We’re only a few days away from the release of Wes Anderson’s new film, Moonrise Kingdom. Portable record players, tree houses, and canoes. It looks awesome: The soundtrack also looks promising, with lots of old Hank Williams tunes. My favorite Wes Anderson soundtrack is still that from the Darjeeling Limited.
I spent the weekend in a recording studio in Maine with Vanessa Kafka, Aaron Pearsall, and Matt Beals. We were working on Vanessa’s new EP. It was an awesome session, and so far it sounds great. Thanks again to everyone who helped support the project. And here are a few pictures from the studio: The Board: Stuff I Don’t Understand: The Studio: Listening Back: A Beautiful, Beautiful Amp:
My good friend Mikey P sang a song with the band at my friend Rachel’s wedding last night, and he killed it: Congrats again to Rach and Jordan.
Via Felix Salmon:
Via Ezra Klein:
Building Tetris:
Unfortunately, I’ll be in NYC on Thursday. But if you’re in or around Cambridge, I can’t think of a logical reason to miss this. Here’s a video of the Piano Drop from 2009: And here’s the first ever, from 1972:
I spent the weekend in Maine with some friends. At one point we spent a good hour sharing some favorite youtube videos. This was the highlight for me: