time is in short supply. the blog suffers neglect. I apologize to you: I apologize to the blog. soon I will blog more, in the meantime, here are some things:
first, please watch Les Blank's movie garlic is as good as ten mothers. if you don't get a kick out of this I accuse you of having no charmedness gland.
garlic is certainly among the most powerful vegetables. the tender shallots & wee ramps are lucky that garlic & onions get along.
now, maybe you already heard this, but the great, forgotten (actually, worse than forgotten, the bepunchlined) Bobby Womack has a new record. Bobby Womack? most definitely. & it's really terrific, Damon Albarn produced it produced it (aka the dude behind the gorillaz), with another guy. I think they made a really beautiful record, Bobby Womack singing over all kinds of cheesy bleepy contemporary-feel tracks. his voice sounds like an old railroad cracking in the sun.
I'm really really digging the music video for this song. I think it's so lovely & tasteful, retro without being smirking. that should be the music industry's file-under for Bobby Womack more generally: retro comma non-smirking. do yourself a favor, turn the lights off & give yourself to 5 minutes of this:
you will not need to know any russian to enjoy this beautifully drawn & delightful synth-scented soviet cartoon. it is called летучий корабль, letuchij korabl', 'the flying ship'. it tells the story of how little Ivan the chimney-sweep fell in love with the Tsar's daughter, Zabava, whose name means 'fun'. here, here:
oh great news: there is strong reason to believe that R Kelly's long-delayed memoir soula coaster: the diary of me, will finally be published by Tavis Smiley in just under two weeks! June 28th. can we wait? the title is so terrific. the cover is hilarious. R Kelly is five operas & a rhyming dictionary.
more soon!
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