Waiting for the Blog

Lou Reed – I’m Waiting for My Man
(from American Poet)

Fuck me, I’m bad at this. I know, I know, after three-plus years of blogging you’d think I’d be past the stage of intermittently putzing out like a complete amateur, but there you have it. I’m a schlub. In the past, when no one read the blog, it didn’t matter if I zoinked out on my duties. But now that like four or five people actually read this damn thing on a semi-regular basis (Hi, Mom!), lately I’ve been getting called out in public for my laziness, obligating me to write off my mental flightiness and leisure pursuits as though they were some cheeky personal foibles, like I was some minor character in a Bronte novel, which of course never goes over well. Sheesh.

Anyway, sorry to keep you waiting. Here’s a taste of what you might have missed while I was out, but which you’ve probably already caught up on by now:

-St. Vincent came to St. Louis, and I was absolutely smitten.

-The Kanye West/Lady Gaga tour was canceled, only to be replaced by a Lady Gaga/Kid Cudi tour, which is a major downer.

-Kanye did release a short film with Spike Jonze that managed to be both entertaining and arty. Win?

-I was lucky enough to catch the Dethklok/Mastodon/Converge/High on Fire tour, and even though I cowered far in the back I still managed to get subdued, sullied, desecrated, and other adjectives that indicate I received a thorough good thrashing from monster guitars. Also, I realized that the most “metal” thing I own is a heather gray herringbone cardigan, which, believe me, is not as bad as the time I wore a polo shirt and pleated khakis to see Switchblade Symphony because I obviously don’t have to foresight to purchase fetish wear for casual nights out on the town.

-Scotter ate at a Cracker Barrel.

-He probably composted the leftovers.

-Jumbling Towers were interviewed by Tiny Mix Tapes, and for some reason the pull quote is about prayer.

-Phaseone dropped a new mixtape and received accolades from P4K.

-There was a huge turnout for the almost all-local Gentlemen Auction House/Blind Eyes/out-of-town-band/Beth Bombara show at Off Broadway last Saturday, which was great to see. Sadly, I was reminded why it’s not cost-effective to drink Maker’s Mark exclusively all evening.

-Sunset Rubdown are playing Off Broadway tonight. Have you seen the video for “Black Swan” yet? It’s got skeletons.

-I listened to a lot of old Weezer and Nirvana, because I’m feeling weirdly nostalgic for the ’90s and because advertising is telling me that I should drop everything and rush to the mall to buy a $70 designer flannel.

-Some bands released some songs. Your life was forever changed.

-This happened.

Uhm, I think that about sums it up. Or, that’s it for now. More later.