Counting With Amanda Brown
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# Counting With Amanda Brown
# **Amanda Brown** has consistently been at the forefront of underground music for several years now, whether with her husband, **Britt Brown**, helping to operate the **[Not Not Fun][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}** record label, showcasing the best of off-kilter American dance music with her own sister label [**100% Silk**][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, or via [**LA Vampires**][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}---her primary musical project after the dissolution of [**Pocahaunted**][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.
While Pocahaunted, LA Vampires and Not Not Fun have dominated a strain
of dubbed-out, particularly American lo-fi psychedelia, 100% Silk brings
an underground edge to the dancefloor. With that unusual pedigree of
savoir faire, we knew that Amanda wasn't one to do it by the numbers.
**1 memorable line in a film or song:**
"Anything I did that was wrong, I apologize for. But anything I did that
was not wrong, I don't apologize for." -- Whit Stillman, *The Last Days
of Disco*
**2 decisions I regret:**
Tour and touring.
**3 people that should collaborate:**
Tilda Swinton, [Yohji Yamamoto][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"},
and [Jenny Holzer][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.
**4 things I haven't done yet:**
-- Owned a flat in Paris.
-- Opened my own minimalist department store.
-- Bought my two French bulldogs---Bergdorf Goodman and Waldorf
Astoria.
-- G-chatted with Bjork.
**5 things I used to believe:**
-- The term 'oral sex' means talking about sex.
-- Paul McCartney was the Beatles' guitarist.
-- Drug-sniffing dogs can smell your birth control pills.
-- Wifi gives you cancer.
-- The Stormtroopers were good guys (because I've only seen the scene
in *Star Wars* where Luke and Han Solo are wearing those white outfits).
**6 hours ago...**
I was googling "ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE MUG FOR SALE".
**7 classic R&B/hip-hop singles everyone should own:**
-- "Here We Go Again" -- Portrait
-- "Night and Day" -- Al B Sure
-- "Passin' Me By" -- Pharcyde
-- "Umi Says" -- Mos Def
-- "Ditty" -- Paperboy
-- "Looking Through Patient Eyes" -- PM Dawn
-- "Can't Find A Way" -- A Tribe Called Quest
**After 8 p.m. . . .**
I'm wearing a raw silk kimono and Robert Clergerie slippers, drinking
reishi mushroom tea, reading [Lorrie Moore][7]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} or watching a documentary on [Pina Bausch][8]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"}. And I'm obviously in for the night.
**My 9 lives . . .**
-- Nickelodeon Staff Writer
-- runway model for [Phoebe Philo][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}
-- Woody Allen's personal assistant
-- womenswear buyer for Barneys
-- John Waters' beard/best friend
-- nude muse for Patrick Nagel
-- body painter at Studio 54
-- curator at the Centre Pompidou
-- back-up dancer for Digital Underground
**I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole:**
Beer. Or the Middle East. (Both are sloppy.)~
*Title photo by Ashley Anthony.*
[1]: http://www.notnotfun.com/
[2]: http://www.listentosilk.com/
[3]: http://www.discogs.com/artist/LA+Vampires
[4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahaunted
[5]: http://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp/
[6]: http://www.jennyholzer.com/
[7]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrie_Moore
[8]: http://www.pina-bausch.de/en/pina_bausch/
[9]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Philo
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<h1><strong>Amanda Brown</strong> has consistently been at the forefront of underground music for several years now, whether with her husband, <strong>Britt Brown</strong>, helping to operate the <strong><a href="http://www.notnotfun.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Not Not Fun</a></strong> record label, showcasing the best of off-kilter American dance music with her own sister label <a href="http://www.listentosilk.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>100% Silk</strong></a>, or via <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/LA+Vampires" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LA Vampires</strong></a>—her primary musical project after the dissolution of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahaunted" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Pocahaunted</strong></a>.</h1><p>While Pocahaunted, LA Vampires and Not Not Fun have dominated a strain of dubbed-out, particularly American lo-fi psychedelia, 100% Silk brings an underground edge to the dancefloor. With that unusual pedigree of savoir faire, we knew that Amanda wasn’t one to do it by the numbers.</p><p><strong>1 memorable line in a film or song:</strong></p><p>“Anything I did that was wrong, I apologize for. But anything I did that was not wrong, I don’t apologize for.” – Whit Stillman, <em>The Last Days of Disco</em></p><p><strong>2 decisions I regret:</strong><br>
Tour and touring.</p><p><strong>3 people that should collaborate:</strong><br>
Tilda Swinton, <a href="http://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yohji Yamamoto</a>, and <a href="http://www.jennyholzer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jenny Holzer</a>.</p><p><strong>4 things I haven’t done yet:</strong><br>
– Owned a flat in Paris.<br>
– Opened my own minimalist department store.<br>
– Bought my two French bulldogs—Bergdorf Goodman and Waldorf Astoria.<br>
– G-chatted with Bjork.</p><p><strong>5 things I used to believe:</strong><br>
– The term ‘oral sex’ means talking about sex.<br>
– Paul McCartney was the Beatles’ guitarist.<br>
– Drug-sniffing dogs can smell your birth control pills.<br>
– Wifi gives you cancer.<br>
– The Stormtroopers were good guys (because I’ve only seen the scene in <em>Star Wars</em> where Luke and Han Solo are wearing those white outfits).</p><p><strong>6 hours ago…</strong><br>
I was googling “ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE MUG FOR SALE”.</p><p><strong>7 classic R&B/hip-hop singles everyone should own:</strong><br>
– “Here We Go Again” – Portrait<br>
– “Night and Day” – Al B Sure<br>
– “Passin’ Me By” – Pharcyde<br>
– “Umi Says” – Mos Def<br>
– “Ditty” – Paperboy<br>
– “Looking Through Patient Eyes” – PM Dawn<br>
– “Can’t Find A Way” – A Tribe Called Quest</p><p><strong>After 8 p.m. . . .</strong><br>
I’m wearing a raw silk kimono and Robert Clergerie slippers, drinking reishi mushroom tea, reading <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrie_Moore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lorrie Moore</a> or watching a documentary on <a href="http://www.pina-bausch.de/en/pina_bausch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pina Bausch</a>. And I’m obviously in for the night.</p><p><strong>My 9 lives . . .</strong><br>
– Nickelodeon Staff Writer<br>
– runway model for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Philo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phoebe Philo</a><br>
– Woody Allen’s personal assistant<br>
– womenswear buyer for Barneys<br>
– John Waters’ beard/best friend<br>
– nude muse for Patrick Nagel<br>
– body painter at Studio 54<br>
– curator at the Centre Pompidou<br>
– back-up dancer for Digital Underground</p><p><strong>I wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole:</strong><br>
Beer. Or the Middle East. (Both are sloppy.)~</p><p><em>Title photo by Ashley Anthony.</em></p>
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# Counting With Amanda Brown . # **Amanda Brown** has consistently been at the forefront of underground music for several years now, whether with her husband, **Britt Brown**, helping to operate the **[Not Not Fun][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}** record label, showcasing the best of off-k...
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-- Bought my two French bulldogs---Bergdorf Goodman and Waldorf Astoria. -- G-chatted with Bjork. **5 things I used to believe:** -- The term 'oral sex' means talking about sex. -- Paul McCartney was the Beatles' guitarist. -- Drug-sniffing dogs can smell your birth control pills. -- ...
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**My 9 lives . .** -- Nickelodeon Staff Writer -- runway model for [Phoebe Philo][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} . -- Woody Allen's personal assistant -- womenswear buyer for Barneys -- John Waters' beard/best friend -- nude muse for Patrick Nagel -- body painter at Stud...