Category: music

My SXSW Index

In the spirit of the Harper’s Index I offer this take on my South by Southwest 2015 Experience Days of SXSW attended: 9 Houseguests: 3 Unplanned trips to Veterinarian during the festival: 2 Round...

The Flaming Lips at SXSWi

Last night The Flaming Lips played a private SXSW show (via Spreadfast and Viacom) for the Interactive portion of the event. Alas, the Lips smoke show triggered an automatic smoke safety shutoff halfway through...

I’m All About ” Sick Beat” Today.

The song that’s been repeating in my head is “Sick Beat” by Kero Kero Bonito. It may be the most feminist Japanese-language/rap song about video games ever made. (True confession: I’m not into “sewing,...

OK GO Has A Dandy New Video

One year at the Positivus Music Festival, I asked the guys from OK GO if they’d ever had performance anxiety at the gym, following their treadmill video. After almost spit-taking their drinks, they told...