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So Hot Right Now

Here's a piece (via Phillip Sherburne) from the Village Voice that examines this whole celebrity DJ thing from the perspective of the DJ, rather than the perspective of "Um... This is weird." Can you believe they actually have a rule against beatmatching at MisShapes? I was going to try and go when I'm in New York this March (really, to see if Leigh is as hot in person as everyone says she is), but fuck that! I mean, I know they can't beat match but I figured that was just because they didn't know any better or they just didn't care. But a whole rule against it? And no techno!? These kids need a slap in the head. Fuck the MisShapes, I'm going to Caps&Jones instead.

As a side note, I should say that I'm not against celebrity DJs, but rather DJs that suck. For some great star studded mixing, check out James Murphy's Live Set on Big Day Out in the UK. It's sloppy at points, but it can be assumed that he's wasted, and the cheering of all the crowd totally makes up for it. This is one to bump in your living room, kids.

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So, anyone who know's me know's that I'm sort of in love with Colin Meloy, of Decemberists fame. Anyone who has ever been to a Decemberists show with me (I've been to 7) has seen this for themselves, as I turn into a school girl, faithfully reciting lyrics and gazing longingly at the stage.

Colin's been touring solo, to promote the latest edition of the approaching-serial Coling Meloy Sings... EP series. The first one, Colin Meloy Sings Morrisey, came out last year, and now it has a sister in Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins. NPR recorded a recent show of his (which, in my opinion, kicks the shit out of the recently released/leaked live set by Colin's indie doppelganger Ben Gibbard) and you can download it from this blog, here:

Part I
Part II

Look out for the song "Tristan and Isolde" which is not a cover of that shitty movie track that's been making the rounds on television, but rather a track by Colin's old band Tarkio. It's gorgeous.

Plus:
Text messages that cut the shit and get right down to it
Peanut Butter Jelly Time
Upcoming party at Sapphire w/ Cousin Cole
Being on blast in 2006

Minus:
Apparently I don't know how to DJ anymore
Sapphire Lounge's evasive business tactics
All of my classes
Turntable Lab doesn't know how to put the correct records in boxes