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BEFORE TODAY by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

It doesn’t take much to make me feel stupid. Trying to find the words to describe the debut album of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at 4AD is just one of many examples I could give you. To me, ‘Before Today’ sounds like an album that Kevin Barnes could be recording if he loved goth bands more than funk ones. Or like the cold wave genre entering a multicoloured psychedelic stage instead of glazing at it's own depression. Don’t mind my threadbare examples; this is the album that will make it onto every interesting top 10 of the year and you don’t wanna miss it.

WE // R \\ WEARING

I can't resist (probably overpriced) basics-with-a-twist. My wardrobe, full of T by Wang, Oak, Bassike and yes, American Apparel is proof of this; and since in Australia, a new favourite has emerged in the form of Nathan Smith. His selection of supersoft tees, tanks and dresses have sucked me into buying multiples of a number of styles in different colourways. You just can't go wrong with these though! Addictively and endlessly wearable - and not in actual fact, overpriced in the slightlest - Nathan Smith is the way forward for your wardrobe.

WE // R \\ WATCHING

I don’t think any series will treat teenagers the same way that Freaks and Geeks did almost 10 years ago. Although relying on every teen American cliché they could, this series was the closest thing to reality you could get whilst still being something fun and interesting to watch – cause, you know, life is boring. With bands like The Who, The Clash and XTC being either part of episodes or the soundtrack, this 80’s based cult show was short-lived (only 18 episodes), but long enough to enrich the careers of some young actors (i.e. James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps and, erm, Linda Cardellini) and is greatly missed. Can we have a movie about them meeting again in the 00’s?

WE // R \\ GOING

Once, a friend of mine wanted to take me to this 'cheap Chinese restaurant', situated in the heart of Liberdade, a Japanese neighborhood in São Paulo. When we got there the place was packed, but because it looked cheesy and kinda poor, I didn't want to wait it out. It took another friend for me to go back there and fall in love with it. Now, every time the mood for some freshly made noodles (you can watch the chief making the noodle dough through a window) framed in some horribly painted pink walls takes me, I go for Rong He. Did I mention the food is also incredibly generous and cheap?

WE // R \\ READING

The ultimate in peeping tom into other, cooler, more fashionable, richer, quirkier and more-hipster-than-thou lives is Todd Selby's The Selby. Having previously been an internet only voyeur's dream, Todd has just last month released The Selby Is In Your Place, a coffee table tome full of twee drawings, colourful interiors and people showering. Half of the images in the books are favourites from the website and the other is stuff he hasn't published online yet. So go check it out, maybe buy it if you can to make your crappy coffee table in your crappy apartment that little bit cooler with pictures of someone else's cool stuff.

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Down in LA // Musica (with MJ and Shazam on the side)

Monday // May 31, 2010 at 17:19 // filed under Music

Hiya MJ, great shirt

Mash-ups are such a tricky, tricky business; most tracks are a novelty kind of thing for me, of which wears off very quickly. I often can't decide whether I hate to love them or just plain old hate them. But when they're done right, they can really hit the spot. I only just came across this mash-up of Shazam's remix of Munk's 'Down In LA' vs Michael Jackson's 'Remember The Time' mashed by German mash-up man Marc Johnce. I couldn't help but melt on listening to this, it was just such a perfect choice and combination; specially since not too long ago I watched 'Remember The Time' on youtube and it re-ignited my old Cleopatra fascination.

With the first anniversary of MJ's death approaching in a few weeks' time (the 25th June - where were you when MJ died?) I guess I'm getting in early with a bit of a tribute. LOVE YOU FOREVZ MICHAEL!

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Marc Johnce - Remember The Time In L.A. [MUNK (Shazam Remix) Vs. Michael Jackson] [mp3]

And speaking of which, let's fast forward from Munk circa 2008 to Munk 2010 with a freshly released new single AND video in 'La Musica', coming off an upcoming Munk EP due out in September, as well as being licensed by the Ponystep party people's compilation with Kitsuné aaaand Busy P's first mix cd. What more verification could you possibly need of it's quality?

Hiya Mr Blurry Mathias Munk Modica

You can have a sneak listen of what's on the 'La Musica' 12" here, including a snippet of what Azari & III (I die for Azari & III - I will do a proper post on them some time soon, promise) have done with the track...In them meantime, cop the radio edit here:

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Munk - La Musica (Radio Edit) [mp3]

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TAGS: Michael Jackson, Shazam, Munk, Marc Johnce // LINKS: Munk, Marc Johnce

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WE // R \\ DJing tonight at Funhell (SP/Brazil)

Wednesday // March 25, 2009 at 21:30 // filed under Music // Etc

FITTER HAPPIER

The crazy invitation that Michell Zappa did for his bday

I'm going to DJ tonight at Funhell - a weekly, cozily intimate party that happens at Funhouse (SP/Brazil). Tonight, Boss in Drama is going to play live to celebrate the birthday of one of the owners of the party: Fubah (Funhell 's producer) and Michell Zappa (the owner of the wicked Radiohead pics in our webby. He's agreed to be our official photographer at IM // A \\PARTY #2).

So in order to celebrate, I'm posting 5 tracks that I'm most definitely gonna drop tonight, so if you like them you better show up!

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Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (Jimmy2sox Remix) [mp3]

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Michael Jackson - Get on the Floor (Holy Ghost! Edit) [mp3]

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Msawawa - Bowungakanani [mp3]

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Kelly Key - Baba (Band FM Remix) [mp3]

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Miami Horror - Make You Mine [mp3]

Vamos?