Alex asked me what the most important tool in my kitchen is and i told him high quality wireless headphones. Baking for two nights through without sleep can be challenging, especially if your past two weeks already consisted of 14 hour shifts and no weekends. Here are some songs in case you find yourself having to bake for 500 people all by yourself, and if you, like me, are a person who refuses taking cocain to an almost childish degree.
I’ll Be Surprised, Skinnyman
Chaos, Talib Kweli & Bahamadia (Sorry, no link – not on iTunes)
Eternalists, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
Ayo, Bossman
Dangereux, IAM
Blood Makes Noise, Suzanne Vega
Longueur D’Onde, JP Manova
Staring At The Sun, TV On The Radio
Ballad Of The Thin Man, Mike Patton with Jamie Saft Trio
Just A Man, Faith No More
Ace Of Spades, Motörhead
Bring Me The Disco King, David Bowie with John Frusciante
(play this one when you’re finally going to sleep for two hours)
The Parisien Metro tiles are easily among the most beautiful things on earth. I love how the tiling is done. How they were doing doorways and corners. How they would mix different kinds of tiles, sometimes just throwing them together without caring about whether the joints match.