work on some projects I have had in my head for awhile. We'll still be friends when I get back, right? I'll show you all the cool stuff I made in one month. Hold me to it. See you on the other side.

2010-04-27T08:43:00.000-07:00

Optimogeddon: The Chain

I can't not post this...the last of the legendary Optimo parties exploded in Glasgow's Sub Club on Sunday night. The above video is the second to last song they played...looping The Chain...people are losing their minds, look how sweaty and happy they are!! Lucky creatures. Cheers to 12 years of weekly deep cuts and soaringly high standards of good times.

The whole night was live streamed, we were listening from home and I kept getting chills. It is kind of amazing to feel connected to the energy that is being made halfway around the world. You can see a list of all the Optimo hits HERE on their blog, and download the whole set in 5 parts HERE. Chaaaaaaain....keep us together!!!

2010-04-27T08:26:00.000-07:00

2010-04-26T21:31:00.000-07:00

You know how sometimes you hear a song you have heard a million times and all of a sudden it's like you are hearing it for the very first time ever? Like, it's the first time you are really listening to it? Well that happened to me today with this one. No wonder this song is a hit, it's awesome! Then I came home and Y-Tubed it and came up with this gem. Yup. Scalloped dinner jackets. Killer.

2010-04-26T08:15:00.000-07:00

More from J1 Studios. Cardboard and Tarp Tent, 2006.

2010-04-23T12:18:00.000-07:00

Cool rides, spotted in my hood.

2010-04-23T12:05:00.000-07:00

Project Hallway: COMPLETE.

I have been wanting to paper the hallway for some time, you might recall this post (a year ago??!) where I found the paper I always wanted? Turned out to be out of budget and kinda tricky to get, so I compromised with this cool fabric I found. Pretty pleased with the results.

2010-04-21T20:50:00.001-07:00

Records, tomorrow night.

2010-04-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

On Sunday night we were lucky enough to be invited to the first of Holocene's Family Suppers hosted by chef Jeremy Larter (second from bottom, the man himself). Above you will find my soft focus (read: blurry) photos from the event...the lighting was low and my camera is cheap so this is what I was left with, but really the night was too lovely not to post. I sat by some lovely ladies (hi Claire and Emma) and ate the yum food listed above. Happy that the Farmers market is back in full swing, looking forward to more evenings like this one.

2010-04-18T09:38:00.000-07:00

"...If I make up my own 'ism,' no one can say anything or tell me I'm doing it wrong."

Images above taken from, among other places: The Arm, Heather Chontos, NYT.

2010-04-18T08:54:00.000-07:00

Unconventional seating arrangement composed of three triangular forms. Developed as a sculptural play block, it combines into random shapes and creates a cube and a circle. Two m.stools can form into a cube. Eight m.stools can form into a circle. 15 inch m.stools can be used as a small table or a low seating. M.stools are stacked vertically for saving space and create a screen wall.

Named after the triangle (V) shaped leg, V.STAND is a multi-purpose side table that holds small objects such as plants, books, clock, phone, speakers etc. It features a sturdy and stable design that can be used indoors and outdoors as a side table, adding a colorful accent with a friendly character to the environment.

Structures by J1Studio, Los Angeles. See the work HERE. The V Stand is available on Etsy for only $28, I am getting a couple for the backyard.

2010-04-18T08:45:00.000-07:00

Front yard flowers: spring is way happening right now.

2010-04-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

Mr. Light Series, by Tomás Alonso. Check out all his beautiful work HERE.

2010-04-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

Antique tiles: 16th, 17th, 18th Century Moorish, Italian, Victorian and Portuguese. Via.

2010-04-17T19:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Record Store Day! Lots of good stuff came out at the shops today, (69 Love Songs 10" Collection!!) but the real treasures came at the semi-annual Nite Owl Record Sale at the Eagles Lounge. I have been meaning to go to this for like 10 years, finally made it. It was so good it kind of made me kick myself for never making it before, but like they say...better late than never.

2010-04-16T20:23:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna get busted for this one...M.Quiet not pleased about a day of yard work ahead. Post script to this is that we DID do the work, it WAS exhausting, and it IS going to be worth the effort. As of right now our labors look like nothing more than a messy dirt pile so I won't bore you with tedious shots of it. I'm saving that for later. Summer is going to rule...

2010-04-16T19:35:00.000-07:00

"You Won't Like It, Sugar..."

The end of an era has arrived, the very last Optimo party will take place in Glasgow's Sub Club Sunday, April 25th. Legendary, ground-breaking, influential to party-throwers an' party-goers worldwide, after 12 years of late hazy nights and incredible bookings Optimo is moving on to the great disco ball in the sky. The good news is, for rest of the world at least, that Johnny and Keith will now be available for touring together much more readily than ever before.

Read all about the legendary duo of Twitch and JG Wilkes in Resident Advisors outstanding oral history HERE.

2010-04-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

Bonbon Lamp (above) and Hive Lamp (below) by Ana Kras.

2010-04-14T08:51:00.000-07:00

"A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became a part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music." - Robert Harvey Oshatz, Architect.

Wilkinson Residence, Portland Oregon, 1997/2004.

2010-04-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Summer is coming... M.Quiet is prepping by snagging a pair of new shoes, we are very excited for warmer weather (not happening today). Rachel Comey at Stand Up Comedy.

2010-04-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

Small details from the day: my dresser, removed graffiti, mini Dansk moss gardens.

2010-04-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

Recent re-watch: Lost Highway, David Lynch (1997). I'm basically totally okay with not "getting" this movie, I think the pure and real terror and dread I feel through the whole thing is really the thing to "get". Certain things just kind of stick with you after seeing this...when Pete Dayton sees the picture of Renee and Alice together and says "Is that you? Are both of them you?" and Alice strokes the image of the blonde woman and says "Thatssssss meee...."...when the Mystery Man appears in the car in the desert for an instant and then calls "Here I Am" from the doorway of the cabin, and disappears inside...when the Mystery Man screams "Alice WHO? Her NAME is RENEE. If she told you different, she's lying."...

Also, Marylin Manson is in this movie? A choice I feel like has not aged well. Kind of like that distracting Beck song in Inland Empire. Oh well, David Lynch, you are not infallible, but pretty close!

2010-04-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

Continuing the series: Portrait of A Woman.

Some of these photos came from here here and here.

2010-04-06T08:52:00.000-07:00

In homage to YHBHS's Portrait of A Man series.

Some of these came from here here and here.

2010-04-05T08:25:00.000-07:00

Wearable work by Frederique Daubal.

2010-04-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

It's that time again...PARTY TIME. Tonight, with Miracles Club and Soft Metals and Brkfst Sndwch. We have really really really good new records that we haven't played before that I am super excited to rock out to, so come check it out! It's free before 11, so no excuses please. Holocene, usual time. See you there!

Poster by Dylan Walker.

2010-04-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

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Good finds of the week:

Big E Levi's Binder, with original paper (wide rule, in case you are interested). Wish the leather tag was still on, but the pocket is functional. Cool!

Drippy hand glazed doughnut vase, my favorite of the group.

Woven wool round rug that leans a bit to the ugly side. Had to get it anyway.

Slingy chromed tubular ottoman, doing a nice job of keeping the firewood organized. I had to replace the fabric, and I ACTUALLY did it, which means this piece gets to be upstairs, not like certain other unmentionable unfinished projects that are hanging out in the basement waiting for the magic day that I fix them in the way that I told them I would when I brought them home.

2010-04-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

Later that same evening...

SUC/PICA/COOLART POSTER LAUNCH

2010-04-01T15:37:00.000-07:00

Tonight, Stand Up Comedy and Portland Institute of Contemporary Art present the Cool Art Poster Launch. I'm going, are you?

Above: Gay ass (literally) poster by M.Connors.

2010-04-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

Have you seen her? Fantastic work by new blog buddy and talented stylist Heather Chontos. See more HERE. See her gorgeous home HERE. Looking forward to a possible future collaboration with Heather, more news to follow.

2010-03-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

This guy subscribes to the Carl Craig school of performing: NEVER SMILE WHILE YOU ARE ON STAGE. Apparently even if you are playing an awesome song and the most ridiculous stuff is happening around you. Go Supermax!

2010-03-29T08:09:00.000-07:00

My house goal: well designed furniture with clean lines, but avoiding looking like a catalog. Eclectic without clutter. Lived in, but not a mess (ahem). Good placement.

Inspiring shots lazily ripped from HERE.

2010-03-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

A nice new addition to the living room, three layered silhouettes that were a parting present from the lovely Natasha of My Jellyfish Heart, in town briefly to retrieve the last of her belongings before leaving us for Copenhagen for good. The child portion is missing and has left a stain where it used to be, but I think we all agreed that we like it better that way. Congratulations Natasha on your happy new life and totally awesome new husband.

If you happen to find yourself in Copenhagen be sure to visit Natasha and Dan's wine bar Paté-Paté, and try to get Dan to show you his food journal, you won't be sorry. I was there for the Olympic Provisions entry, and it is something to behold!

2010-03-25T09:03:00.000-07:00

I think by now it is pretty obvious that I really have a thing for old party flyers. Something about that creative ephemera existing for so long in someone's scrapbook, because they have such fond memories of an event or time period that they have stashed the papers away for so long, and then I get a peek into a fleeting moment of history; it really moves me. I especially love the immediate feeling of the handdrawn ones...as much as I like the flyers that talented graphic designers churn out for our parties, I love the idea that you could bubble letter up some legendary DJ's names, slap it up on a community board, and call it good.

The bottom piece is an autographed back of a flyer, Ron Hardy says "House Forever!". How cool is that. For those who may be interested (D.J., M.C. especially) there are some more flyers and some incredible and inspiring mixes that go back as far as 1977 (!!!! That's Reel-To-Reel era !!!) HERE.

Thanks to M.Quiet for the heads up on this one.

2010-03-24T08:21:00.000-07:00

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Paper works: Mc&Co and Andy Barrett. At Mc&Co, Brooklyn.

2010-03-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Pieces and details from [msk]shop.

2010-03-22T08:36:00.001-07:00

Feel this....

2010-03-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

Good finds from the last couple of days:

Layered Acrylic Pop Art Lamp
Wicker Armchair with Thin Rod Base (seen better days, but still looks cute in the corner)
Neoprene and Leather Prada Clodhoppers, barely worn and my size!
His'N'Hers Ultra Soft Linen Shirts

Hooray for days off!

Update:

Oh, whoops. I forgot to post my favorite thing I got today. I got two huge pieces of barkcloth, one is bedspread sized. Normally barkcloth is not really my bag, but look how cool the print is! The edge has a serial number and says the print is called "Ballet". Cool stuff.

2010-03-17T16:13:00.000-07:00

Another all-vinyl-play-whatever-you-feel-fun-time night at Valentines, tomorrow. Come by!

2010-03-17T10:26:00.000-07:00

Strategies in surface design by Ritxi Ostáriz. From top: Star of Ash, Ulterior; Del Cine, Del Cine; ; Bailes Vespertinos, Bailes Vespertinos; Mnemosyne Postcards; Sam Amidon, I See The Sign

2010-03-16T08:55:00.000-07:00

The song below is about this man's Out Of Body exerience, and should be everybody's new theme song. I cannot stress enough that you should watch this:

It's in your head now, right? And doesn't it feel good?

2010-03-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

Jered Sprecher, Monumental Dust, Kinkead Contemporary. February 2010.

2010-03-15T08:58:00.000-07:00

We are back from our awesome, awesome weekend in San Francisco, where the weather behaved nicely two out of three days, we saw old friends and made new ones, ate delicious food and stayed up way past our bedtimes twice! Sadly, I got as far as the above photo, taken as we were waiting for BART after we had just gotten off the plane...and then my camera battery died!! Waaahh wahh. I saw lots of pretty things that made me wish I hadn't been so bubbleheaded about my charger, but c'est la vie, they live on in my minds eye.

Instead, here is a song that pretty much sums up the weekend, and that I happen to be obsessed with at the moment:

&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://audiofamilies.bandcamp.com/track/le-loups-childhood-87-caught-up"&amp;amp;gt;Le Loup's Childhood '87 - Caught Up by audioFAMILIES&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

2010-03-10T07:18:00.000-08:00

Lazy Post Day (because I am running out the door late for work and have no business blogging): This weekend we will be in San Francisco with Tim Sweeney (Beats In Space) and Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better) to DJ at the Triple Crown for the monthly BIS party happening there. As I mentioned before Tim is turning a new age this weekend...let's give it all we've got! San Francisco, consider yourself invited (just don't call me for guest list spots! Jeez!)

Also, I updated my website, which I have been wanting to do forever. I now sleep easy (no more cringing!) knowing that people are not checking out my old confusing/ not that cool one. (If my sister is reading this, I love you, you did a great job, it's me not you.) Check it out HERE if you want. Hooray for Indexhibit.

See you after the weekend!

2010-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:00

"Be There Yawall"...OK! Time machine worthy vintage hip hop posters made by hand...no Photoshop magic, just exactos and rub on letters and lots of love. Huge archive HERE. I could spend hours...

2010-03-08T08:08:00.000-08:00

L Sub Sub to the Polynomial by Midori Hirose opened at Nationale this weekend and the show is really good! I don't think that that middle one is actually in the show, but I found it on Midori's Tumblr and I really like it so I posted it. Nice job, Midori! And in case you didn't know it, Nationale has moved into the 811 Building on East Burnside, where all the cool kids (Sword+Fern, Stand Up Comedy, Denwave R.I.P.) are. The new space looks fantastic! Congratulations to May on her new space, I'm sure that everyone wishes you the best of luck. Here are some blurry-ish photos from the opening:

2010-03-04T13:26:00.001-08:00

This week and next! NIGHTCLUBBING is back with a rare appearance by Portland darlings Nice Nice and a not-so-rare appearance by other Portland darlings Operative. And lady DJ duo New Moon Poncho! And then us in there somewhere too.

Get a preview of sounds to come by checking out the brand new Linger&Quiet mix posted to my music blog HERE.

And then next week! San Francisco! Beats In Space! TIM SWEENEY's BIRTHDAY! If you are in the Bay Area please come, I pinky swear a good time will be had...

2010-03-04T11:36:00.001-08:00

Intimate Portraits of Intimates: moments of brilliance from The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie (2008) by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam. Sexy Tweety Bird anyone?

2010-03-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

I am firm believer that if you are going to do a cover of a song, you better be doing it because you have something new to say with it. After getting shoved back onto a big Burial kick earlier this week (wets finger, holds it up to the air..."Nope, not tired of Burial yet!") I got reminded of this pair of gems. Some might argue that the Burial sound is a little repetitive, that maybe every song sounds the same...but what a song it is! And right on to Banjo Or Freakout (Really? That's your band name?) for hearing what they heard in it. Time to get moody.

Get a pretty good version of Banjo Or Freakout's version HERE.

2010-03-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

Alternate ideas: Paper Seating.

(I was lazy and didn't earmark these photos, shame on me! If you recognize them, drop me a note.)

2010-03-01T12:51:00.000-08:00

On real vintage horror kick over here at Chez Linger&Quiet. We will be heading out to Cinema 21 to see this one tomorrow night. And I am planning on having REAL BUTTER on my popcorn. Also yummy yeast. Sorry, M.

Update: that was one of the CRAZIEST things I have ever seen. But like, in a good way. The trailer does not do this justice, it is like a feature length YouTube spectacular mixed with the weirdest early David Lynch moments mixed primitive animation mixed with disjointed storytelling. Do see.

And Jennifer: my popcorn was perfect!

2010-02-28T15:28:00.000-08:00

In this post:

Colin Wilson

Folk

S.N.S. Herning

2010-02-27T12:17:00.000-08:00

Lucky Angeleno's...don't miss the opening for Matt Connor s' show tonight at Cherry and Martin in Culver City . Wishing I could be there, this guy really knows how to rock a white wall.

2010-02-25T09:07:00.000-08:00

Going to see FourTet with Nathan Fake tonight...can't wait!

2010-02-25T08:09:00.000-08:00

West Berlin, 1984. Yesterday's stars defining fashion for today.

From the top:
Safe Sex Bar
Steeve Reeves and Chris Drier, Performance Artists
Kloie Gift
Joy Ryder (america singer in Berlin)
Blixa Bargeld (Einsturzende Neubaten) with a switchblade
Gudrun Gut (Einsturzende Neubaten, Malaria!, Monika Records, and one of my favorite people in the world) with Nena (99 Luftballoons!)

2010-02-24T08:52:00.000-08:00

I love Campaign furniture, of course for the the style and functionality and history, but also for the attitude that comes along with it. Namely, that "roughing it" is completely out of the question. Nothing says HOME quite like a portable canopy bed:

These pieces all from Christopher Clarke.

2010-02-23T08:25:00.000-08:00

New favorite blog alert! Awesome Tapes From Africa is an insane goldmine of incredible music, not to mention acres of inspiring graphic design. Thanks to MM for turning me onto it. Do yourself a favor and head over there for hours of magical listening pleasure. I am listening to this one, below, right now and it is killing me. I think I need to quit my job and just stay home and listen to this tape all day. Will someone pay me to do that?

The description reads:

"...I have no idea but this tape from Guelmim, a town in southern Morocco, is INSANE. commanding vocal repetitions, lyrical guitar space-outs and infinite hand-clapping vs. spectacular use of auto-tune vocals and mod wheel synth embellishments. If all music sounded like this (and everyone listened to this tape exclusively each day) there would be no reason to blog, no war, no corruption, we'd all just be chilling blissed-out lying on pillows in sunny living rooms for eternity. This is beautifully smart and modern music.

Chris, who is traveling in the region right now, sent this to me explaining it's Hassaniya (the Arabic dialect spoken in most of Mauritania, Western Sahara and elsewhere) music. I'd be curious to know more about these artists and this cassette if anyone has additional info..."

2010-02-23T08:11:00.000-08:00

Dutch designed Knit-Tet knitted towels, yum. See more here...

2010-02-21T19:25:00.000-08:00

Mid Century MADNESS. From top:

Verner Panton Bachelor Chair for Fritz Hanson, 1953/55, Denmark. Suede and steel.
Folke Jansson for S.M. Wincrantz, 1950s, Sweden. Original Upholstery.
Bentwood Chair by Meda Seda, 1950s, Italy.

2010-02-21T19:05:00.000-08:00

When I was a child I knew
That the stars could only get brighter
And we would get closer, get closer
Leaving this darkness
Behind

And now that I'm older
The stars should lie upon my face
When I find myself alone, find myself alone

I wish the stars could shine now
For they are closer
They are near
But they will not present my present, they will not present my present
It makes my past and present painfully clear

To hear you now, to see you now
I can look outside myself
I must examine my breath and look inside
Because I feel blind

Because I feel blind

Ellen Harding Baker, 1876, Solar System Quilt. Made before Pluto was discovered, but includes Haley's Comet and the Asteroid Belt. The quilt lives at the National Museum of American History.

Words: Hercules and Love Affair, Blind (2008). Preferably the Frankie Knuckles remix.

2010-02-19T08:22:00.000-08:00

The unexpectedly good BCBG Max Azria (??!) collection for A/W 2010. Nice draping, colorblocking...white tights? Sometimes I feel like I don't know who I am any more. I'd wear the heck out of this stuff.

2010-02-18T08:21:00.000-08:00

German Vase, swollen form w. red and green crackle glaze
Fulper Vase, blue green and yellow high glaze, dated 10-17
Double Handled Fulper Vase, green and copper dust glaze

2010-02-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure) in his recording studio. Not too shabby.

2010-02-15T07:00:00.000-08:00

2010-02-14T13:13:00.000-08:00

For my Valentine, who isn't afraid to embrace the Collins magic with me!

2010-02-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

Leather goods, H by Harris. You can find some of these styles here, and some here. How 'bout that combo backpack/jacket thing, huh? Gross/awesome!

2010-02-11T08:11:00.000-08:00

From the A.D.Deertz S/S 2010 collection: I am such a huge fan of this line, it's kind of ridiculous. And it just keeps getting better and better. Check the whole line out here. From the site:

"A.D.Deertz ( aka ADD ) was founded in 2000 by Wibke Deertz who managed to establish the fashion label as a brand that caters to a crowd that has a keen eye on fashion but refuses to make too much of a fuzz about it."

Right on, I don't like to make too much of a fuzz about my clothes either! Wibke, keep on killing it lady.

2010-02-10T20:14:00.000-08:00

More seating.

Shelving Chair, Upholstery Chair. Both Jun Murakoshi, 2007.

2010-02-09T08:06:00.001-08:00

What plus what equals what....

From Top:
Wrapped Night Table, Christo, 1960

Saddle, Janine Antoni, 2000

Donato d'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi Puimino Chairs and Sofa, Jonathan de Pas, 1970

2010-02-08T21:30:00.000-08:00

Some cool left-behind things from PCC on Sunday:

Nice Eiffel (but too expensive)
Sequined Haitian Flags, the true beauty of which are totally lost here
Technics direct drive turntable with the stylus built in the lid
Sony turntable with that neat-o wedge
Creepy child

2010-02-08T13:01:00.000-08:00

As predicted, our weekend in Los Angeles was fantastic, we want more, and SOON. Thank you x a million to DJ and RJ and MC and BD for the awesome hosting. Hugs from Portland, come visit us soon!

From the top:

Vacation Records
Pretty things at South Willard
Elke resin bracelets at Family Books, (which I didn't buy but wanted to, real bad)
Off Sunset
Yummmm at the Farmers Market
Early Morning

2010-02-04T10:11:00.000-08:00

Tonight we fly to Los Angeles!!!

I know it is forecasted for rain, and for that LA, I will have to forgive you. Because I think we have a pretty awesome weekend ahead of us anyway...a dance party, the PeeWee show, fabulous hosts, and a whole bunch of other stuff to see and do. Of course the whole thing will be blogged to death I'm sure. See you on Monday!

Photo by Jacob Lewis.

2010-02-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

Oh hey, it's my new favorite album and I haven't even heard the whole thing yet. Right now I am listening to tracks from here and trying to figure out where I can buy it.

Black Medicine Music by Stag Hare. If anyone finds out if it is still available, let me know! It's magic.

Thanks to this mix for helping me find out about it, and a whole bunch of other cool spacey stuff.

2010-01-31T14:55:00.000-08:00

Exciting news...I have been offered a job with the awesome Portland based custom furniture company The Joinery! Of course I accepted in 2 seconds flat.

I am over the moon about working with such a fantastic company, getting the opportunity to learn more about the construction of furniture, and am proud to be joining a company that values sustainable design and exquisite craftsmanship. Three cheers! I start in 2 weeks!

From top:

Cantilever Desk
Modern Pencil Post Bed
Siskiyou Bench
Live Edge Table

2010-01-29T15:20:00.000-08:00

This is tomorrow, and is a sure thing for the best thing to do on a Saturday night. See you on the rooftop!

Reporter
Soft Metals
Linger&Quiet
w/ special guest Philip Sherburne

hosted by winteristhenewsummer.com
(Click to see details.)

UPDATE: WHOA.
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Oh yeah, and Linger and Quiet (that's us!) have a new mix up, posted on the blog of the white hot Miracle's Club. It's HERE. Dig it!

2010-01-28T11:29:00.000-08:00

JD Salinger, your slender volumes have meant so much to me. RIP, old fellow...at 91, it was a good run.

2010-01-28T08:13:00.000-08:00

Bev Hisey, textile designer. Above: Hand-knotted wool carpets. See more here.

2010-01-26T13:48:00.000-08:00

Sir Richard Bishop of Sun City Girls will be at Valentine's tonight, playing a long solo set along with records from Hisham from Sublime Frequencies. It is beyond guaranteed to be a very special night, I recommend getting there early to avoid having to stand the whole time or being squished to the hallway back by the bathroom (lame).

By the way, is Valentine's nailing it these days or what?!

232 SW Ankeny
9pm till late

2010-01-25T09:01:00.001-08:00

This weekend was HUGE! Here are some things I did:

Friday. Went to the new Disjecta space allll the way up in Kenton for David's show This: Redux. The space is amazing and Jenene Nagy's installation Tidal is fantastic! Get up there to see it. Wow. Plus David has some new "This" photographs, maybe better than the first set? You decide.

Then I celebrated 26 years with Patricia (whose excellent blog can be seen here)...there were paper hats and streamers everywhere! And some very good wine, and homemade bacon wrapped elk paté. Yum.

And then finally, Mike Huckaby late on Friday night. We had to really really (really really) wait a long time for him to come on, but once he did...total dance fest! You can hear his mix from Bunker here. Highly recommended.

D.E.T.R.O.I.T.!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday. Made new curtains for the front room, started on a furniture refinishing project, bought too many records.
Then I went dancin' again at the Cosmos party at Holocene!

I don't know these guys, but they look like they were having a good time.

Sunday night we got fancy and went to the opening for the brand new 220 Collective space downtown, in the historic Louis Brothers building. Neon installations! Short films! Ladies in fancy dresses and men in suits! Looking good, Portland!

Then FINALLY, we went to Tiga for the launch of the talented Carrie Vander Yacht's new project called Does This Make It Better featuring works from all kinds of talented people (I'm looking at you Missy, and I did see you but it was too crowded to say hi). Cool book!

Oh yeah, and it was also the maiden voyage of Spudnik, the new MOBILE FRY CART from the depths of the mind of Mike McKinnon, the man who brought us Potato Champion and ruiner of Portland waistlines due to high levels of late night french fries and gravy. I got a shot of it but it was dark and rainy and the photo turned out crappy, so that will have to wait for another day. I will say that it is painted with an outer space motif and has light up lettering. Get excited.

Way to go, Portland. You served it up and I vollyed. If the rest of 2010 is like this, I think we are in for a very good year!

2010-01-24T15:04:00.000-08:00

White Columns
ECSTATIC PEACE POETRY JOURNAL ISSUE #10
Edited By Thurston Moore [With Byron Coley and Eva Prinz]

Exhibition: January 15 – February 27, 2010

Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, Issue #10
As Exhibition
Artist, musician, poet and publisher Thurston Moore began editing and producing Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal in 2001 as a forum to publish poetry by individuals who intersected the worlds of poetry, music and art. A dynamic range of writings, with various pages of visual work by Gerard Malanga, Richard Meltzer, Chan Marshall, Dennis Cooper, Kathleen Hanna, John Sinclair, Richard Hell, Jutta Koether, Gus van Sant, Rick Moody, Kim Gordon, Anne Waldman, Bill Berkson, Anselm Berrigan, Gary Panter and many others were published in eight issues in as many years.
Moore was inspired to publish Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal after years of appreciation, study and relentless archiving of post-war poetry publishing focusing on the activity of the “mimeo revolution” of the ’60s and ’70s. The stapled mimeo poetry journals produced from the St. Mark’s Poetry Project, Peace Eye Bookstore in New York City, and Asphodel Bookstore in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as a myriad of other subterranean centers of shared post-beat writing, rage, meditation and experimentation continues to inform the publication of Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal.
Issue #10 of Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal will be published and presented at White Columns as an expanded event/exhibition. A stapled issue will be created during the show. Pages from each of the ten journals will be exhibited as enlarged wall pieces, including the heretofore unpublished issue #9, [in keeping with the journals every-third-issue a theme issue, i.e., #3 was themed “cunnilingus,” #6 was “punk,”—with #9’s theme “pot”].

The main space will feature a selection of historical poetry publications from the last fifty years culled from Moore’s own library, including original editions of Amphora, Change, Coldspring Journal, Copkiller, Fervent Valley, Free Poems Amongst Friends, Gaslight Poetry Review, Kauri, Klactovedesteen, LA-BAS, Outburst, Stance, Sum, The Willie, Trobar, Yowl and more.
Working as co-editor on many aspects of Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, including this exhibition is writer Byron Coley, formidable musicologist, essayist, poet and producer of music and literary arcana, ephemera and beyond. Select pieces from Moore and Coley’s catalogue will be reprinted in limited states for this exhibition. Eva Prinz, editor, co-publisher of Ecstatic Peace Library and curator of Radical Living Papers: Free Press 1965-75 (2007) brings additional organizational and creative force to Issue #10 as a gallery event.