Archive for July, 2010
Posted on July 23rd, 2010 in Diary (2009-2011)
i wrote about this today. the stones second tv appearance in america at the hollywood palace, during their first trip (when they were really only causing riots on the coasts and playing like, state fairs in texas). i was asking a friend last week if mad men was going to address the beatles this coming [...]
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 in Diary (2009-2011)
i guess i always knew this song was about Performance. the first BAD album pretty much never left my turntable when i was 16. i’ve heard the song probably 1,500 times. i even interviewed Don Letts once for Spin. but now that i’ve written about the film for this Jagger book, it’s oddly brand new. [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2010 in Diary (2009-2011)
there really is no option to have a social life, a nice complexion a healthy sleep schedule when you are writing a book. every single one that i’ve done i’ve written this way: a few months from the target deadline, the initial advance third long gone, and (with the exception of the first one) every [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2010 in Diary (2009-2011)
there are not nearly enough songs about fucking in elevators, esp. when you think about how many songs there are about fucking. there’s even an oasis song about fucking in the bushes. i used to play it before i Dj’d (that’s how like – ridiculous i used to be, knowing really well that oasis themselves [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2010 in Diary (2009-2011)
dj’d rob sheffield’s book launch party in dumbo last night and am smarting from book launch party white wine today. in case you were wondering whether you can segue “only in my dreams” by debbie gibson into “i will dare” by the replacements, you absolutely can i probably should. was v. happy for rob and [...]
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