i heart....helping hands

i'm very excited because tonight "i five" pals rogue wave will be playing a show right here in la (along with jason collett from broken social scene)...on the other hand i bummed that i will be missing a very special show hosted by the band this saturday in san francisco. the event is an effort to raise money for pat, RW's drummer, who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. the evening will feature performances by rogue wave, ben gibbard (death cab for cutie), matthew caws (nada surf), ryan miller (guster), john vanderslice, and other special guests. regardless of whether or not you can make it to this special event, please be kind and make a donation. g. le bron would be happy to know that we're supporting the cause...

i heart....schmoops

i can't believe it's haikuesday again already?! i would like to thank diddy for posting the one and only rokken entry. it truly ruled.

i wish had time to write more but like the rest of you i am very busy today. this week's theme? "happy birthday schmoopy loopy"

MOTHER F'N CLARK
LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU LOVE TOOL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAL

i heart....texas?

so as i mentioned in my last post, i was in austin for the weekend. and it was ausome. here are a few highlights:
- checked into the four seasons friday night at the same time as gnarls barkley and fiona apple. instant confirmation that i was in for a wacky time indeed.
- spent my time on the festival grounds "working" (translation: all access passes, free drinks and golf carts with drivers that will take you to the back/side stage of any band you want to see. ensuring you barely even have to walk or even step foot in the hot hot sun) brilliant.
- the shins show at stubb's. god bless the shins. they played a few tracks from their new album which is going to rule. trust me.
- junior boys at emo's lounge. i like them a lot. they have a new album out and their live show was great. (i bet i know at least one person who will be playing this in their freshly lacquered garage/dance hall, rickles).
- sparklehorse has a new album coming out the end of this month and it is great. they played at emo's sat night and i loved every minute of it.
- saw willie nelson too, seeing him in texas was a special treat. judging from this story he and his pals must have had a crazy weekend in austin as well...
- had a breakfast taco delivered to me in hotel room bed from my favorite place that i can't remember the name of (thanks again a.s.) if anyone is ever in austin and wants to go there i'd be more than happy to provide you with directions from the hotel...
-wrapped things up sunday night in the lobby bar with lots of champagne, wasabi peas, and everyone from ween to lance armstrong...the four seasons will never be the same.

all in all it was a wonderful weekend...and from what i hear lance and jake really enjoyed themselves too. if anyone can track down a picture of matthew mcconaughey "dancing" (translation: flapping his arms in the air in a bird-like fashion and pounding himself on the chest as if playing the bongos) that would rule. thanks.

i heart....rokken

happy haikuesday (number two). sorry for lagging. i was rokken in austin for the last few days at the acl music festival. today has been very busy for me havven just gotten bakken the office and all, so please forgive me for not posten today's theme earlier...
since i am still recovering from a long and awesome weekend filled with lots of great music (and adult beverages of course)....the theme for this week is "rockin".

TALKIN WITH DOKKEN?
THAT WAS ME AT THE RAINBOW
WAY BACK IN '02

(awesome photo courtesy of the general...you rock!)

i haiku....comebacks

i have two important announcements to make:

first off, today marks the release of the long awaited futuresex/lovesounds and in case you haven't heard, JT is bringing SEXY BACK. (thank you justin. we've missed it).

the second (and more important) announcement is that i, JF, am bringing HAIKU BACK in the form of "haikuesday". it goes like this: it's tuesday, i pick a theme, i post a haiku, a haiku-off then takes place in the comments section. that's right, the haiku-off is BACK ON and it is time to submit your entries. and since it's back, this weeks theme is "sexy". are you ready?
as a proper kick off, here's an original haiku straight from the archives
(circa july 2002, "JJ+JT" by h. diddy)

JANET JACKSON, WHAT
HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?
EXCEPT STEAL MY MAN!

whatever you do, just don't call it a comeback!

i heart....giants

ok, i admit it. i pretty much suck at this blogging thing (that is if the criteria for not sucking means posting entries daily or at least more frequently than once a week). this will change, i promise...but that is not what this post is about. it is about giants. it was between that or balloons. but giants became the obvious choice upon coming across the little girl giant.

on saturday night i went to the lovely avalon in hollywood to see one of my favorite musicians, miss leslie feist. despite being a little lady she is a giant talent. if you don't have it already i suggest you go get her album "let it die". now.


shepard fairy is another artist that i admire very much...some of you might know him better as the mastermind behind the obey giant campaign...he has a solo show in l.a. starting september 16th. i am going to check it out and so should you