Monday re-cap: Perfection?

It’s kind of hard to define anything as “perfect” in the less than ideal world we live in. But last night’s show came tantalizingly close…

Physical Forms, which I always expected to be great, was super duper amazingly awesome. Co-headliner Nicole Kidman (Jon Barba) had the whole audience in the palm of his hands from the first second until the last. The three openers—the satanic/fun Generation, the Hendrixesque Dimples, and the impressively tuneful So Many Wizards—set the aesthetic bar high. All the music and DJ Kyle were wonderful.

Of course we had another great audience…take a look for yourself. I think even in the still images you can  see the excitement. Thanks for the exceptional night!

See the photos…

Ripped from headlines

• Album tacos?—Make mine Carnage asada, please

4AD at 30—Trend-setting British label still going after three decades

AmRep celebrates 25 years—See the photos (& video), feel the chain wallets

“Heavy drinkers outlive non-drinkers”—Welcome news after last night’s Pehr show, eh?

Hott new traxx from K.I.T.—Oakland band features L.A. friends Kristy & Steve & Vice from XBXRX, plus George Chen

“Reliance on album sales is very 20th century”—Labels react to the new record biz paradigm

Explore the “world of tween culture” with Extreme Animals, Cinefamily & SEANCARNAGE.COM this Sunday

At their premiere, Extreme Animals promise to be your "Dr. Phil AND Dr. Oz."

Jacob Ciocci and David Wightman, who have performed together as Extreme Animals for the last eight years, are coming to town to “explore the world of tween culture” through a “mash-up of live music, video, staged theatrics, and global meltdowns” at Cinefamily this Sunday.

SEANCARNAGE.COM is proud to be a sponsor of the event, which promises to be not only danceable and “Hi-NRG” but also provocative and high-concept.

Buy your tickets online & get 1/3 off courtesy of SEANCARNAGE.COM (discount code = russian)

Read an exclusive interview with Extreme Animals & get all the event details after the jump.

It’s all this way…

Ripped from the headlines

The most AMAZING interview with the incredible Kristin Hersh—Her first novel, Rat Girl, is about the making of one of the greatest albums ever, Throwing Muses’ 1985 debut LP

Listen to Abe Vigoda’s newest single—I’m waay into “To Tears,” which is also great and reminiscent of 1985

A map with pot dispensaries to be closed by L.A.—City allows only 41 to remain open

Album sales hit all time low once again—On the plus side, singles sales are way up

A really awesome parody video of my idol Ken Nordine’s “Word Jazz”—Featuring Steve Albini (!) amongst others

Another benefit for Karen Novak tonight—Underground documentress lost everything in a house fire; now Unsane, Craw, & Buzz from Duvalby Bros. lend a hand…I wish I could be there!

WATCH: Nicole Kidman “Becoming Men 2010″

If you love music and zines and you live in L.A., you may already know Jon Barba. He’s from West Covina and a big supporter of everything DIY. Maybe you’ve played or seen a concert at his awesome showspace, Ports O Call (it’s his bedroom in a little building behind his parents’ house). My Jon Barba mini-documentary isn’t about Ports O Call per se—although, as you can see, that’s where Barba greeted me.

This movie is about the incredibly personal music that Jon makes as Nicole Kidman.

As befits the subject, this video is a bit different. I tried new composition, pacing, etc. (I was inspired as a result of my day in West Covina with Jon.)

Nicole Kidman plays this Monday night at Pehrspace.

Here’s the backstory and a taste of what to expect.

Watch the new video…