I'm contributing to another blog

The blog is called Pooing-in-Austin and it features toilets of local rock clubs, restaurants, and beyond. I think it's a hoot. My contributions are attributed to "Butter," kind of a pen name.

http://pooing-in-austin.blogspot.com/

Here's what I wrote for a great bar in East Austin, Barfly's.


We love Barfly's the most: cheap drinks, friendly staff, cool
regulars. And how about this awesome ladies' room! Even the lone
toilet can't dampen our enthusiasm for what may be the most perfect
place to poo in East Austin: four toilet paper holders are always
stocked, and several rolls wait in position to be called into duty
(heh). There is a cute little waiting room which can fit two friendly
ladies, but the actual terlet is built for one, meaning you can poo
freely and often. 9 out of 10.

my blog got a mention on NJ.com!

What a thrill! Even more hilarious since just a short while ago I was a columnist and the social reporter for the Trentonian, which was frequently written about on NJ.com. Now I'm just an Austin blogger giving props to awesome pizza which reminded me of some of the best part of New Jersey: the pizza.

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2008/07/hoboken_pizza_winning_fans_acr.html

Hoboken pizza: Winning fans across the country
by Jason
Monday July 21, 2008, 10:45 AM
austinisdelicious.blogspot.comAustin is Delicious blogger snapped a photo of a slice at her favorite pizza spot, Hoboken Pie

We all know that pizza is not just a snack food in Hoboken but a serious matter - an art, perhaps; a craft, certainly.

Debates over where to get the best slice, what makes the best slice, who can even summon the gall to make a claim about the best slice, will probably go on forever. But it's nice to know that even in Texas, they appreicate one of Hoboken's finest offerings.

Over at the blog Austin is Delicious , which seems to be about food that is either purchased or made in the capital of the Lone Star state, Hoboken is respectfully held up as the arbiter of taste when it comes to pizza.

The site's author, Alexandra Richmond sings the praises of Hoboken Pie, a new pizza joint in that city that not only has great pizza but, in her words, real "East Coast cred."

one owner hails from the great state of New Jersey, where pizza is no joke. Hoboken Pie's most triumphant salute to New Jersey is the pizza, which will please even the most jaded Austinite tired of sad pizza with no attytood.

Apparently, photos of Sinatra and "other Hoboken cultural icons" adorn the walls as well.

It's nice to know they appreciate one of the Mile Square City's finer exports.

Should we tell them about Texas Arizona?

PE @ Pitchfork fest/farewell, Fuzz.com

Startups are so hard! Fuzz faltered after almost two years of trying to support artists and provide social networking for bands and their fans. This is my last story for them.


As if the Pitchfork Music Festival (http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/) didn't already hold enough thrills, the Future of Music Coalition (http://futureofmusic.org/events/pitchfork08/index.cfm) will hold a panel discussion on Public Enemy's seminal hip-hop album "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" on July 17. The group will perform the album in its entirety on July 18th.

Icon Chuck D will join Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee — one half of Public Enemy's production unit, the Bomb Squad — to discuss how they developed their sonic assualt on the cultural landscape. Harry Allen (journalist, activist, and PE "Media Assassin") will also participate in the panel, which will be led by documentary filmmaker Kembrew McLeod

We caught up with Kembrew for this quick Q&A:

Fuzz: Kembrew, you're an established agitator, academic, and documentary filmmaker. What can music fans expect from the panel you will moderate during the Pitchfork festival?

Kembrew McLeod: As moderator, my job will be to move the discussion forward so that we can cover a wide range of topics. The members of Public Enemy will be the stars of the show, and because I've done several interviews with the individual panelists over the years, I know what topics will be of interest to both them and the audience. In addition to having them tell us about the fascinatingly innovative ways they put together their music in the studio twenty years ago, we will also talk about the cultural and political contexts they were reacting to in the 1980s, which their music was a part of.

Fuzz: Are there any acts in particular you're looking forward to seeing during the fest?

KMcL: I'm looking forward to seeing PE, of course, but aside from that I'm looking forward to seeing several artists, including: Dizzee Rascal, !!!, Fleet Foxes, Spiritualized, Ghostface & Raekwon, and Jarvis Cocker, to name a few.

Fuzz: Have you ever shared a stage with PE before?

KMcL: I've shared a panel stage with Hank Shocklee before. But as for a concert, the closest I've ever come to sharing a stage with PE was when Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock (of "It Takes Two" fame) opened for PE in 1990, and they invited the audience onstage to dance. I bum rushed the stage and busted a few moves, but it became clear that Mr. Base was only looking for the ladies to come up, so I meekly crawled off stage.

Fuzz: In PE's tradition of calling out devils, is AT&T the worst company currently doing business in America, or do they have peers?

KMcL: In terms of media companies, I'd say Comcast tops the list, given that they had been secretly blocking or slowing down p2p traffic, though Verizon also made my shit list when they blocked text messages sent out by the abortion right group NARAL last year.

The panel discussion with Public Enemy takes place one day before they reunite to play "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" in its entirety at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Admission to the event is free, but reservations are required. Email rsvp@pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

FMC and Pitchfork Music Festival Present:
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 3 pm