May 11, 2010
vote for these bitches.
May 10, 2010
alcoholic faith mission+us tour+old camera=lovely
a while back we wrote that alcoholic faith mission was the only band you needed to listen to. After playing with them, and experiencing their utter danish awesomeness in person, capslock can vouch that this is still true. although they’re back in europe now, they documented the us part of their tour with an awesome old camera. if you are in denmark this summer, you should go see these photogenic musicians. duh.
May 3, 2010
your head is boring.
Luckily, you can peruse headmistress and buy enough sparkle-feather crowns to make you feel like fairy princess. Or, in the event that you are male, they have feather rings. For serious. But be forewarned, my friend says wearing a feather ring is a risky and adrenaline-filled adventure because “it might molt.”
April 15, 2010
go play outside: yoga on the mall
now that the weather is getting nice, go spend every moment you can in the sun. because cube life gets quite boring and dreary. go do some yoga, have a picnic, or go on bike ride. please don’t live up to the statistic that the average american only spends 10% of his/her week outdoors, because that may be the most horribly depressing and lame statistic ever! and you know how we feel about lame.
photos by Alia Khayrullina
April 13, 2010
thank you japan.
so in 1912 japan decided that they were besties with the u.s. and gave dc a shitload of cherry blossoms. and now those lucky of us living in dc or those visiting the city in late march to early april have the pleasure of enjoying japan’s gifts. too bad the city becomes packed with confused families trying to figure out the metro system and when to get off at the smithsonian.
photos by Alia Khayrullina
April 6, 2010
hear this: alcoholic faith mission.
So…this is probably the only band you should listen to right now. Not because they have interesting faces, or because they are Danish kids dallying around Brooklyn. Not even because they recorded their first album in a Copenhagen apartment lit by candlelight. You must adore Alcoholic Faith Mission because they make music that no one else is making. It’s a little bit Angus & Julia Stone, a little bit inebriated, and often a Bowiesque exercise in sexy subtlety. Did you eat your skin and bones, waiting for the grave? Anyways, there are big things happening for them soon, including the release of their new album, “Let This Be The Last Night We Care” on March 5, and a show coming up in Baltimore which I am going to try very hard to barnacle onto. You’re welcome.
March 13, 2010
jukebox the ghost takes on sweden
dc/phili-based band jukebox the ghost made it across the pond and partied with some dirty euros. their upbeat songs and playful lyrics have created quite the following that has stretched all the way to sweden. quite fantastic for a couple of dudes who went to g-dubs. thus, i danced to their songs all night, drank some free beer, and had a member crash on my tiny apt floor. i guess that’s what happens when you go to uni in dc and get your masters in the land of vikings.
jukebox has now made it back stateside and they will be playing in a city near you. blackcat on march 25th. i hope to see you all there.
March 11, 2010
leila, professional wanderluster.
Meet Leila Hadley, travel writer/socialite/general badass. Although she was the “chic, high-level, in-the-know career girl that millions of young women dreamed of being about in New York,” she decided it would be more fun to run away to Singapore. So in 1951, she took off to South Africa, Jamaica, Beirut, Malta and the West Indies with her six-year-old. And had some torrid affairs with dashing sailors along the way. Happy spring break/summer travels little capslocks, and if you ever think about going on a cruise to Cancun…what would Leila do?
