Saturday 04.16.2011 | 5:47 PM EDT

Weather Report: April Is The Cruelest Month

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“Hey Mr. Rain” | Velvet Underground, Another View, 1968

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See, what’d I tell ya? Two days ago we were skipping down the sidewalk wearing spring grins and light jackets, and now, WTF? April is in fact a sadist little bitch, dangling true spring days in our face and snatching ‘em back just as fast. Back to cold dark winds and incessant rain. At least the ivy’s beginning to show her little red buds. Soon the windows will be overgrown with verdant tendrils and my neighbors won’t get to snoop on me for a few months. Sorry neighbors, you’ll have to go back to watching Bravo soon.

images iPhone 4G + CameraBag

Thursday 04.14.2011 | 7:23 PM EDT

Weather Report: Shadows and Tall Trees

“Shadows & Tall Trees” | U2, Boy, 1980

Yep, there’s been a lot of reporting on Brooklyn climate last couple days, only cause the weather has been positively kinetic, changing drastically every 24 hours. Last night we were pounded by lightning, pelted with rain, positively ripped from our hinges by gusting wind.

Tonight, it’s a beautiful sunset over Riverside Park on the Upper West Side. The trees are stark against a radiant sinking sun, making long black shadows across the park path. I’m wearing a light jacket for the first time this season, and walking feels light and free as I do vertical leaps to touch the top of the green residential awnings typical of this moneyed neighborhood.

I typically think of the title track to this post as a winter lament but, clever bastard that I am, it works so well I just couldn’t help myself.Cheers.

Thursday 04.14.2011 | 9:23 AM EDT

Weather Report: Sunscreen

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“Here Comes The Sun” | The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969

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So it’s not quite yet time to slather SPF. But as Brooklyn remains caught in that Purgatory between Winter and Spring, we are blessed with brief reprieves that remind us that, with it’s temperamental bent and allergy provocateur, April is indeed the cruelest month. Savor today, for it rains tomorrow.

Monday 04.11.2011 | 3:23 PM EDT

Weather Report Redux: Here Comes The Sun

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“Staring At The Sun” | Ultra-Vivid Scene, Joy, 1967-1990, 1990

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For once the weatherman gets one right. Right on schedule, the sun began burning through the clouds at noon, breaking into glorious shine by 3PM, warming winter-battered Brooklyn to a balmy 75 degrees. Ok, so George Harrison’s pretty little ditty would have been the obvious choice, but I’m feeling brighter, janglier, less genteel. So here’s some deep catalog shit, from Ultra Vivid Scene’s 1990 classic Joy 1067-1990.

Too bad I have to work for the man and can only take five minutes outside. Wait, I am the man. Well, even the man needs discipline, so it’s back to work for all of us. Enjoy…

Monday 04.11.2011 | 10:23 AM EDT

Weather Report: Grey Skies, Sunny Inside

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“Heart In Your Heartbreak” | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Belong, 2011

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Dinner time Gerber sun burned away the oven’s smoke, shining over roasted chicken, Swiss chard and five tri-colored carrots. Just five.

Forecast calls for sun and 70′s by noon as she dons raincoat over pencil skirt through a chilly grey damp Brooklyn morn. High school crush burgeoning over teen-age heartbreak songs (hand claps at the end!).

It’s a sunny day either way.

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Photos iPhone 4G + CameraBag “Instant”

Friday 03.25.2011 | 1:23 AM EDT

Two of a Perfect Pair: Vinyl Ono Band

Don’t let anyone tell you it don’t sound better on vinyl.

John schools Paul:

“How Do You Sleep” | Imagine, 1971

John schools Spoon:

“Remember” | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970

Wednesday 03.23.2011 | 6:53 PM EDT

Weather Report, Part Deux: Hails Bells

Well, at least things are getting a little more exciting, with a five minute hail shower, drops the size of frozen peas.

Now thunder, lightning and light snow. It’s Weather’s Greatest Hits…

Get your hail on:

“Hell’s Bells” | AC/DC