Entries from August 2003

Sunday, August 31st, 2003

A Band Called Studfinder

SEATTLE - Formed in January, 2001, the formula is 2/3 Gay=Success (in so many words). Alas, Studfinder played their last show at Graceland opening for Pansy Division a week ago. See the Studfinder Photo Album for pics from the show. Throughout their two year reign of power punk princess-ness, they played every club worth playing [...]

Friday, August 29th, 2003

Art+Bowling=Ikke

SEATTLE - An event to support the paintings of Mike Kuhn. The show consists of acrylic on wood interpretations of early 1900s swiss and austrian trademarks.

a2a_linkname=”Art+Bowling=Ikke”;
a2a_linkurl=”http://www.starbody.org/artbowlingikke”;

Friday, August 29th, 2003

God Is In The House

The new Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds DVD, aptly titled God Is In The House was released on the August 26th (after being pushed back from it’s originally scheduled date of August 11th). The first ever DVD from the band contains a live concert, four videos from No More Shall We Part and a [...]

Sunday, August 24th, 2003

20 Facts About Primo

1. His Petfinder profile said he was a medium sized dog.
2. He had been up for adoption for almost 6 months.
3. His previous owners said he rarely sheds and doesn’t bark.
4. He weighs 66 lbs.
5. He is not a medium size dog.
6. He chases cats and squirrels at every opportunity.
7. Even his face manages to [...]

Saturday, August 16th, 2003

Weapons of Choice

Koh-l-Noor Nexus Art Pen (Light Sepia)
Pentel RSVP Extra Fine (Black)
Tombo ABT Dual Brush Pen (Black)
Schaeffer Fountain Pen (Black)
Pelikan Watercolor Paint Box (13 colors)
this is not an advertisement. sometimes it is important to have an excellent environment for inspiration.
Kate’s Paperie: although many of the products on this site are a bit too precious, they do carry [...]

Saturday, August 16th, 2003

Bjork

Seattle - August 15th at Pier 62/63
The setlist:
01. Unravel
02. Hunter
03. J??ga
04. Scary
05. Aurora
06. Desired constellation
07. Mouth’s Cradle
08. Heirloom
09. Pagan poetry
10. Scatterheart
11. Bachelorette
12. All is full of love
13. Hyper-ballad
14. It’s In Our Hands (SPT mix)
15. Pluto
Thankfully, the relentless Seattle summer and oppressive sunshine gave way to a moodier cloud-whispy sky. The sparkling city lights, passing ferries, [...]

Saturday, August 16th, 2003

Blood: Miniature Paintings of Sorrow & Fear

NYC - Artist Mark Ryden will be opening a month long show at the Earl McGrath Gallery at 20 West 57th on Thursday, September 18th at a reception from 6-8pm. The title of the show is Blood: Miniature Paintings of Sorrow & Fear presented with a musical score by Stan Ridgeway and Pietra Wexstun. If [...]

Tuesday, August 12th, 2003

FilmingK

NYC - August 26th at 8pm at the first annual HOWL! Festival of East Village Arts, a screening of FilmingK’s YNYC will be shown closing night at the Anthology Archives at 8pm. Visit their website and watch clips of Mindflank the film they debuted at Sundance.

a2a_linkname=”FilmingK”;
a2a_linkurl=”http://www.starbody.org/filmingk”;
[...]

Saturday, August 9th, 2003

Not Too Fast

tap, tap, tap
“make sure there are no bubbles”,she says,”are you trying to kill me?”
i wrinkle my nose at her
white lines capped with various happy colors
tap, tap, tap
“use this one. don’t be afraid”,she says
i squint my eyes and inspect the chamber closer
far away highway hum, crinkling plastic
fanning out clean, clear, sterile packets
bottles, vials, ampules?
tap, tap, tap
blood [...]

Tuesday, August 5th, 2003

are we all tourists?

…. and do we all spend our lives bouncing back and forth between desire and achievement? it’s as though it is never enough. consume. consume. consume. slightly better smelling nail polish remover. detergent that might make your whites whiter (but you’ll never know). and even though you just slaved away all week, speeding down the [...]