Hec, insent....

While we're on the subject of glam, I found that I really didn't know enough about glam style to fake it. Hec, do you know any websites with good pictures of what glam bands and their fans wore?

YouTube goodness for the day: Gnarls Barkley live on Top of the Pops (with Lewis Taylor on bass).

From Pitchfork, an interview with James McNew of Yo La Tengo:

As previously reported, Yo La Tengo will appear on the season finale of "Gilmore Girls" on May 9, alongside Sonic Youth, Joe Pernice, and Sparks. "We taped it about two weeks ago," McNew said. "It was amazing. It was really fun. I had a ball. It was totally wild. The line between fantasy and reality took a savage beating that day. I sort of stepped into the television-- it was the weirdest thing."

But hanging out with Rory and Lorelai wasn't the most exciting part about the shoot for McNew. "I got to meet [Sparks'] Ron Mael! I was very excited about that. We mostly just talked about sneakers. He's a rabid sneaker collector, apparently, so we had stuff to talk about."

Also, the new YLT album may or may not be titled "I Am Not Afraid of You, and I Will Beat Your Ass."

Spidra, Glam Rock Bear has the most comprehensive site I've found with lots of pictures.

Mick Rock was the premiere photographer of the era. Lots of shots in his gallery, including a whole book on glam.

Hypothetical Sufjan Stevens albums: [link]

The Kansas one was written by a true Kansas-lifer. I love it!

Faux-Sufjan Stevens Presents:
Say Good Morning to Kansas, and Mean It!

1. Hello, You People of the South Wind, You Citizens of the Sunflower State
2. Dodge City
3. John Brown Had a Very Cogent Point to Make with Many Guns
4. The Creation of Milford Lake, the Flooding of Milford, and the Many Familiar Places Lost as a Consequence
5. Manhattan, Kansas: The Little Apple
6. Where Did You Go, American Buffalo?
7. William Quantrill
8. If It Is 1863 and You Are Anti-Slavery, We Will Deal Harshly With You
9. I Lost My Leg in Leavenworth and I Want My Pay
10. Dorothy, Or, Ten Good Reasons to Go and Stay Gone, or, An Insightful Critique of the Gold Standard
12. Run! It’s a Twister! Head for the Cellar!
13. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Robert J. Dole Chat Cordially
14. The Pony Express, Or, All Trails Lead to Marysville
15. Vote for Suffrage! Mothers and Daughters Are People, Too!
16. The Konza Prairie
17. Wichita and the Very First Pizza Hut
18. Brown V. the Board
19. Evolution May Be True for You, but Kansans Were Crafted By the Hand of God
20. Kansas Is America’s Heart, Interstate 70 Its Superior Vena Cava
21. When Sufjan Stevens Bought Meth in Topeka, He Had Very Many Good Ideas for Songs
22. If You Care To Leave, The Santa Fe Trail Is Still Available For Your Convenience

The Massachusetts one is disappointing.

The founder of Capricorn Records has died: [link]

The Kansas ones were great. And I concur that Massachusetts was ill-served by its list.

::gleams with Kansans-are-funny-and-smart pride::

Sidenote: I notice that longtime Chicagoans looooove this city and can tell you anything about it (usually) but know almost nothing about the state of Illinois at all (again just my personal observation). It's odd I know, but I can't imagine not knowing your state motto.

Kansas', by the way, is Ad astra per aspera or To the stars through difficulty.

eta: Illinois' is Sovereignty, National Union. I can see why people could lose track of that one. Chicago's is better: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden).