Posted by Jason Diamond I called the Parenthetical Girls (pictured above) song “Eveyln McHale” my favorite single of 2010. Part of their five EP Privilege series, the song was a dark glitter tribute to the dead face which adorns the “saddest photograph ever.” Since that moment, I’ve become obsessed with the band, and get excited with the announcement of each new release. Yesterday’s latest, a blues stomper called “The Pornographer,” did not disappoint. Listen: Parenthetical Girls – “The Pornographer”
Bites: The Dantean inferno of Brooklyn, Dickens Christmas Bummer, Granta Picks, Todd P in Mexico, Best Metal, and More
I loved this Gawker quote about the “ironic trailer park” they are building in Bushwick: “Every year they add a new level to the Dantean inferno that is artistic living in Brooklyn.” Lit. “What a wonderful thing it is, that such a great success should occasion me such intolerable anxiety and disappointment!” Charles Dickens on A Christmas Carol. The Guardian discusses why the book didn’t give the writer a surplus of holiday cash. Taschen will bring you back to the […]