Czupka Cakis

Svengali noodles

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:27 +0100

The high-ish, slightly whiny voice, balding ginger curls: I realized over lunch today that I was eating bo bun next to Malcolm McLaren.

Faubourg St-Denis.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:27 +0100

Faubourg St-Denis.

Ace Bento ban chan: Just paid my second visit to this brand new...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:32:52 +0100

Ace Bento ban chan:

Just paid my second visit to this brand new Korean bento box place in the rue Ste-Anne area, tucked around the corner on rue Thérèse. Operated by the people behind the Ace Grocery store, it offers inexpensive, first-rate home-style Korean cooking. Eight euro gets you an entree — so far I’ve tried the spicy pork and the dokbokkgi and both have been delicious — plain or fried rice, your choice of five ban chan (the little condiment-style accompaniments that come with most K-food), a little cup of soup and a fruit bowl. The ban-chan selection rocks — don’t miss the the spicy wild carrot — and service is very warm. The place is decorated like an early ’00s chill-out CD compilation, but don’t let that get to you. 18 Rue Thérèse, 75001.

Asterix et Obelix speech bubbles at the Bourse, celebrating the...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:44 +0100

Asterix et Obelix speech bubbles at the Bourse, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the books.

The fountain in Square Louvois. I try and walk by this every...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:01:25 +0100

The fountain in Square Louvois. I try and walk by this every time I go to Rue Ste-Anne.

Miles Davis, Black Satin. Can’t stop listening to In A...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0100

Miles Davis, Black Satin. Can’t stop listening to In A Silent Way, On The Corner, A Tribute To Jack Johnson, Get Up With It… Incredible records.

The new métro! Fifty-odd years ago.

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:47:42 +0100

The new métro! Fifty-odd years ago.

Neon Indian, Should Have Taken Acid With You. Has everybody read...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:56:27 +0100

Neon Indian, Should Have Taken Acid With You.

Has everybody read this article (via Perpetua) about glo-fi and comics and contemporary art and stuff? I think the fellow actually may have a point. Or at least he links enough things that have a similar aesthetic together in a coherent way — and that’s how movements get identified.

Anyway, I like the aesthetic, in general, and enjoy Neon Indian. Even if they’re more about approach than actual songs at this early point.

Evie Sands, Can’t Let Go.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:09:10 +0100

Evie Sands, Can’t Let Go.

So long, Chuck Biscuits. UPDATE: It was an elaborate and...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:42:00 +0100

So long, Chuck Biscuits.

UPDATE: It was an elaborate and pointless hoax…

What an odd thing to take the time to do.

pgwp: songsthataregood: Can - I’m So Green (Ege Bamyasi) In...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:03:51 +0100

pgwp:

songsthataregood:

Can - I’m So Green
(Ege Bamyasi)

In addition to being the second most racially insensitive musical term (behind didgeridoo), Krautrock is the number one coolest genre it is possible to listen to. A properly delivered krautrock reference can reduce a lady’s undergarments to dust within microseconds. And of all the krautrockers, nobody has higher panty-disintegrating power than the almighty Can. ‘Tago Mago’ is basically the ‘abracadabra’ of getting some. ‘Ege Bamyasi’ not so much, but only because it is the Turkish word for okra.

Broadcast, Elegant Elephant.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:19:25 +0100

Broadcast, Elegant Elephant.

chunhyang: barefootjukebox: Cowboy Movie-David Crosby Reblog...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:54:26 +0100

chunhyang:

barefootjukebox: Cowboy Movie-David Crosby

Reblog for Cottrell.

Art in the Tuileries: Veit Stratmann’s chair-rings.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:53:59 +0100

Art in the Tuileries: Veit Stratmann’s chair-rings.

Art in the Tuileries: Jim Dine’s Large Parrot Screams...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:41:25 +0100

Art in the Tuileries: Jim Dine’s Large Parrot Screams Color.

Art in the Tuileries: people were throwing rocks,...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:42:00 +0100

Art in the Tuileries: people were throwing rocks, “playing” Kader Attia’s cymbal installation in the octagon pool.

Barbès-Rochechouart.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:15:27 +0100

Barbès-Rochechouart.

Metro.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:08 +0100

Metro.

Metro Miles.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:51:06 +0100

Metro Miles.

Jaynetts, Sally Go ‘Round the Roses.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:23:10 +0100

Jaynetts, Sally Go ‘Round the Roses.