one must make things

20 Aug, 2008 • posts i've written • No comments

Since moving to NYC, I have this incredible job where me and a few brilliant friends imagine the future of the internet. This is fun. But the things we dream up take a while to build or implement and its always done by outside hands. (which is actually a good thing)

I miss making things. I even miss the flops. There’s a beautiful amnesia after each recording you cut, or canvas you finish, and there’s a lasting feeling of, well, satisfaction; true satisfaction you feel after accomplishing something. To leave something where there once was nothing is probably our most god-like ability, and we exercise it far too little.

What sparked this bout of melancholia?

The kids at Gimme! were rocking out to T.Rex

Marc Bolan always seemed to have that kind of effortless creativity, the kind that I see in flashes in my own work and I’m always striving to hold onto. Listening to T. Rex makes me think about my work, whether its music or anything else, and wish I was in the moment and the process of creation.

Speaking of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, this is a perfect opportunity to plug my former bandmates, The Blue Ribbon Glee Club in Chicago. They’re a 30+ person punk rock achapella choir that cover classic punk/glam/rock songs. It was amazing to spend every Monday night with them and I miss it terribly. We actually recorded a fair cover of the T. Rex hit above, give it a listen. And if you’re anywhere near Chicago, go see them play live. You won’t be dissapointed.

This blog is definitely part creation, but its never ending, and I really owe Stinger, the amazing artist that created the header image and monsters, to finish the full redesign. On the sunny side, I may have a brand new super secret project launching in a month or so. Details soon.

preparing my fall look

16 Aug, 2008 • posts i've written • 1 comment

I’m a New Yorker by way of Chicago, by way of Austin, by way of Houston. Which means I should be completely comfortable with the heat and humidity here in NYC during the summer. But I’m not. I’m a complainer.

I’m getting excited about the fashion opportunities fall brings, and I’m getting tired of my uniform of v-neck american apparel t’s, jeans, sneakers and my stocking cap. What can I say? I miss being a dandy.

Here are some pics I’ve been collecting for inspiration:

It’s a little romantic, a little baroque, and a lot of rock n’ roll. I think much of my money will be spent at In God We Trust across the street on Lafayette. But I need the suggestions of other New Yorkers as to where else to complete this look. Get to it! Pretty please?