Hey Hec - what did you think of the last Venture Bros. ? Um, the musician-related stuff in particular....

It was excellent. Loved how they didn't just have Iggy on the show, but really worked in details of his history with Bowie. Plus fun lyrical shoutouts. Best line was Number 24 (?) calling 21 a poseur because he only had Changes instead of Station to Station.

Signed,
Was Content to Own Changes For Many Years Until I Had a Belated Bowie Phase

Pictures, hec. If you demand them from us, we demand them from you!

Jayzus, I have a hard enough time getting pictures of my far-cuter daughter online. Maybe Juliana can shoot me with her cell phone when we have breakfast at Zazie this Saturday. I'll have a pumpkin pancake for you, SA!

Was Content to Own Changes For Many Years Until I Had a Belated Bowie Phase

Heh.

I think I was content to own Changes 1 and Changes 2 for a few months (as a college freshperson) before I started buying Bowie albums left and right.

I also loved the Venture Brothers. I didn't get that the one guy was Iggy in the previous week, but loved the idea of Klaus Nomi as muscle.

I'll have a pumpkin pancake for you, SA!

I'm sure you will be able to hear my tears of envy plinking onto my computer keyboard from half a world away!

Opinions, please?

Of the following bands, what would you go see/what combination would you go see?

M. Ward (16 euro), We Are Scientists (22 Euro), Gomez (31 euro), TV On the Radio (17 euro)

I still hold out hope that one Sufjan ticket will be released before the show. I have no such hope for Ryan Adams.

TV on the Radio is pretty great.

Several people in my office whose opinions I trust are mad for Gomez.

I've seen Gomez play live at Amoeba and they were excellent live. Not hopping around make show excellent - just good musicians with a warm, layered sound.

I know a few people who are mad for Gomez too, and what I've heard I've liked quite a bit. I'd go see them.

Not hoping around make show excellent - just good musicians with a warm, layered sound.

This is something else I quite like about Tool. With their particular sound it seems like it would be quite easy for Adam Jones (guitar) and Justin Chancellor (bass) to thrash and head bang, or jump around, but they are consummate musicians and are quite content to stand there and play their instruments with precision and care. Maynard moves around a little, but even he would rather sing well (I think he's one of the most incredible singers out there today), and keeps his movements to a minimum for the most part.

t /Tool likes carrots

Heh. I was at a Foo Fighters concert 7 years ago in which Dave Grohl actually asked the crowd to stop beating the shit out of each other. Didn't help much, but I certainly appreciated the sentiment.