April 6th through 11th, 2009

It's pretty difficult to keep up with a year, I'm discovering. I'm already so far behind on so many rad albums and films! Sheesh.

MUSIC

Surprise of the month: Pitchfork gave DOOM an eight. Get your umbrellas; it will be raining fire and sulfur soon; Pitchfork (well, Breihan at least) has been more than unkind to the former MF in the past; it's safe to say we have an apocalypse in our forecast.

Also on Pitchfork, Health's super-rad track got nice words, the Justice-U2 lovechild/hellspawn got suitably kicked in the teeth, they praise the superfun Micachu and the Shapes track, and on the superb new Bat For Lashes single, they make the predictable - but damn accurate - Kate Bush comparison. They also did a sweet little Cobain post. Their linked Paul Anka cover is useful for fans of things that don't make sense and for those who still couldn't figure out the lyrics to "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Oh, and their St. Vincent video gets me all pumped for her upcoming LP.

TMT has sight gags galore. They also report on TicketsNow getting into some deep shit.

DiS has released a playlist of their favorite 40 songs of 09 so far. Maybe I should do something like that? Anyway, a worthy list. They also report on Radiohead vs. the RIAA and adore the promising Horrors.

Been away from Discodust longer than normal. The actual Delphic song is pretty cool, though I'm less wowed by the remix. They hype some rad and worthy Golden Filter remixes. Their CRJ tracks are vintage glory. Oh, and the FM Attack tracks are gorgeous!

FILM

First off, get this while it's there: The Water, a short by BSS's Kevin Drew, starring the ever-wonderful Cillian Murphy. The pacing is *ahem* glacial, but it's lovely nonetheless.

Moon has a trailer! One of my favorites from SXSW, and of the year so far, this trailer should excite moviegoers for this deserving flick.

/Film did my busy work for me while I was out. Highlights working backwards: Scott Pilgrim video blog, stepping up to the plate to defend the kickass Observe and Report, low-budget indie inspiration Hunter Prey's new trailer, and just to make me nervous, a Shadow of the Colossus film. That video game is one of my all-time favorites; screwing up the movie will possibly lead to gray hairs.

Lil Wayne has disappointingly filed an injunction against the documentary about his life.

AICN has a delightful Brothers Bloom trailer, some unkind words for dungheap Dragonball, and a badass new Public Enemies trailer.

WEIRD

Fever Ray on ABC via Pitchfork. It just feels so wrong.

Spike Jonze has a new film coming out. Also, starring Rogen and Samberg, a new Fast/Furious movie.

WORLD

Too much. I'll catch up on this soon.

PERSONAL

I'm in San Antonio suffering a surprise sore throat; time for the hospital tomorrow, whee. Editorial and reviews tomorrow.

2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 649 + two albums I refuse to first-listen while sore-throated
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, hanging out on my old desk.