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| October
8, 2006
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Astronautalis
is a unique performer, and he put on one hell of a show at
Pianos on friday night. Part hip hop, part indie rock country,
he transcended genres smoothly, backed only by a DJ. The highlight
of the night was his display of freestyle skills, which proved
his background as a battle MC. The 2 freestyle raps that he
pulled off were smooth, and hillarious, using suggestions
from the audience such as "Senator Foley," "pirates,"
"the letter r," and "marsupials" to use
in his flow. The suggestion of marsupials started off as wallaby,
which he was reluctant to use, because it's boring, but the
persistent audience member convinced him eventually to use
marsupials eventually. This all proved to be hillarious banter.
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| October
3 , 2006
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On
October 3, 1982, I, Jonny Leather was born. It's 24 years
later, and a lot has changed. When I came into the world "Pass
The Dutchie" was the #1 song in America, now Justin Timberlake
has the #1 song in America. My childhood memories have been
lost through a series of intense concussions that I have experienced
over the full span of my life. I have become unable to reach
back into my brain and recall past experiences, no matter
how major. Sure, I remember some things. I remember who my
friends were (for the most part), I remember my teachers names,
and I can remember that things happened, but the actual memory
is gone. Images of the past tell me things that I would no
longer know. More proof in the power and importance of the
photograph, but not every moment can be captured on film,
and even if they could, they speak little about the emotional
aspects of the moment, beyond what is visual.
Without a strong recollected personal history
implanted in my mind, I must go on to create a strong enough
series of moments which will unavoidably lock into my brain's
memory system which has been so faulty. My brain has been
like a computer with a bad hard drive, crashing all of the
time and losing vital information.
This year, I will retain the memories of
my every day life through an enormous series of photographs,
sketches and notes from my day. The camera will be become
a part of me, an extension to my sight, and its film/memory
card will act as my memory. That which is not captured will
not survive beyond the present tense, and will soon be forgotton.
That which is captured may live on forever.
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| October
2 , 2006
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new records have just come out and are coming out, including
new albums by The Hold Steady, Black Keys, Kasabian and The
Rapture. Are they any good? Check out Jonny-Leather's
reviews to find out. Reviews of Decemberists, Killers,
VietNam and more coming soon. I won't be reviewing the new
Jet cd. Besides not wanted to have to listen to the whole
thing through, let alone one song, Pitchfork's
review is more than perfect.
see
Album Reviews.
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