Thank you, DX. I've had a very wonderful T-day, spent eating delicious food with beloved family, but that really put the the icing on the cake. It's just not a T-day without a listening of Alice's Restaurant.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Sean K - Nov 24, 2006 9:28:03 pm PST #4470 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jon B. - Nov 25, 2006 5:03:20 am PST #4471 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Weirdest spam I've received in a loooong time:
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Actually did disconnect heat last time used one those portable remixing Tocotronic German rockers who big pals with Fuck. Its called Tocotonic vs. Freiburg LageDor. We have new licensing deals hard youd think someone heat. Actually did disconnect heat last time used one those portable nearly burned down building. were gonna tough it out whats little name art machine aka Martin lets burn. As soundonaut for Notwist stormed charts appearing from almost
DavidS - Nov 26, 2006 6:13:41 am PST #4472 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sufjan Stevens has a Christmas record out. It collects the five eps of Christmas music he's done over the years for distribution to his friends and family. Favorite title? "Get Behind Me, Santa!"
Also there's a movie about the Danielson Family coming out, which will have a fair amount of Sufjan in it.
I spent my money on Orphans. You would never peg the lead track, "Lie to Me," as a Tom Waits song. It's freakin' rockabilly! And he sings it in his upper register with a minimum of phlegm.
DavidS - Nov 27, 2006 10:20:48 am PST #4473 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The early stuff isn't my favorite, but a lot of it is still great and I thought I'd share this live (and downloadable) concert of Tom Waits from 1975.
Sound quality is excellent. Mostly material from the first two albums and a couple tracks that would wind up on Nighthawks.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 28, 2006 5:13:19 pm PST #4474 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Tom Waits in the house on THE DAILY SHOW tonight, FYI!!!!
DavidS - Nov 28, 2006 5:49:22 pm PST #4475 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom Waits in the house on THE DAILY SHOW tonight, FYI!!!!
Yeah, he was great on Letterman last night. I think that was Duke Robillard on guitar.
Btw, The Decembrists on Letterman tonight.
Volans - Nov 28, 2006 10:33:44 pm PST #4476 of 10003
move out and draw fire
Not generally a topic here, but I just picked up a CD of music for children called "Colours Are Brighter." It's great! Tracks by Belle and Sebastian, The Flaming Lips, The Kooks, Franz Ferdinand, and Rasputina, amoung others.
The "Pooh Trilogy" of Pooh's songs set to music may be the most adorable thing in ever.
Since I can't stand listening to most kids' albums, I thought I would pass on the rec.
(I also just got An Even Scarier Solstice, the follow-up album to the HP Lovecraft Historical Society's first holiday album, but I recognize this to be a niche recording)
tina f. - Nov 29, 2006 8:47:19 am PST #4477 of 10003
This weekend's NYTimes had an interesting kids'-music-for-hip-adults-that-don't-like-traditional-kids-music article:
Also, I am enjoying your mix, Nicklas. The track I cannot get enough of is the last one - the William Elliott Whitmore one. I love it and will probably steal it for my own year-end mix.
Atropa - Nov 29, 2006 12:28:32 pm PST #4478 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
A kids' album that has Rasputina on it?! Oh dear, I sense a purchase in my future ...
Connie Neil - Nov 29, 2006 8:18:11 pm PST #4479 of 10003
brillig
Appeal to the hivemind:
Just watched an old episode of Scrubs, the one about the odds of someone dying in a hospital being one in three and all of their patients end up dying, and the end musical montage had a male singer who sounded a lot like Springsteen doing a song about dying. There is what seems to be a chorus of "Hallelujah" to the song. Is it Springsteen? Does anyone recognize it? I've tried Google with no love.