Blossoms and Blood

PTanderson.com posted links to two very interesting articles at the Film Journal on Punch Drunk Love.
They're pretty intriguing and both offer a unique angle to the film's conflicts and characters.

On a fairly discouraging note, Bob Nanna posted a rather sullen update on the Wire regarding Hey Mercedes. Due to the band's constant troubles with transportation (one van repair after another it would seem) they've decided to put their tour on hold for the moment. He also asked (rather embarrassedly) for any donations you could give to get the band back out on the road.
All I can say is, 'where the hell is Vagrant'? Can't they afford to kick back a few to help buy Hey Mercedes a nice van to tour in? If they can readily supply tour busses to their other bands then they should at least be able to pitch in when monetary issues keeps one of their own from touring. I swear, it's ridiculous.