skatearound usa

I remember skating to Gigolo Tony at Skate-A-Round USA in Easley, SC.

frog frock

Lady GaGa in Kermit. More pictures at Just Jared.

rap o clap o

Joe Bataan's 1979ish single. Early rap.

solid gold

Obsessed with this song.

mirror, mirror

Ginger Rogers in the mirror in Kitty Foyle.

favourite things

Some of her favourite things are mine too.

discrimination cannot stand

ray of light

Madonna performing "Ray of Light" on Oprah. 1998.

o my darlin

Become a fan of the online literary magazine Clementine.

Submit poetry and/or photography here.

Clementine Magazine on Facebook

levity

Senator Al Franken and Sonia Sotomayor joke over "Perry Mason."

mary, 1975

My friend Rio's mom's fake id from 1975. Love it.

i look to you

Whitney Houston unveils the cover art for her forthcoming album I Look to You.

beautiful nightmare

Beyonce's video for "Sweet Dreams."

precious painting

New oil paint poster for the film Precious.

rome where you want to

the tingler

Just watched The Tingler which was a lot of fun and much more artistic than I expected. It would have been great to see it in the theater! Electrical buzzers were put under people's seats in the auditorium and activated whenever the Tingler appeared on-screen. William Castle dubbed this as Percepto! Fake screamers and fainters were also planted in the audience.



The Tingler itself reminds me of the Puss caterpillar.

sarah palin's diary entry

Maureen Dowd's persona editorial.

paris

Paris Jackson from her father's memorial service

a willow deeply scarred

ease on down

shannyn moore

Huffington Post reporter Shannyn Moore on Sarah Palin's ridiculous threats to sue her.

clementine issue two

Becca & I are so happy to unveil the second issue of Clementine Magazine today! There are excellent new poems by Kimiko Hahn, Marcus Jackson, Janine Joseph, Lauren Gould, and Erin M. Bertram. David Levine's 1970s photographs are also included.

Please check it out here.


Eve's Right Foot, Oregon Coast, 1977
Photography by David Levine

moscow

Moscow.
More photos here.

land of the lost

When I was back home in Lynchburg, I stopped by River Ridge Mall. It was sad to see all the closed stores and Macy's with no customers. The mall was never dead like that on a Friday night in the 90s.

FYE (previously Record Town) was out of Michael Jackson CD's. If you wanted to reserve one, there was a $5 deposit. I remember buying the cassette single to "Scream" for 99 cents there the day it came out. I was embarrassed to buy it then. The man who rang it up for me still works there. There are no longer cassettes in FYE nor a spot for singles. In the wake of Michael's death, it's ever more apparent that the era he came from--where pop music consumption could be an event-- is over.

michael

My friend Chantelle writes about her reaction to the death of Michael Jackson on her blog. While jdbrecords will be on break for a bit, feel free to share your thoughts on Jackson here.

imperfect angel

Mariah released the album cover image for Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel today. Thoughts? She tweets: The reason I chose to use 3 images for the cover is cos there are a lot of different emotions and stories revealed on this album.

creepshow

The Puss caterpillar is both amazing and terrifying.

The 'fur' of the larva contains venomous spines that cause extremely painful reactions in human skin upon contact. The reactions are sometimes localized to the affected area but are often very severe, radiating up a limb and causing burning, swelling, nausea, headache, abdominal distress, rashes, blisters, and sometimes chest pain, numbness, or difficulty breathing.

zoe money

Jezebel exposes the pricetag of Rachel Zoe's must-haves for the summer.

I am eagerly awaiting the second season of her show!

just the ten of us

The Academy just announced that there will be ten nominees for Best Picture instead of five. This hasn't happened since circa 1939: the Golden Age of Hollywood. Hopefully this means foreign and independent films will get some more notice.

Here are my choices from last year's race:

Frost/Nixon
Frozen River
Happy Go Lucky
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
The Reader
Waltz with Bashir
The Visitor
Wendy and Lucy
The Wrestler

What are yours?

friday the 13th nes

Friday the 13th is a frustrating video game I was never able to do well in. This is all you get for winning.

vintage lp ad

from Jezebel

vhs

OMG. Love FM Belfast from Iceland!

wanna be dancin'

Fun music video for The Glass's "Wanna Be Dancin'." Legos are involved.

the closing of virgin, union square

New York Times gallery by Jessica Ebelhar.

obsessed

Mariah's new single fights back Eminem. How do y'all feel about the single? Toe or flow?

yes we still can

The New York Times wrote a sobering editorial on the Obama administration's stance on LGBT rights.

I am still hopeful Obama will enact change but LGBT groups are becoming increasingly restless, especially since Pride month is nearing its end.

here's to the violets

Actress Patricia Clarkson's wonderful HRC speech: Here's to the Violets. Transcript here.

summertime clothes

The fun & purposely bizarre new video for Animal Collective's "Summertime Clothes."

the guard

I was saddened by the death of Stephen T. Johns at the Holocaust Museum. The American Jewish Committee has set up a Memorial Fund. 100% of the donations goes to Johns's family. You can donate here.

i can't stand the rain

I feel you Eruption, I feel you.

pet shop pretty

Kanye alerted me to the beautiful vinyl package of Pet Shop Boys's Yes.

bitte orca

The Dirty Projectors spirited new album Bitte Orca is restless and unpredictable but has smooth harmonies & transitions. A unique work.

You can listen to the full album for the time being on NPR.












Here is the single - "Stillness is the Move"

oh my darling

Rebecca Myers & I are thrilled to be unveiling a new issue of Clementine in July. We have been working hard on gathering the best poems and are very excited about it!

Please check out Issue #1 and stay tuned for Issue #2!

Peace.

the girl & the robot

Royksopp & Robyn finally release a video for "The Girl & the Robot." I think it's the best single of '09 so far, even if the video clip below is underwhelming.

actor out of work

I love this St. Vincent video.

good deeds

In an upset, Creigh Deeds wins the Democratic nomination for Governor in VA.

I was scared Terry McAuliffe was going to win. He is fresh off of ruining Hillary's campaign and would have had a tough time beating Bob McDonnell.

I am much more hopeful about Deeds.

The Washington Post notes the importance of the race here. Do good deeds and help keep VA a blue-governed state by donating here.













Thank you Emory for the lovely photograph.

roommates

“They put me with the cute guy. Distracting! He’s the one guy I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife. I mean he’s open-minded and liberal, but he’s definitely 100% straight.” -Adam Lambert

records make me happier

This was in the Speakertree Records (the best music store in Lynchburg, VA) newsletter.

stop, hammer time

jdbrecords advocates the return of Hammer pants.

reunited & it feels so good

According to this, Jake & Anne will be back together again.

jdbrecords now on twitter

follow jdbrecords on twitter.

finale

Neil Patrick Harris was a pretty good host. I loved his closing number (a version of "Tonight") from the Tony's.

best dressed tony

I loved Anne Hathaway in Oscar de la Renta. Lately she has done no wrong! Check out the lovely Just Jared for the pics!

disaster movies

worthless

Upon the news of GM, I thought this song from The Brave Little Toaster would be appropriate. This could be the saddest song from an animated film ever.

picture taking

Jezebel posted a funny clip of Julia Louis-Dreyfus meeting Michelle Obama.

a little patience

Politico has an interesting article on LGBT groups impatience with the President. I am still an avid supporter and see that there are many great challenges in this time. I hope Obama will help throw out the idiotic and blatantly discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. However, I agree with Obama that, for now, marriage should be a state by state issue. I believe the movement is gaining more ground and momentum this way. It's also something difficult for the conservatives to argue against since it isn't nationally implemented. If Obama were to decide today that gay marriage be recognized federally, I worry that it would be easily overturned by a future administration--especially because so much of the population continues to be ignorant about homosexuality and the issue is still so controversial.

Here's a clip from an interview with Brian Williams which aired Wednesday night.

new love

New Hampshire shows love.

we may never love like this again

Maureen McGovern sings the Love Theme from The Towering Inferno.

gooby trap

This year's unintentionally creepiest film is Gooby. I like his scarf. I couldn't stop laughing at the trailer. It looks so bad!

levi shirtless (sans baby)

More at GQ.

stagger lee

Watch Stagger Lee in Music  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com So good.

a new era

Rio at Le Chic Batik has great commentary on the new Supreme Court pick.

yes she cannes

Lots of haterade went around for Best Actress winner Charlotte Gainsbourg's Balenciaga dress but I think she looks trays chic. She's my best dressed in kind of a ho-hum year for Cannes red carpet.

california no-love

California shows no love.

solid as barack

Barack dresses so dorky. Love it.

it's the sound of my shoes

Mindless song for summer.

facepainting

Richard Lawson is my favorite Idol reviewer. Here are his thoughts on the disappointing finale.

over the rainbow

Jezebel previews Kate Moss's collection for Topshop.