Wonderful reviews! Almost made me want to order some stuff.
Gimme some milk.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
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.
Nicklas - Aug 09, 2006 3:11:50 am PDT #3770 of 10003
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
Sheryl - Aug 10, 2006 1:30:27 pm PDT #3771 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I picked up a book this past weekend called "I hate myself and want to die."(subtitled the 52 most depressing songs you'll ever hear) The author tended to stick to songs that were hits. It was quite funny, and had catagories like "I was a teenage car wreck", "I hate her, she hates me" and "Horrifying covers of already depressing songs".
Anyone else read it?
DavidS - Aug 11, 2006 8:02:20 am PDT #3772 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anyone else read it?
I haven't, Sheryl. Though I do like a good teenage car wreck song.
So, Tom Waits fans, if you haven't been paying attention, he's got a three disc box set titled Orphans coming out November 21st. It's all unreleased stuff that didn't belong on particular albums.
sumi - Aug 11, 2006 2:06:51 pm PDT #3773 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
DavidS - Aug 12, 2006 12:03:26 pm PDT #3774 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Very cool YouTube clip of Sylvie Vartan, Petula Clark and Francoise Hardy on a French 1964 xmas special.
Francoise is wearing black leather (in '64! How very Avengers), and has a featured bit about 3:35 into the clip where she's just unbearably beautiful and cool. Sylvie looks rather like Drew Barrymore here. Classic sixties franco pop.
DavidS - Aug 12, 2006 12:11:45 pm PDT #3775 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
More YouTube fun (Jilli take note): Strawberry Switchblade cover "Jolene" on a Japanese telethon.
Hayden - Aug 14, 2006 5:46:37 am PDT #3776 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I watched We Jam Econo yesterday during my son's nap, but he woke up towards the end and came in to watch with me. One of my proudest moments as a dad came at the end when, after a powerful acoustic performance of "History Lesson Pt II," my son, who'd been watching rapt, turned to me and said "More? More? More?". We rocked out to the video to "This Ain't No Picnic."
victor infante - Aug 14, 2006 5:49:44 am PDT #3777 of 10003
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
"We Jam Econo"
Ah, the Minutemen. I get warm fuzzies just thinking about them.
Hayden - Aug 14, 2006 6:04:28 am PDT #3778 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I hear you. Have you seen it yet? I've been a Minutemen fan since I was 15 (two years after D. Boon died), so I knew what was coming, but it was still a blow to the belly, especially seeing how fresh that loss still is to Georgie and Watt, 20 years later.
victor infante - Aug 14, 2006 7:06:25 am PDT #3779 of 10003
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
That doesn't surprise me. Mike Watt is one of the most genuinely nice guys in music, so I can believe he's still shaken up.
(He's also playing bass with the new Stooges right now, which I'm finding terribly exciting.
ETA: And no, I haven't caught it yet. Keep meaning to.