Comments on: Aunt Elope

By: RogerMouret

RogerMouret — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:27:24 +0000

I just watched the latest episode of Make Me A supermodel…it’s season 2,do you watch it??
Surprisingly knew you are a fan of this show,Nico

By: peter john boyle

peter john boyle — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:28:45 +0000

does a boeuf reference require moderation maestro?

By: tall composer

tall composer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:09:54 +0000

HEY. I never promised LIVE african music! Someone was misleading you. Probably that DJ.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:32:17 +0000

So you’re catching up with Make Me A Supermodel season one (according to the photos of Ronnie w/turtleneck + Frankie w/ duck…)? I was totally addicted to that, too. I hearted Frankie. Sadly I have been too busy to catch season two…

By: peter john boyle

peter john boyle — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:07:11 +0000

Dear Nico
(I) know that (I) only read your blog
to make (I) happy. because (you) are hilarious. I had a fobulous tete a tete with (your) mother last wednesday and (we) mostly talked about (you). (we) are your biggest fans I think. Although I must admit your music is way over my unwashed head and ears , your satire is absolutely divine. Incidentally (I) knew you were gay back when your mother made me print all those BEEF (in french) teashirts.
yerz drooly
pjb

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:21:31 +0000

how about ‘coffee, tea, or me?’

By: sfmike

sfmike — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:14:59 +0000

“Australia” is the campiest big-budget movie since “Showgirls” because it is so unintentionally, hilariously awful. I loved every frame of the stupid thing. I’m not sure what my favorite scene is, but Nicole Kidman confessing that “she’s not good with children” is one of them, since she gives such a glacial bad performance that one wants to add, “Forget children, she’s not good with humans.” I was afraid she was going to suck the soul out of Hugh Jackman as if she was starring in “Species: Down Under.”

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:48:29 +0000

To Nico Muhly:

Hello, my name is Jordan and I’ve just started this immense illustrated online manual called THRIVE GUIDE– it’s not immense and large yet but it will be. I’m not sure how to get in contact with you other than THIS, which seems weird, but I’m attempting to do profiles/interviews with my favorite New Yorkers, like Isaac Mizrahi, Maira Kalman, Brini Maxwell, and you of course. My blog will give you an idea of what “it’s all about,” and I know you travel a lot, but even an email interview or SOMETHING would be fantastic.

This message felt very awkward and forced, SO SORRY, perhaps there is a way we can talk more properly,
–Jordan

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:46:56 +0000

Only when I’m really focused on lyrics that aren’t story-based does it bother me that they’re so “I I I.” Then I listen to some Deerhoof.

Also, the concept of that show (which I also love and watch and rewatch) is confusing to me: aren’t there a ton of “super”models in the world that are immediately successful just because of their attractiveness, and regardless of personality and posing or walking ability? Being on a show for it is like wishing you were better-looking.

That duck is totally screaming “AFLAC.”

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:54:00 +0000

I love Baz, but you’re right… Australia was Just Terrible. Well, not only terrible but also awful.

By: scotty

scotty — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:57:55 +0000

Nico (Mr. Muhly? I hate being informal…then again I hate capital letters), speaking of titles, I have to ask, I bought Speaks Volumes on iTunes a while ago (when I saw your name whilst browsing the Met Opera website, they gave you a commission for an opera?..then I found your blog just now), and would like to know why you decide to give your pieces rather personal titles that are like sentences (“It Goes Without Saying”, e.g.). It seems composers usually give their pieces either systematic/literal (“Piano and String Quartet”) or slightly descriptive names (“Fearful Symmetries”) but a lot of your pieces’ titles are very sentence-like. I don’t really mind either way, but your titles sort of give a sense of familiarity to the songs (e.g. instead of being faced with “Music in Similar Motion”). I probably just answered my question but oh well.

PS I’m absolutely dying to hear anything about your opera…but it’s probably under wraps. By the way, I’d like to know if you saw La Sonnambula at Met recently, the production was panned by NY Times (and the old people sitting around me, i.e. everyone in the audience but me) but I loved the modern…ness. It’d be nice to hear a young music-person’s opinion.
Sorry for a long comment, I’m in typing mode due to school essays.

By: Morika

Morika — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:34:52 +0000

“I Need You to Title Your Blog Entries (So the RSS Feed Doesn’t Get Screwed Up)”

By: Tomasz

Tomasz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:38:07 +0000

Ha!

I love that show!!! I like seeing all those ridiculously good looking humans!

hey Nico, a few of “us” would like to know, what’s with this?!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbrrnsgsMlY

ppplease share!!!!!