where i am

the sky is so beautiful

you could cut your wrists with the stars.

Justin Taines and I went to City Sip the other day.  City Sip is a new wine bar in Echo Park and Justin hates it.  Justin hates many things here on our planet earth, but for some reason he has a true black blooded taste for destroying City Sip’s laid back vibes.

1. Justin hates standing at the bar and drinking wine. He also hates ordering wine, because it makes him feel pretentious.  He also hates ordering beer at bars because it makes him feel like a loser.  So I don’t know how to help him here.  I’d say stop thinking so much and fucking order.

2.  He hates intellectuals or what I like to call the “faux sophisticato”.  It’s a class that Justin doesn’t fit into so he says, but I think he might be mayor of the city in which he wishes to annihilate.  Justin may have a case of the not so common Nero bug.

3.  Justin pretends to hate Cheese Plates.  Another lie.  He eats expensive onion, cheese and toasted bread every morning.

I found City Sip to be a nice alternative to the dirty little liars that hop around the local Little Joy and the Echo.  I’m sick of everyone lying all the time.  It’s not attractive.  Cowboy shirts don’t make you hip and either does playing pool or drinking coffee all day long in plain view.  Comb your hair, shave, and drink coffee somewhere productive.  Like at a job.  Anyone ever heard of actually being productive in Echo Park?  Lethargic people are disgusting.

I saw an ex lover on Television last night.  That makes me hip cause now I am drunk and being truly drunk is hip as fucking hell.  Fuck it!  I’m cussing again.  Haunted 600 miles aways from the entertainment mecca is somehow relieving.  As Chris Isaac plays in the background to a stormy Mendocino Day.

“Ohhh I, wanna fall in love”

The weather today in Fort Bragg is dreary just the way Thanksgiving weather should be.  Spent inside playing Risk and outside tossing the pigskin.  Peace.

I was supposed to be on a flight at 8:30AM this morning.  I failed to make it, my alarm never went off this morning because my phone decided to take a nap while I was sleeping.  Technology loves hitting the snooze button when you need it most.  I’m still leaving, don’t worry.  I’m waiting on Justin Taines to sweep me away to Burbank Airport like a post 9/11 Superhero.  There won’t be any shared information on this website over the next week.  I need a break from computers and you especially.  The year isn’t over, more coolness to come in December.

What would you do if I told you that Akasa is not only a political band, but every song is influenced by 9/11 and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden?  You’d be pumped.

Psycho Matt thinks “Le Orme” sounds like “Phish”.  That’s the worse observation of the year.

TrademarkRecordings.Com launches soon.

Chico California’s “La Fin Du Monde” is now part of the Trademark Family.

Have a nice Thanksgiving and see everyone sometime in the near future.

A poster for James Gray’s latest film “Two Lovers”.  James Gray has Directed “Little Odessa”, “We Own The Night”.

I’ve been working with Eben Stewart lately on his new EP.  We finally got a myspace up and running for him, so add him and listen to his music.  Eben will be hosting Fridays at the Silverlake Tavern sometime in the near future, I’ll make sure everyone knows about it.

EVEN STEWART

Looks like we will be working with Chico California’s LA FIN DU MONDE.  More soon.

LA FIN DU MONDE . MYSPACE

I just finished this song for the upcoming LANTERN BLACK LODGE EP.  The actual title is “You Are A Beautiful Child”, but this mix somehow got messed up and sounds like coming down off acid, hence the (Retard).  It will only be up for a limited time.

You’re A Beautiful Child (Retard)

I don’t who this is, but it’s an amazing song by some dude from 70’s named named ANDREW.  This song will bring tears to anyones eyes, those with souls.  I wish I knew more.  I really don’t.  You’ll enjoy.

Andrew . Dawning

Home for Thanksgiving next week, cleanse my nervous system like lithium seduces the mind bipolar.  Thank you every northern star, 27 cycles to this Tree, and another birth for Jesus on the horizon.

Until the launch of the brand new TrademarkRecordings.com

New Albums from:

The Motherless Children . The Wicked River

Lantern Black Lodge . Piano Tree EP . Digital 7″

Much more info coming soon.  We’re working hard on getting you hard.

Matt Capozzoli AKA DJ Tom Hanks brings the sleaze soon with his new label, RAPE VALLEY RECORDS.  Afro Funk, Southland Club Music, Noise, Guttercore, Mid Atlantic Baseline, Rock & Roll, Sex Tapes, T-Shirts and Vanity Beards.  Rape Valley Records is more fun than a bag full baby kittens and rusty razor blades.

Rape Valley’s Wishlist:

Twin Crystals / Channels 3 x 4

Pandemonium Jone’s Psych Rock Odyssey

Mack Winston And The Reflections Remix EP

Caverns

Skeletons And The Girl Faced Boys

For more info go to DJTOMHANKS.COM

Hitting the studio in December.

ZF . LANTERN BLACK LODGE “SO FAR BELOW”

DIGITAL 7”

1. So Is Below 8:10

Download SO FAR BELOW 7”

This is the final track recorded in the Echo Park Lodge in 2007.  I’m only leaving it up here for a week, so grab it before it dissapears forever.