blah blah blah December 22, 2006

I’d rather be walking around aimlessly at my beloved museums like Met and Whitney but no, I’m sitting at the school library.

I’m still working on my papers.

There’s nothing motivating enough for me to get it done.

The deadline was Wednesday(well, one of them “could be handed in a few days later”) and today is the last day of finals so I must get it done yet….geez.

Up until Tuesday night, I was freaking out and actually did something but now that the deadline has passed already, it’s more like “I SHOULD get it done….yea..ok” instead of having a real sense of urgency.

perhap this is not helping but I’m just listening to whole bunch of music..
Kreeps -their new single “Everyone I Went To…” will be released in mid-Feb….I might go see them in the U.K. who knows.
Switches -I saw them in March as an unsigned band and within 9 months, they’ve signed with an Indie band and now they are on a major label! crazy. one of the bands that make deserve to be on a major label, in the best way possible.
I have pretty good picture of the leadsinger who I at first thought was about to attack me… He hopped off the stage towards the end of the last song and started to walk towards me and I started to back off because uh, it was my first day and I didn’t want to get beatup.
then he just mouthed the words “take my picture” or something like that and posed. HAHA

two videos I’ve been listening to/watching on loop instead of doing my work:

I would cry if I weren’t emotionally detached :\

great music,
why is my brain failing me again?

I don’t know what’s bothering me the most: the fact that I have papers to write when holidays are only a few days away or the fact that I’m incompetent.

Procrastinator Extraordinaire December 21, 2006

bare with me,
pics are coming…

I just have to finish my one 12 pages paper and another 6 pgs one…it’s not looking good.

I am leaving in 8 days but I haven’t moved my stuff out of the flat or packed or have anything planned out for that matter.
It just looks like I’m going to be spending NYr’s in Madrid and visit Portugal for a few days the beginning of next month. as well as visiting Segovia on the 13th)

Instead of doing anything productive though, I watched more movies yesterday and Shaun Of the Dead being one of them..(yea I’m slow)

It was hell a lot of screaming during that one scene. AHHHH! AHH! AHHHHH!!!! from the TV, and from the people who were watching it.

We are whole bunch of pussies, I’m sorry to say.

Anyways, one of the songs in the movie was Mister Mental by Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and it just brought back many wonderful memories of SxSW.
People who know me-I’m sorry but you know I won’t stop babbling.

I remember seeing this bloke with tresme-good big black hair and shirt the first night who looked like I should know him.

I kept on running into him throughout that week-literally-and I was rather rude. I almost hit him with the door, and at one point I was running from one venue to the other, weaving my way through throngs of people while screaming on the cellphone(by the 2nd day I was deaf) and almost knocked the poor skinny in the chest.

Entirely my fault but instead he apologized and I just walked away without even acknowledging it(or apologizing for that matter)
My excuse for being a complete asshole is that I was in a state beyond delirium by that point. SORRY PEOPLE.

Since I ran into him at 109904 places, I figured I should look up based on the shows I saw him at(I’m a stalker, I know), and he turned out to be Guy McKnight, the leadsinger of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, a band I actually enjoy. I somehow had gotten their name mixed up with another band so I left the venue right before they went on, to go to another gig.

Since then, I’ve been dying to see them here in NY and figured it would be almost impossible since they are not signed anymore.
Being me, only last week I found out that they were in town for CMJ- I don’t know how I missed that info, I mean I expected to see them since they are unsigned but wasn’t informed.

The first time I listened to The Horrors I thought..um….Eighties Matchbox do it better..but then since I enjoy that kind of music, I figured one more addition couldn’t hurt.
I’m starting to think that I’ll never see them but for now, I love their videos:

and a rare footage of Palomino’s Dream by Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster, I mean “The Boogs”

Watch it. Love it. Hate yourself. Maybe I’ll see them in the U.K in Feb. Maybe not
I’m being useless at the moment but perhaps I’ll be better in several hours. cheers

Holiday In New York December 15, 2006

Ok I lied. I don’t entirely “hate” New York.

I absolutely love museums here and the fact that I can just hop on a train during my lunchbreak and stare at Max Ernst’s paintings for ten minutes.

I was planning on taking some time off studying/writing gazillion pages (I STILL have school until WEDNESDAY!!)to head uptown and visit Whitney but something led to another so I’m here instead, writing a blog. Since I’m in much need of some festivity I figured I’ll post some pics from Thanksgiving break before I go drop off my computer and take more pics at F.A.O. Schwarz. There’s something wrong with the fan-seriously, what DOESN’T youtube have?

damn it….

I’m so disappointed with Apple because I’ve had so many problems since I bought the computer in May. I want a partial refund, por favor. (btw, my Spanish is el-shit, I don’t know how I’m going to survive.)

anyways,
back to the story:
I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving and since my family couldn’t careless,
I decided to stay in NY for the holiday with my “bff from when I was 10″(haha) who was visiting me from Troy, Alabama(word)-I hadn’t seen her for 7 years!
oh and because I had 19890804 projects to do. right.
so basically, we did the major tourist routine, aside from visiting the Statue of Liberty-sorry, I couldn’t stomach that far.
and stayed out until 3 a.m., just roaming through one bright place to another (talk about being moths) I of course, took about average of 300 pics each day but since I have to drop off my computer soon, here’s a little preview(hopefully I’ll get my computer back by next week):

 

 

 

 

 

Hometown Hero December 12, 2006

In times of boredom,

I enjoy odd things to an obsessive level.
Things such as mail-order catalogues that sell every useless crap you can think of(uh, plastic waterproff panties, anyone?),
chain-stores/restaurants-although I know they are going to be atrocious,and informercials-oh how much I love those things…

you see,
I never had a car and where I grew up, you NEEDED a car to get around.
Otherwise,
you had three options:
1. have someone pick you up
2. Wait for a bus at the cracktown subway station 3 in the morning-those were the days…
3. stay home and watch informercials.

Thank god I didn’t have a creditcard back then,
otherwise I’ll be sitting on a pile of (more) useless stuff by now…
Anyhoo..
I went back last weekend to pick up my much-needed winter clothes and again,
I found myself staring at the idiot-box until the sunrise-sorry, but reading about the Ancient Egypt 11 books in a row require some sort of lobotomy- and one of the informercials was for Midnight Special dvds….

Q:why don’t we have pop charts like that anymore?

they showed a footage of Todd Rundgren for about 5 secs every 10 mins or so(let’s just say I saw him more than once)
Well technically he’s from the suburb but whocares our hometowns shared the same subway line(BLUE LINE, holla)

so ladies and gentlemen and those in-between, allow me to present my latest patron-saint(other two being Man Ray and Iggy Pop):


Why am I always the last one to realize who sang what? hm….

I’m going to post some pics tomorrow…

Xx powder

The Thermals at Studio B 031106 December 11, 2006

I normally sort out pictures where the band is making weird faces but he kept on making this face through out the set, so I figured it was his “thing”(blackmail)

The Thermals played as a part of Product Shop NYC showcase during the CMJ 2006,
and let me tell you something:
if you live in NY, you probably know this, but the NYC crowd is notorious for being the worst crowd possible(ugh)-
we don’t dance, we don’t react, we just stare.
Now,
I’ve heard a great deal about The Thermals, and NY LOVED The Thermals.
The fans reacted in that elusive “we-are-actually-showing-emotions” way and genuinely seemed like they were having fun.
Can’t hate a band that can move people like that :]

Hello. I’m leaving December 11, 2006

As you can see,

there hasn’t been any post relevant to the latter portion of the title of this blog,

and I’ll write more detailed posts soon,

as I’m just being bombarded with loads of end-of-semester work at the moment(I needed a distraction for now).

so the “short” version: I’m leaving NY at the end of the month but coming back for July-August.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever come back after that though, in fact, I’m not sure where I’ll stay in 2008.

but for now,
my tentative schedule:
-12/29-1/27 Salamanca Spain
traveling somewhere in January-Portugal? Morocco? Tunisia? who knows
-1/27-2/14….again, who knows where, but London & Barcelona & Turkey for long terms are strong candidates..I just have to make it to Istanbul by the 14th.
-2/14-15th flying Istanbul->Doha(8 hr break?)->Shanghai->Seoul
-March-June South Korea
-3/14-3/17 Austin Texas(SxSW!) if I can get the days off..doubtful
-end of April (a week-10days?) Melbourne, Australia
-Mid-end of June (10 days-2 weeks) India
-July-Aug New York
-End of August-mid December(at earliest) Salamanca Spain

so yes,

I need some freelancejobs to fund my traveling so I don’t have to eat ramen for meals everyday.

and aside from Korea, Salamancad, and Melbourne, (possibly London & Barcelona as well)

I need a decplace to stay for really cheap price

Past Favorites December 8, 2006

some of my favorites taken past three years(large size-some aren’t really good- is available on flickr account)

Proper updates(as in pics never seen before) are to come in about a week or so…

 

large versions(2200 X 1466) are available on my flickr account.

The Horrors at Club NME 011106 December 4, 2006

more here

 

last night was the first Club NME night in New York at some random Chinese restraurant.
China is so happening.

These links are temporary as I’m in the process of getting a proper website(seriously).
all the links on previous posts are not working as of now,
but I’ll put them up again soon.

I don’t mind people using my pictures for personal use and I’d really appreciate it if you could credit me or link back to http://www.iggystarbucks.blogspot.com/(seeing how I’m incapable of managing my other domains).

If you were photographed by me in any of these and wish to use them/want higher quality etc, contact me here

New York Dolls at CBGB 280306 December 4, 2006

more here

I know that it’s been awhile since these photos were taken but better late than never.

I was fond of CBGB’s not only because of its significance in NY punk movement but also because of its superb stage layout and sound quality..which is a really rare thing to come across even in New York where it has a vast number of venues…

These links are temporary as I’m in the process of getting a proper website(seriously).
all the links on previous posts are not working as of now,
but I’ll put them up again soon.

I don’t mind people using my pictures for personal use and I’d really appreciate it if you could credit me or link back to this site(seeing how I’m incapable of managing my other domains).

If you were photographed by me in any of these and wish to use them/want higher quality etc, contact me here

The Horrors at Studio B 031106 December 4, 2006

more here

this was part of the Product Shop NYC showcase during the CMJ.

It was at Studio B in Brooklyn, yes people who know me, BROOKLYN.

The Horrors’ set was extremely hard to photograph as there was barely any light, at least that’s my excuse.

I couldn’t get my camera focused and the nerd side of me kicked in as they kept on throwing photogenic moments in my face.

One of the pictures shows two security guys on the side of the stage and this is the story: The leadsinger, Faris started to rip off the metal fence thing(whatever the technical term is) on the side as soon as he came onstage.

The management promptly sent two security guards to stand there (walking across the stage in the middle of a song) and guard the place haha.

Then Faris started to swing his mikestand-away from the audience that is, and as soon as he put it down,
the security guard took THAT away as well.
I love people.
and my writing is so not dry whatsoever. nope.

same ole’ babbling here:
and the requisite babbling:
These links are temporary as I’m in the process of getting a proper website(seriously).
all the links on previous posts are not working as of now,
but I’ll put them up again soon.

I don’t mind people using my pictures for personal use and I’d really appreciate it if you could credit me or link back to http://www.iggystarbucks.wordpress.com/(seeing how I’m incapable of managing my other domains).

If you were photographed by me in any of these and wish to use them/want higher quality etc, contact me here