CRIMINAL INTENT: songs about doing bad things

The clock is winding down for this month's assignment. Here is some inspiration to get you across the finish line.

Das Racist Review Neumos 11/9/11

Besides like one person, I don't really know anyone else who loves Das Racist like I do right now. I can't stop listening to them. The lazy stoner rhymes, underground flow and viewpoint from a brown person living in America is what I like. With beats by Diplo, punjabi hooks and political street raps, they had me at “Yo the government is lies son, United States of Google Verizon!”

At one point during the set they were like, “Who is gonna write a bad blog post about this show?!” Then they were all, “Who is going to write a positive review on a blog about this show?!”

I raised my cup up, so here we go. Mine is positive.

Das Racist encourages me to write shit how I feel. I feel like, these dudes are just saying whatever the fuck they want and it's cool, so why can't I? It's definitely a positive thing to be in the crowd at the Das Racist show. It feels like how it felt when I went to local punk shows as a teenager. Love.

The guy with the band T shirt in the front row, sucking face with an Ani Difranco look-a-like, would have to agree. I was trying not to watch them, but it was like one of those train wrecks where you can't look away. Thank god for the AIR HORN!!!!! There was definitely a fair amount of air horn to hyphy the crowd at the show. Towards the end of the set, Das Racist jumped off the stage and walked into their merch section to sell shirts while they rapped. True hustlers, I have mad respect for the ruckus they brought.

Or like the person who commented this vid on you tube says, “It’s like getting laid in the back of my favorite Indian restaurant.”

-BMOREFREE

Tenderly Yours hosted by Tender Validations

The second installment of Tenderly Yours is here! Mark your calendars!
Sunday, December 4th from 9pm-2am. FREE!
at Pony | 1221 East Madison Street | Seattle, WA

With guest DJ's:
DJ Bmore Free
DJ Invisible Tambourine
& DJ Stay-at-Home Dad

We will be spinning great tunes from past assignments, tunes of new and old, and everything in between. Hope to see you there!

we like you. photos by leigh riibe & mika loudon

we like you.
photos by leigh riibe & mika loudon
on display through october 31st, 2011
at fuel coffee 610 19th ave. east | seattle, wa

opening on saturday october 8th from 6-8pm

a collection of over 150 photographs taken on their iPhones, mika loudon and leigh riibe capture the beauty of their everyday lives with a new technology that is quickly becoming a large part of our society. we like you is an attempt at taking something so instant, accessible, and disposable back to a time that was more tangible, artistic and appreciated.

both mika loudon and leigh riibe are fuel coffee veterans. leigh riibe helped open the first fuel coffee on capitol hill back in 2005, and poured espresso for the next five years behind the bar. she now works as the in-house designer for fuel coffee. mika loudon has been a staple of the shop since 2005, religiously waking up at the crack of dawn to pour her dedicated customers their morning coffee. this is the first time either of them has shown their art in public.

mika loudon

a limited number of reproductions will be made of each piece. artworks can be hung alone, as well as in sets and are not limited to being displayed on your walls alone. the wood blocks can be set in windowsills or used as coasters. maybe you can think of a creative display for them?

leigh riibe

each piece is constructed of 4” x 4” wood frame, resin, mod podge, & digital print.
$20/piece* $20/frame *each piece sold separately, special pricing available for multiples.

contact: leigh.riibe@gmail.com or mika.loudon@gmail.com for sales inquiries.

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SNEAK PREVIEW!

artworks by mika loudon on north wall

artworks by leigh riibe on the south wall

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ASSIGNMENT Criminal Intent: Songs About Doing Bad Things

First assignment since summer break!

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER ASSIGNMENT
Criminal Intent: Songs About Doing Bad Things
Due: November 30th, 2011

It's that creepy time of the year again! I don't know about you, but it's our favorite time of year. We have decided on a theme that was up for vote last spring as the next assignment theme. Since it came in second place in the poll, (first place was a tie between body parts and foreign languages, if you remember correctly), we thought you'd be into it.


Let's expound on this theme, Criminal Intent, shall we? There is a smorgasbord out there of what is considered to be "doing bad things". Remember how in some states it's still illegal to have gay sex? And speaking of gays, it's still illegal for them to get married in the majority of states in this country. You can't sell your own body for money, you can't do drugs or sell drugs, you can't kill people, you aren't supposed to jaywalk, speed in cars, make lots of noise, and apparently, you get arrested for occupying wall street. Fuck that shit (except killing people isn't any good--don't do that).

So, as you can see, Criminal Intent can include a multitude of behaviors. Now, get to work finding songs about doing bad things!

Please don't forget to make beautiful cover art, include a track list, and send $3 with your mix. For some inspirational examples of cover art, go here.

Objective:
♥ Share music, make art, and keep post alive.♥

How it works:
Following the assignment and the rules, make a mix and submit it by the deadline. The submissions will be made into a compilation, mixed and matched to other Tender Validators, and mailed out the following week. Participants receive an anonymous mix, a compilation, and other various tender validations. Be sure to include (on a separate sheet of paper) the mailing address you’d like your mix to be sent.

Rules: 
   → 12 song minimum, 1 disk/tape maximum
   → Track list must be included
   → Cover art required
   → Return address provided (on a separate sheet of paper, please! )
   → Please keep cd anonymous (you can use an alias)
   → $3 for postage

Drop Locations:
→Fuel Coffee 610 19th Ave. Seattle, WA (19th & Mercer on Capitol Hill)
→Zebra Club 1901 1st Ave. Seattle, WA (1st & Stewart by Pike Place Market)
Mail In:
→Leigh’s Apartment (message me on FB, or email me at tendervalidations@gmail.com for address) 

Orcas Island: Murder Mystery Vacation

MURDER MYSTERY VACATION

Twin Peaks Theme ANGELO BADALAMENTI

Hummingbird DENGUE FEVER

Love, Please Close The Door EARTH & FIRE

If You Go Away SCOTT WALKER

Audrey's Dance ANGELO BADALAMENTI

A Knock Upon The Door CASS MCCOMBS

Kidnapping KARL HEINZ SCHÄFER

The Green Leaves of Summer NICK PERITO

Falling ANGELO BADALAMENTI

Download the Murder Mystery Mix here.

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PART I: The Inn (narrated by Leigh)

I took a trip to Orcas Island last weekend with my girlboyfriend. We decided to stay at the Old Trout Bed & Breakfast because it felt like the perfect mix of hippie-country-grandma, and that was the vibe we were feeling.

When we arrived, we were greeted by an older Frenchman by the name of Henri. In the entryway was a fish tank that had been drained and filled with a little dirt and about 20 different fairy figurines in a magical forest scene. On top of the tank there was a book about fairies. Classical music was blasting. We were taken to what seemed to be the living room of his house, and told to sit down at a table while he got everything together for us. There were brochures for whale watching expeditions, a few fliers with information on where you could dine out on the island, and a printed email from the whale watching folks announcing a newborn calf named K-22 all spread out for us to look at.

Then Henri came back from the kitchen and sat down with us for a little while to ask us a few questions and get better aquainted. He asked us what we would like to drink with breakfast in his thick French accent,

"Would you prefer apple juice or orange juice?"

We both replied, "Orange juice, please."

He told us about how you had to pay a fee to drive in Moran State Park, and disliked the poor budget choices the government had made for this to have happened. He wondered if this was our first visit to the island, and I explained I had been there several times, but it was Jude's first time in the San Juans. He talked about his garden, the common areas, and a few of the rules of the B'n'B. After the check in process was over, he showed us to our room, The Greenroom. We got up from our seats, expecting to walk a bit of a distance, but instead were taken to the door about two feet away from the table where we were just seated. He unlocked it, gestured to us to go on in, and came in behind us to show us around.

The bed was a Queen and super high off the ground. There were step stools on either side, which we appreciated since we are both pretty little dudes. The bedspread was floral, and the bed frame was carved and wooden with acorns decorating the tops of the posts. There was a throw blanket draped over the foot of the bed that had different kinds of flowers all over it with their names next to their picture. In the middle of the bed was a silver fish tray full of candy and a bunch more brochures about what to do on the island. There was a Bats Maru CD player and a stack of CDs including Bette Midler, and Ray Charles, and the TWIN PEAKS SOUNDTRACK, which we would listen to on repeat during our stay at the Old Trout. It just seemed appropriate. 

The actual greenroom was on the southeast side of the house and overlooked the pond. It was a step down from the bedroom, behind the bathroom. This room was full of all sorts of country treasures including a vase-slash-teapot that was intricately designed to look like a charming little country cottage with cats and rabbits all around. There were several cacti, a jade plant, and a whole shelf full of mini wicker baskets. The TV-slash-VCR was in this room along with a pretty wicked collection of VHS from the late eighties/early nineties.

The bathroom was small, and there was a rainbow trout painting hung above the toilet. There was a window joining the bathroom to the greenroom adorned with homemade floral print drapes. Each room had just the right amount of thrifted country grandma goodness which was creepy and "charming" all at once.

When we were left alone to explore the Bed and Breakfast, we realized the walls in our room were paper thin. You could hear as much as a sneeze from the next room over, not to mention word-for-word conversation of anyone in or near the common area. We headed out on the wrap-around deck to the garden that Henri had spoke of during the check in process, full wine glasses in hand.

 

PART II: The Garden (narrated by Jude)

Henri, Henri quite contrary. How does your garden grow?

We didn't need to be on mushrooms to feel like we were trippin' balls in a psychedelic nursery rhyme as we strolled through garden. The only difference was this nursery rhyme read: 

There was an old inn keeper who lived in a shoe, he only had a couple of guests so he knew what to do. He gave them some broth and a piece of bread...kissed them all gently and put them to bed.

Henri did knock ever so gently that night when he came to our door to call us to dinner. The dinner was somewhat pleasant. Awkward conversation in close quarters with a couple on their 7^th wedding anniversary. Bad jokes, inquiries about employment and pass times. We brought our own bottle of champagne, which we were quickly informed would not go with the salad because of the combination of vinegar and bubbly. 

“I thought champagne went with everything!”, exclaimed Leigh.

“To you, maybe. Enjoy”, uttered Henri.

We wound down the night in our room with the Twin Peaks soundtrack on repeat, as usual. Prior to the questionable circumstances of the bed and breakfast and inn keeper, we had a fabulous day seeing the sights of Mount Constitution. We took so many pictures during our exploration and were looking at them in our room after dinner. One creepy thing stood out. When we came across a picture we took near a pond, we noticed what looked like a person in a robe surrounded in blue light in the middle of the woods. Could it be an apparation? It kind of looked like Jesus, or a catholic saint.

MY MIXTAPE ARCHIVES 1994-2000

My sister went to school in Olympia. Yeah, I said it. Leslie is 12 years older than me, and I looked up to her when I was younger. I still do. I would write her letters all the time and mail her care packages with photos and mix tapes.

I remember the first time I ever heard Heavens to Betsy, Bikini Kill, and Bratmobile. It was 1994, and I was 13. Leslie was visiting from her liberal arts school and brought with her some records from Kill Rock Stars that she thought I would like. I immediately fell in love with the sound. Kathleen Hanna was a god. It was exactly what I needed as an anghsty teenage girl trapped in the suburbs and stuck in catholic school for a few more years. I felt so full of rage. It was comforting to know I wasn't alone. It was empowering to hear girls out there making music. I dreamed of making music. Or singing on a stage in front of a huge audience. I used to tell people I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up.

Kathleen Hanna's autograph from Leslie's garage sale on Capitol Way in Olympia. - July 1997

Music has been a passion of mine ever since I can remember. My five year old self would listen to this mix I had with Madonna, Tiffany, Miami Sound Machine, and Janet Jackson on it. I would practice lip synching to Jimmy Jimmy on My First Sony so I could perform for Leslie in the living room. I would set up chairs and sing into my fake microphone. 

This is for Leslie. Thank you for showing me there was a world outside of the one that I was stuck in. Thank you for nurturing my dreams and aspirations. I love you.

Below are a some of the mix tapes I sent to Leslie while she studied at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, and a few that I sent to her when she moved to Chicago. This collection of mixtape art and track lists is from my correspondence to Leslie between 1994 & 2000...

  

1997 What are you going to be? 

*Mix made from my 7” collection.

- - - - - SIDE ONE - - - - -

Buck UN CUERPO EXQUISITO

Teachers UN CUERPO EXQUISITO

Alabama Song UN CUERPO EXQUISITO

Tiny Girls UN CUERPO EXQUISITO

I Love You a Lot SLANT 6

Rebel Rebel Bat Cat SLANT 6

We’re Having a Baby THE MAKE UP

This is…Young Vulgarians THE MAKE UP

Steppin’ on Bugs HUGGYBEAR

Limit 2 Surf HUGGYBEAR

Tuff Lovin’ HUGGYBEAR

- - - - - SIDE TWO - - - - -

She No Rattle My Cage GIRL TROUBLE

Riverbed GIRL TROUBLE

Jesus Almost Got Me ANITA LANE

Blume ANITA LANE

The World’s A Girl ANITA LANE

If I Die ANITA LANE

The Town Idiot KICKING GIANT (FEAT. SUE P. FOX)

She’s Real KICKING GIANT

2000 The Need The Need is Dead b/w Mocket Pro Forma

1998 Cat Power Myra Lee b/w What Would the Community Think?

1996 Heyday 

*a bunch of songs taken from A Slice of Lemon 

released on KRS & Lookout! 

- - - - - SIDE ONE - - - - -

Good Girl SUTURE

Falling SUTURE

Pretty is SUTURE

Friggin’ in the Riggin’ SEX PISTOLS

Something Else SEX PISTOLS

Pretty Vacant SEX PISTOLS

No Fun SEX PISTOLS

Revolution in the Classroom SEX PISTOLS

Schools are Prisons SEX PISTOLS

I’m Fat WEEN

I’m Fat (Again) WEEN

Kiss n Ride BRATMOBILE

No You Don’t BRATMOBILE

Queenie BRATMOBILE

The Letter SLEATER KINNEY

More Than a Feeling SLEATER KINNEY

Generate! SOME VELVET SIDEWALK

- - - - - SIDE TWO - - - - -

Lezbophobia TRIBE 8

Easy Virtue TRIBE 8

Supreme Nothing TIGER TRAP

Nutritious Treat GODHEADSILO

Fuck Kitty THE FRUMPIES

Nights x Nine SLANT 6

Gauze KARP

Camden Town Rain MARY LOU LORD

Carnt Kiss HUGGYBEAR

Has Been HERION

Bunnies PANSY DIVISION

Omnivore NIKKI McCLURE

Water Cuts My Hands MECCA NORMAL

Come On CALAMITY JANE

Sony Radio GETAWAY CAR

Other’s Little Helper CHEESECAKE

Crazy Glue THE THIRD SEX

Bella THE THIRD SEX

Sorry Yer Band Sux COLD COLD HEARTS

Broken Teeth COLD COLD HEARTS

 1994 Huggybear Mix

*a bunch of songs taken from these releases: 

Main Squeeze, Taking the Rough with the Smooch, and Our Troubled Youth

1998 The Story of Living Happily Ever After

*a dubbed copy of Cha Cha Cabaret released by KRS 

and KAOS Theory released by KAOS Radio 89.3FM in Olympia

1998 Kicking Giant Alien I.D. b/w Some Velvet Sidewalk Generate! b/w The Softies S/T

1998 Birthday Mix

- - - - - SIDE ONE - - - - -

Deliberate Indifference THE FRUMPIES

Big Big Lights SLEATER KINNEY

Scabies CYPHER IN THE SNOW

Tiny Girl UN CUERPO EXQUISITO

I Love You A Lot SLANT 6

Bait and Switch EMILY’S SASSY LIME

Schizaphrenia’s Got Me Down CAT POWER

96 Needles THE NEED

Funny Face KICKING GIANT

(untitled?) QUASI

He Walked By Night COMET GAIN

Breaking in a Brand New Broken Heart SARAH DOUGHER

Western Union Desperate MARYLOU LORD

Begin at the Beginning BONFIRE MADIGAN

Whatever Johnny Wantes RED AUNTS

Surf Song SLEATER KINNEY

Tuff Lovin’ HUGGYBEAR

Form Fitting STA PREST

(untitled?) RED MONKEY

Intertube Tomorrow THE FRUMPIES

 - - - - - SIDE TWO - - - - -

Your Mother Wants to Know SCRAWL

Sitting on Top of the World THE HANGOVERS

Teachers UN CUERPO EXQUISITO

We’re Having a Baby THE MAKE UP

Held Down GOD IS MY CO-PILOT

Show Me KICKING GIANT

(untitled?) QUASI

Disappearing Lessons COURTNEY LOVE

Militia CYPHER IN THE SNOW

Any Resemblance to Persons Living or Dead is Purely Coincidental COLD COLD HEARTS

Crown THE NEED

Second False Start BONFIRE MADIGAN

Fire Starter LYNC

Carson EXCUSE 17

Paco RED AUNTS

1999 A Million Miles From Nowhere  

*songs taken from Mocket Fanfare, The Make Up Destination: Love, Deep Lust (S/T), 

The Vogue (S/T 7"), and The Cranium (split 7” w/The Make Up)

1997 International Hip Swing Compilation (dubbed for Leslie in 1997, released in 1993)

1997 International Hip Swing Compilation (cont’d) b/w Throw the Yo-Yo Studio Compilation

1997 Throw the Yo-Yo Studio Compilation (dubbed for Leslie in 1997, released in 1992)

1997 Throw the Yo-Yo Studio Compilation (cont’d) b/w KAOS Theory