Holga Struggle: The Best of the Worst

Developing my Holga skills has been a tedious and expensive process... so I present to you: the best of the worst. Medium format at it's most painfully beautiful, as in "thank god this one actually came out okay" beautiful. I will continue to develop my skills, and get back to ya. Color photos shot on Kodak 120 VC 200-speed on Holga 120SF, Black and White shot on Kodak T-MAX 400-speed on Holga 120CFN. 

Out of 4 rolls, these are some of my favorites:

Headphone Bumpers of 2009

(In no particular order, save for Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion IS number one), I present to you...

Headphone Bumpers of 2009:

1. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion **
2. The Flaming Lips- Embryonic
3. Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca
4. Russian Circles- Geneva
5. Why?- Eskimo Snow
6. Pheonix- Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix
7. The Dead Weather- Horehound
8. Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
9. Animal Collective- Fall Be Kind EP
10. This Will Destroy You- Field Studies EP
11. Girls- Album

2009 also brought some terrible things. I present to you, now...

Ear Poison of 2009:

1. Jay Z- The Blueprint 3 (Hey, don't get me wrong, I loved Empire State of Mind, but other than that, it was bland, boring, and generally predictable. Letdown Maximus.)
2. Anything autotune or even the slightest hint of Kanye.
3. Gucci Mane- The State vs. Radric Davis (I never listened to the whole thing, but I sure hated it on the radio)
4. Creed- Full Circle (When are these guys gonna stop making records? They all sound the same.)
5. Bon Jovi- The Circle  (I sense a repetitive theme, here..)

There you have it. And I assure you, there is a lot more Ear Poison out there than just 5.


And one more thing. Check out my new radio slot on KWVA Eugene 88.1 fm, or stream it live at www.kwvaradio.org . New slot starts Wednesday, January 6 from 3-4 pm PST

spin journalist makes ridiculous claims about the almighty

in an relatively recent spin article, journalist chris norris wrote up a little ditty for the inclusive headline "16 rock myths debunked". norris's contribution: "myth number 1: radiohead can do no wrong." he argues that radiohead suffers from "gimmick hit syndrome," which he describes as such:


"Thanks to "Creep," from their 1993 debut, Pablo Honey, the band contracted Gimmick Hit Syndrome and began the usual defensive career arc. To prove they were more than a grunge one-liner, they recorded the smart, powerful anthems of The Bends. To prove they weren't just excellent rock songwriters, they dug deep and created the stunning OK Computer, whose melancholy sweep of strange, gorgeous songs played like an elegy for modern man. With that, Radiohead supernovaed, garnering every superlative there was, including comparisons to epochal albums like Dark Side of the Moon. Then they had to make another one..."


blah blah blah, shut up. seriously, chris norris, i couldn't disagree more. as far as radiohead is concerned, the only issue i have is that pitchfork media will never rate an album a ten unless it is put out by the almighty five. all jokes aside, radiohead is a band by which i feel my generation can be defined by. i don't know you, chris, but i feel sorry for you.


to read chris's article ripping radiohead a new one, you can go to this address:
"radiohead sucks"

kiddcarma komix xclusive

that's right!!! i have experimented with another new medium. i'm am happy to show you my newest creation, which is by no means the end of the story, i feel i need to complete at least one book, so stay tuned.

after an invigorating term of comic relief, ha, but seriously.

after an invigorating term of History of Superheroes,

a most wonderful class offered through the english department

at the 'U, i chose the comic book option for the final project.. and

this is the 5 page snippet i hath created.

to view in PDF
format, (as it is much
clearer that way)
click here


Also, I have recently acquired a Holga 120SF that i look forward to playing with. You can bet there will be plenty of pictures to be viewed in the next few weeks of my east coast travels over the winter vacation. It seems I've switched to proper capitalization in this section of the post. Che bella!

Fall Be Kind EP = Ear Sugar

Animal Collective's newest release, Fall Be Kind EP, is yet another victory for the group: alas, The Almighty Collective has yet to disappoint. As always, this record is filled with crunchy and erratic vibrance. It seems these guys know just how to pluck at my heartstrings with their more recent, outstanding variations on the simple pop formula. Yet, the magic of the Collective's version on pop: it never gets old. Not to me, at least. I digress. What I love so much about Fall Be Kind (you know, besides everything), is that it seems to be the perfect dramatic foil of its predecessor, Merriweather Post Pavillion. This may undoubtedly be because Avey Tare has said that some of the tracks on the new EP were "too dark" and were cut from Merriweather, and it is apparent: the two perfectly compliment each other.

Notable Tracks: All (5 songs) 28mins:20secs of it, seriously.

righteous radio hosts special guest appearance by true white brother

true white brother, one-man act from tulsa, oklahoma made an appearance on Righteous Radio on july 30th. this weeks show is available for download on the link below, and if you like what you hear feel free to check out more at http://www.myspace.com/fpnp

to download last week's show, click here

i am on a little summer vacation this month visiting family back home, but no fear! righteous radio will be back september 3 from 2-4 pm PST.

thanks for keeping it righteous,

-c

this band will make you high.

hey y'all. it's been a while. its been a hot and sticky summer here in the Willamette Valley, but for the most part it is absolutely beautiful and enchanting. anyways, anyone who is looking for a spiritual awakening should listen to an album called All Of the Sudden I Miss Everyone by Explosions in the Sky. Rather, their entire discography gets progressively better with every release, I can't help but talk about them after their explosive (pun intended) performance at Sasquatch! Music Festival in the Gorge. This band will make you high. And so will their cover art.


Last Week's Playlist:

Sonic Youth- Leaky Lifeboat for Gregory Corso
David Bowie- Suffragette City
Petshop Boys- Pandemonium
Metric- The Police and the Private
Bjork- Army of Me
Explosions in the Sky- The Only Moment We Were Alone
Dirty Projectiors- No Intention
Steely Dan- Don't Take Me Alive
The Meters- Rock and Roll Medley
Earth Wind and Fire- Sunday Morning
Digable Planets- 9th Wonder
DJ 4 AM- The Whole Towns....sleeping
Major Lazer- Can't Stop Now
The Books- An Animated Description of Mr. Maps
Bibio- Fire Ant
Nino Moschella- Time of Day
Yacht- Psychic City
Japandroids- Young Hearts Spark Fire
Modest Mouse- Autumn Beds
Bowerbirds- Northern Lights
Starfucker- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Thievery Corporation- Marching The Hate Machines
Ratatat- Seventeen Years
RJD2- Smoke and Mirrors