Some of you may have noticed that I've not posted here much of late - partially this was due to illness and an excruciating trip back to Virginia for my grandfather's funeral. Mostly, though, it has to do with my having decided to start a new blog, one where I'm trying out a different approach and writing style. Here's the URL:

http://sfscene. ( Read more... )

Well, through a series of random events I wound up creating a new blog on blogger. Initial reaction is that LJ really does suck as much as I thought it did.

The new blog is sfscene.blogspot.com, and it's a continuation of some things I started here, though I'm working on a new style and voice for the site that's more "journalistic." Best part - ( Read more... )

When Jeremy and I were in NY over Thanksgiving one of the highlights was certainly "Bunker" at Sub-Tonic, where we heard Derek Plaslaiko. We chatted him up a bit after his set and told him how much we'd love to hear him come play in San Francisco. This past Saturday we got our wish as Derek took to the decks at the End Up for the latest installment ( Read more... )

At The Cinch the other night I was surprised when I was standing next to a younger acquaintance at the trough and he produced a tiny vial of cocaine (and, in clear violation of chewing gum ethics, didn’t offer me any). This was just after a drag performance that involved a bit of comedic miming around a baggie of white powder. Then, the next night ( Read more... )

According to an article in today's NY Times there's a bit of a "rave renaissance" going on in England right now, but, aside from glowsticks and E, I'm not sure what relationship it has to "raves" as we all knew them, since most of the music seems to be indie rock.

Hope You Saved Your Glowstick:

Long weekends are lovely, especially when you have nothing to do and no place to go. Resisting my usual urges to fill every minute of my spare time with activity, this weekend I helped celebrate the triumphs of America’s greatest civil rights leader by drinking a lot, buying new clothes, and being lazy, lazy, lazy.
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I don't know why this has gotten me so riled up, but it has. I've sent links to Jeremy's post about speed-related advertising, with emphasis on Meth Coffee being in SF, to the BAR, and the SFWeekly (those losers at the Guardian don't have an email contact). I also sent an email to Cory Doctorow, who first published the article on boingboing - looks ( Read more... )

Jeremy just forwarded this me:

Meth Coffee
http://methcoffee.com/

This is one of the most disgusting advertising/brand ploys I have seen in a long time. If you agree, please send them an email and let them know. And if anybody wants to hit them with a DOS, you didn't get the idea from me.

First, a Big Announcement: Derek Plaslaiko, the DJ Jeremy and I heard in New York and totally dug, will be spinning at the next Kontrol in February. His groove is deep and progressive, with elements of trance sprinkled around, and it should be an excellent, excellent hour or so on the floor. Come and check it out if you want to hear some really ( Read more... )

Note to self: going shopping for clothes while in the midst of an existential malaise can only lead to a deep disgust with the entirety of human folly.