Gunn ,'Power Play'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
What a stressful and scary weekend.
For me and JZ. Emmett, however, went off to a baseball tournament, had a walkoff in the semifinals. Then in the finals he knocked in two RBIs to tie the game, scored the go-ahead and caught the final out to ice their second tournament win in a row.
Emmett, however, went off to a baseball tournament, had a walkoff in the semifinals. Then in the finals he knocked in two RBIs to tie the game, scored the go-ahead and caught the final out to ice their second tournament win in a row.
Holy crap! Go, Emmett!
Two bands I forgot to mention in last night's re-cap were The Shins and The Raconteurs. The Shins new stuff sounded really great but they had no luck whatsoever connecting with the crowd.
The Raconteurs were OK. Brendan Benson and Jack White had a super homoerotic vibe going on. They did a cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" that they had fun with. Now that I've seen them and listened to the album, I can say I am not really a fan. I like "Steady As She Goes" but the rest is meh.
holyjesus was Nels Kline amazing on guitar
Damn fucking straight. Nels Cline's been blowing my mind since I first saw him with Watt in the mid-90s. If you have any taste for avant-skronk-jazz, his solo albums, particularly Destroy All Nels Cline and the two by the Nels Cline Singers, are peachy-juicy.
And really, I mean it this time: This is IT. I am never going to one of these things again. I don't care how good next year's lineup is. No, really. I mean it.
I said this two years ago about the Austin City Limits Fest and have stuck to my guns so far, but I also sorta miss it.
And David, I just saw all those posts about you and JZ, too, and MY GOD am I glad that everyone's ok.
And David, I just saw all those posts about you and JZ, too, and MY GOD am I glad that everyone's ok.
Thanks, Cor. Right now, we're looking okay. Number one on my personal hit parade of least favorite experiences? Standing in puddles of my loved ones blood in the emergency room.
Well, I hope above all that you never experience that again. That goes for us all.
I'm glad things are looking good, David. I was thinking about you two all weekend.
Thanks, all. JZ's fine. She's working her way through a big stack of gossip magazines this morning. I don't think her week will be too taxing.
Okay, I know that I am ancient but isn't it kind of appalling for people who are supposed to be musicians to not know "Won't Get Fooled Again" or "Instant Karma?"
(I'm talking contestants on this year's Rock Star: Supernova. I realize that the RS thread is the one that is also the crafting thread and the Tim Kills people thread -- but I hope you will indulge me.)
Having never seen the show, I was under the impression that the guiding principle behind it is that rock music is more or less only as meaningful as the eyeliner worn by the model currently pretending to be a singer. I know that local americana singer Patrice Pike is on the show this year, but her rep is basically as a female Bob Schneider.
Oh boy -- she is BORING.