| Following that Blue: The Genesis of “I’m So Blue” from Sesame Street’s “Follow That Bird” | February 1, 2013 |
Disco Vietnam has taken Manhattan on more than a few occasions. I tracked down the writer of my favorite song of all time “I’m So Blue” from my favorite film of all time, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. His name is Randy Sharp. Sharp is a country songwriter whose credits include Dolly Parton and […]
| Disco Vietnam: Robert Pollard Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop | October 2, 2012 |
Disco Vietnam doesn’t advertise. Greetings from godless Los Angeles! Disco Vietnam reporting to you from the plush leather couch at Casa de Jeff Weiss on vacation for the Days of Atonement. So far I’ve managed to break his shower curtain, compromise several of his deadlines and cock-block him twice (That would make me the schlemiel […]
| Can We Get Much Higher? — A Round Table on Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” (Disco Vietnam) | November 23, 2010 |
“Even in those times when I was considered to have done something so wrong, my motivation was from a good place. It’s very pure and from a good place.” – Kanye West “I have never questioned the motive of another member of the Congress or Senate with whom I’ve disagreed. I’ve questioned their judgment.” – […]
| Summer Jamz #11: Barry Schwartz’s Soulfuck — 2010 | August 6, 2010 |
Barry Schwartz finds your anti-blunt rhetoric despicable. I’m going to give this year’s Mr. Softee a stern talking to. He decided not to get the thing that makes Mr. Softee milkshakes the bomb and opted instead for a bullshit blender I could get at fucking Fortunoff. He’s cutting corners. That’s unacceptable. I should be drinking […]
| Beards, Blazers & Brutalist Bricks: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists | December 8, 2009 |
Disco Vietnam approves of pharmacists, street or otherwise. If it ain’t raw it’s worthless. Ted Leo’s forthcoming album and first for Matador, The Brutalist Bricks, takes its title from the post-World War II architectural style known as brutalism, which incorporated raw concrete to construct buildings with “striking repetitive angular geometries.” If Leo and his […]
| Disco Vietnam: The Correct Chords of Sondre Lerche | September 23, 2009 |
Disco Vietnam is a Twitter wunderkind. Writing from his New Yorker blog, Sasha Frere Jones recently offered his praise to Norwegian wunderkind Sondre Lerche’s latest album Heartbeat Radio, citing the songwriter’s use of “fancy chords” as what most readily distinguishes him musically from his peers. Forgive me if I find this a bit reductive. While […]
When he’s not cooking up something marvelous in the lab, Disco Vietnam drops basic instructions before leaving earth via Twitter. Three minutes after our interview with Austin-based producer’s Eli Elkin, AKA Memory Man, a tweet appeared on Twitter (as they are wont to do) from the Chef himself. @RAEKWONICEWATER Ayo foreal i dont know who […]
Barry Schwartz is the mastermind behind Disco Vietnam, a clan that moves soundlessly through the shadows and works tirelessly to defeat the wicked 10 percent. “Totally Awesome Decisions” coming soon–total awesomeness guaranteed. “With the same sword they knight you/they gonna good night you with/Shit, that’s only half if they like you/That ain’t even the half […]
