hiatus

my blog is going on hiatus for an unknown period of time. the record label and my phd are taking over my life! if you want to contact me, please email me ...

tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

it has been about a month since i posted. sorry! in that time i have met david cameron, finished an article, stepped on the toes of bob geldof, seen some fanatasic music, applied for an IHS fellowship, had two in-studios for the radio station, joined a gym with a great pool, attended several libertarian events, and read more and more for my phd.

today there was an alert about radiation poisoning that caused the death of a former russian spy. i know that the cold war is over, but i think that the war on terrorism (whatever does that really mean?!) will be fought on several fronts. never underestimate Russia ....

third radio show playlist

killing armies - wolf parade
wanna be a star - walter meego
humans - islands
the orchids - califone
him for me - ex-boyfriends
everyeveryeverything - hot club de paris
brother - annuals
poster of a girl - metric
las cruces jail - two gallants
i am a cat - shonen knife
barfly - jeff who?
widow's walk - swan lake
get away - 120 days
casimir pulaski day - sufjan stevens
cha cha cha - the little ones
this year - the mountain goats

i am still getting over the post-trip blues from Iceland. i had a great time at the airwaves festival. looking forward to sleep this weekend!

second radio show playlist

Fear of Drowning - British Sea Power
Hospital Beds - Cold War Kids
The Golden Age - Jeff Who?
Nights of the Living Dead - Tilly and the Wall
Breaking the Waves - Ditka
Rough Gem - Islands
What's In It For Me - The Brakes
Summertime in our Outer Space - Lada Sport
Punchlines - Mates of State
Grounds for Divorce - Wolf Parade
Giver - Patrick Wilson
Handshakes - Metric
Ladyflash - The Go! Team
Sandra - Our Lives
Walter Sees Stars - Walter Meego
Labbi - Benni Hemm Hemm
Nothing to You - Two Gallants


...off to Iceland!

first fall radio show playlist

Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - We Are Scientists
All Fires - Swan Lake
Sugar Laced Soul - The Diableros
Fire Island, AK - The Long Winters
Buried Below - The One AM Radio
Gore Veil - The Deadly Snakes
Happen Now - The Joel Plaskett Emergency
Skeleton Suit - Birdmonster
The Lamb Sells Condos - Final Fantasy
Our Hell - Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton
Idecide - What Made Milwaulkee Famous
Saint John - Cold War Kids
Carrion - British Sea Power
Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

if the stream ever gets up you can listen to my show on Wed at 2:30pm BST (London) on PuLSEfm!

best Pitchfork review ever

in case you have yet to see this those folks at Pitchfolk posted the best review ever: Jet's Shine On

often Pitchfork is too pretentious, but i can forgive them now.

fear and loathing of the NHS

today i went to Guy's Hospital in order to get blood drawn. this was the first time in the year that i have lived here that i had to let someone outside of my normal american doctors treat me. let me tell you it was not the best experience.

the NHS is socialised medicine at its worst. the hospitals are dingy and dirty and the staff often look like they work at a cafe and not a medical facility. i approached the hemotology lab today and nearly cried. i am used to going to stanford where everything is clean and sterile and welcoming. the lab was, at best, a snapshot of what my high school biology lab looked like. when i asked how long the results would take the lab technician said a week. i nearly fell over. a week? i could be dead in a week - and in fact a woman did die yesterday from a severe allergic reaction due to the fact that her test results would not be ready for a while.

when i am home in the US i pay for all of my doctor visits and health care appointments. the risk of getting an infection in the UK - which does happen quite frequently - as a result of being cared for at an NHS is not worth the cost of $1000 which, last year, covered my annual exam, a visit to my allergist, a visit to my psychiatrist, and a visit to a therapist. it is worth every penny.