I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore

Make Me Believe In You

2009-02-11T21:52:00.000-08:00

Make Me Believe In You - Patti Jo

French Underground: 70's-80's

2009-02-11T21:10:00.000-08:00

Les Calamites

2009-02-11T21:09:00.000-08:00

Karen Cheryl

2009-02-11T20:20:00.000-08:00

Today was a beautiful day!

2009-01-20T20:48:00.000-08:00

Anita Berber

2008-12-19T18:46:00.000-08:00

The ratio of formalin to carcass must at least be 12 to 1 to ensure a good fixation.

2008-12-19T18:12:00.000-08:00

the eden project

2008-11-30T09:48:00.000-08:00

Bruce Munro's newest light installation at The Eden Project.

Soul Train

2008-11-28T00:41:00.001-08:00

YELLE is my role model!

2008-11-27T22:55:00.000-08:00

French TV 1977

2008-11-26T22:44:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Pictures

2008-11-17T23:06:00.000-08:00

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES - FATAL MICROBES

sweet secrets

2008-11-06T02:57:00.001-08:00

17 jams to make you get up and dance.

This post is dedicated to Jen, cause i'm pretty sure she loves every song on this mix! Holla at you girl!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T15:02:00.001-07:00

Anywhere but here

2008-10-24T16:20:00.000-07:00

I'm dreaming of somewhere far far away from this computer screen. I can't wait for our weekend trek down to half moon bay! Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Pumpkin Patches, the haunted restaurant that was once on unsolved mysteries and the best salsa bar in northern CA!

The white raven

2008-10-23T19:48:00.000-07:00

It was over 80 degrees in the city today! WHEW! It was so hot that I could barely stand to be outside, so Chesley and I ventured to the Academy of Sciences and boy was it great! The Albino Alligator was stained with blood from its recent feast and the dragon seahorses were out promenading with full glory!

The warm weather definitely calls for some night time adventures, perhaps to one of the city's many staircases? I can't wait!

Voir - La Collection Spitzner

2008-10-21T20:30:00.000-07:00

Images are from a comic book called "The Spitzner Museum's Wax Woman."

Pierre Spitzner's traveling museum, the "Musee Spitzner": a collection of anatomical models, moulages, specimens, paintings, dioramas, etc., that toured Europe for about a century before being dismantled circa WW2. Some of the Spitzner pieces ended up at the University of Paris, but unfortunately many others are now lost. The Spitzner's centerpiece was a wax anatomical model of a sleeping woman, which opened to reveal her internal organs.

Mutter Museum

2008-10-21T19:39:00.001-07:00

The Mutter Museum is a medical museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The museum contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical, and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment! This is a necessary stop for the next across country road trip!

Joyce

2008-10-20T18:23:00.001-07:00

These two are my favorite:

Saint Dymphna

2008-09-24T01:39:00.000-07:00

The Brooklyn trio Gang Gang Dance releases their new album Saint Dymphna this October!

After seeing Gang Gang play live about a year ago (one of the best live shows I've ever been to) I've been obsessed with following their career. Saint Dymphna is everything I could have hoped for and more! The trio's overt love for grime and dubstep becomes super obvious on this one. The band's US label even describes Saint Dymphna as " a beat that resembles the omnipresent sound of reggaeton flooding the NYC streets during summer months." After listening to the full album, I completely agree. LOVE IT!

A live show is scheduled to hit San Francisco Nov. 14th at Bimbo's. I'll be there for sure!

House Jam - Gang Gang Dance

Bitone

2008-09-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

Ugandan children cover Bjork's "All is full of Love" for an album to benefit the Bitone Children's home, an organization who's mission is to help restore the lives of disadvantaged Ugandan children. All of the tracks are stunningly beautiful.

all is full of love - Bitone

Below is the music video for Bjork's "All is full of Love". The video was recently nominated for MTV's greatest music video ever - the top 10! It's definitely number one in my book! This music video has always sent chills up my spine.

Them Finnish Folk

2008-09-12T21:09:00.000-07:00

"Sounds of raindrops falling on sheet metal roof melted together with old television's random-dot-pattern-noise. Leena Uotila's soft voice echoes in empty, dusty rooms. Catowls gathered to the sky, appletrees were blooming and waves rocked a barrell against the pier. Suddenly all this started to form esoteric mildew to cassette's magnetic tape. I finished our work with prayer only a moment before the cold winds rose from Saimaa." -The Finnish band Paavoharju describes their recent (may 08) release - Laulu Laakson Kukista

Kevätrumpu - Paavoharju

Another Finnish beauty: Eleanoora Rosenholm's new Älä kysy kuolleilta, he sanoivat LP comes out this week in Finland. Here's a track, and a creepy music video:

Ambulanssikuskitar - Eleanoora Rosenholm

Storyville

2008-09-09T17:50:00.000-07:00

Storyville, New Orleans - Famously known as the red light district and what some consider the origin of jazz.....

Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Tony Jackson were all inspired by the bands they listened to in Storyville's brothels and dance halls, especially Pete LaLa's Cabaret, where King Joe Oliver's horns nightly blew the house down.

E.J. Bellocq's pictures of Storyville's prostitutes: Ever so charming with a bit of Joel Peter Witkin.

Here's the jazzman's Hamlet: St. Louis Blues by Mr. Louis Armstrong

St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong

fairytales and Fan Death

2008-09-09T01:46:00.000-07:00

John Galliano's Fall 2007 line: A gothic fairytale, I wish was mine.

A string-laden after-hours gem: Fan Death brings an authentic retro-disco feel.

Veronicas Veil - Fan Death

Summer time

2008-09-04T00:32:00.000-07:00

It's finally summer in San Francisco! The sky is blue, the streets are filled with bikes and the ice cream carts are a plenty (my friend Diego is always raving about the powder puff girl's Popsicle, which I have yet to try, but trust that they are yummy with toxic goodness).

This past weekend a few friends and I rode our bikes across the golden gate bridge to Marin in honor of the warm weather, and more importantly for my friend Ray's birthday!

The view of the bridge from our picnic spot in Marin:

Lola came too: (She was pooped at the end of the day from all that cycling!)

So was I:

Thanks for the photos Ray!

The digits are rising and so are the summer jams! I've been bumpin' these two every day!

this one too:

Lovin' sunny San Francisco!

Judy Henske

2008-08-21T01:07:00.000-07:00

My lovely friend Robin turned me on recently to Mrs. Judy Henske, and i'm in love! Hailing from Chippewa Falls - home of the supercomputer and Leinenkugels Beer - Judy's a one woman riot with a killer voice that will knock the socks right off yer feet. She became popular in the 60's, especially among the beat crowd - some hack even styled her "the queen of the beatniks"- and the moniker stuck. While working in NewYork, she started a romantic relationship with Woody Allen, which allegedly inspired him to use Judy as a model for the character Annie Hall.

This is my dear Robin: one of the most beautiful people I know! (pic stolen from her Flikr)

She's away on amazing adventures. She's living in Amsterdam for a year. I miss her so!
But this music makes me happy. I hope it will make you happy too.

I Know You Rider - Judy Henske

Ballad Of Little Romy - Judy Henske

Devil Got My Woman

2008-08-19T23:32:00.000-07:00

Devil Got My Woman - Skip James

films de jean painleve

2008-08-12T00:02:00.000-07:00

So wonderfully magical!

Le Vampire:

Acera or the witches' dance:

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

2008-08-06T02:10:00.000-07:00

Rolling Stone magazine declared Last Night a DJ Saved My Life as "one of the greatest songs ever written about being a girl, listening to the radio or any combination of the two".

And when it comes to being a girl, nobody does it better than the Diva herself Mrs. Mariah Carey, i.e., Butterfly, the Emancipation of mimi, and GLITTER!

Here's Mariah busting the JAM:

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Featuring Busta Rhymes, DJ Clue?, & Fabolous) - Mariah Carey

MIRAGE..........................................................................................................................

The song was remixed by the artist Mirage for the After Dark compilation by the folks at Italians Do It Better. The compilation is hand jiven, booty shakin, pure euro disco fun!

3 Indeep - Last Nite A DJ Saved My Life.mp3 -

INDEEP...........................................................................................................................

The original version of the song was created by the 1980s NY based R&B/New Wave group Indeep. The group had limited success and Last Night a DJ Saved My Life became their one hit wonder.

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep

The tubular Linda Blair

2008-08-06T00:56:00.000-07:00

Giant Snow globes, a whole lot of green screen, and an electric keytar! What more can you ask for...The Book of Love really delivers on this one:

Alice Everyday - Book Of Love

Even the Possessed like their synthy jams!
Linda Blair would definitely have some mad convulsions and project some serious demon vomit to the Book of Love's synthy version of The Exorcist theme song- Tubular Bells.

Tubular Bells - Book of Love - Book of Love

Here's the original version of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. The song was heavily popularized after its use as the opening theme for The Exorcist.

Tubular Bells, Pt. 1 - Mike Oldfield

Here's some rare footage from The Exorcist. I recommend watching it with both versions of Tubular Bells... super creepy! Apparently theatres gave out vomit bags to movie goers when The Exorcist screened, Awesome!

Soul Jazz Records

2008-08-04T23:52:00.000-07:00

Soul Jazz Records is a British based record label that started in the early nineties. They release compilations of predominately black music, including soul, dub, reggae, and jazz. More recently they have expanded their catalog with some pretty amazing post-punk, electronica, and world music albums. Below are some choice songs for your listening pleasure.....

The Sisters Love were an early 70's soul and funk troupe, born from the ashes of Ray Charles' back up group The Raelets.
Give Me Your Love - The Sisters Love

Marilyn Barbarin is featured on the compilation New Orleans Funk: The Original Sounds Of Funk 1960-75. Her voice reminds me of Candi Staton. She seems like a pretty groovy lady.

Reborn - Marilyn Barbarin

This Next track is from the compilation titled The Sexual Life of The Savages. The record traces the story of Brazilian musicians who gathered influence from U.S. acts like ESG, Liquid Liquid and Arto Lindsay.

Tao Perto - Cabine C

Mantronix is the best of the NY club scene from the 1980s. The album features a mix of old-school hip hop, disco, electro, and club tracks.
Ladies (Full Length) - Mantronix

This track is off a 12" release called Big Apple Rappin'. Soul Jazz will release a Big Apple Rappin' 2x double album in early '09.

T Ski Valley / Catch the Beat (Dimi & Mousse Ts Old School Mix) - Various

This track is off the compilation Miami Sound: Rare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida 1967-74. Helene Smith was a leading gal in he Miami Soul scene, along side the great Betty Wright.
You Got To Be A Man - Helene Smith

The Last two tracks are from one of my all time favorite albums - New York Noise Volume 1: Dance Music from the New York Underground.

Liquid Liquid was a NY City post punk band that was active from 1980-83. This track is super hot!

Optimo - Liquid Liquid

And Finally, the great great ESG! There name stands for emerald, Sapphire, and gold! sooo good, it hurts! Everybody dance!
Moody - ESG

Popeye the sailor man meets sinbad

2008-08-02T15:33:00.001-07:00

In this two reel animated short directed by Dave fleischer, Popeye saves olive oyl from the brute Sinbad the Sailor! And it's all in technicolor!

The 3-D look was created using a device called the Stereoptical Camera or Setback, which was invented by The technicians at Fleischer Studios in 1934. Their apparatus used three-dimensional miniature sets built to the scale of the animation artwork.

The animation cels were placed so that various objects could pass in front of and behind them, and the entire scene was shot using a horizontal camera. It looked something like this:

The results are stunning and really bring to life all the captured creatures on Sinbad's island.

The cartoon has been deemed "culturally significant" and has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry, as well as being voted #17 of the 50 greatest cartoons ever!

Spinach
Apparently the idea for Popeye's power food to be spinach came from a study which, because of a misprint, attributed to spinach ten times its actual iron content. The error was discovered sometime in the 1930s but not widely publicized until 1981!

Watch the cartoon!

mississippi records

2008-08-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

For the past six months or so I've been completely obsessed with Mississippi records, the vinyl only re-issue label, that I've decided to name my blog after my favorite one, I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE.

Mississippi has a knack for unearthing absolute treasures! The covers are gorgeous, the sound and the mastering impeccable! These are the precious gems you hope to find while searching through your grandmother's attic.

You can purchase the entire catalog at Forced Exposure.

listen here: I don't feel at home in this world anymore- Two Gospel Keys