Also, form what little I've heard, Corinne Bailey Rae doesn't seem to be so mindnumbingly boring as Norah Jones is.
I like books. I just don't want to take on too much. Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?
Buffy ,'Lessons'
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 24, 2006 5:54:34 am PDT #3825 of 10003
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
DavidS - Aug 24, 2006 5:58:46 am PDT #3826 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Also, form what little I've heard, Corinne Bailey Rae doesn't seem to be so mindnumbingly boring as Norah Jones is.
Corinne has the advantage of growing up on punk and playing in a grunge band previously.
Fred Pete - Aug 24, 2006 6:05:37 am PDT #3827 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
That's why I said "up to date." Though I didn't know she had a grunge background.
tina f. - Aug 24, 2006 10:29:22 am PDT #3828 of 10003
In honor of the new Mountain Goats album out this week:
Video for the new "single": [link]
And John Darnielle's eMusic Dozen: [link]
DavidS - Aug 24, 2006 11:06:21 am PDT #3829 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mountain Goats have a free show at Amoeba coming up soon.
sumi - Aug 25, 2006 10:28:52 am PDT #3830 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
DavidS - Aug 25, 2006 2:32:41 pm PDT #3831 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So I got Hal Wilner's Rogue's Gallery collection of sea chanteys and focs'le songs and pirate ballads.
Sting and Bono contributed which was a bit of a disincentive (sorry, Tina, I know you're fond of Mr. Vox), but is more than counter balanced by contributions by Ricky Jay and Ralph Steadman.
Loudon Wainwright sings about the filthiest song I've heard, "Good Ship Venus." It's a bit of profane genius right up there with Lee Ermey's rants in Full Metal Jacket.
Also got the latest Nouvelle Vague. Can't wait to hear the bossa versions of "Bela Lugosi's Dead" and "Sweet and Tender Hooligan."
joe boucher - Aug 25, 2006 3:07:03 pm PDT #3832 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
It's a bit of profane genius right up there with Lee Ermey's rants in Full Metal Jacket.
"You had best UNFUCK yourself!" is perhaps my favorite line ever.
House update. Work's still hectic. Will try to contribute a real music-related post soon. Hope everyone is well. Hec, glad to hear JZ's better (I haven't even lurked much recently so if I just put my foot in my mouth I apologize; I'm referring to the scare from a couple(?) weeks ago.)
Gotta get back to work before the sarge gouges out my eyeball and skullfucks me.
JZ - Aug 25, 2006 3:30:50 pm PDT #3833 of 10003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Loudon Wainwright sings about the filthiest song I've heard, "Good Ship Venus." It's a bit of profane genius right up there with Lee Ermey's rants in Full Metal Jacket.
It's really amazingly filthy. I know of exactly one singing group at the RenFaire who sings it, and they send out a bouncer to march away all the under-18s in the audience before they start their set. If you've ever wondered what the difference is between bawdy and filthy, this song clears up that distinction right quick, by the end of the first verse.
And, yup, the Halloweenie and I are fine. Stir-crazy, and slowly driving the incredibly patient and loving Hec insane, but physically just fine.
evil jimi - Aug 25, 2006 5:17:03 pm PDT #3834 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
The post-Johnny Rotten Sex Pistols also did a version of the "Good Ship Venus" ... or so I seem to recall.
I'm betting none of the versions can compare to The Anti-Nowhere League's song, "So What" for pure filth! :)