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HOLY SHIT!

If you read this, like, ever, you know how much I love the National. Well, the two guitar players, who also happen to be brothers, have curated a compilation for an AIDS charity called Red Hot. It is called Dark Was the Night and will be available on 2/17 here in the states. The tracklisting is out of this world! I could go on and on about it, but ... fuck it, I will. There are new tracks from The National, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Kevin Drew, Cat Power, Arcade Fire, and more. But wait. It gets better. Collaborations. Feist with the Griz! Feist with Ben Gibbard! Dirty Projectors and David Byrne! Antony and Bryce! And the one I am most excited for... Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner! Holy shit! For those of you unfamiliar, that is the dude from Bon Iver and a dude from The National. That has the potential to be the best song ever! I may be over exagerating a bit, but it will rule nonetheless.
This is the full tracklisting

DISC ONE:

1. "Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. "Cello Song" - The Books featuring Joses Gonzalez
3. "Train Song" - Feist and Ben Gibbard
4. "Brackett, WI" - Bon Iver
5. "Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear
6. "So Far Around The Bend" - The National
7. "Tightrope" - Yeasayer
8. "Feeling Good" - My Brightest Diamond
9. "Dark Was The Night" - Kronos Quartet
10. "I Was Young When I Left Home" - Antony with Bryce Dessner
11. "Big Red Machine" - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
12. "Sleepless" - The Decemberists
13. "Die" - Iron & Wine
14. "Service Bell" - Grizzly Bear + Feist
15. "You Are The Blood" - Sufjan Stevens

DISC TWO:

1. "Well-Alright" - Spoon
2. "Lenin" - Arcade Fire
3. "Mimizan" - Beirut
4. "El Caporal" - My Morning Jacket
5. "Inspiration Information" - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
6. "With A Girl Like You" - Dave Sitek
7. "Blood Pt. 2" - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. "Hey, Snow White" - The New Pornographers
9. "Gentle Hour" - Yo La Tengo
10. "Amazing Grace" - Cat Power
11. "Happiness" - Riceboy Sleeps
12. "Another Saturday" - Stuart Murdoch
13. "The Giant Of Illinois" - Andrew Bird
14. "Lua" - Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch
15. "When The Road Runs Out" - Blonde Redhead & Devastations
16. "Love Vs. Porn" - Kevin Drew

Find out more info and how to order it here. Get hyped. Also, there is news at thenoisewemake.com . Also, The Wrestler comes out today. Would anyone like to see it this evening? Call me. Also, I am now going to eat lunch at my grandma's. Also, booyah.

There's Some Lives You Live And Some You Leave Behind

Here are some photos. I took the majority of them.
I like some of them for the subject matter, others for the way they turned out, and some for both.



Joe Hartzell. Mid air-guitar. Used to work side by side with this dude. Don't see him enough anymore.

PARTYnoPEOPLE

Remy. Halloween 07. Last time I kicked it with this dude he tried to beat me up. It was frightening. I hold absolutely no grudge however. Don't see him enough.

Chad Preese and I. Halloween 07. One of the funnier dudes I know. He brought me gas once recently when I ran out by his crib. That was the last time I saw him.

Choppin Onions. Steamboat Springs, CO. 01/08.

Laurie Gow. Easily on the short list of my favorite people in the world. Perpetually missing this one.

Slanga and Mallory. 12/31/07. They have plans to be married. Cu-eeeete.

Part of Craig. 12/31/07

Kevin and Lukey. These two are not brothers. For Real.

My father. Steamboat Springs, CO. 1/08.Concocting what he refers to as the "hobo's dinner". I refer to it as delicious. Notice his poor excuse for a beard. This is what I have to look forward to.

Dani and Phil. I got stuck in broke down van with Phil in Iowa once. It was probably the best worstnightofmylife. They are getting married. Soon I believe. Again, not enough contact.

Steamboat Springs, CO. 01/08. 60 inches of snow in 4 days.

Kevin. 01/01/08. 9AM.

Edie and Andy. The babe is Jamie. She now resides in New Orleans.

Jess. Pipestone, MN. 02/08.

The illest Summer sleep spot ever. This is part of a collection of about 10 photos.

Self Portrait. I'm gonna guess early 08. Not sure though.

Woah!

I don't know how to embed things on blogger, so follow this link for some real craze.

ALL THE SINGLE FOXES?

You Can't Get A Job Without A Job

I WILL see the Pacific Northwest this year. God I need to. One way or another. This flick comes to town starting February 3rd. Who wants to come with me? Recording tonight. Dope.

Wow. My Sentiments Exactly

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Damn. They've got it right.

Get, Got, Done.

School of Seven Bells

Dreamy dopeness from two hot twins and the dude who quit the Secret Machines. I won tickets to see them on Saturday with M83 (whom you should check out as well). Two for two! BOOYAH!

Lykke Li

Pop gems from a dreamy Swedish chick. She is the same age as me. She covers Tribe. One time, Q-Tip covered Tribe with her. Is that still a cover song? Search it out at mtv.com. She'll be here in February. Don't sleep.

Manchester Orchestra

This band rules. Hard. Listen. Those aren't the best jams really. They just put out a new EP called Let My Pride Be Whats Left Behind. If I had any money at all, I'd buy it. I like the way that dude writes songs. Simple guitar lines, great lyrics, heavy in all the right places. Sound familiar...? Did I just give myself away?

The show on Saturday ruled oh so much. Thanks to all who came. Wouldn't have been the same without you. Peep the official site for more on that. I'm pretty sure that almost everyone on my short list of favoritepeopleintheworld was there. There were a few glaring ommissions. But when duty calls...

Oh and hey... look at this guy. We did it! Get hyped. He's got a lot of work ahead of him, but I feel good about it.


One more thing too. Get hyped for this. January 9th at the Uptown Theater. Damn it looks good.