Went a little hog-wild on emusic downloads last night. After getting my usual monthly 90 tracks, I sprang for a bonus set of tracks, too. Here's what I got:

• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Adams: Shaker Loops/Wound Dresser/Short Ride in a Fast Machine
• Butthole Surfers - Hairway to Steven (I had this already, but it's on an ancient cassette that I'm not going to look for)
• cLOUDDEAD - cLOUDDEAD
• Danger Doom - The Mouse & The Mask (just a couple of tracks to replace some that got corrupted)
• Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In The Hands
• Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
• Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain (alt mix)"
• Isis - Panopticon
• Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
• June Carter Cash - Ring of Fire: The Best of
• P.J. Harvey - Dry (got no idea what happened to my copy of this)
• Six Organs of Admittance - Sun Awakens
• They Might Be Giants - No! ('cause I figured we need more kids' music)

Speaking of eMusic downloads. I totally forgot about the new Yo La Tengo disc out yesterday.

Not only is the title freaking brilliant (I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass) but it is getting super super good reviews.

Soon to be in my ears...

Also downloading the new Richard Buckner that is out today.

Oh yes, I've heard many good things about the new Yo La Tengo.

y'all may be praising iTunes7, but it has fucked up data on some of my songs. a song by Loy Reed, attributed to Britney Spears!?!? (there is not Britney inmy iTunes), another by R.E.M attributed to Madonna. Those were both on soundtracks, but my guess I will find others as I go through things.

29 songs are just gone. no idea which ones.

y'all may be praising iTunes7, but it has fucked up data on some of my songs. a song by Loy Reed, attributed to Britney Spears!?!? (there is not Britney inmy iTunes), another by R.E.M attributed to Madonna. Those were both on soundtracks, but my guess I will find others as I go through things.

This is unfortunate as I just downloaded it this morning and didn't even think to check how many songs I started with! Which was stupid, I admit, but, technophobe that I am, I didn't realize it was a whole thing and just saw update and clicked ok. Given that my library is 14GB and I've already spent way too much time on it, I think I'm just going to hope all's well.

Does anyone get MTV2? If so, could you record a show for me on Sept. 19th? It's a special all-goth show hosted by Peter Murphy and Gerard Way. (Yes, that sound you heard was my head exploding. Peter Murphy and Gerard Way!! Eeeee!)

Um, yeah. Anyone? Pretty please?

Anyone? Pretty please?

I'll nab it for you, Jilli.

Okay, it's TiVoed.

Actually, it's airing on Sunday, 9/17 on a show called Subterranean. The Rhino Goth Box is being released on 9/19 - and the special is related.

Okay, it's TiVoed.

Eeeee! Thank you very much. Peter Murphy! Gerard Way! flail flail squee!

Actually, it's airing on Sunday, 9/17 on a show called Subterranean. The Rhino Goth Box is being released on 9/19 - and the special is related.

Ah-ha! I will have to let the pet DJ know; he's running the release party for the Rhino Goth Box on the evening of the 20th. (He's had his copy of the box set for a couple of weeks, and has been gloating like a gloaty thing.)

Huh.

I was reading up on Donna Loren one of the big cult figures of the Beach Movie craze of the sixties. Very talented singer who never really got a chance to do that one perfect album, but had several impressive performances in the Beach movies.

Turns out she wound up marrying Lenny Waronker - one of the most important west coast producers. Famous for his work and association with Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks. (Why didn't you record your wife, you big doof? You would've been perfect for her.)

Their children include Anna Waronker - who was in the band That Dog. ("She's Kissing Christian"), and Joey Waronker - the drummer who played with Beck and filled in for Bill Berry with R.E.M.

Anna is married to Steve MacDonald of Red Kross.

Hollywood...