a video of my brother and his band jamming with chino from the deftones, who is writing and performing a song with them for their new record. im really happy for him (my brother that is) and proud too.

the third lion

LEO (July 21-Aug. 22): Is your mind seeking a sense of greater meaning? Are you hunting a rainbow? Have you encountered many important people and those who love you as you remained detached? You are a loner yet need people to color your world, to inspire you, and to be, in turn inspired by you. You are uncomfortable in crowds yet it’s the crowd that crowns you. Are you thinking of all you could have done, but didn’t?

i heart panda bear

"Take Pills", from Panda Bear's Person Pitch, is a sample and loop-based swirl that fits squarely within the psychedelic-pop sound that his primary group, Animal Collective, is known for. Thick with reverb, dreamy harmonies, and unusual found-sound stimuli, it's a track with all the markings of a "drug song." So why does the mantra of the final section begin with "I don't want for us to take pills anymore?" In a recent interview with Dusted Magazine's Rob Hatch-Miller, Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) clarified:

"That song is pretty explicitly about anti-depressant drugs, not more recreational kinds of drugs. I was on anti-depressants for a while and my mom continues to be on them. Melancholy and depression is kind of a theme in my family. The song is about appreciating what they did for me at the time but wanting to get off of them, and to try not to rely on them if I could. And that's not to say that I think nobody should be on them, like I said they really helped me out for a while. But for me personally I just wanted to try to get on with it, and it's kind of me talking to my mom about trying to get her off of them too. I used to see a psychiatrist and he was like, "You're going to have to be on these drugs for the rest of your life, it's just the chemistry of your brain." That kind of bummed me out, so I really wanted to prove him wrong. He was a nice guy, but he was wrong.

The song, then, acknowledges the utility of prescription medication as a temporary fix, but reflects discomfort with it being a permanent solution, a common obstacle facing people who are recommended to go on antidepressants. As a replacement for pills, Lennox instead recommends a sort of holistic type of advice, to "take one day at a time" and "only one thing at a time," the popular idea that a temporary amount of time on medication is enough to get one's brain chemistry sorted out, and that healthy living can stand in for pharmaceutical treatments.

i want this...

i updated my muxtape.
tour van radio from the old days.
plus some newbies.

at the movies...

snailhuntr starts work tomorrow on the score for a movie called resurrection county. here is the trailer if you wanna take a look see. spooky.

the collective

a good week for lions

LEO (July 21-Aug. 22): Those you share dreams, goals and interests with are the ones you need to be with socially. In this group you are the central figure, sharing global and universal issues, teaching others who circle around you like planets around a Sun. Leos are always the light around which others are magnetized. Understanding this, always use your mind to reflect your Soul purpose. Then others learn to do the same.

what time is it?

moment
details
clarity
attention
all is doing
sadhana

i guess
even good
truths are
subject to
novelty.

ive lotsa ideas
pickin thins
uppin the sonic realm
somethin gettin growin
been allova me
mouth onda micro
pulse abeat smoove
lets rattle cage
im inta that