Philabuster has joined SkinnySlim in the land of the very busy these past few days. So, in lieu of my usual quips, here's a fascinating excerpt ripped from the pages of today's news: "A Croatian woman was left with a severely burned anus after a lightning strike which entered through her mouth left her body through her bottom. The lightning reportedly struck Natasha Timarovic's building as she was cleaning her teeth – with her mouth to the tap, sending the current through her body...
We get a lot of tips here at the BadmintonStamps mail room. Some are compelling. Some are a waste of time. Some promise us free beer. We like the ones that promise us free beer. To wit, from those precocious Shout Magic kids: Just wanted to alert you to a special engagement this evening you may be interested in checking out. Our friend Crockett is running a gallery opening/show with his band, On 3 Go, featuring anywhere from 2/5ths to 5/5ths of Shout Magic as the backing band. The art is awesome, he's [...]
It's Seriously Terribly Necessary That You Click The Picture Now
I didn't want my mom to know I was listening to this parental advisory laden hippity-hop, so after purchasing Illmatic I threw out the cd case and liner notes and hid the disc in Belly's chick rock album Star. It lays in that case to this day. Nas later starred in a movie named Belly. I choose to believe this is not coincidental...
From the department of "Remember, This Doesn't Mean Mommy And Daddy Don't Both Still Love You Very Much": Philebrity Sweeney vs Phawker Valania. As winter approaches, this looks like the news/media/culture/politics/go ssip blog cold war to watch. Take sides if you must, though the 'Stamps believes there's got to be a viable third way. The Clog? Phillyblog? Steven Bloodbath's MySpace page comments?
I asked my Mom to pick up Bee Thousand at Kim's West Village (R.I.P.) one day while I went off to school. Rumor has it the clerk was taken aback to see a middle aged woman picking up the album. "It's for my son," she replied. He asked, "How old is he?" "Twelve." He was even taken abacker. "You have one cool son." That night I listened to GBV's lo-fi stylings over and over again. I couldn't believe people could actually make music that sounded like this. And for the first time in my life I felt the clerk [...]
Since I woke up this morning in the wake of yesterday's Yom Kipur holiday, it seems my efforts at atonement were succesful, and I have once more had my name inscribed in the book of life. Awesome. Time to start racking up some new wrongs. And why not start with a big one, like, say, questioning the wisdom of the almighty? That's right, big guy. I think you owe me a few apologies of your own. Now, I'm not saying you ignored my prayers on purpose, but there were at least a few big [...]
Over these two weeks, SkinnySlim will be occupied with a top secret mission. He will therefore be unable to provide you with his usual clever musings. To tide you over, he has put together a personal series chronicling his favorite albums from his wild teenage days growing up in New York City.
Comin' atcha first thing every Monday morning, it's The Pony Track, a super-fantastic long distance dedication to BadmintonStamps Collective founding member Aaron "Pony" Child. No fancy links, no clever write-ups, 'cause these awesome songs don't need no splainin'. So c'mon, ride the pony!
This afternoon at the World Cafe Live, WXPN's work is your leisure and recreation. They'll be broadcasting a solo accoustic performance by once-and-again Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando, followed by a full set from The Dears, who are currently touring in support of their new album Gang Of Losers. Free for you and me. Show up at high noon, flash those pearly whites, and you're in, cuz. Or RSVP. Roll how you wanna. Just keep in mind that I've already RSVP'd for some quality alone time with the loverly Natalia and Valérie...
This one is all about ass in panties. Well, not literally. It's actually about getting greased up by naked chicks on the beach. The singer uses the word clitoris. He "rhymes" it with "liberation for women." It has a hard, stilted, funky bassline. It is the sexy. It's even the sexier when my girl wakes up in the early in the morning in her champagne stained sheets. Still drunk, she takes that last swig from the bottle of Krug and that last hit off the roach. Girl puts on cheap black panties, wades her way through the mess of clothes [...]
Bands Niznoz Saw, 1977-1980
God bless Simian Mobile Disco. Just when you thought you'd have to make a choice between listening to their peerless club thumper "Hustler" and watching lesbian porn, they go and whip up a veritable mustardaise (or mayosturd, if you will) of song and hipster chicas that saves us all some valuable shoplifting time...
More on that in a bit. As regular readers may have noticed, I'm fascinated by the term "gay", meaning "lame". The West Village native, conscious-to-the-plight-of-hom osexuals side of me feels the term is offensive. The libertarian badass, don't-be-so-sensitive side feels it's just a word and people should lighten up. This angel/devil war has raged inside for many a moon, with the latter side winning the majority of the battles. Still, I feel a pang of guilt saying gay in a pejorative context. That's why I was so pleased this weekend when I eurekaed the best way to use this popular put-down...
As speculation continues to grow over who will join in the race for the White House in 2008, pressure is increasing on Presidential possibilities to either confirm or deny their candidacy outright. The latest question mark to be addressed: George Clooney. The worst of all Batmen reassured a grateful nation on Monday that he would not be running for office. "Why run for President," Clooney asked, "when I'm already comfortably employed by the smoothest, coldest-tasting, most drinkable King there is?" After pausing for a lengthy sip of Budweiser, he added, "Suck it, Odenkirk." Meanwhile, uncertainty [...]
This weekend, BadmintonStamps caught even more fame than we had previously caught when Slate Magazine linked to our classic Garden State/Tip Drill movie. Inspired by our own brilliance, and with the aid of our cohorts, we decided to bring you yet another take on that extremely romantic scene...
BadmintonStamps
Meow Mix House-Episode 4
Ending to Garden State
The Shins en Garden State
Garden State - Teaser Trailer
Holy Ghost! "Dumb Disco Ideas"
The Weeknd - Kiss Land
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Explicit)
MØ - Waste Of Time (Audio)
Kanye Debuts New Song Projected On Walls
Alena Diane Performs at Portland Playhouse 5.19
Lana Del Rey is the “Queen of Disaster” on New ‘Born To Die’ Leak
