the head is finally, if briefly, above water level after an impressively frantic work schedule (which I guess is a good thing seeing as how yesterday was the two-month anniversary of my departure from the bank) and numerous welcome out-of-town visitors. in celebration I am not completely ignoring the programming on my new favorite channel, HBO-Latino (I figure to learn another language by osmosis, I guess). of course it's harder not to pay attention to The Simpsons Movie in Spanish than, say, King Ralph (you have your chance at The Simpsons Movie in Spanish tonight at 7 EST).
last movie I ever saw (in English while paying attention): Vantage Point. what a stinker. the previews were intriguing (that's my story and I'm sticking to it), but not unlike tennis the level of acting (even William Hurt and Forest Whitaker) sunk to the level of the least skilled player (I'm going to go with Dennis Quaid on this one, but screenwriter Barry Levy should be equally embarrassed about cashing a check)
the heavy workload has, at least, left plenty of material on the Internet to peruse. the Nashville Scene just reprinted a tweaked version of my Robert Plant feature (Mr. Plant and Ms. Krauss have recently announced extended tour dates, including Kansas City, St. Louis, Houston, Austin, Portland, Seattle and the Holy Trinity of California cities: San Francisco, Saratoga and Kelseyville - listing tour dates isn't really my thing, but this is a strong performance, well worth seeing, if you're nearby any of the aforementioned metropoli), and the villagevoice.com has already posted long form Q and As with Janet Weiss of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks and Victoria Legrand of Beach House so far this week. Beth Murphy of Times New Viking and Anna Spence of Annuals will make appearances in a similar location between now and the kickoff of Coney Island's Siren Festival just under 50 hours from now.
what I'm listening to (besides Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Beach House, Times New Viking and Annuals): Bowerbirds' Hymns for a Dark Horse, Wolf Parade's At Mount Zoomer, Brendan Canning's Something for All of Us..., The Dodos' Visiter, Film School's Hideout and Steinski's 1986-2003 double-disc retrospective What Does It All Mean?
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