- “Love Lockdown” — Kanye West
Miami, Florida
October 2008
I have admittedly been on break for the past 2 months and sustained a prolonged flirtation with a scene that is so vividly tangible in my mind that I can recall its scent as a travel-sized Burberry London. The colors are golden and canary and have the ability to evoke motion like [...]
- “Calender Girl” — Stars
Miami, Florida
July 27, 2008
In proper (and shameful!) blogging fashion, I’m announcing my first hiatus after, yes, less than a week of launching the website. That’s right. I am flaky, screen phone calls, and entertain lifeless conversation for the prospect of a free drink. Unfortunately, a few med school exams are looming on [...]
- “Find Me, Ruben Olivares” — Mark Kozelek
Saint Louis, Missouri
October 2006
The air was crisp and crackling with the uncertainty of winter. Frost jeweled the windows and the heater roared with resentment. A scarf had swallowed my head, allowing only feral hairs to jut out like springs of parsley. Your knuckles were glowing with redness and I could see the [...]
- “Teenage Love Song” — Rilo Kiley
Saint Louis, Missouri
2006
My feet were pressed firmly into the mat, wrists aligned with the shoulders and hands planted alongside the ears. I could see her ankles beside my head and they appeared unusually low and flaccid, resembling the ears of a sleeping hushpuppy. My arch was textbook and she was notably impressed and [...]
- “Great DJ” — The Ting Tings
Canary Islands, Spain
2005
The majority of the flyer was buried beneath the sand and her feet caught the edge before she picked it up. It was an advert for DJ Tiesto, scheduled to play at a nearby nightclub later that night. The fliers were scattered throughout the beach like dead fish and the [...]
- “Market Fresh” — Broken Social Scene
Stratford, England
1993
Cecilia, the distinct emphasis of “Cec” over “-ilia” saluted Italian novelty over French provocation. Her russet curls were always anchored carelessly with bobby pins and took the long, ruffled way home when coming undone. She was young and possessed a trademark of authenticity I hadn’t seen in my previous caretakers. My [...]
