Secret Still

I’ve been blogging for over 12 years now. Before Blogger was even a glimmer, my dumb ass was writing stupid 10th grade poetry on the internet and talking about my feelings. Once I realized how much of a giant, walking vagina this made me, and it took a while, I started to write about art instead. I picked up a spray can a long time ago and realized in a blinding flash of insight that I was total crap with it. But what I lacked in talent I made up for with a keen eye and the wit of a glue-huffing thirteen year-old, a sense of humor that I fight hard to maintain to this day. So I wrote about the things I thought were beautiful on the internet, and tried to swear as much as possible at the same time. It got me a cool job for a little while, but for the most part I’ve been doing it without help and without recognition for a long ass time. That’s what Secret Still is, a secret, something that not a lot of people know about, because I never wanted them to know about it. I never wanted help or a handshake, and yet here we are. Starting today I’d like help finding out about things.

If you’re an “emerging artist” (I know, I hate that term, too), or know of one that I should check out, just let me know. If you have a zine or something that you want people to know about, just send me one. I want to find out about so much beautiful shit that it gives me cancer of the balls (too soon?), and I need your help to do it. Can I guarantee that I’ll like whatever it is you send me? No, but those are the chances you take.

Notice, if you will the left side of this page, and you will see that there is now an archive dropdown, a category dropdown, and an About page. For the first time in my selfish life I want to make things a little easier on you, the reader.

Consider this Secret Still 2.0. And now, back to your regularly scheduled dick jokes.

I’m pretty picky about what I add to the blogroll over there to the left. Really the list is for me, because I hate RSS feeds, so that I can check all of those sites listed everyday. Yes, everyday. So it takes a lot for me to add a site. I have to decide that, “yeah, I could read that everyday.” Today sees a new addition to the list in the name of Leslie Miles. Is Leslie Miles a person? I don’t know. The only thing I know about Leslie Miles is that it’s the name of a blog that features a series of beautiful images based on a single theme for each post. It’s simple, elegant, visually interesting, and inspiring. I can’t ask for more than that from any website. Welcome to the family, Leslie Miles; expect at least one hit a day from over this way.

Leslie Miles

I’m back from my holiday hiatus, and aren’t you all just chomping at the bit for all my glorious words? I’ve got a lot of catching up to do at the day job, because surprise surprise a website without ads that no one reads doesn’t pay off my student loans. I don’t have any best of 2008 posts, or how the world will change in 2009 bullshits. I can tell you what to expect from Secret Still in the fourth to last year of human civilization: more of the same. In addition to the normal content, whose awesomeness is responsible for spontaneous pregnancies around the globe, there will also be a long overdue site re-design, a monthly (hopefully) mixtape/podcast type thing, maybe some additional writers, and almost definitely some random photos of my sexiness. Stick with me for another year, because Krishna knows you’ve got nothing better to do once the porn runs out. And the porn always runs out. Regular posting resumes tomorrow. Until then, here’s a video to start your year off with a little more beauty.

Happy New Year by Electrabel

In lieu of new Daily Video links today (I’ll leave yesterday’s up), I’ve decided to do a post on some interesting video sources. The key to this post is that I like to learn. No, I love to learn. I can’t stop myself. The internet, in it’s ever-evolving attempts to disseminate knowledge to the far corners of the Earth, has brought to my attention a few excellent resources for learning more than you could ever want to know about the world and the ideas that shape it. Check out my short list after the jump.
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So I ran into a few things today that weren’t big enough to warrant their own post. Surprisingly they’re all music related, so that’s nice. It’s nice when things go together. Nice.

Aesop Rock Interviews Del the Funky Homosapien. I have loved Del since I was 2 feet shorter and had no pubes. There’s a guy that I pass on the street sometimes that looks a lot like him and I want to say what’s up. I don’t. If it were really Del (it’s not) I would have to cry. That motherfucker is my Beatles. Bring on the new Deltron 3030 album, dammit!

Lupe Fiasco - Cold World. The first single from his new album. Sounds like this one is gonna be a banger for sure.

Chester French. These two Cambridge boys just got signed by Pharell Williams. Why? Because they are actually pretty good. Even if they’re pictures all look a little douchbagesque.

I won’t be around tomorrow. I’ve got an early appointment to find out if they can shoot lasers into my eyes. They’ll be surprised to learn that I can shoot lasers out of my eyes. LASER EYE BATTLE! Then I get those awesome wrap-around, bakelite sunglasses that old people wear. Stylish. If you’re lucky I’ll take a picture for you.

Not feelin it today. You know how Fridays are. I’m just talkin to myself anyway. See ya Monday. Maybe.

I’ve got stuff to post today, but I’m not going to. How does that feel, readership? All five of you can cry yourselves to sleep tonight on your musty pillows. How can musty and lusty sound so similar and yet be so completely opposite in meaning? Well, I can tell that this could turn into a ramble so I’m cutting it off. Enjoy this picture of a scrotal hernia. I am gonna get a lot more traffic now that I’ve said scrotal hernia. The wonders of marketing.

It’s the last day of a particularly grueling work week, and I’m so burnt from work I’m just gonna load you up with daily videos and send you on your way. I did want to mention this Flickr stream that I came across thanks to ffffound. The user, Kyu Hwang, has some nice little drawings to weirden up your day. I didn’t want to leave you with nothing. Your approval is all I’ve got going for me. That and a superior penis. If I lose those I’m nothing.

Kyu Hwang

Just a quick state of the union. I’m done for today, and tomorrow marks the beginning of my Three Day Three Year Anniversary Jam. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be spent celebrating the love, respect, and mutual annoyance The Girl and I have cultivated over the last three years. We’ll be repping our relationship in the most gangsta ways possible. We’re visiting the Exploratorium, the SF Zoo, hiking in the desert, and making fresh strawberry jam. You just don’t get more street than that. I suspect Suge Knight will drop by for some pointers. So for the rest of the week/weekend the blogosphere can suck it. Peace, I’m out.

I wanted to make a quick note to all of you reading this through the RSS feed. First off, thanks for reading. My stats can’t track you wily bastards, but, as long as you’re looking at the artists I write about, I don’t care about stats. The only problem is that you’re missing out on some of the other features of the site like the Photo of the Week or the Daily Videos sections which aren’t part of the feed. I’m gonna write up a feed for them, but until I have the time to do that you might want to consider visiting the site at least once a day. The videos are totally worth the extra 2 seconds of page loading you’ll have to endure. My photos, probably not so much. Also, get in the comments. Mix it up a little. Call me an asshole. Tell me you’re shocked that I would punch a baby. There’s too much going on with these artists and their work for you to sit idly by. Tell me what you think. You never know, you might be the first person in the world whose input will actually change anything that I do. Feeds are great, but remember what it was like before RSS? Back when we looked at people’s site designs, and images, and annoying embedded flash content? It can be like that again, if only for a moment. Relive the motherfucking magic, assholes. Visit www.secretstill.com/ today! Oh, and tell your motherfucking friends.