Attention deficient? Me, too. Here are a few bits of cultural news that should hold your att…hey, look at that!:
- From the people who brought you regulations on Alaskan Native Art: The Federal Trade Commission revised guidelines for endorsements on Monday to address "material connections" between bloggers and advertisers. The FTC’s release is here, and the New York Times addresses it here. Additionally, Carrie Brownstein talks about which connections she’ll be happy to make explicit once her SWAG arrives. Which brings me to…
- My connections to The Extraordinaires: I once attended a show by Ted Stryker’s Drinking Problem, and have spoken with the always extraordinary (and sometimes Extraordinairy) Jacob Wolf, the brains and beat behind Holy Smokes! Booking. Conscience cleared, I can happily share that the former locals recorded a Daytrotter Session that I encountered completely by accident.
- Speaking of Holy Smokes!, the booking organization is pairing with UVA’s weekly, The Declaration (for whom—I confess!—I reviewed a Ryan Adams album), to bring Phil Elverum’s Mt. Eerie back to the UVA Chapel. Elverum has played the chapel a few times, but a gig on the heels of his black metal album? It’s going to be the bomb like tick-tick…
- Speaking of The Declaration: Psst! We’re over here.
- Speaking of declarations: I would be happy to declare any connections to the 2010 All Tomorrow’s Parties event—curated by that band we love to claim as our own, the recently reunited Pavement—if they’ll send me.
- Lastly, I’ve been enjoying the new Yo La Tengo album and can tell you sans guilt, because I bought it on my own dime.
