brazilian dancin'/fightin' 'round the world

much props to this weeks edition of metro times for cover-shooting the dance-kick ass-hybrid of brazilian capoeira. though my stint with this practice of exercise lasted little more than 3 hours, it remains close to my heart and very honorable to all those who participate. word has it this'll be the newest trend at the orchard mall for those overflow bandwagoneers that can't get into the morning drum yoga class. read about it here .

if anyone checked out lloyd's furious five in the daily today, they were treated to a bevy of pitchfork alternatives. no mom, not other uses of farming tools, try junkmedia for more deliciously elite indie music websites with new insight to the same 7.8 scored albums you're used to seeing from the pitchfork crew.

more tunes from autumnattic's iTunes lists, you ask? since louis xiv got a shout out this week, i figure it's time for another radar-licious band to grace the reader's tasteful pallets. tilly and the wall are a nebraskan quintet off of saddle creek records who craft acoutsi-pop-tamborini-harmoniously lovely tunes. after successful tours with rilo kiley, bright eyes, and overseas with rem, they are ready for oc-background music stardom (but that'd be bad?). either way, the album 'wild like children' rocks and should be in your iTunes rotation, my friend.

more like superBORE, and umbrellas

the longest yard, sahara, the pacifier, and war of the worlds saw major cinematic commersh time between rompings at the superbowl last night. why would adam sandler touch a football movie again? even if it is a remake and it has burt reynolds? i'll say memorial day hit, critical flop--but who am i to judge? if you ask me, the commercials were poor, the game was worse, and the peek of 'american dad' was decent for maybe a one-episode run. be like ameriquest, and don't judge.

autumnattic has been loving louis xiv lately (no, not the rudimentary figurehead, the flippin' band), so do yourself a favor and check out the 'illegal tender ep'. thank ultragrrrl and see them with hot hot heat in march.

check out my review of the secret machines / moving units / autolux show from last thursday night here .

on a related rainy note, i would take a moment here to discuss umbrella etiquette while walking on a crowded street. obviously, one needs a certain amount of room to walk with an umbrella in an uncomfortable downpour. for some reason, though, folks in ann arbor seem to crowd the umbrella-enthused public unnecessarily. when you begin bumping other umbrellas, it can get very tedious, wet and annoying very fast. it also does not help if your umbrella does not close all the way, leaving one stuck at any indoor destination with a fully elongated umbrella. it does not cross your mind until it happens, let me assure you that. so keep those umbrellas handy on days like today, and be sure to test their open and close capabilites. you don't want to get caught in a torrential downpour.