Under Your Skin

Fernando Vicente

On Repeat: Hole - Dying
"I want to, I need to be under your skin"

Keep Moving

Robert Johnson - Hellhound on My Trail

“The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains.”

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Moving objects with my mind

A friend introduced me to Telekinesis a few months ago, but for whatever reason, I did not connect with the sound. It is the musical project of Michael Benjamin Lerner, who performs vocals, guitar, and drums on the recordings of the "Telekinesis!" album. However, on tour, he travels with a band consisting of Chris Staples, David Broecker, and Jonie Broecker. Around May, I went to a show at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix where Telekinesis and another band opened for Margot and the Nuclear So So's. I thought Telekinesis put on a good show, but still could not fully get into their sound. (Right now, I am essentially admitting that my past self was quite a fool.) For some strange reason, the song "Coast of Carolina" came into my head a couple days ago while I was preparing to do laundry, and I could not get it out of my head. I went to listen to it, loved it, reviewed shitty video footage I took at the show a few months ago, and uploaded it to youtube.

Telekinesis - Coast of Carolina Live @ the Rhythm Room



Yesterday, I actually purchased the album, and have been listening to it on repeat since. While, I enjoy the album as a whole, I always have those "favorite" songs on albums, and below are my track favorites on Telekinesis!:

Track 2."Coast of Carolina" In my head: at first it sounded a bit bland, but after a while it began to sound amazing. great song.
Track 5."Awkward Kisser" sounds like a delightful mixture of Death Cab and Of Montreal
Track 11."I Saw Lightning" (Listen on Myspace) such a cute love song.


Lars and the Real Girl-like video for Awkward Kisser



"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." - Kurt Vonnegut

I'd rather wear art

Nicholas Kirkwood has the most incredible art for one’s feet. I was introduced to him via a tweet by Vicky Harris. Below, I have inserted a collage of my favorite Kirkwood designs from past seasons. With royal color palettes and added extravagant details, the shoes appear very regal and sophisticated, yet possess a certain edge. The gold trim, pearls, and lace exude femininity, while the stilettos say “don’t fuck with me”. Nicholas Kirkwood’s stunning shoes would unquestionably be the only heels in Marie Antoinette’s modern-day closet. My BFF pointed out that the bottom left pair appears to have a mask on in the toe area. “Royal Masquerade” could certainly have been an underlying theme in the design process, and it truly blows me away. Each pair of shoes seems to go beyond a pair of good heels, by having the possibility to exist solely as striking pieces of modern art.



When I look at the shoes for the upcoming season, I see the stilettos female superheroes wear while they are out socializing as civilians with a secret, kick-ass identity.

Beautiful artwork/shoes from the Fall/Winter 2009 collection:









How many years do you think it shall be before he has an exhibit at the MoMA?