Entries from July 22nd, 2003

Best Grilled Cheese. Ever.

July 26th, 2003 · 4 Comments

Grilled Cheese from Sosa Borella
Grilled Cheese with Pesto from Sosa Borella, Tribeca, Manhattan

Sosa Borella makes the best grilled cheese I’ve ever tasted. Fresh mozzarella, tomato & pesto. Yuuuummmmmmmm! A little compensation for wasting a beautiful Saturday inside at work!!

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The Scary Magic Shop Larry Made Me Go To

July 26th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Abracadbra Magic Shop
Abracadabra Magic & Costumes, Chelsea, Manhattan

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Now With Bling!

July 24th, 2003 · 15 Comments

rachizzle bling

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Moodshaker at C-Note

July 24th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Moodshaker at C-Note
Moodshaker, C-Note, East Village, Manhattan

Last night we saw David Ford play with his new band Moodshaker at the C-Note. The last time I saw Dave he did an acoustic set at the Bitter End. It was interesting to see him perform with a band behind him. My favorite of the night was a recently written song called Suicide that the band was unsure if they were ready to perform. It sounded great, guys!

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Ben Folds’ New EP, Speed Graphic

July 22nd, 2003 · 13 Comments

Ben Folds on Speed GraphicI just got my Apple New Music Tuesday email and discovered that Ben Folds has released a new EP entitled Speed Graphic. Ben, on the tracks:

1. in between days – old cure song
2. give judy my notice – i just wrote it last week
3. protection – old song written with anna goodman and never recorded for real
4. dog – old song written with evan olson and never recorded for real
5. wandering – the lost folds/jessee collaboration. kinda like brick in that he wrote the chorus (the part people like to sing ‘she’s a brick’ … ‘all this wandering’ etc) and i wrote the rest (the part that leads up to the part people like to sing). he passed me the chorus a few years ago. i tried to do it justice… ”

Ben, on why he’s releasing 3 EPs this year as opposed to one full-length album and why they’re only available via www.attackedbyplastic.com or iTunes (Mac OSX users only) or on the road:

“quietly releasing my music as EP’s allow me to get it out there as i finish it. with a minimum of hype. it’s for people who buy my music anyway. it won’t be sold in the big ass chains, because that puts the price up and starts the big ass machinery – press, radio etc. then i have to pose naked at the piano, and really, i’m not a piece of meat, you know. the music will be available at gigs, and online, and on vinyl in some smaller stores. ” �read more at benfolds.com

I love him for concentrating on the music and not the marketing and for getting the whole “online distribution” thing. Hello? Lars Ulrich he is not. I can’t wait to buy the album tomorrow and listen to it at work.

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