look at what you’ve done to me.

poor positive negativity, i’ve been ignoring you a bit. since the start of my new job description and the work blog that comes with it, i have been working a lot more. also i’ve been trying to eek out the last bit of summer fun with outside activities, t:ba events, movies and general socializing.

i’m well into the ‘c’s of my a-z project, today i listened to eight different versions of “crazy in love”. most by antony & the johnsons, some by beyonce. they are both equally great and i could have listened to many more versions easily.

beyonce

antony & the johnsons.

shower of goodness.

another recorded live experience i recommend is bjork’s voltaic. a beautifully packaged four disc collection. one disc is a collection of remixes off of the marvelous volta, the second is a live recording from the olympic studios in london, the third is all the volta videos, and the fourth (and best) is a dvd of two concerts from the medulla and volta tours. for as much as i love bjork, the remixes off her singles never did anything for me. there are some gems here though, especially the xxxchange remix of “earth intruders”, the matthew herbert mix of “declare independence”, and the two modeselektor “dull flame of desire” remixes. the rest of them are alright, nothing to write home about though. as for the videos, almost all of her videos are amazing (her worst video and song, which isn’t on this disc), so that disc is well worth it. the real treasure of the collection is the live material. this is bjork first official live audio release, and i couldn’t be happier.  the volta tour was a spectacular site to behold and my favorite of her tours that i’ve seen. while the audio disc is not a true concert recording, it is the live versions though, and they pack just as much energy. the dvd, which morgan and i went to see in theaters a couple of weeks back, captures the live experience. and makes you fall in love with bjork all over again. my only complaint about the collection is that it is too short, i wish we got all the songs played on the volta tour.

ps22 stole my heart.

i’ve been in a very bjorkish mood lately, egged on by the release of voltiac. morgan told me about the ps22 choir covering a couple of bjork songs. i had no idea i would become obsessed with watching them. i love how they seem to be feeling every word.

one day

joga

i have to let it seep in.

john hodgman gave a speech last night at the radio and television correspondents dinner in d.c. last night, he spoke after pres. obama. he gave a obama a witty nerd salute.

can you do all sixteen dances?

someone on justonestar mentioned the b-52’s so i decided to troll youtube for videos. it’s hard not to be in a good mood while listening and watching to the b-52’s. here are some of the treasures.

“rock lobster” live in early eighties.

“mesopotamia” live in 1982

“song for a future generation”, “whammy kiss”, and “butterbean” on a uk tv show in 1983

“dance this mess around” from germany in 1983