Nanook of New York Launches Soon...

Nanook of New York is finally soon launching...May 1st. I hate neglecting the blog but have been busy focusing on the business. Please take a peek at some of the items I'll be selling...

Dan Funderburgh's Wallpaper
Sesame Letterpress Cards
Mast Brothers Chocolate

There are many more items for sale. Site is coming soon!

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Brooklyn's own The Pains of Being Pure at Heart just released their new album. It is fantastic. Dowload tracks: Come Saturday and Everything with You.

2009 Tour Dates

March 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House w/ Let’s Wrestle (UK)

March 18 - Austin, TX SXSW @ Red 7 (Terrorbird/Force Field Day Party)

March 19 - Austin, TX SXSW @ TBD

March 20 - Austin, TX SXSW @ Emo’s Jr. (Slumberland Records/Cake Shop Showcase)
April 24 - Wallingford, CT @ Wallingford American Legion (All Ages)
May 3 - Atlanta, GA @ Earl

May 4 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

May 5 - Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club

June 18 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Crystal Stilts

Free Candy

Gene Ween Band - New Website

Gene Ween Band has a new website. The band's current line up is Aaron Freeman, Dave Dreiwitz, Joe Russo and Scott Metzger.

Tour Dates:
Saturday, February 7 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Thursday, February 12 @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia
Thursday, February 26 @ Highline Ballroom, Manhattan
Saturday, January 31 @ Schuba's Tavern, Chicago SOLD OUT

Master Cleanse Stockholm Syndrome...

I dearly miss the Master Cleanse and the feeling it gave me. Am I crazy to do this again so soon? I want to cleanse/fast again on February 9 - 18th.

Am I crazy to long for my captor? Is this common?

Advice is welcome...

Garfield Variations

Down Syndrome Garfield
Artist - unknown

Garfield Variations is a website from two guys (John and Ford) that like to draw and collect Garfield illustrations and share them with us. Learn more about the artists here.

Some of my personal favorites are: Hipster Garfield, Mickey Rooney Garfield, Conjoined Twin Garfield and Garf Vader, naturally...

Record Deals...

Minor Threat
First 2 7"s
Dischord Records
$9.00
Vinyl LP









Minor Threat is Ian Mackaye on vocals, Lyle Prestar on guitar, Brian Baker on bass and Jeff Nelson on drums.

Tracks:
1. Filler
2. I Don't Wanna Hear It
3. Seeing Red
4. Straight Edge
5. Small Man, Big Mouth
6. Screaming at a Wall
7. Bottled Violence
8. Minor Threat
9. Stand Up
10. In My Eyes
11. Out of Step (with the World)
12. Guilty of Being White

AC Newman's Get Guilty

Brooklyn's own AC Newman has released his second solo album Get Guilty on Matador Records. The album is filled with many nuggets of great pop songs paired with solid songwriting. Hear some of the tunes now.

Tour Dates:
February 20, Vancouver, BC CA @ The Biltmore Cabaret
February 21, Seattle, WA @ Neumos
February 22, Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
February 24, Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
February 25, San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
February 26, Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
February 27, Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club
February 28, San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

March 1, Eugene, OR @ John Henry's
March 10, Ithaca, NY @ Castaways
March 11, Toronto, CN CA @ Lee's Palace
March 12, Montreal, QC CA @ Il Motore
March 13, Richmond, VA @ Club Hell
March 14, Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
March 15, New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
March 17, Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
March 18, Washington, DC @ Black Cat
March 19, Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
March 20, Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
March 21, Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
March 22, St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
March 24, Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
March 25, Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
March 26, Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room @ Crofoot
March 27, Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
March 28, Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum
March 29, Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House

Buy Get Guilty on vinyl for a mere $12.00.

The Selby

One of my favorite sites to browse is The Selby. Tom Selby is a photographer that takes a peak into some of London's, New York's and Los Angeles' most interesting residential spaces. These interiors would never grace the inside of the traditional house mags, but what they do offer is a journey through a rare voyeuristic window into these people's lives and possessions.

Admit it. You want to know what type of salt and pepper Peaches Geldof uses...

Some of Selby's best: Diva &Lole Dompe, Cindy Greene and Christina, Lowe & Swain Hutson.

Inauguration Day

Goodbye Dubbya. View some great photos from New York Times readers.