tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:28:34 +0000http://www.mackenzieland.com/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)Blogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-573890787156843407Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:00 +00002010-03-09T21:19:11.429-05:00MorrisseyCraftyThe SmithsMozMy dear friend Briana received this little gem from her former roommate Maria. And like me, Briana is a loyal Morrissey fan. When we first met we bonded over our love for the Moz. How cool is this? So freakin' cool!UPDATE: Maria got her cross-stitch idea from this fantastic Morrissey art-centric blog, Draw Morrissey. THIS IS SO GREAT!Morrissey also just issued a video for "Ganglord," which is by http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/03/moz-stitch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-5833764265685277093Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:28:00 +00002010-03-08T12:31:00.954-05:00Random GoodnessMarried to the SeaToothpaste for DinnerSharing the brilliance of Married to the Sea.http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/03/got-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-4468225946978892675Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +00002010-03-08T13:35:14.545-05:00QuotesAll the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. -- Indian Proverb[Photo taken by my Mom in my parents' yard, summer 2009]http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/03/ready-for-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-34598523608201698Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:53:00 +00002010-03-08T13:22:27.511-05:00MusicKilling Joke I've been on a pretty massive Killing Joke kick as of late and *just* purchased tix to their May 29th show at the Empty Bottle in my soon-to-be-home of Chicago. My dear friend Alex at Flaming Pablum just informed me this morning that I won't be seeing KJ after all, for the band has pushed their new album and tour back to September. BOO!Youth commented via his own MySpace page. Here's a snippet:"http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/03/wait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-4632868537627887207Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:23:00 +00002010-03-08T13:45:02.731-05:00MusicRIPMark LinkousSparklehorseThis morning I woke up to the most sad news I've heard in a long, long time. Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse took his own life on Saturday, March 6. He was 47.From The Los Angeles Times: North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, who recorded under the name Sparklehorse, has committed suicide, his family said. Known most recently as part of the Danger Mouse and David Lynch collaboration "http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/03/sick-of-goodbyes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-2878002654923847939Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:34:00 +00002010-01-11T22:45:36.072-05:00Anne FrankMiep GiesRIP Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and her family for two years during World War II and saved her diary, passed away on Monday. She was 100. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is one of my favorite books and very dear to my heart. That part of history is also quite special to me, for I focused my graduate thesis on how the Holocaust influenced popular music.From USA Today: AMSTERDAM, http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/01/remembering-miep-gies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-4258664072781848725Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:29:00 +00002010-01-11T23:33:12.130-05:00Random GoodnessMarc JohnsUm, I feel like this sometimes ... several bands shall remain nameless. Let me reintroduce you to the brilliant work of Marc Johns.http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/01/let-music-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-4655323457785488324Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:59:00 +00002010-01-11T23:48:47.164-05:00ColdplayStampsBlurDavid BowieNew OrderThe Clash Last Thursday, The U.K.'s Royal Mail service unveiled 10 new stamps featuring select monumental albums from the last 40 years. My rock'n'roll heart is pretty excited for some of these. The Clash stamp is pure class ... and so are the Blur, New Order, and David Bowie stamps. Here's hoping this is the first installment! Pretty steller idea, don't ya think? I need to get my hands on these, stat! http://www.mackenzieland.com/2010/01/stick-it-to-ya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-5626517638291688942Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:29:00 +00002009-09-27T22:38:41.286-04:00Random GoodnessAuthor and journalist Chuck Klosterman appears on Air America Media to take on Twitter and Facebook, and offers some insight on their social impact. I'm a dedicated user of both mediums, but I often ask myself, "Why, why do we do this? What's it all for?"http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/klosterman-vs-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-7488848965284400248Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:33:00 +00002009-09-27T22:23:49.798-04:00QuotesHenry Miller"Every man has his own destiny. The only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him."-- Henry Miller[Photo: Van Vechten]http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/destined.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-5553066033982238026Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:30:00 +00002009-09-27T22:10:01.117-04:00MusicJohn PeelJoy DivisionThe CureSiouxsie and the BansheesThe Smiths The late John Peel introduced countless bands to the masses during his 37 years as deejay at the BBC's Radio 1. Via "The Peel Sessions" show, Peel embraced what he loved the various genres of alternative rock, pop, British hip-hope, dance, and even death metal. Some of my favorite acts such as Joy Division, The Smiths, The Cure, and Siouxsie and the Banshees appeared on his show.Fans can fondly http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/history-of-john-peel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-247028913664460487Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 +00002009-09-25T08:06:15.762-04:00MusicNMEPsychedelic Furs NME announced today that The Psychedelic Furs are slated to perform the second LP, the incredibly excellent Talk Talk Talk, in its entirety during a quick UK tour this fall. Shows are scheduled for London, Manchester and Glasgow this November. I absolutely adore the Furs and Talk Talk Talk is my favorite album. To be there would be quite fantastic. I suppose I'll just have to settle for the Furshttp://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/psychedelic-furs-to-perform.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-5425137644859771785Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-09-23T12:05:20.394-04:00Random GoodnessThe CureMany many thanks to my friend Rob for passing this along. Here, the PS22 Chorus in New York City does a pretty amazing rendition of The Cure's "Picture of You." The group is comprised of 70 fifth graders, and the following clip is quite an emotional one, for this was last day of school for the 2009 class. The PS22 Chorus has also covered songs by Coldplay, Fleetwood Mac, Tori Amos, Crowded Househttp://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/fifth-graders-sing-with-cure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-5572460687685287100Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:44:00 +00002009-09-23T09:18:19.471-04:00Bruce SpringsteenBirthdaysHappy 60th Birthday to the Boss! Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band are currently touring the U.S. in support of Working On a Dream. On October 29, Bruce & Co. will join Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Friends, and Stevie Wonder at Madison Square Garden to take part in night one of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concerts. A week later, he and the E Street http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/bruuuuuce-turns-60.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-2696405444770339258Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-09-23T11:26:51.650-04:00Nick CaveBirthdaysNick Cave and the Bad Seeds I know I just praised the man for his entertaining book reading at Barnes & Noble, but I must wish Nicholas Edward Cave a very happy 52nd birthday.http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/cheers-to-nick-cave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-7924228437751254361Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:01:00 +00002009-09-23T09:34:41.025-04:00Random GoodnessThere has to be someone in this effed up world that would actually try to complete this insanely ridiculous move, right? Someone out there would certainly want to *try,* I'm sure. Anyhow, did you know that the task of printing out the entire Internet would take 57,000 years, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? And you'd would have had to started printing in 1800BC. The folks at Creative Cloud offer a http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/printing-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-3777254364758818570Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:46:00 +00002009-09-16T11:37:42.678-04:00AuthorsNick CaveBooksNick Cave and the Bad Seeds Yesterday (Sept. 14), the always brilliant Nick Cave descended upon New York City's Union Square to take part in Barnes & Noble's Upstairs at the Square event. Cave just issued his long-awaited book, The Death of Bunny Munro, and this was his only U.S. stop in support of the novel.Dressed in a gray suit with a boy-blue dress shirt, the lanky Bad Seeds frontman, sans mustache, seemed thrilled to http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/nick-cave-takes-on-new-york-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-250892971807921777Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:05:00 +00002009-09-20T18:09:41.305-04:00Jim CarrollRIPJim Carroll, New York City poet, author and punk rock musician, passed away Friday, September 11th from a heart attack. He was 60. [New York Times]It was 1996, during my freshman year at Michigan State University, when I really got to understand the brilliant work of Jim Carroll. My American Thought and Language professor, Cassie Carter, (she is also the founder of CatholicBoy.com), had us read http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/rip-jim-carroll_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-7164369411891175001Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:29:00 +00002009-09-14T12:57:20.454-04:00Random GoodnessMagazinesArtI heart Magazine Art, for they truly indulge my magazine-junkie collecting ways. The San Jose, California-based website's painstaking efforts in archiving, thus showcasing magazine covers of yesteryear is incredibly impressive. These rare covers date as far back as 1850. Here are some of my favorites:http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/on-cover-of-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-8260339099952936146Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:11:00 +00002009-09-11T11:27:04.828-04:00Random GoodnessLifehacker is pretty brilliant, but they're even more fantastic for posting this Tech Support Cheat Sheet.We've all been there before, right?http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/go-with-flow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-8820665392085281824Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:01:00 +00002009-09-10T12:32:08.487-04:00QuotesAnais Nin"I am an excitable person, who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or anotherhttp://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/interessant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-2339906148469146648Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:05:00 +00002009-09-08T09:29:48.170-04:00BirthdaysNeko CaseCheers to Neko Case, who turns 39 today. The Virginia native is currently touring the UK in support of her latest album stunner, Middle Cyclone. She'll return to the U.S. in November ... who's going to the Beacon Theatre show on Monday, November 16th?[Photo by Jason Creps]http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/star-witness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-5627284936929573474Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:19:00 +00002009-09-08T18:53:33.417-04:00MusicMorrisseySwords Morrissey's forthcoming rarities collection, the 18-track Swords, will finally see the light of day in the UK October 26. The collection features b-sides from his most recent albums, including this year's Years of Refusal, as well as a bonus disc entitled, Live From Warsaw 2009.Swords tracklisting:1. Good Looking Man About Town2. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice3. If You Don't Like Me, Don't Lookhttp://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/morrisseys-swords.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-2438301848417535282Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-09-08T19:53:56.496-04:00MusicDavid Bowie I absolutely detest spiders. I think they're creepy, but I suppose one named for David Bowie isn't that bad. Or is it? Check out the little bugger here. GROSS!The Guardian recently reported that a yellow Malaysian spider has been named in honor for the former Thin White Duke: Heteropoda davidbowie.German spider specialist Peter Jäger, who has identified 200 new species over the last decade, http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/david-bowies-spider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35566100.post-4034500058693999833Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:43:00 +00002009-09-07T23:00:30.243-04:00The PretendersChrissie HyndeBirthdaysHappy Birthday to Chrissie Hynde, who is 58 years young today. The Pretenders frontwoman remains the coolest rock'n'roll female on the planet, ever.http://www.mackenzieland.com/2009/09/shes-special-so-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mackenzieland)0