• Is that 50 pulling in? #
• @derrick1792 fun times. How’s yr weekend? in reply to derrick1792 #
• Very cool tiki looking beer bottle – where from? RT @siashin: http://twitpic.com/2we48 #
• @PigsAndPlans Yes, you need to watch Goonies b/c you will have fun, fun is good, etc. in reply to PigsAndPlans #
• @chrisdeline promoting synergy? in reply to chrisdeline #
• it’s so hard to listen to albums when swedish radio stream is usually >>>>>>> buzz albums, Fair Isle obviously excluded. #
• yeah, Micachu’s “Guts” loses to Mando Diao “Down in the Past.” #
• @jonnalee Very good! Trying to figure out if i can get Spotify to work in the US. How’s it going? How’s the tour? Miss you! in reply to jonnalee #
• Links to bands’ sites? RT @jonnalee: what about some credits info for each record on Spotify, produced by, recorded where, played by etc. #
• RT @doshdosh: What Italy looked like after the huge earthquake today. Lots of pictures. –> http://digg.com/d1o4Qe #
• Let me know if you want an invite to Gilt Groupe! (contemporary & high end online sample sales) #
• RT @hashfaibw: Check out #followanindiebandwednesday in 2 days 2 find free mp3s, etc. of Indie bands: http://tinyurl.com/faibwed Pls RT #
• RT @siashin: @thebandfrom beer bottle shaped like jolly buddha! ‘enlightened brew.’ http://www.luckydrinkco.com/ #
• @earfarm have you tried TweetDeck? it’s been running okay today! in reply to earfarm #
• I’m going to Munich in a couple of days – any tips? I love castles. That’s gonna be the main focus. And using my very poor German. #
• excellent! thx for remembering! RT @mattchait: For Roni: Sol LeWitt’s Paragraphs on Conceptual Art – aka my bible. http://bit.ly/AQFkn #
• @doshdosh everyone goes through that sometimes. trick is getting out, and quickly. it’s no fun and ultimately doesn’t make you better. in reply to doshdosh #
• @doshdosh I wonder if he was happy, though! in reply to doshdosh #
• @LATimestech just the headline. the lead is often redundant. better yet, create an excerpt! in reply to LATimestech #
• Just b/c i’m a developer doesn’t mean i offer on-demand tech support. Or any tech support. #
• New Adv in Hi-Fi is 1 of my fav REM albums-nice 2 c it loved RT @onethirtybpm: Weekly Recommendations (04/06/2009) http://tinyurl.com/co3ch5 #
• @derrick1792 i’d give general instructions & tell you where to find details… better to learn to use the web for help anyway… in reply to derrick1792 #
• @derrick1792 hahah Yeah, I’m excited! I’ve wanted to go forever! I’ve got so much to do by Wed, tho. & unsure about footwear 4 the trip. ha in reply to derrick1792 #
• @tomewing most overrated: Gladwell. His musings are anecdotal & can b easily refuted by stats. Somehow lack of rigor is seductive to many. in reply to tomewing #
• @freeeky I was whisked backstage at a Justin Timberlake show & ended up fixing email. Greatest/worst backstage story ever. in reply to freeeky #
• RT @KatrinaSzish: Ok, Louboutins have jumped the shark. THEY ARE IN A PRICING GAME on The Price is Right. #
• @donewaiting love your background image! Here are more illustrations from Charles Harper’s Giant Golden Book of Biology http://bit.ly/1I3xlb #
• RT @ori: What is Twitter? A utility for self-proclaimed social media experts to discredit alleged web2.0 gurus & supposed community managers #
• @freeeky Yeah, I was the creative & marketing lead on a site for JT, so it was legit for me to meet the team. Email issues were funny. AOL! in reply to freeeky #
• @markdienger tweens use MySpace & lie abt their ages. Also, MySpace vs. Facebook = socioeconomic class divide: http://bit.ly/wlsUU in reply to markdienger #
• @stalker any travel tips for Munich? going there tomorrow! in reply to stalker #
• @markdienger oh, of course, it’s absolute crap. A testament to how shitty most band sites are that ppl wd go there 1st 2 check out music. in reply to markdienger #
• @markdienger from an artist perspective, managing all these sites is a ‘mare. the MySpace UI is prolly the most straight fwd. #fml #fail in reply to markdienger #
• Aw! Thank you, @PigsAndPlans ! [This is me addressing one of my fav bloggers. Check him out if you haven't yet] #
• RT @loudersoft: wow. @lefsetz has joined the conversation. Hi Bob. #
• RT @yankamerica: Why isn’t there a Facebook quiz “Which Facebook quiz are you?” #smartassobservations #smartasshashtags #
• RT @tomewing: The worst living intellectual poll http://bit.ly/4bVMVs – all nominations sourced via Twitter/LJ. Closes on Friday. #
• @derrick1792 Thanks, Derrick for the #followanindiebandwednesday !! in reply to derrick1792 #
• @stalker haha thanks for the tips! All sorts of wurts should be a priority for sure! in reply to stalker #
• Q: Why is tonight different from all other nights? A: Seder on a plane -me #
• A craigslist for bros: http://www.broslist.com/ the raddest site ever? #
• @derrick1792 Yeah, leaving tonight! aw, thx for remembering the footwear thing… I should go pick up shoes at the repair place! in reply to derrick1792 #
• @Denise_Cox Thank you! You too! No hat yet, right? When are you leaving? in reply to Denise_Cox #
• UAE’s Sprinklez cupcakes: http://bit.ly/Z41dG & Sugarbox bakery: http://bit.ly/AYbjs the whole “they h8 us” thing is ignorant & itself h8ful #
• @Denise_Cox Maybe I’ll see you at LAX! Have rule-breaking fun in London & at the wedding! in reply to Denise_Cox #
• Doing tv plague thing with my brother at LAXs marina bar http://twitpic.com/317oj #
• “now some stinky ppl came on board” “no, it’s our dinner” #
• Outside the apple store in old town Munich http://twitpic.com/322fc #
• Boo jet lag. Should have taken a pill when I had the chance. #
• On the bright side, I’m happy [via HRO] that there’s a new generation that doesn’t buy the Cobain marketing meme #
• hotel breakfast was so good. i keep involuntarily bouncing back to Swedish when my German fails, which is all the time. #
• @freeeky yeah, i’m in Munich! Arrived last night. It’s so beautiful! in reply to freeeky #
• @freeeky wow, you’re close! Gonna be checking out castles for the next few days, then Coachella in CA. Maybe next time!! =) in reply to freeeky #
• @PigsAndPlans thx for the #followfriday! in reply to PigsAndPlans #
• @fnelson I have 2 check that out! Kanye supposedly made some sort of humbled cmt afterwards-hope they didn’t ruin him! thx 4 thinking of me in reply to fnelson #
• Chocolate aisle at a grocery store in Munich (they sell little jaegermeister bottles at registers like candy) http://twitpic.com/3598h #
• @PigsAndPlans how’s parks & recreation? in reply to PigsAndPlans #
• The more educatd Americns become—& the richer—the less likely they r 2 discuss politcs w those who have diff pts of view http://bit.ly/LjzvO #
• @PigsAndPlans yeah, i see it like homework. i’m more likely to read about it than actually watch. in reply to PigsAndPlans #
• some pics from Nymphenburg Palace http://twitpic.com/35xtj http://twitpic.com/35y0u http://twitpic.com/35y46 about: http://bit.ly/463fNr #
• BMW Welt: http://twitpic.com/35yxl inside: http://twitpic.com/35z4i kids play driving: http://twitpic.com/35zia #
• @derrick1792 yeah, Bavaria is a gigantic Disneyland w/o the steampunk tomorrowland atrocity. #yay in reply to derrick1792 #

I love Britpop, and I love Swedish indie music.  When a Swedish indie band takes on Brit pop, I kinda go nuts.  Adams Apple was seemingly formed to make me crazy.  They sound like Hurricane #1, Cast*, and School of Fish.  To a less literal extent, their music takes cues from Oasis and The Verve.  Adams Apple layer the rock end of the psychedelic 60s influence on top of upbeat, confident pop.  Since they’re Swedish, you don’t have to worry about whether the melodies will be catchy.  The only drawback is not being to see them live any time soon.

The band’s new – it was formed in Stockholm in the fall of ’08 by Adam Borjesson, its songwriter/lead singer/guitarist.  Matilda Johansson shares vocal duties, and their instrumentation spans such Brit pop signfiers as fuzzed out guitars, a tambourine, and organs.  They’re now working on their debut album, slated for release in the summer or fall of ’09.

From what I can tell, they’re fun, ambitious, and amply high of cheekbone .  Perfect heirs to the Brit pop legacy.  Someone should be tipping Alan McGee.

Adams Apple – “On the Horizon”

Visit Adams Apple on MySpace, fall in love, and lobby to get them to Twitter

* might be redundant to list both Hurricane #1 and Cast, but that debate is beyond the scope of this post.

British designer Dominic Wilcox created the War Bowl series by melting plastic toy soldiers to form the dome shape.  The item is available in three different versions, commemorating (?) a different battle each: Waterloo War Bowl (blue), English Civil War Bowl (white) and Zulu War Bowl (red).
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• @chrisdeline what do you think about it? in reply to chrisdeline #
• @chrisdeline ha! just got a random stack of 90s R&B CDs from eBay hoping for KK. Jodeci was a find, & then there’s http://twitpic.com/2ll04 in reply to chrisdeline #
• @stevehall no technology is ever fashion itself, and making that claim only shows how unchic Dell rlly is in reply to stevehall #
• @chrisdeline no worries, it’s impossible to downplay the brilliance of Jodeci =) in reply to chrisdeline #
• RT @nmallin: Drive-by Tweeting: OnStar considers adding Twitter capability : http://bit.ly/bWsgc #
• Karen O NYTimes interview “It was full-on dream fulfillment to have a leather Karen O jacket.” http://bit.ly/NQ7F #
• my fav film! RT @earfarm:… Eric Avery’s (Jane’s bassist) father … played the guy in The Graduate who got left at the altar at the end #
• My childhood friend said that I got pissed on the 3rd day of 1st grade b/c the lack of HW meant they weren’t taking us seriously as students #
• I was forging my parents’ signatures within a month of that. #
• @derrick1792 Yeah, me neither! Good for him for not milking it for PR. in reply to derrick1792 #
• HRO: the Pitchfork Blog Site has replaced ’stupid magazines that u can’t click on cuz they are printed on paper.’ #
• Annie – Anthonio (Designer Drugs Remix) http://www.mediafire.com/?mnwzrqqzmjm #
• RT @LATimestech: Twitter trouble: Mark Cuban fined, Courtney Love sued — over tweets: http://tr.im/i0TD #
• welcome to twitter, @daydreamrepublc! #
• limited edition fashion mag visionaire #55 Surprise is a series of pop up books- http://bit.ly/4K5R0 #
• @tara haha def a diff take on the pop up concept! i love the demo/unboxing-it’s def not impartial in reply to tara #
• @derrick1792 thank you!! in reply to derrick1792 #
• @chipadams all my runner friends love either Asics or the super light Nikes in reply to chipadams #
• The chanel store has public wifi #
• Looks like the fake metal effects for web design circa 2002, but it’s a real sign http://twitpic.com/2ngip #
• I love spy stories! RT @Denise_Cox: A spyblog?! Awsomeness. http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/ #
• RT @QuantumTom: please RT: recruiting alpha testers on twitterfon, tinytweet and pocketwit. info at http://socktan.com #
• @LATimestech I tend to use tabs b/c i want the main page open, but having the site tab automatically would prolly throw ppl off in reply to LATimestech #
• gold MC Hammer pants: an illustrated tragedy (though the pompadour does look worse) http://bit.ly/17SKoz #
• LA: who wants to go to the Catherine Malandrino event tomorrow night? http://bit.ly/6kEV #freebooze #
• Was Information Society the MGMT of their day? What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) ♫ http://blip.fm/~3nm9f #
• I have a potentially great, definitely time consuming idea for another $0 mashup video. Might do 30 seconds. Need more efficient ideas. #
• @siashin haha, even Urban doesn’t sell them anymore. What designer & what photographer, may I ask? in reply to siashin #
• how rude! RT @siashin: perhaps nobu next door should rethink 10% ‘service’ charge for takeout orders in these economic times … #
• also, there’s a new cancer vaccine made out of modified poppies RT @chrisdeline: Breaking: Tobacco Cures HIV: http://tinyurl.com/cnbwc4 #
• altered canines r 4 astronomy RT @derrick1792: @thebandfrom – When I first read your last tweet, I thought it said ‘modified puppies’… #
• @derrick1792 =) happy to be of service… But now i feel bad b/c some cancer twitter is following me. Is the band Mars any good? in reply to derrick1792 #
• @derrick1792 sounds like Mars would be one of my influences. Don’t know why they came into my head just now. in reply to derrick1792 #
• @derrick1792 OMG, a big, ridiculous thank you!! in reply to derrick1792 #
• Kinder eggs r not sold in the US but r in Canada RT @macethinho: Kinder Egg Surprise 2009 commercial >>> http://tinyurl.com/ctk9ny #
• Neil Finn – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.I didn’t know this cover existed! As edgy as Neil gets, no? ♫ http://blip.fm/~3no3d #
• RT @PigsAndPlans: Never wait to download music again at sites like zshare, rapidshare, megaupload, whatever else. http://bit.ly/rMXB #
• Congraz! RT @povertyjetset: @FordFiesta thanks for choosing me to be one of the #FiestaMovement agents! I’m stoked. Silver Fiesta, plz. #
• @povertyjetset my friends moved into a house that was unchanged since the 50s & kept prev owner’s photos. does that count? in reply to povertyjetset #
• cheers to that RT @KLsaid: I never smoked. I never drank & I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. #
• RT @derrick1792: What do you get if you drop a piano down a mine shaft? A(flat) minor. HAHAHA! Get it?!?! #
• @siashin it’s tonight! Will let u know. Have u seen the malandrino home collection? in reply to siashin #
• “#Twitter would go away and so would any API support” RT @derrick1792: Noooo! http://bit.ly/1U5rzc #
• It’s only Wed & already got 3 photo requests this wk. Should be flattered/amused, but I’m sad it’s not directly related to music/art. #
• I hope so, Mark! RT @markdienger: I wrote a story about Race/LA for @laist Check it out http://bit.ly/sUn56 This might become a habit. #
• @michaelDimMak troubadour/LA; södra teatern & debaser slussen/Stockholm #Question in reply to michaelDimMak #
• At the slowest bar line ever, & there are just 3 wines. #
• @adtothebone ha, it’s the 3rd slice that gives it an advantage over any other sandwich/pizza in reply to adtothebone #
• @adtothebone the club moniker implies bacon, no? I love the lieteal purity of pizza sandwich in reply to adtothebone #
• Hi, melted ice cream cone sculture. You’re going on Twitter http://twitpic.com/2pe6h #
• Vintage avanti http://twitpic.com/2pj5f #
• Fuck! I just got snapped by a bunch of papparazzi who announced “celebrities,” so now it’s on the market for 10 cents #
• I’m From & I approve this tweet RT @derrick1792: While at #kexp, also request @thebandfrom, they have The American EP…do it now! #
• Love mass manufacturing processes RT @chrisdeline: BBC: How to make a 7″ single – http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7973950.stm #
• If Air were inspired by Motown instead of the Beach Boys, they’d sound like this: Salem Al Fakir – Astronaut ♫ http://blip.fm/~3qhuc #
• @mattchait my recent experiences w/ the DMV were efficient and under 30 minutes. No worries! in reply to mattchait #
• cute RT @Denise_Cox: The New Yorker on other gifts President Obama could have given to Queen Elizabeth: http://bit.ly/fmqgY #
• Funny RSVP (see “will not attend.” Also cost for guest > invitee). Guess the event! Easier if u know my history http://twitpic.com/2qivi #
• @derrick1792 the daily paper at school called it a semi secret social organization that occasionally publishes a so-called humor magazine in reply to derrick1792 #
• @derrick1792 Yup! I’m prolly upseting ppl by posting private stuff. Guest policy might have to do w/ ppl crashing in hopes of Simpsons jobs in reply to derrick1792 #
• @derrick1792 Would be fun if core friends were going, but i don’t think they are. Regardless, good sleuthing on your part! in reply to derrick1792 #
• @maura Educated Palate may be a worse name than Winegasm: http://bit.ly/16UtQ in reply to maura #
• @mattchait congrats! what’s the gig? in reply to mattchait #
• BRUNO TRAILER!!!! http://bit.ly/15F01 #
• @paulmcenany How do you defend yourself against a man w/ 2 dildos? in reply to paulmcenany #
• How come ppl are posting tweets that are not related to #Bruno?! There is nothing else going on worth tweeting abt. http://bit.ly/15F01 #
• I am not a patient driver. #sorry #
• @mattchait excellent!!! in reply to mattchait #
• @paulmcenany that’s the best shopping/lifestyle tip i got all week. in reply to paulmcenany #
• @PigsAndPlans what mags do you like then? in reply to PigsAndPlans #
• i think Bruno’s walking in an orthodox neighborhood in israel. Typical Israeli windshield shade on the right http://twitpic.com/2r4dy #
• But women have nothing to worry about: http://twitpic.com/2ru0i #
• @mattchait didn’t realize the housemartins r obscure. Then again, my frame of reference tends 2 b askew in reply to mattchait #
• Today, the construction noises are actually the result of construction, as opposed to my neighbor revving his needlessly souped up M6 #
• Big thanks for the #followfriday!! @pointforwardpro @dabitch @derrick1792 Have excellent weekends everyone! #
• @derrick1792 prolly art stuff in Culver City tomorrow night, bday tea at a fancy new Philippe Stark-designed hotel on Sunday. You? in reply to derrick1792 #
• There are consequences 2 naming a tour NIN|JA RT @markdienger: @davenavarro6767 @trent_reznor uh oh, you upset a ninja! http://bit.ly/1F9gy #
• If i were more like that Ninja meme, I’d be making a video every time someone capitalized the word From. #
• Valentino street flags commemorating the designer’s “the last emperor” doc, rodeo dr http://twitpic.com/2tp80 #
• @derrick1792 yeah, it’s a ridiculously beautiful day. Sunny, warm enough to leave coat at home, not too hot to tire you after a walk. in reply to derrick1792 #
• wow, and that was the part that was deemed normal enough for AOL. <3 gaga RT @PigsAndPlans: lady gaga is weird http://bit.ly/KQt5 #
• and somehow intentionally cool as well? RT @mattchait: i just invented undergroundbrow art. its lower than lowbrow. subteraneanbrow. #
• Bible in German illustrated with photos of Playmobil scenes http://bit.ly/39HgkR #
• @Muzoid Sure, there’s no entry for From at musicmetric. But to assume i meant OMFO instead? Why? How? What? #
• Adobe Air app that organizes your color palettes kinda like Font Book organizes fonts http://bit.ly/J0RW #
• @scottgum yeah, that’s MTV behavior, when MTV played music. Which XTC song? “Dear God”? in reply to scottgum #
• @markdienger Skid Row sleeve in reply to markdienger #
• Thx! Y, 2 close 2 the other store RT @siashin: http://twitpic.com/2uxvv – @thebandfrom didn’t know you’d opened boutique on bleecker st! #
• Wallpaper* founder Tyler Brûlé on Brentwood “area which possesses a similar demographic & ‘community feel’ 2 our Marylebone store in London” #
• Tyler Brûlé: “Ten years ago, against the rather sensible advice of my mother, I bought an island in the Swedish archipelago.” #
• I’m resisting an obsessive pull to compile all such Brûlé: quotes à la @KLsaid #
• Homer Simpson Invaded French Rail System, 4/1: http://bit.ly/P6hO eg, “The train from Alaska is waiting on platform 7. Watch out for bears!” #
• “”"Proper”"” attire for high tea http://twitpic.com/2vzvu #
• Very pretty patisserie menu http://twitpic.com/2w1sm #

Sweden’s My Darling YOU! recently released 2 EPs – Saying things you don’t want to hear and A.K ART.  Their music reminds me of a less rockabilly, more straight ahead rock take on The Housemartins.  It’s really energetic and fun.

My Darling YOU! – “Dressed 4 Success”

My Darling YOU! – “Spring”

Get their music from Luxury’s mail order or CDON

Visit My Darling YOU! on their site or MySpace

Visit their label Luxury for more great music

Or watch it on YouTube

You’re welcome.

Andy Warhol’s illustrations were compiled into a coloring book:

The 22 page book has funny titles composed by Warhol himself – Warhol began his career as a commercial illustrator.  He also put out his own illustration books, of which Shoes, Shoes, Shoes is probably best known.

Get it from Couverture

In April, Prestel is putting out a new Warhol coloring book:

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Maskinen (The Machine) are a couple of Swedish MCs whose highly danceable music storms through electro backing with catchy, fast-paced riffs.  In this video, they perform “Alla Som Inte Dansar,” or “Those who Don’t Dance,” a song that postulates that those who don’t dance are rapists.   Contemplating these lyrics, a friend of mine concluded that an alleged rapist must be a non-dancer.  I think he was stretching the song’s logic.  The anecdote is funnier if you know the name of that specific alleged rapist and aren’t shocked by alleged rape humor.

The super good blog Discobellle included their track “Bränner” (“Burns”) in the latest Scion compilation, available here.

Maskinen – “Bränner”

Get Maskinen music on Klicktrack

Visit Maskinen on their site or MySpace