lol i think this probably belongs in some other thread but it's on DCB's blog so:
http://mentholmountains.blogspot.com/2011/08/la-guns-intangible-showdown.html
Sat, 21 May 2011 e-mail is a keeper
― bruce actual springsteen (schlump), Sunday, 14 August 2011 12:10 (thirteen years ago) link
two bands named la guns that both include members of former band la guns. Hilarious. Also 'you weren't far from the scene of the crime'
― Serial Chiller (sunny successor), Monday, 15 August 2011 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Omg that is hilarious. Did dcb write the lawyer parts too? Or were those all actually forwarded by sm? Ugh, it would be so hideously genius if he wrote all of it.
― bamcquern, Monday, 15 August 2011 05:35 (thirteen years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqyujoaC5N1qdzqjso1_400.jpg
― cheerful sound ur (schlump), Monday, 5 September 2011 10:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I can't remember being bornand no one else can remember it eithereven the doctor who I met years laterat a cocktail party.It's one of the little disappointmentsthat makes you think about getting awaygoing to Holly Springs or Coral Gablesand taking a room on the squarewith a landlady whose hands are scoredby disinfectant, telling the people you meetthat you are from Alaska, and listento what they have to say about Alaskauntil you have learned much more about Alaskathan you ever will about Holly Springs or Coral Gables.
― very sexual album (schlump), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/DiscutiaSecreta
― schlump, Sunday, 20 July 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link
I was catching up on menthol mountains yesterday, lots of eremitic type stuff, but a lot of humor too, guess he's cool.
― warm smell of burritos (rip van wanko), Sunday, 20 July 2014 16:38 (ten years ago) link
BABY WOOD
― smoochy-woochy touchy-wouchy, (sunny successor), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:27 (ten years ago) link
I knew DCB would redeem me.
A Good Day In Hell - The Official ILM Track-By-Track EAGLES Listening Thread
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:30 (ten years ago) link
haha
― smoochy-woochy touchy-wouchy, (sunny successor), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:35 (ten years ago) link
I love this email so much:From: DCBTo: SMSubject: Fwd: LA GunsDate: Sat, 21 May 2011 11:05:50 -0500
I don't want anybody to get hurt.I can just see the two factions healing their schismand coming after you with both barrels blazin.These headbangers are angry and vindictive. They've been looking for revenge since '92and let's face it--you weren't far from the scene of the crime.
― smoochy-woochy touchy-wouchy, (sunny successor), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
care to translate?
― Iago Galdston, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 23:22 (ten years ago) link
Click the menthol mountains link up a few posts
― smoochy-woochy touchy-wouchy, (sunny successor), Thursday, 24 July 2014 02:00 (ten years ago) link
i remember when he posted that LA Gunz exchange but had totally forgotten about it. an all-time classic; thanks for the reminder.
― alpine static, Thursday, 24 July 2014 07:45 (ten years ago) link
thanks (xp)
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 24 July 2014 09:57 (ten years ago) link
I find this very interesting: DCB is up to something on the west coast for the next ten weeks, so if you know someone there with a rentable living space (nice view mandatory), get at the guy
http://mentholmountains.blogspot.com/2017/01/im-looking-to-rent-residence-for-these.html
― del griffith, Tuesday, 3 January 2017 03:33 (seven years ago) link
: D
― schlump, Tuesday, 3 January 2017 09:32 (seven years ago) link
Anyone know the source of his recitation of his poetry that was used on the Avalanches' "Saturday night inside out?"
― calstars, Tuesday, 3 January 2017 13:55 (seven years ago) link
he sounds like he's about to cry here:https://soundcloud.com/selftitledmag/the-avalanches-david-berman-a
― calstars, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 01:54 (seven years ago) link
Actual Air is going for $25 used. Wish I still had my copy. Found some poems here: https://m.poemhunter.com/david-berman/poems/
― calstars, Friday, 30 June 2017 11:58 (seven years ago) link
this guy Tucker Nichols isn't David Berman, but I'm picking up a similar wavelength
http://www.tuckernichols.com/news/2018/3/1/vh4g36r3dd45syl6dp6o9mvqc11xwc
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54234885e4b054e35783b9a8/t/5a9852a6c8302591a003b557/1519932080331/google_jousting.jpg
― del griffith, Saturday, 2 June 2018 02:35 (six years ago) link
I see it in the straight arrow through the wiggly arrow
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Thursday, 21 June 2018 14:41 (six years ago) link
https://media.poetryfoundation.org/m/image/15670/p31.jpg
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Thursday, 21 June 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
Nice little slideshow:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69325/the-pure-products-of-america-go-crazy#slideshow-143062/0
An oldie but.....
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/forgive-father-sinned
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Thursday, 21 June 2018 14:51 (six years ago) link
I FIRST SAW HER IN A MEGASTORE
― calstars, Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:05 (six years ago) link
pic from November 2016:
https://i.imgur.com/QcRocn7.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:17 (six years ago) link
Is DB really tall? He looks over Malkmus in that shot.
― tobo73, Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:19 (six years ago) link
what does he do these days? I'd flip out for a new album. JOOS, now more than ever iirc
― a roomba of one's own (rip van wanko), Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:26 (six years ago) link
some say screenwriting somewhere in California, others say song recording somewhere in Canada, still others say nothing at all but not for lack of knowledge
but one thing's for sure, here's what his dad's still up to these days, maybe (go to 3:20):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmh4RdIwswE
― del griffith, Thursday, 16 August 2018 04:53 (six years ago) link
jfc
i watched that last night and didn't make the connection to his dad, but yeah. wow.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 16 August 2018 04:55 (six years ago) link
Malkmus had this to say about new Silver Jews material in an interview published in May of this year:
I heard that there's a new Silver Jews record that's in the works, and that you may have made an appearance on it up in Canada. That is not verified, but we did some demos up there. And there are songs that are good songs, but they have not been laid to tape as I know it. Unless it's happening right now.
Would you go back up to play on it? It's not going to be in Canada if it happens, and I don't know. It depends on what the situation is. If it's really going to happen or not. There's potential. The songs exist. They're awesome. They've been vetted through multiple rewrites, and I think that almost all the lines have been put through Google to make sure no one's said them before in any way, shape, or form. (Laughs)
Oh, Google Purity! I remember that. Yeah, it's happening. It's happening in Silver Jews world. We're filthy that way, it's not going to happen with our record. So I think...I'm hoping. All I can say is I'm hoping. I'm not talking much about it. I've been told to just keep it on the down low, whatever's happening. I know there are songs, and they are good. I've heard them.
http://gothamist.com/2018/05/22/stephen_malkmus_interview_sparkle.php
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Thursday, 16 August 2018 06:39 (six years ago) link
Gets late so early now
― calstars, Friday, 23 November 2018 22:49 (five years ago) link
Who's behind the dark money group bashing @AOC in Times Square? Notorious astroturf firm Berman & Co got $2.5M from the org in 2017. Cavalry LLC, founded by Mitch McConnell's former chief of staff, was paid $419K https://t.co/S4WYiElETS— Andrew Perez (@andrewperezdc) February 21, 2019
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 22 February 2019 00:23 (five years ago) link
What a legacy. Politics is such an ugly game
― calstars, Friday, 22 February 2019 00:27 (five years ago) link
blugh
I'm ready for this Purple Mountains thing with Malkmus and Dan Bejar even though Dan Bejar never did nothing for me
― del griffith, Friday, 22 February 2019 00:42 (five years ago) link
when i read this guy's name i thought he was the football commentator that goes "whoop"
― boobie, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:03 (five years ago) link
Actual Air being reprintedhttps://www.dragcity.com/products/actual-air
― mizzell, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 15:14 (five years ago) link
cover design is a bit generic postrock -- liked the old one better (although arguably also generic postrock)
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 9 April 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
I’d like to read AA again but I ain’t payin $25
― calstars, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 16:40 (five years ago) link
what is DB up to? Does anyone have any idea? What happened to the crusade against his dad?
― Nick Chiveon (rip van wanko), Tuesday, 9 April 2019 16:46 (five years ago) link
I seem to recall reading that HBO asked him if he wanted to participate in a documentary about his dad, and he got started, but then backed out because he was afraid he was inadvertently participating in criminal glamorization. Something like that.
he's been active on twitter lately. https://twitter.com/prplmtns
Check out the Jeffrey Lewis ADHD therapy mural featuring a few heretofore unfamiliar song titles! mysterious!
― del griffith, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
oh wow thanks for the link, didn't know he was a tweeter
― Nick Chiveon (rip van wanko), Tuesday, 9 April 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
Thanks for pointing out the Jeffrey Lewis thing! And of course Purple Mountains is the new band name too: https://pitchfork.com/news/silver-jews-david-berman-to-release-new-album-in-2019-says-bob-nastanovich/
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
def remember someone once saying on (probably) ILM that he'd be good at tweeting, and he is
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 9 April 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:50 (five years ago) link
Whatevs here’s a linkhttps://youtu.be/XvUBbROsXBw
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:51 (five years ago) link
so this is basically a new Silver Jews album. different name but totally the same. first 3 tracks released on spotify are excellent - and US tour dates announced. fingers crossed for european ones soon.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:21 (five years ago) link
More over here:
Purple Mountains
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:19 (five years ago) link
Peace and love to everyone.
― del griffith, Thursday, 8 August 2019 00:21 (five years ago) link
you too.
― pplains, Thursday, 8 August 2019 00:43 (five years ago) link
May the memory of the righteous be a blessing
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 8 August 2019 04:42 (five years ago) link
In the last email he sent me, David Berman included this fake picture of a new edition of Actual Air in the old Vintage Contemporaries style. Ugh I'm sad. pic.twitter.com/aSHnEGCP2i— Christopher DeWeese (@lighghghght) August 4, 2020
― calstars, Thursday, 14 October 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DtZrZEM.jpg
― calstars, Friday, 15 October 2021 23:15 (two years ago) link
Almost
― calstars, Friday, 15 October 2021 23:16 (two years ago) link