Long weekend, much needed.

In a couple of hours, I'll meet up with Nick and we'll head off to New Jersey for a long-awaited holiday weekend in the suburbs. But first, I'm going to head into the city and try to track down a copy of the Criterion edition of Secret Honor, which I've never seen, but which since the death of its director, I can't get out of my head.

While I'm gone, take a look at this short documentary I found on You Tube, in which Sonic Youth discuss their collaborations with filmmakers such as Spike Jonze, Richard Linklater and Harmony Korine on videos and features. Towards the end, Lee Ranaldo says the band is eager to explore more film work: "We still haven't been tapped to do that ultimate Sonic Youth-meets-film soundtrack." Consider that a call to arms, girls and boys...