Despite my better angels, I finally got hip to Entourage. It's a fun show. This season the soundtrack featured vintage cuts by Love and Captain Beefheart among a few other notables (mostly rap). I used to really be annoyed by the overall smugness, but I guess I've grown vapid in my encroaching middle age.

Speakin' of dem laughs, I don't know if I've ever shared here my affection for South Park here. Last season's "Imaginationland Trilogy" basically summed up my life's philosophy, and more recently they've dealt with the Britney Spears' nightmare of fame with tasteless acumen. All the episodes are now available for streaming download at their website. Celebrate the new dark age with me.

Did you hear about Michael Bay's rejected script for The Dark Knight? It's been making the rounds for quite a while now. Bay aficionados should be amused.

Much love to all, and that includes the few folks who check in here once in a while and the rest of the world that doesn't even know Womblife exists. It's during these darkest and most cynical times that words like peace and hope carry the most weight. So peace and hope to you all.

I should be able to assemble some best-of thoughts re 08 and another few music posts in the next week or so. In the time being, I'm pretty hyped to see Gran Torino. This article by an LA Times auto critic hints at the depth and timliness of Eastwood's vision. No spoilers.

Remember that time you worked all weekend on that proposal that got someone a huge bonus and got you a $25 iTunes gift card? Or what about that time your in-laws stopped at teh Sev on the way to your house for Xmas and gave you that $10 iTunes gift card that was still stuck [...]

So we've got four new jammers, three of which are ready to ship immediately, and the fourth (Stone Baby) will be shipping right after...

Daniel O’Sullivan, Vincent de Roguin, Stephen O’Malley, Kristofer Rygg, Steve Noble
Jan 28 Berlin, Club Transmediale
Jan 29 Groningen, Vera
Jan 30 Brussels, Beursschouwburg
Jan 31 Rotterdam, Worm IFFR
Feb 1 Amsterdam, Paradiso

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