Need I say more? Not as fun watching this shit at home on DVD - if you haven't seen this, you're not alive yet.
Find your local urban cinema if they still screen it, and go get your cherry popped. someday, I swear, I'll do a RHPS tour and open up for the movie, then spend the rest of the night throwing toast.
Do not watch this movie unless you are prepared to be very upset for a few days.
Incredible film making, beautiful music, a heartbreaking story and commentary about the death penalty...and Björk. How can you resist?
Zoë Keating & I were both devouring this book on the last tour. In a very Bill Bryson-y way, Pollan does this genius thing where he takes information that might otherwise bore you to death (how the corn industry works, eh??) and makes it fucking FASCINATING. Basically, Pollan set out to trace four meals (one from McDonald's, one from Whole Foods, one from an organic farm and one he creates by hunting and forraging) back to their origins. This book is made of win, I didn't want it to end.
I would recommend this book to anyone who interested in mindfulness and meditation (the idea, not the bullshit ritual) and doesn't want to read a bunch of woowoo new age or Buddhist books. Tolle is a great teacher and a great writer, he cuts to the essence of what Buddhism points to: the only way to escape suffering is to wake up to this moment. I've bought over 15 copies of this book and given them away in the past year since reading it.
I love much of PJ's work but this album is my favorite. I recently re-discovered it and it's even more fucking awesome than I remember.
All of her stuff is different: if you've tried dry or "Rid of Me" and it's too heavy for you, or if you're tried the newer stuff and it's too minimal/weird for you, try THIS. The production, the songwriting, the vocals, all of it are PJ at her fucking best. The woman is a Goddess.
There were no formerly heroic times, and there was no formerly pure generation. There is no one here but us chickens, and so it has always been: a people busy and powerful, knowledgable, ambivalent, important, fearful, and self-aware; a people who scheme, promote, deceive, and conquer; who pray for their loved ones, and long to flee misery and skip death. It is a weakeing and discoloring idea, that rustic people knew God personally once upon a time - or even knew selflessness or courage or literature - but that it is too late for us. In fact, the absolute is available to everyone in every age. There never was a more holy age than ours, and never a less. - Annie Dillard
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I've been trying to get my local radio station to play something by AFP for months. I think they know who I am by now and just ignore me.
In the spirit of Amanda Palmer fans banning together to make something happen. Anybody reading this with a few minutes to kill. Call X-96 (my local radio station) and request "Leeds United".
Phone number is toll free: 1-877-602-9696.
Web page is www.x96.com (You can stream, make requests and check out all of there wonderful advertisements there. And no this isn't a radio advert. Just a fan that thinks this music should be on the radio.)
Lets let them know they've missed the "short bus" not playing this music.
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Hello Miss Palmer ma'am, seems you are coming over to little old New Zealand again. I am sure I could deviate from my normal feeds of nicotine and alcohol to provide you and yours with some goodness during your brief visit here.... might even scrape the skode from the table tops =p well shall stalk you on teh nets with similar suggestions... Take care =D
(please note the cut and paste from the home grown website.... I may be a stalker but i am a damm lazy one) =p
I want to thank you, and Brian of course, for getting me through my oh-so angsty teenage years. Your music truly saved me more than a few times. I remember when I first heard 'Half Jack', I cried. Same with most of your songs, especially Blake Says. I decided that it is my ultimate music mission to see you live. You are an incredible woman-strong, passionate about what you love and inspirational to boot.
hey there, I was just wondering how strict they are about the 18+ thing at the Forum in Melbourne (26th Feb show)? my best friend is turing 18 in March & wanted to come. is there any way we can get her in there? if you could send me a comment or mesage back, that'd be greaat! <3 !
