Words, music and images affiliated (however loosely) with my life as a writer, DJ and music geek.Tumblr (3.0; @kurtbreighley)http://kurtbreighley.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61071067" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Wonderful short documentary about Mark Mitchell and his collection of handmade burial clothing. “Best Interview” prize at Hot Docs in Toronto this year. (And, yes, I have a cameo.)</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/51072710867http://kurtbreighley.com/post/51072710867Wed, 22 May 2013 08:12:00 -0700mark mitchellburialSeattle FashionVimeo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6aaf721b94d069d5ab0275a132f8c62f/tumblr_mn4t7pXEgO1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>German language-version w extra song (“Lorelei”)! </p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50968693814http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50968693814Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:00 -0700nina hagennewwavegeek<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09a8ecec3e232cfe7a51a981bbc42afa/tumblr_mn4knbz5Tk1qabqmso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts.tumblr.com/post/50954616726/tony-hawk-scarborough-beach-1985">my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Tony Hawk, Scarborough Beach, 1985.</p> </blockquote> <p>Tony Hawk pitched somewhere between Kajagoogoo and Warhol. “1985” indeed. *swoon*</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50968256145http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50968256145Mon, 20 May 2013 21:38:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5cffc5c93292d54deb348ec8d5c78370/tumblr_mn3umjCBC41qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New KEXP office decor.</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50913862503http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50913862503Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:00 -0700kexp needlepoint<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5fd77be59226737ba2113bd75b80ee6/tumblr_mn21zoMdjE1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s a Skeeter Davis Sunday avec Chez Toro.</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50831380814http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50831380814Sun, 19 May 2013 10:02:00 -0700skeeter daviscreepy dollsstuffed aminals<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f0667b9c0f510d0e9d74a910662b36a/tumblr_mmz3udMIfV1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s adventure in ’80s nostalgia.</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50698927775http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50698927775Fri, 17 May 2013 19:49:00 -0700tru faxinsaniacsdc punk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/41bda68240dcd62446c89730b6bf35ce/tumblr_mj7vxz47fD1qedb29o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>This is what work is like in my mind.</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50498334945http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50498334945Wed, 15 May 2013 07:56:51 -0700<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50497824082" src="http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50497824082/audio_player_iframe/kurtbreighley/tumblr_mmugzrmlBL1qdgpo4?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fkurtbreighley%2F50497824082%2Ftumblr_mmugzrmlBL1qdgpo4" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50497824082http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50497824082Wed, 15 May 2013 07:45:00 -0700camera obscuratucker martine<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc92c68ae6cd1662de3b5054a08c4e2a/tumblr_mmsoix79651qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My mom was a hygienist. I have flossing issues. #streetart</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50423804786http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50423804786Tue, 14 May 2013 08:32:57 -0700streetart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a9c7423c9bc031a9478653a726003f1/tumblr_mmbmpeqGqz1r5rhxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://urlof.tumblr.com/post/49675542653/klaus-nomi-consigli-per-gli-acquisti-in">urlof</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Klaus Nomi: consigli per gli acquisti!</strong></p> <p><a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/klaus_nomi_advertising_jaegermeister"><em>In addition to being an accomplished pastry chef, German New Wave opera singer from outer space, Klaus Nomi, was also a spokesperson for Jägermeister, the German cough medicine and working class aperitif.</em></a></p> <p><a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/klaus_nomi_advertising_jaegermeister"><em><span>Nomi’s face appeared on one side of a cardboard “table tent” distributed to bars that read:</span></em></a></p> <p><a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/klaus_nomi_advertising_jaegermeister"><em><span>“I’m drinking German Jägermeister because that’s my kind of girl over there.”</span></em></a></p> </blockquote> <p><em>Unglaublich</em>. The sideways glance, the fingerless gloves… plus I love imagining what “my kind of girl” meant to Klaus. </p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50269686826http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50269686826Sun, 12 May 2013 10:07:40 -0700klaus nomi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06cf8aec5a2d609f2cdb8a5435f0204c/tumblr_mmhtifiKnp1qzrqbao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2b311579fab5eb7d2e2570a128888ca/tumblr_mmhtifiKnp1qzrqbao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d0c521307725145af27f1209019a0661/tumblr_mmhtifiKnp1qzrqbao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://etsy.tumblr.com/post/49947684147/all-seeing-eyes-and-alchemical-symbols-embroidered">etsy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FilaArcana?utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=Internal&utm_campaign=Editorial">All-seeing eyes and alchemical symbols embroidered by FilaArcana</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>Using the power for good. </p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50268780703http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50268780703Sun, 12 May 2013 09:55:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/477b9942ee02e94cb8377b69476827cd/tumblr_mmp2pd6q0M1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mother’s Day card from kindergarten (‘72?)</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50268316936http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50268316936Sun, 12 May 2013 09:48:49 -0700mothersdaycrafts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b0f25a484633736ea990f095a5c0d94/tumblr_mmo1uh75C41qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another one of the four vintage Mari Wilson 7-inches I scored today at Jive Time Records. God I love Compact Organization picture sleeves!</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50221486208http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50221486208Sat, 11 May 2013 20:32:00 -0700Mari Wilson Miss Beehive<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d443ca4cdf920d43fc1a8a0e9d3bb6a/tumblr_mmni3r9wmZ1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50191972450http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50191972450Sat, 11 May 2013 13:26:00 -0700haysi fantayzeenewwavegeek<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08ae6c7091f75e85bd630e436caea126/tumblr_mmnh8jlO2F1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50190649803http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50190649803Sat, 11 May 2013 13:07:00 -0700kitchens of distinctionstephenhero<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99a0f754c7c6d458210a18dac7e03803/tumblr_mlak27WY6j1qaruxco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://visual-poetry.tumblr.com/post/48619137067/by-ben-vautier">visual-poetry</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>by </span><a href="http://www.ben-vautier.com/">ben vautier</a><span> (</span><a href="http://visual-poetry.tumblr.com/tagged/ben-vautier">+</a><span>)</span></p> </blockquote> <p>How very Yoko Ono</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50174513345http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50174513345Sat, 11 May 2013 09:21:28 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ljaiXpPqGPQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ponderosa Stomp - Where the Girls Are (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaiXpPqGPQ&feature=share">Ponderosa Stomp</a>)</p> <p>I traveled to NoLa just to see Ronnie Spector, Mary Weiss and the Collins Kids… Baby Washington and Chris Clark may lure me back again this year!</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50173720296http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50173720296Sat, 11 May 2013 09:10:00 -0700Chris Clarkbaby washingtonponderosa stompGirl Groups<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26528123&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><br/> from SOMETHING IN THE AIR (Levitation and fall) oratorio/music theatre in 3 parts<br/> for male voice choir, spoken narrator, mezzo, tenor and bass soloist <br/> 2 percussionists and electronics <br/> commissioned by the Estonian Male Choir conductor Kaspars Putnins</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50001324301http://kurtbreighley.com/post/50001324301Thu, 09 May 2013 01:42:00 -0700SoundCloudAndrew PoppyContemporarychoral<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a6b06434a5da1a426847f0aed68bb36/tumblr_mm6l9bjzMP1qdgpo4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My bad. Zack is the sax player for #EMEFE, not #Phosphorescent. So many bands in the halls of #KEXP. Also? They sound amazing warming up in the live room!</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/49445772792http://kurtbreighley.com/post/49445772792Thu, 02 May 2013 10:15:00 -0700phosphorescentEMEFEKEXP<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F89023993&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I am beside myself with joy over the arrival of new Girls Against Boys music and pending tour dates!</p>http://kurtbreighley.com/post/49441548151http://kurtbreighley.com/post/49441548151Thu, 02 May 2013 08:49:00 -0700SoundCloudgirlsagainstboys