Saturday, December 26, 2009

Time for Sweed-dish...

Whats up with Swedes and indie-pop brilliance? Jeebus

This band reminds me of the Magic Numbers with a more obvious raw indierawk crunchy folk-pop feel... numnums!

Consume... concur.


The Sweet Serenades - Balcony Cigarettes

The Sweet Serenades - On My Way
(reminds me of a much more poppier strokes?)
HIGHLY INFECTIOUS to ALL humans and most apes.
"Open up the gates and just let it flow... oh... Come Closer..."

"Tell me baybeh where you been soo lawng?"


Quoting another site: "The Sweet Serenades was officially formed in Stockholm, Sweden 2002. The sound is mainly influenced by great songs, broken hearts, sexual frustration and musical acts as Tom Waits, Clap your hands say yeah, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, ACDC, Eddie Meduza, ABBA, The Technicolors, The Perishers, The Shins and many more. We call it Jungle Rock. Or testosterone Pop."


Sunday, December 20, 2009

RIP Brittany Murphy


RIP Brittany Murphy
Originally uploaded by .icaughtmyself


"Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of the times the difficult years end up being the greatest years of your whole entire life" - Brittany Murphy

The snow-storm before the calm...



Originally uploaded by DyeCorduroy

Crazy storm engulfed South Jersey and now is perched on our head in central-lala-land... Sheebus...

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Something, something, something darkside...




Can't wait to see this... *vehemently downs it*

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Letmedowneasy


P1070090
Originally uploaded by DyeCorduroy

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Fade to green...




Originally uploaded by

Monday, November 23, 2009

Dystopic..


Love Shack.
Originally uploaded by cubagallery

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Interstellar megaphone...

Some post modern lyrical poetry? Hmm? Maybe from an unreleased dye corduroy song? hmm?



Interstellar Megaphone


tick tock & i'm alone
so lonely i've been cloned
i've been on way too long
on my own


she starts to isolate
moments to masturbate
she picks a satellite
to confiscate


i've been in the sun too long
watching constellations form
interstellar megaphone
screaming alien songs

the universe inside your palm
you're my venus yearning calm

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Catnap




Originally uploaded by catherine.caf

Sunday, November 15, 2009

14 days - 7 ways -- Episode Four Prelude: Intro to Alt. Country

It's been overdue - primarily due to the big move; but here lies unraveled Episode Four. Drifting onwards into more of the whole Alt.country/Americana obsession of mine, this next artist is more country than indie obviously but the drawl of it all is pretty sweet tugging on them heartstrings y'all. In other words - it's all out country, so a heads up, if you're not a country fan than this might be your downward spiral into, if not country, than most certainly Alt. Country.


*Note: at this point, I feel it prudent & essential to make this blogisode a prelude to the actual episode Four and proper intro to Alt. Country


Possibly my favorite genre - my darling alt. country artists include, in no particular order: Neko Case, Ryan Adams, Old 97's, Kathleen Edwards, Hem, Teddy Thompson, Josh Ritter, The Mountain Goats, Lucero, Iron & Wine,  Caitlin Cary, Cory Branan and more. 

  (Wiki says: Alternative country is a term used to describe a number of country music subgenres that tend to differ from mainstream or pop country music. The term is sometimes known as alt-country and has included country music bands and artists that have incorporated influences ranging from American roots music, bluegrass, rock & roll, rockabilly, acoustic music, americana, honky-tonk, alternative rock, folk rock and punk rock.)

It'll be preposterous NOT to post some of my favorite alt-country tunes right here, right now. Ofcourse that again will be hundreds of songs, but let's start with the basic starter pack.

Mid-Blogisode Special - Alt. Country Starter Pack


 
key-lyric: besides the dazzling opening lyric "My love I am the speed of sound...", deep into the first verse Neko says: "I have waited with a glacier's patience... smashed every transformer with every trailer till nothing was standing... 65 miles wide" (the whole song is lushfully brilliant)

key-lyric: "You can go ahead and get married & this'll be our secret thing... I won't tell a soul except the people in the night club where I sing"
key-lyric: "You know the girl you said I'd meet someday, well I got something to confess; I picked her up on friday, she asked me if she reminded me of you - I just laughed & lit a cigarette, said that's impossible to do"

key-lyric: "You don't even have to speak, if you keep looking at me..."

R.E.M. cover - So. Central Rain is one of the most gracefully brilliant songs ever written.




So blogisode four shall descend later with a little bit of Caitlin & Will and a whole lot more of Alt. Country. Grr.


7 honey-dipped indie recommendations - the 7 blogisode series. This was prelude to blogisode four. Emme Packer/Madi Diaz/Kate Tucker/Prelude: Intro. to Alt. Country/Caitlin & Wil/Voyces/Portico/Special - Indie Undercover

Friday, November 13, 2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Saturday, November 07, 2009

20 ways to kill Smiley...

I recently (re)discovered these scribbles I did back in first year of med skool... i'm thinking the year 2000. Sheesh. This was probably done in class. Notice how the art gets hasty and less detailed as the period progresses. Pretty intense and disturbing. Heh.

20 WAYS TO KILL SMILEY

by Adil Salik


Ye’ Old Gun-Shot 

Commentary/Result: You more or less blow his brains out and paint the wall in yellow splattered goo...


Ye’ Samurai Slashing Sword 

Commentary/Result: Not too messy, highly effective. Clean, sweet, very anime-inspired...


Ye’ Old kick-in-the-face

Commentary/Result: Ofcourse these are repeated no holds barred kicks in the head and face. Death probably occurs by brain haemorrhage, head injuries and excruciating facial pain? Ye’


Ye' punch-to-death maneuver

Commentary/Result: Very much like the kicking in of the face/head. More hands on approach. Expect bloody knuckles.


Ye’ old trusty elbow-till-death-occurs phenomenon

Commentary/Result: Much less messy on the hands. Less painful for the attacker/assassin.


Ye’ ever-reliable poison


Commentary/Result: Very old school but effective.


Ye’ horizontal slash

Commentary/Result: Soundeffects optional *kheet* *snikt* *skhopt*


Ye’ vertical slash

Commentary/Result: Fancier than the horizontal slash. Required more precision, accuracy and a steady hand. More force as you go through the skill, meninges, brain, frontal bone, nose, occipital bone, pharynx/larynx, tongue, neck, possible the top of the spinal cord, maxilla, mandible, you could pass through teeth...


Ye’ old broken-bottle-stabbing method 

Commentary/Result: This probably would happen if he would hit on Ms. Pacman and Pacman would be in the same bar, be really drunk and would ofcourse, have a bottle handy.


Ye’ burst 

Commentary/Result: You should have thought of this simple, fun & piercing suggestion before.


Ye’ TNT !!!

Commentary/Result: This picture was probably taken moments before his insides became the outsides. And the room he was in.



Ye’ dynamite-shoved-ears-&-death-by-pain-bleeding-anticipation-&-fear

Commentary/Result: Now we're talkin. This is definitely the more creative/psychotic/torture-ridden pleasing way to send him off. Multiple factors ensue.



Ye’ old nightstick (lathi-charge)

Commentary/Result: This is ofcourse the multi-ethnic baton/night-stick/lathi-charge method... Seen it happen. Not fun for recipient. More coz' with every hit you squirm and bend towards hit side and thereby present/expose the other side for another full on hit. And so on...


Ye’ old hanging the poor feller

Commentary/Result: Classic.


Ye’ snake-squeeze

Commentary/Result: Bone crushingly good and effective. Factors of strangulation, pulverization and collapsing lungs all play in topped with sticky slimy fear & clouded judgement.


Ye’ bee bite ! (plenty)

Commentary/Reuslt: It'd have to be repeated bites. And some very angry bees.



Ye’ vampire bite

Commentary/Result: This was done in 2000 so its very NOT gay twilight/vampire-diaries/wannabe-pop-fascination of vampires oriented. This is pure Bram Stoker stuff.


Ye’ boot pelting

Commentary/Result: Preferably construction shoes, snow shoes, diggers etc. Stilettos may work too.


Ye’ old repeated-baseball-in-face

Commentary/Result: Inherintly pleasing, the baseball bat swing and crack is always a good way to go. Good excercise as well.


Ye’ hammering the head with 9 inch nails  


Commentary/Result: Again, 2000, so not at all SAW-esque in nature. Or any other gory flick that I haven't seen. Probably inspired/will inspire them. Wait for this is SAW VII.
 

(c) Adil. All rights reserved. Pvt. Ltd. Co. MCMXVIII et al.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Mujhay Eidee Do...


mein nay saarey rozay rakhein hain
mein nay saaree baatein manee hain
meyrey dil mein kitna eemaan hai
phir bhee itna yeh pareshaan hai


mujhey soney do
buss roney do
sab honey do
mujhey soney do



mein ney saaree raatein jagee hain
mein ney saaree baatein manee hai

mera andar bahir weeraan hai
abey tu kiyon itna heeraan hai?


dekho bahir kitnee sardee hai
kitnee pyaree tayree wardee hai
har shakhs kee aik hee qeemat hai
dekho yahaan kitnee qurbat hai...


tayrey sadqey jaey tayree maa
mayree haar tayree haan
ghaflaton ke dekho maang
kabhee kam na ho yehaaaan ...


maana maana tayree marzee hai
teyray peechay teyra darzee hai
mera jeevan kitna khalee hai
thora aslee thora jalee hai

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Pylons...



this plaster cast on my heart

is scribbled upon with distraught
but it covers my own defeat
red trickling down my two feet


the sun sets across
(half a world away)
I'll wait in the dark

the pylons explode
as my faith departs

Thursday, July 30, 2009

My Monsoon Mixtape of Love: The Defintive Mid-Season Special....


Since the "14 days - 7 ways" series has been quite popular, I've decided to stretch it out a little. There has been some absolutely brilliant new music that's been coming out & i've been trying my best to wrap my zen around it. So, in appreciation of some tracks that have been on heavy rotation in my head & in my car & at night when I slip to sleep, let me dangle these beauties in front of you to pick ripe & feed on...

Also - I mentioned that there is a secret catalog of Dye Corduroy's country/alt. country songs that I've written & tucked away. I've decided to surface some of the tracks from the series - Havoc County. If anyone wants lyrics, please let me know & I shall post them.

So here they are, the dye corduroy alt. country ditty complete with slide guitar & heavy breathing (heh) & a few gems of tracks to slap on your ipod/whatevermp3deviceyouuse/iprepferthecreativezen & go driving in the rain/sun/humiditylikeatonofbricksburstingyourhairintoanafro:


(You can stream the mp3s or download them by right-click & save target as all you want)





Dye Corduroy - Havoc County
key-lyric - "razorblades & blunt perceptions/ easy girls & congruent men... havoc medicine"
Alternative country

Garrison Starr - Unchangeable
key-lyric - "everybody is laughing out loud to hide all the fear they feel/ everybody has made up their minds on what to believe is real"
Alternative pop



Death Cab for Cutie - My Mirror Speaks

key-lyric - "i always fall in love with an open door...."
Indie


Sarah Blasko - We Won't Run
key-lyric - "there is far to go now, let's not waste a minute more..."
Indie-pop

Bim - The Battle
key-lyric - "did i win the battle or lose the war? i am unsure"
Indie-electro-acoustic pop


Claire Burson - 1000 miles

key-lyric- "listen to your records in the dark and think of us"
Alt. country


Palomar - Our Haunt
key-lyric - "with you gone i lost my peace of mind/ but we all... walk on... walk on..."
Alternative




7 honey-dipped indie recommendations - the 7 blogisode series. This was blogisode one. Emme Packer/Madi Diaz/Kate Tucker/Mid-Season Special/Caitlin & Wil/Voyces/Portico/Special - Indie Undercover