The last title was by Bruce Springsteen. From "Growin' Up"
Well it's Monday and time for the first drink of the day. Monkeys Rock.
Save SpongeBob from the conservatives. Over 27,000 have signed the petition.
New TV? Watch for it in the next couple of years. Maybe one more reason to wait a bit before buying a plasma.
An odd Monday waste of time link. Walter Newton.
Honoring Ray at Grammys. It would have been better if they would have honored him while he was alive.
Ryan Adams. Ryan Adams. Ryan Adams. Ryan Adams has announced plans to release three new albums in the coming months: a two-disc set with his band The Cardinals titled "Cold Roses" (due April 19); the Thomas Schick-produced "Jacksonville;" and the Ethan Johns-produced "29" (release dates for both to be announced).
According to Adams' official website, the singer/songwriter will be touring North America and Europe this spring, summer and fall.
Cake and Gomez picked for Virgin College Tour.
Coachella headliners...Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails. After Bonnaroo head to CA for this.
Releases on Tuesday: Happy shopping:
February 1, 2005
Ray Charles/ Ray: Songs That Inspired the Movie-- Rhino
Tina Turner /All the Best --Capitol
Blue Merle /Burning In The Sun --Island (some have this coming out Feb 15. Think DMB if Chris Martin of Coldplay sung lead.)
Cowboy Junkies/ Open Road [CD & DVD]-- Zoe
Ed Harcourt /Strangers --Astralwerks
Jess Klein /Strawberry Lover --Rykodisc
John Frusciante/ Curtains --Record Collection
Seal /Best: 1991-2004 [Bonus Disc] --Warner Brothers
The One AM Radio/ On the Shore of the Wide World --Level Plane
Built Like Alaska / Autumnland (Future Farm Recordings)
Precious Bryant / The Truth (Terminus Records)
Paul Brady / Say What You Feel (Compass Records)
Jack Logan / Nature's Assembly Line (Orange Twin Records)
Henry Rollins / Shock & Awe (DVD) (Deluxe)
Tommy Castro / Soul Shaker (Blind Pig)
Jason Moran / Same Mother (Blue Note)
Various Artists / Because of Winn-Dixie Soundtrack (Nettwerk)
February 8, 2005
Ray Charles /Brother Ray's Blues Synergy
Shuggie Otis /Inspiration Information Luaka Bop (Ryko)
Andrew Bird /Mysterious Production of Eggs Righteous Babe
Manic Street Preachers /Holy Bible [10th Anniversary Edition] Sony
Rod Stewart /Foolish Behaviour Rhino Flashback
Roger Daltrey/ Just a Boy: Anthology Sanctuary
Stray Cats /Live in Amsterdam, July 14 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Brussels, July 6 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Gijon, July 24 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in London, July 18 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Hamburg, July 13 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Luzern, July 27 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Luzern, July 27 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Turku, July 10 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Holland, July 30 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Berlin, July 12 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Lyon, July 26 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Lyon, July 26 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Barcelona, July 22 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Bonn, July 29 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Helsinki, July 9 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Paris, July 5 Surf Dog (Ada)
Stray Cats /Live in Manchester, July 16 Surf Dog (Ada)
The Frames/ Burn the Maps Anti
The Smithereens/ God Save the Smithereens [Bonus Tracks] Koch
Various Artists /Policia: A Tribute to the Police Militia
Various Artists /VH1 Classic Presents: Metal Mania - Stripped Immortal (Red)
Steve Barton / Charm Offensive (Sleepless)
Reckless Kelly / Wicked Twisted Road (Sugar Hill)
Eisley /Room Noises (Warner Bros.)
More Later
Peace Off
Bro
Monday, January 31, 2005
Friday, January 28, 2005
When they said sit down--I stood up
the last title was from Ryan Adams' "Oh My Sweet Carolina"
Star Wars--kinda.
Legendary rock trio Cream --drummer Ginger Baker, bassist Jack Bruce and guitarist Eric Clapton--will reunite for a four-night run at London's Royal Albert Hall on May 2, 3, 5 and 6. The venue is the site of the group's final performance in 1968, according to a band announcement.
Day in Rock reports: Death Cab for Cuties frontman Ben Gibbard will be playing a benefit show in San Francisco on January 28 with Mark Kozelek and Eric Bachmann at the Great American Music Hall. All proceeds will be donated to the Save The Children Foundation.
The band also just wrapped up a major cross-country headlining tour and will soon take a short break before beginning work on their next album. In the meantime, an upcoming live EP is set to arrive in early spring on Barsuk Records.
Tickets for the fourth Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival—to be held June 10-12 in Manchester, Tenn.—will be on sale starting tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 29) at 10 a.m. EST on the Bonnaroo website.
This year's complete lineup includes Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Drive-By Truckers, Rilo Kiley, Keller Williams, Joss Stone, The Allman Brothers Band, Particle, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Dave Matthews Band, The Mars Volta, John Prine, Jack Johnson, Toots & The Maytals, Trey Anastasio (pictured above at last year's festival), Brazilian Girls, Bela Fleck Acoustic Trio, My Morning Jacket, Gov't Mule, Iron & Wine, Yonder Mountain String Band, STS9, Joanna Newsom, Earl Scruggs & Friends, Ray LaMontagne, Ozomatli, The Gourds, Benevento/Russo Duo featuring Mike Gordon, Citizen Cope, John Butler Trio, The Secret Machines, O.A.R., Old Crow Medicine Show, Umphrey's McGee, M. Ward, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Madeleine Peyroux, Donna The Buffalo, Mouse On Mars, Ollabelle, Xavier Rudd, and Tea Leaf Green.
Tickets will range in price from $146.50-$172.50, depending on how soon you purchase them. For more ticket info visit bonnaroo.com.
New Jimi Hendrix DVD to be released
Eagle Rock Entertainment will mark the newest addition to its “Classic Album” series with the release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland: Classic Album on DVD Feb. 22, 2005.
Electric Ladyland: Classic Album features some of Hendrix's most notable recordings, archive film footage and interviews with many of those who were there for the ride, including producer Eddie Kramer, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Steve Winwood and Chas Chandler.
Track Listing:
1. Burning of the Midnight Lamp
2. All Along the Watchtower
3. Rainy Day, Dream Away
4. Voodoo Chile
5. Crosstown Traffic
6. Little Miss Strange
7. Gypsy Eyes
8. House Burning Down
9. Long Hot Summer Night
10. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)
11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Another post on Selling Out from Pitchfork.
Have a nice weekend
Peace Off
Bro
Star Wars--kinda.
Legendary rock trio Cream --drummer Ginger Baker, bassist Jack Bruce and guitarist Eric Clapton--will reunite for a four-night run at London's Royal Albert Hall on May 2, 3, 5 and 6. The venue is the site of the group's final performance in 1968, according to a band announcement.
Day in Rock reports: Death Cab for Cuties frontman Ben Gibbard will be playing a benefit show in San Francisco on January 28 with Mark Kozelek and Eric Bachmann at the Great American Music Hall. All proceeds will be donated to the Save The Children Foundation.
The band also just wrapped up a major cross-country headlining tour and will soon take a short break before beginning work on their next album. In the meantime, an upcoming live EP is set to arrive in early spring on Barsuk Records.
Tickets for the fourth Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival—to be held June 10-12 in Manchester, Tenn.—will be on sale starting tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 29) at 10 a.m. EST on the Bonnaroo website.
This year's complete lineup includes Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Drive-By Truckers, Rilo Kiley, Keller Williams, Joss Stone, The Allman Brothers Band, Particle, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Dave Matthews Band, The Mars Volta, John Prine, Jack Johnson, Toots & The Maytals, Trey Anastasio (pictured above at last year's festival), Brazilian Girls, Bela Fleck Acoustic Trio, My Morning Jacket, Gov't Mule, Iron & Wine, Yonder Mountain String Band, STS9, Joanna Newsom, Earl Scruggs & Friends, Ray LaMontagne, Ozomatli, The Gourds, Benevento/Russo Duo featuring Mike Gordon, Citizen Cope, John Butler Trio, The Secret Machines, O.A.R., Old Crow Medicine Show, Umphrey's McGee, M. Ward, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Madeleine Peyroux, Donna The Buffalo, Mouse On Mars, Ollabelle, Xavier Rudd, and Tea Leaf Green.
Tickets will range in price from $146.50-$172.50, depending on how soon you purchase them. For more ticket info visit bonnaroo.com.
New Jimi Hendrix DVD to be released
Eagle Rock Entertainment will mark the newest addition to its “Classic Album” series with the release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland: Classic Album on DVD Feb. 22, 2005.
Electric Ladyland: Classic Album features some of Hendrix's most notable recordings, archive film footage and interviews with many of those who were there for the ride, including producer Eddie Kramer, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Steve Winwood and Chas Chandler.
Track Listing:
1. Burning of the Midnight Lamp
2. All Along the Watchtower
3. Rainy Day, Dream Away
4. Voodoo Chile
5. Crosstown Traffic
6. Little Miss Strange
7. Gypsy Eyes
8. House Burning Down
9. Long Hot Summer Night
10. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)
11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Another post on Selling Out from Pitchfork.
Have a nice weekend
Peace Off
Bro
Thursday, January 27, 2005
I've never been to Vegas but I gambled all my life
the last title was a free download on iTunes from Bright Eyes called "When the President Talks to God"
So when your band was starting out you would never sellout. Then having your song in a movie was ok but never TV. Things are starting to change. TV playing some cool tunes.
Viral ads. Fake ads spread over the web quickly. Sometimes that is good. Sometimes not so much. Check out the home made Mini ad at gomotron.com or you can check out a ton of viral ads at boreme.com.
At a few bars the DJ is an iPod.
I told you as soon as they hired Karmazin that ads would follow at Sirius. You thought I was joking. Hope you enjoyed the "free" ride while it lasted. More news with Sirius and XM joining together. They are talking. Again I say-- these are the same people that destroyed radio...will they do the same to satellite? Duh.
Music Music everywhere. The Buzz out of Midem.
U2 fans unhappy at the way the ticket sales are going.
MTV reports: Former X singer John Doe will release his fifth solo effort, the rootsy punk album Forever Hasn't Happened Yet, on March 22. The record contains guest shots from former Blasters leader Dave Alvin, Neko Case, Throwing Muses' Kristin Hersh and Grant-Lee Phillips.
And If you're a Dinosaur Jr. freak, freesofree.net is the place for you. The official bootleg site has hundreds of free recordings of songs by the defunct indie rock band and its leader, J Mascis, including close to 100 MP3-quality live recordings spanning the years 1986-2004. The site also has more than 40 music-video and live video clips. ...
PJ to Jam with Frampton? Sounds strange but it could work.
REM to headline the Isle of Wight fest. Read the posts at the bottom of the article. Interesting.
From Pitchfork:
Ben Folds to Release Album in April
Aaron Mandel reports:
Having just stunned the music world by producing a William Shatner record that one can listen to twice without wanting to chew one's own ears off, Ben Folds is getting ready to release Songs For Silverman, his second full album since the dissolution of Ben Folds Five, on April 26. The record will be almost entirely different from the three Internet-released EPs that have acted as teasers for it, with only one song making a reappearance-- "Give Judy My Notice", re-recorded for Silverman.
Folds went into detail in an interview with Rolling Stone about one song: "Late", written in memory of Elliott Smith. "I was playing all the same shitholes he was," Folds said. "The lyrics of the song are about people who are sharing your experience too-- 'Oh, Elliott Smith did this club last night, and he sat in that same room and read all the shit about dicks and asses on the wall.' Poets like to talk about how they look up and see the same stars, and I think rock musicians all look up and see the same dicks on the walls. I played [basketball] with him and Beck one time, and Elliott was just fucking throwing elbows like there was no tomorrow." Wait, Ben, can you go back to the thing about the wall-mounted penises? We're not totally clear on that part.
Most of the record-- nine songs-- were initially recorded early last year, but for whatever reason, Folds scrapped the original tapes and recorded all of the final version of Silverman in Nashville during a single six-week Nashville stay last fall.
The tracklist:
01 Bastard
02 You To Thank
03 Jesusland
04 Landed
05 Gracie
06 Trusted
07 Give Judy My Notice
08 Late
09 Sentimental Guy
10 Time
11 Prison Food
And just to make sure expectations for the album are nice and low, Folds brought Weird Al Yankovic in to sing backing vocals on "Time". A handful of American concert dates will precede the album's release, and two weeks in Europe will follow it:
01-27 Durham, NC - Duke University
01-28 Carlisle, PA - Dickinson College
01-29 Syracuse, NY - Syracuse University
02-10 Norman, OK - University Of Uklahoma
02-12 Crawfordsville, IN - Wabash College
02-17 Storrs, CT - University of Connecticut
04-24 Millersville, PA - Millersville University
05-31 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
06-01 London, England - Barbican
06-02 Brighton, England - The Dome
06-04 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Halle
06-05 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
06-07 Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
06-08 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
06-10 Southampton, England - Guild Hall
06-11 Manchester, England - Lowry
06-13 Sheffield, England - Octagon
06-14 Leicester, England - De Montford Hall
06-16 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
06-17 Warwick, England - Arts Centre
I have heard Landed and I think that will be the first single. Safe.
OAR are back with CD and tour.
I am just glad I am a guy. I never went to school for this.
Place the states. I got 92% with an avg error of 19 miles. Good luck.
the 50 most loathesome people in America. It takes awhile to load.
More later
Peace Off
Bro
So when your band was starting out you would never sellout. Then having your song in a movie was ok but never TV. Things are starting to change. TV playing some cool tunes.
Viral ads. Fake ads spread over the web quickly. Sometimes that is good. Sometimes not so much. Check out the home made Mini ad at gomotron.com or you can check out a ton of viral ads at boreme.com.
At a few bars the DJ is an iPod.
I told you as soon as they hired Karmazin that ads would follow at Sirius. You thought I was joking. Hope you enjoyed the "free" ride while it lasted. More news with Sirius and XM joining together. They are talking. Again I say-- these are the same people that destroyed radio...will they do the same to satellite? Duh.
Music Music everywhere. The Buzz out of Midem.
U2 fans unhappy at the way the ticket sales are going.
MTV reports: Former X singer John Doe will release his fifth solo effort, the rootsy punk album Forever Hasn't Happened Yet, on March 22. The record contains guest shots from former Blasters leader Dave Alvin, Neko Case, Throwing Muses' Kristin Hersh and Grant-Lee Phillips.
And If you're a Dinosaur Jr. freak, freesofree.net is the place for you. The official bootleg site has hundreds of free recordings of songs by the defunct indie rock band and its leader, J Mascis, including close to 100 MP3-quality live recordings spanning the years 1986-2004. The site also has more than 40 music-video and live video clips. ...
PJ to Jam with Frampton? Sounds strange but it could work.
REM to headline the Isle of Wight fest. Read the posts at the bottom of the article. Interesting.
From Pitchfork:
Ben Folds to Release Album in April
Aaron Mandel reports:
Having just stunned the music world by producing a William Shatner record that one can listen to twice without wanting to chew one's own ears off, Ben Folds is getting ready to release Songs For Silverman, his second full album since the dissolution of Ben Folds Five, on April 26. The record will be almost entirely different from the three Internet-released EPs that have acted as teasers for it, with only one song making a reappearance-- "Give Judy My Notice", re-recorded for Silverman.
Folds went into detail in an interview with Rolling Stone about one song: "Late", written in memory of Elliott Smith. "I was playing all the same shitholes he was," Folds said. "The lyrics of the song are about people who are sharing your experience too-- 'Oh, Elliott Smith did this club last night, and he sat in that same room and read all the shit about dicks and asses on the wall.' Poets like to talk about how they look up and see the same stars, and I think rock musicians all look up and see the same dicks on the walls. I played [basketball] with him and Beck one time, and Elliott was just fucking throwing elbows like there was no tomorrow." Wait, Ben, can you go back to the thing about the wall-mounted penises? We're not totally clear on that part.
Most of the record-- nine songs-- were initially recorded early last year, but for whatever reason, Folds scrapped the original tapes and recorded all of the final version of Silverman in Nashville during a single six-week Nashville stay last fall.
The tracklist:
01 Bastard
02 You To Thank
03 Jesusland
04 Landed
05 Gracie
06 Trusted
07 Give Judy My Notice
08 Late
09 Sentimental Guy
10 Time
11 Prison Food
And just to make sure expectations for the album are nice and low, Folds brought Weird Al Yankovic in to sing backing vocals on "Time". A handful of American concert dates will precede the album's release, and two weeks in Europe will follow it:
01-27 Durham, NC - Duke University
01-28 Carlisle, PA - Dickinson College
01-29 Syracuse, NY - Syracuse University
02-10 Norman, OK - University Of Uklahoma
02-12 Crawfordsville, IN - Wabash College
02-17 Storrs, CT - University of Connecticut
04-24 Millersville, PA - Millersville University
05-31 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
06-01 London, England - Barbican
06-02 Brighton, England - The Dome
06-04 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Halle
06-05 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
06-07 Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
06-08 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
06-10 Southampton, England - Guild Hall
06-11 Manchester, England - Lowry
06-13 Sheffield, England - Octagon
06-14 Leicester, England - De Montford Hall
06-16 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
06-17 Warwick, England - Arts Centre
I have heard Landed and I think that will be the first single. Safe.
OAR are back with CD and tour.
I am just glad I am a guy. I never went to school for this.
Place the states. I got 92% with an avg error of 19 miles. Good luck.
the 50 most loathesome people in America. It takes awhile to load.
More later
Peace Off
Bro
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
When the president talks to god does he ever think that maybe he's not--that that voice is just inside his head
The last title was from "Take the Skinheads Bowling" from Camper Van Beethoven
Love this site. Draw in the snow.
If my bio page ever looks like this please hunt me down and treat me like the dog I am. Or better yet--shoot me. Please.
It is Tuesday and here is some new music on sale now: Enjoy.
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Worlds Apart-- Interscope
On their fourth album Worlds Apart, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead turn to the massive sound of prog-rock for inspiration, with uneven, but often fascinating, results. Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning --Saddle Creek
As you may have read elsewhere, Bright Eyes — a.k.a. Conor Oberst — releases not one, but two albums of all-new material this week. The first is I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, an acoustic-based collection that hearkens back to the heyday of singer/songwriters in the early '70s. The second is Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, an electronic-inflected indie-pop album not far removed from the Postal Service's Give Up. While I'm Wide Awake and Digital Ash may seem dissimilar on the surface, they're both unmistakably the work of a songwriter who is not nearly as gifted or compelling as his reputation would suggest. Indie Rock
Kenny Chesney Be as You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair) --BNA
Kenny Chesney returns this week with Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair), the sequel to last year's chart-topping When the Sun Goes Down. In contrast to the polished, arena-ready When the Sun, Be As You Are is a relaxed, low-key collection of ballads and easy-rolling pop tunes that celebrate life in the Carribbean Islands, and it's one of Chesney's best albums to date. Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country
Low The Great Destroyer --Sub Pop
Low's Sub Pop debut The Great Destroyer shows that the band can work on a big scale as well as an intimate one, and has all the beauty and emotion that fans have come to expect from a new Low album. Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Lou Barlow Emoh-- Merge Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Bettie Serveert Attagirl --Minty Fresh Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Bright Eyes Digital Ash in a Digital Urn --Saddle Creek Indie Pop, Indie Rock
The Chemical Brothers Push the Button-- Astralwerks Club/Dance, Electronica, Progressive House, House, Funky Breaks
The Church Momento Descuidado --Liberation Blue Alternative Pop/Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Ani DiFranco Knuckle Down --Righteous Babe Alternative Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock
Erasure Nightbird --Mute Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Marianne Faithfull Before the Poison --Anti Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
M83 Before the Dawn Heals Us --Mute U.S. Ambient Pop, Electronic, Indie Electronic Magnapop Mouthfeel --Daemon Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Pernice Brothers Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening-- Ashmont Indie Rock, Indie Pop--this is a live LP
Chris Stamey A Question of Temperature-- Yep Roc Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Various Artists Now That Sounds Kosher! --Sony
More later
Peace Off
Bro
Love this site. Draw in the snow.
If my bio page ever looks like this please hunt me down and treat me like the dog I am. Or better yet--shoot me. Please.
It is Tuesday and here is some new music on sale now: Enjoy.
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Worlds Apart-- Interscope
On their fourth album Worlds Apart, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead turn to the massive sound of prog-rock for inspiration, with uneven, but often fascinating, results. Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning --Saddle Creek
As you may have read elsewhere, Bright Eyes — a.k.a. Conor Oberst — releases not one, but two albums of all-new material this week. The first is I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, an acoustic-based collection that hearkens back to the heyday of singer/songwriters in the early '70s. The second is Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, an electronic-inflected indie-pop album not far removed from the Postal Service's Give Up. While I'm Wide Awake and Digital Ash may seem dissimilar on the surface, they're both unmistakably the work of a songwriter who is not nearly as gifted or compelling as his reputation would suggest. Indie Rock
Kenny Chesney Be as You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair) --BNA
Kenny Chesney returns this week with Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair), the sequel to last year's chart-topping When the Sun Goes Down. In contrast to the polished, arena-ready When the Sun, Be As You Are is a relaxed, low-key collection of ballads and easy-rolling pop tunes that celebrate life in the Carribbean Islands, and it's one of Chesney's best albums to date. Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country
Low The Great Destroyer --Sub Pop
Low's Sub Pop debut The Great Destroyer shows that the band can work on a big scale as well as an intimate one, and has all the beauty and emotion that fans have come to expect from a new Low album. Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Lou Barlow Emoh-- Merge Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Bettie Serveert Attagirl --Minty Fresh Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Bright Eyes Digital Ash in a Digital Urn --Saddle Creek Indie Pop, Indie Rock
The Chemical Brothers Push the Button-- Astralwerks Club/Dance, Electronica, Progressive House, House, Funky Breaks
The Church Momento Descuidado --Liberation Blue Alternative Pop/Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Ani DiFranco Knuckle Down --Righteous Babe Alternative Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock
Erasure Nightbird --Mute Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Marianne Faithfull Before the Poison --Anti Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
M83 Before the Dawn Heals Us --Mute U.S. Ambient Pop, Electronic, Indie Electronic Magnapop Mouthfeel --Daemon Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Pernice Brothers Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening-- Ashmont Indie Rock, Indie Pop--this is a live LP
Chris Stamey A Question of Temperature-- Yep Roc Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Various Artists Now That Sounds Kosher! --Sony
More later
Peace Off
Bro
Monday, January 24, 2005
Some people say that bowling alleys have big lanes
Thank you John Prine for the last title--from "illegal smile" get to know John Prine if you don't know.
U2 is ready to rock you--are you ready to pony up the big bucks? Here is the info so far:
24.01.05 U2 Take 'Vertigo' On The Road
The dates, cities, venues and ticket information on the tour we've all been waiting for!
U2 will begin the first leg of their Vertigo//2005 world tour in San Diego on March, 28th 2005.Vertigo//2005 will visit 13 cities in North America before arriving in Brussels on June 10th for the first of 24 scheduled European performances, finishing up in Lisbon in the middle of August.
Here's the detail - get ready to book!NORTH AMERICA DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
March 28th San Diego, CA - Sports Arena
April 1st Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
April 5th Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
April 9th San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
April 14th Phoenix, AZ - Glendale Arena
April 20th Denver, CO - Pepsi CenterApril
24th Seattle, WA - Key Arena
April 28th Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
May 7th & May 9th Chicago, IL - United Center
May 14 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
May 17 & May 18 East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
May 21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
May 24 & May 26 Boston, MA - Fleet Center
Tickets for performances in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and San Diego will go on sale this Saturday, January 29th.Tickets for performances in Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose go on sale this Sunday, January 30th and tickets for New York and East Rutherford go on sale next Monday, January 31st. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the next few weeks.)Once again, U2 will offer General Admission floor tickets giving fans the best view in the house for the lowest ticket price. Reserved seat tickets in the stands will also be available.
In North America, general admission floor tickets will be $49.50 (plus applicable service fees). Additional ticket prices will vary per market. There will be an 8 ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of 2 general admission floor tickets.
EUROPEAN DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
June 10th Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium
June 12th Gelsenkirchen - Schalke Stadium
June 14th Manchester - City of Manchester Stadium
June 18th London - Twickenham Stadium
June 21st Glasgow - Hampden Park
June 24th Dublin - Croke Park
June 29th Cardiff - Millenium Stadium
2nd July Vienna - Ernst Happel Stadium
5th July Katowice - Slaski Stadium
7th July Berlin - Olympic Stadium
9th July Paris - Stade de France
11th July Zurich – Letzigrund Stadium
13th July Amsterdam – Arena
19th July Milan - San Siro
23rd July Rome - Olympic Stadium
27th July Oslo - Vallehovin Stadium;
29th July Gothenburg - Ullevi Stadium
31st July Copenhagen - Parken
3rd August Munich - Olympic Stadium
5th August Nice - Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann
7th August Barcelona – Camp Nou
9th August San Sebastian - Anoeta Stadium
11th August Madrid - Estadio Vicente Calderon
14th August Lisbon - Alvalade
Tickets for the UK shows go on sale at 9am Friday, January 28th; tickets forBrussels go on sale Saturday, January 29th and tickets for Dublin go on sale on Friday 4th February. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks.)
Paid-up subscribers to U2.Com http://www.u2.com/subscribe can takepart in a presale of tour tickets which begins on Tuesday 25th January, four days ahead of the general onsale - they will receive an e-mail about this direct with booking information.
More news on Vertigo//2005 as we get it.
Thanks for the info Helper Monkey you truly are helpful. This tour info also comes from Helper Monkey. Thanks man.
Kings of Leon is opening for U2 another band to get to know if you don't already. I loved their first cd. Here is a review of their second. Aha Shake Heartbreak.
Queens of the Stone Age tour dates
A wealth of North American dates for the Queens Of The Stone Age have now been announced, here's where you can see them:
March 15th Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
March 16th Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
March 19th Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
March 20th Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
March 24th New York, NY - Webster Hall
March 26th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre / Underground
March 27th Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
March 28th Boston, MA - The Roxy
March 30th Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
March 31st Montreal, QC - Metropolis
April 02nd Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
April 03rd Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
April 05th Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
April 06th Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
April 08th Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Th. For Perf. Arts
April 10th Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
April 11th Edmonton, AB - Red's
April 13th Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 14th Seattle, WA - The Premier
April 16th San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
April 18th Los Angeles, CA - Music Box At The Fonda
The groups newest effort "Lullabies To Paralyze" will see a release via Interscope on March 22nd
according to http://www.theprp.com/
Thanks again Helper Monkey.
Elvis Costello does opera.
New Beck sounds like the old Beck. Yes it has leaked to the web.
another concert for tsunami victims. This one in the UK. Performer are Clapton, Snow Patrol, Keane and many many more.
What's wrong with this photo--and no that is not Pezman in the background. Although I am sure there are similar photos out there of him.
Art with Nature. I guess I needed to class up this blog a bit.
Funny Flaps. flash.
Beer for women.
Alrighty more later. Thanks for reading
Peace Off
Bro
U2 is ready to rock you--are you ready to pony up the big bucks? Here is the info so far:
24.01.05 U2 Take 'Vertigo' On The Road
The dates, cities, venues and ticket information on the tour we've all been waiting for!
U2 will begin the first leg of their Vertigo//2005 world tour in San Diego on March, 28th 2005.Vertigo//2005 will visit 13 cities in North America before arriving in Brussels on June 10th for the first of 24 scheduled European performances, finishing up in Lisbon in the middle of August.
Here's the detail - get ready to book!NORTH AMERICA DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
March 28th San Diego, CA - Sports Arena
April 1st Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
April 5th Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
April 9th San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
April 14th Phoenix, AZ - Glendale Arena
April 20th Denver, CO - Pepsi CenterApril
24th Seattle, WA - Key Arena
April 28th Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
May 7th & May 9th Chicago, IL - United Center
May 14 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
May 17 & May 18 East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
May 21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
May 24 & May 26 Boston, MA - Fleet Center
Tickets for performances in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and San Diego will go on sale this Saturday, January 29th.Tickets for performances in Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose go on sale this Sunday, January 30th and tickets for New York and East Rutherford go on sale next Monday, January 31st. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the next few weeks.)Once again, U2 will offer General Admission floor tickets giving fans the best view in the house for the lowest ticket price. Reserved seat tickets in the stands will also be available.
In North America, general admission floor tickets will be $49.50 (plus applicable service fees). Additional ticket prices will vary per market. There will be an 8 ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of 2 general admission floor tickets.
EUROPEAN DATES AND TICKETING INFORMATION
June 10th Brussels - King Baudouin Stadium
June 12th Gelsenkirchen - Schalke Stadium
June 14th Manchester - City of Manchester Stadium
June 18th London - Twickenham Stadium
June 21st Glasgow - Hampden Park
June 24th Dublin - Croke Park
June 29th Cardiff - Millenium Stadium
2nd July Vienna - Ernst Happel Stadium
5th July Katowice - Slaski Stadium
7th July Berlin - Olympic Stadium
9th July Paris - Stade de France
11th July Zurich – Letzigrund Stadium
13th July Amsterdam – Arena
19th July Milan - San Siro
23rd July Rome - Olympic Stadium
27th July Oslo - Vallehovin Stadium;
29th July Gothenburg - Ullevi Stadium
31st July Copenhagen - Parken
3rd August Munich - Olympic Stadium
5th August Nice - Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann
7th August Barcelona – Camp Nou
9th August San Sebastian - Anoeta Stadium
11th August Madrid - Estadio Vicente Calderon
14th August Lisbon - Alvalade
Tickets for the UK shows go on sale at 9am Friday, January 28th; tickets forBrussels go on sale Saturday, January 29th and tickets for Dublin go on sale on Friday 4th February. (All additional on sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks.)
Paid-up subscribers to U2.Com http://www.u2.com/subscribe can takepart in a presale of tour tickets which begins on Tuesday 25th January, four days ahead of the general onsale - they will receive an e-mail about this direct with booking information.
More news on Vertigo//2005 as we get it.
Thanks for the info Helper Monkey you truly are helpful. This tour info also comes from Helper Monkey. Thanks man.
Kings of Leon is opening for U2 another band to get to know if you don't already. I loved their first cd. Here is a review of their second. Aha Shake Heartbreak.
Queens of the Stone Age tour dates
A wealth of North American dates for the Queens Of The Stone Age have now been announced, here's where you can see them:
March 15th Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
March 16th Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
March 19th Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
March 20th Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
March 24th New York, NY - Webster Hall
March 26th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre / Underground
March 27th Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
March 28th Boston, MA - The Roxy
March 30th Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
March 31st Montreal, QC - Metropolis
April 02nd Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
April 03rd Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
April 05th Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
April 06th Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
April 08th Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Th. For Perf. Arts
April 10th Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
April 11th Edmonton, AB - Red's
April 13th Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 14th Seattle, WA - The Premier
April 16th San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
April 18th Los Angeles, CA - Music Box At The Fonda
The groups newest effort "Lullabies To Paralyze" will see a release via Interscope on March 22nd
according to http://www.theprp.com/
Thanks again Helper Monkey.
Elvis Costello does opera.
New Beck sounds like the old Beck. Yes it has leaked to the web.
another concert for tsunami victims. This one in the UK. Performer are Clapton, Snow Patrol, Keane and many many more.
What's wrong with this photo--and no that is not Pezman in the background. Although I am sure there are similar photos out there of him.
Art with Nature. I guess I needed to class up this blog a bit.
Funny Flaps. flash.
Beer for women.
Alrighty more later. Thanks for reading
Peace Off
Bro
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been
I know that the last title was an easy one. Homer singing "it was a very good beer" OK brain--you don't like me and I don't like you but if we get through this then I can go back to slowly killing you with beer.
Remember it's all fun and games until someone gets human feces in their eye. DMBs bus driver gets it.
The BBC reminds us when we upgrade to recycle.
Conservatives take on Spongebob. Claim he is gay. Didn't this tact fail with Ernie and Bert?
WD-40 fights drugs. It now has 2001 uses.
What does it mean to be drunk? What does it mean to be sober? Read this essay while I go grab a beer.
Toy ray guns. Need I say more.
O'reily at it again. I know I know this happens on a daily basis but c'mon people we are smarter than this( o wait we aren't--look who we voted in for POTUS). Get him off the airwaves. Stop listening. Please and speaking of getting off the airwaves. American Idol kicked some ratings ass. C'mon people we are smarter than this. O never mind.
65,000 anti-fans can't be wrong? Stop Ashlee Simpson plea. It's funny because it's true and if you think this is bad it could and will get worse. Hit Song Science. I hope I am wrong.
Sharon Osbourne in for Politics in UK.
File under Make the Bad Man Stop. A Trump musical?
Lineup for SxSW.
M Ward getting new CD ready.
More Later
peace off
Bro
Remember it's all fun and games until someone gets human feces in their eye. DMBs bus driver gets it.
The BBC reminds us when we upgrade to recycle.
Conservatives take on Spongebob. Claim he is gay. Didn't this tact fail with Ernie and Bert?
WD-40 fights drugs. It now has 2001 uses.
What does it mean to be drunk? What does it mean to be sober? Read this essay while I go grab a beer.
Toy ray guns. Need I say more.
O'reily at it again. I know I know this happens on a daily basis but c'mon people we are smarter than this( o wait we aren't--look who we voted in for POTUS). Get him off the airwaves. Stop listening. Please and speaking of getting off the airwaves. American Idol kicked some ratings ass. C'mon people we are smarter than this. O never mind.
65,000 anti-fans can't be wrong? Stop Ashlee Simpson plea. It's funny because it's true and if you think this is bad it could and will get worse. Hit Song Science. I hope I am wrong.
Sharon Osbourne in for Politics in UK.
File under Make the Bad Man Stop. A Trump musical?
Lineup for SxSW.
M Ward getting new CD ready.
More Later
peace off
Bro
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
I had some very good beer that I purchased with a fake ID--My name was Brian McGee
The last title was stolen from Sufjan Stevens' "Super Sexy Woman"
So on ward...I mentioned a bit ago about a benefit with the D and Eddie Vedder etc. Well I need to thank Helper Monkey for this review of the show. Sounds great--I would love a bootleg. The encore sounds simply amazing. This a photo from the show. Thanks again Helper Monkey.
Now this is from Mary.
ANNUAL NEOLOGISM CONTEST
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.And the winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.
6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
My favorites are 4,10, and 11. Thanks Mary.
I think this downloading thing may just catch on. Up tenfold.
F--kin A right. Fuel lead singer says a naughty word on stage...and I am sure it is the first time the audience ever heard that word too.
I already linked to one site saying this but it doesn't hurt to remind you. Bonnaroo 2005.
JibJab is back for the second term.
Being Paul Allen. Hell I would settle for just being his friend.
Kings of Leon. New CD and Tour. They have a single on iTunes right now.
ON TV
Wednesday 1/19:
LITTLE STEVEN The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)
RAY LAMONTAGNE Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC)
BEN HARPER Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC)
BIRTHDAYS
JANIS JOPLIN (Powerful heart-on-her-sleeve '60s blues and rock persona who left Texas to join up with San Francisco-based Big Brother And The Holding Company and later the Kozmic Blues Band and the Full Tilt Boogie Band [for the Pearl album]; Born in 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas. Died on October 4, 1970, of a heroin overdose in a Hollywood hotel room.
ROBERT PALMER (Funky and stylish Brit blue-eyed soul singer; grew up on the island of Malta; member of '70s band Vinegar Joe and solo hit with back-up from Little Feat and The Meters before ultimately becoming an '80s MTV star with a string of pop hits; was a member of 1985 band Power Station with Duran Duran members; Born in 1949 in Batley, England. Died of a heart attack in Paris on September 26, 2003.
PHIL EVERLY (Singer, songwriter; along with brother Don was half of The Everly Brothers,Born in 1939 in Chicago.
DOLLY PARTON (Hit Country/Americana soprano who ventures into bluegrass and gospel collaborations; actress; made Trio albums with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt; Born in 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee.
THIS DAY IN MUSIC:
In 1971, The mass murder trial of Charles Manson was under way. Much to the dismay of The Beatles, "Helter Skelter" was played in the courtroom. Manson had reportedly scrawled "helter skelter" on a mirror at the scene of the crime.
In 1974, A nine-mile long traffic jam prevented many fans from entering the Bob Dylan concert with The Band in Miami until it was half-over.
In 1976, Promoter Bill Sargent made his first proposal to The Beatles to reunite, offering $30 million for just one concert. As we know, they refused it and all ensuing entreaties.
In 1993, Fleetwood Mac reunited to play "Don't Stop" and other hits at the first inauguration celebration for President William Jefferson Clinton.
In 1993, The Supreme Court refused to lower the amount that a judge awarded Tom Waits for unauthorized usage of a Waits sound- and look-alike in a Frito-Lay commercial. The chip company paid up to the tune of a cool $2.5 million. That's a lot of Chesterfields!
More later
Peace Off
Bro
So on ward...I mentioned a bit ago about a benefit with the D and Eddie Vedder etc. Well I need to thank Helper Monkey for this review of the show. Sounds great--I would love a bootleg. The encore sounds simply amazing. This a photo from the show. Thanks again Helper Monkey.
Now this is from Mary.
ANNUAL NEOLOGISM CONTEST
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.And the winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.
6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
My favorites are 4,10, and 11. Thanks Mary.
I think this downloading thing may just catch on. Up tenfold.
F--kin A right. Fuel lead singer says a naughty word on stage...and I am sure it is the first time the audience ever heard that word too.
I already linked to one site saying this but it doesn't hurt to remind you. Bonnaroo 2005.
JibJab is back for the second term.
Being Paul Allen. Hell I would settle for just being his friend.
Kings of Leon. New CD and Tour. They have a single on iTunes right now.
ON TV
Wednesday 1/19:
LITTLE STEVEN The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)
RAY LAMONTAGNE Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC)
BEN HARPER Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC)
BIRTHDAYS
JANIS JOPLIN (Powerful heart-on-her-sleeve '60s blues and rock persona who left Texas to join up with San Francisco-based Big Brother And The Holding Company and later the Kozmic Blues Band and the Full Tilt Boogie Band [for the Pearl album]; Born in 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas. Died on October 4, 1970, of a heroin overdose in a Hollywood hotel room.
ROBERT PALMER (Funky and stylish Brit blue-eyed soul singer; grew up on the island of Malta; member of '70s band Vinegar Joe and solo hit with back-up from Little Feat and The Meters before ultimately becoming an '80s MTV star with a string of pop hits; was a member of 1985 band Power Station with Duran Duran members; Born in 1949 in Batley, England. Died of a heart attack in Paris on September 26, 2003.
PHIL EVERLY (Singer, songwriter; along with brother Don was half of The Everly Brothers,Born in 1939 in Chicago.
DOLLY PARTON (Hit Country/Americana soprano who ventures into bluegrass and gospel collaborations; actress; made Trio albums with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt; Born in 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee.
THIS DAY IN MUSIC:
In 1971, The mass murder trial of Charles Manson was under way. Much to the dismay of The Beatles, "Helter Skelter" was played in the courtroom. Manson had reportedly scrawled "helter skelter" on a mirror at the scene of the crime.
In 1974, A nine-mile long traffic jam prevented many fans from entering the Bob Dylan concert with The Band in Miami until it was half-over.
In 1976, Promoter Bill Sargent made his first proposal to The Beatles to reunite, offering $30 million for just one concert. As we know, they refused it and all ensuing entreaties.
In 1993, Fleetwood Mac reunited to play "Don't Stop" and other hits at the first inauguration celebration for President William Jefferson Clinton.
In 1993, The Supreme Court refused to lower the amount that a judge awarded Tom Waits for unauthorized usage of a Waits sound- and look-alike in a Frito-Lay commercial. The chip company paid up to the tune of a cool $2.5 million. That's a lot of Chesterfields!
More later
Peace Off
Bro
Monday, January 17, 2005
She's got Superman's smile and Wonderwomen's hair
We can thank Tom Waits and his tune "Tango Till They're Sore" for the prior title.
So it's Monday and hopefully you are not working. Have an extra beer for me.
Check out the three amigos. No this is not a remake with Will Ferrell--although that would be sweet. Instead this is something...well...else.
Oh My God it Burns. Bad vodka turned good? Maybe. I haven't tried it but if someone out there has let me know. Page down to the experiment on 11/05.
The future of the wheel? The tweel.
Bill Hicks book etc.
Remember the cows in Chicago? Well Phoenix has fender guitars.
another Seattle wave of great music?
Is this where my tax dollars are going? Non-lethal chemical weapons for homosexuality activities of the enemy. Nice. Make love not war.
This is going too far--outsourcing the drive up at McD's
iTunes and satellite radio is making radio think about the future. It's about time.
Someone's list of 2004 CD you may have missed.
BACKBEAT: COLLECTOR’S EDITION, is coming to DVD on January 25th!
Directed by Iain Softley (K-PAX), Backbeat is an energetic, musical drama chronicling the pre-fame Beatles as they head to Hamburg in search of success. As they gain popularity, the “fifth Beatle,” bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), falls in love and ultimately must choose between his best friend John Lennon, his new love (Sheryl Lee) and the greatest rock and roll band in the world.
Full of vitality and heart, with a soundtrack that includes rock classics, featuring music from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), David Pirner (Soul Asylum) and Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
Both the soundtrack and the movie are worth it.
Happy shopping tomorrow--new releases:
In Stores On January 18
ALEX WOODARD Mile High (33rd Street Records/Bayside Distribution)
THE INNOCENCE MISSION Now The Day Is Over (Badman)
In Stores On January 25
JIMMY CHAMBERLIN Life Begins Again (Sanctuary)
JOHN HAMMOND In Your Arms Again (Back Porch)
LOU BARLOW (Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh/Folk Implosion) Emoh (Merge Records)
PAT METHENEY The Way Up (Nonesuch)
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD Delerium Tremolos (Rounder)
VARIOUS ARTISTS Putumayo Presents New Orleans (Putumayo)
VARIOUS ARTISTS Putumayo Presents Kermit Ruffins (Putumayo) 1/25/05
Low / The Great Destroyer (Sub Pop)
Aqueduct / I Sold Gold (Barsuk)
Tim Booth / Bone (KOCH)
Erasure / Nightbird (Mute Records)
Anna Nalick / Wreck of the Day (Columbia)
The Devlins / Waves (Nettwerk)
That is it. More later
Peace off
Bro
So it's Monday and hopefully you are not working. Have an extra beer for me.
Check out the three amigos. No this is not a remake with Will Ferrell--although that would be sweet. Instead this is something...well...else.
Oh My God it Burns. Bad vodka turned good? Maybe. I haven't tried it but if someone out there has let me know. Page down to the experiment on 11/05.
The future of the wheel? The tweel.
Bill Hicks book etc.
Remember the cows in Chicago? Well Phoenix has fender guitars.
another Seattle wave of great music?
Is this where my tax dollars are going? Non-lethal chemical weapons for homosexuality activities of the enemy. Nice. Make love not war.
This is going too far--outsourcing the drive up at McD's
iTunes and satellite radio is making radio think about the future. It's about time.
Someone's list of 2004 CD you may have missed.
BACKBEAT: COLLECTOR’S EDITION, is coming to DVD on January 25th!
Directed by Iain Softley (K-PAX), Backbeat is an energetic, musical drama chronicling the pre-fame Beatles as they head to Hamburg in search of success. As they gain popularity, the “fifth Beatle,” bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), falls in love and ultimately must choose between his best friend John Lennon, his new love (Sheryl Lee) and the greatest rock and roll band in the world.
Full of vitality and heart, with a soundtrack that includes rock classics, featuring music from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), David Pirner (Soul Asylum) and Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
Both the soundtrack and the movie are worth it.
Happy shopping tomorrow--new releases:
In Stores On January 18
ALEX WOODARD Mile High (33rd Street Records/Bayside Distribution)
THE INNOCENCE MISSION Now The Day Is Over (Badman)
In Stores On January 25
JIMMY CHAMBERLIN Life Begins Again (Sanctuary)
JOHN HAMMOND In Your Arms Again (Back Porch)
LOU BARLOW (Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh/Folk Implosion) Emoh (Merge Records)
PAT METHENEY The Way Up (Nonesuch)
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD Delerium Tremolos (Rounder)
VARIOUS ARTISTS Putumayo Presents New Orleans (Putumayo)
VARIOUS ARTISTS Putumayo Presents Kermit Ruffins (Putumayo) 1/25/05
Low / The Great Destroyer (Sub Pop)
Aqueduct / I Sold Gold (Barsuk)
Tim Booth / Bone (KOCH)
Erasure / Nightbird (Mute Records)
Anna Nalick / Wreck of the Day (Columbia)
The Devlins / Waves (Nettwerk)
That is it. More later
Peace off
Bro
Friday, January 14, 2005
They take apart their nightmares--and leave them by the door
Thank you Aimee Mann for the last title. It was from "That's just what you are" The live version from St Ann's Warehouse is not bad.
happy friday. You made it and have a great weekend.
New sex mag for U of C. I thought I'd start out today with something mellow. Can any of you Chicago boys or girls get me a copy. I want to read the articles.
on TV
Friday 1/14:
THE HIVES The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC)
Saturday 1/15:
VARIOUS ARTISTS Tsunami Aid: A Concert Of Hope (NBC)
TREY ANASTASIO Austin City Limits (PBS)
THE KILLERS Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BIRTHDAYS
DAVE GROHL --Drummer, guitarist, singer, songwriter with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters; raised in the Washington, DC, area and moved to Seattle in late '80s, joining up with the late Kurt Cobain and Nirvana in 1990; formed the Foo Fighters in 1995; Born in 1969.
T BONE BURNETT (born Joseph Henry Burnett) (Singer, songwriter, guitarist; best known as producer for Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Delbert McClinton, Los Lobos, Marshall Crenshaw and The BoDeans; grew up in Forth Worth, Texas; joined up with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue; produced the mega-selling O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, also Down From The Mountain; solo career; married to singer/songwriter Sam Phillips; "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend") Born in 1948 in St. Louis.
and if it's your birthday then happy Bday to you too.
On this day in History:
In 1955, Legendary deejay Alan Freed held his first Rock & Roll Ball in Harlem. The sold-out shows starred Big Joe Turner, The Clovers, Fats Domino, The Drifters, The Moonglows and The Harptones.
In 1960, Elvis Presley was demoted to sergeant in the U.S. Army. But he was still The King.
In 1963, Drummer Charlie Watts made his first onstage appearance with The Rolling Stones at the Flamingo Jazz Club in Soho, London.
In 1966, Britain's David Jones legally changed his last name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with The Monkees' Davy Jones. On this same day, Parlophone Records released the single "Can't Help Thinking About Me" b/w "And I Say To Myself" by David Bowie And The Lower Third.
In 1967, The Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane performed at the first "Human Be-In" at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
In 1970, Diana Ross sang with the other two Supremes for the last time at a show in Vegas.
In 1973, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii, transmitted via satellite, drew the largest worldwide television audience in the history of the medium. Later released as a double album, it became one of Elvis's best selling releases of the '70s.
In 1973, Thunderin' Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, was busted for drug possession in California.
In 1975, Three Dog Night earned a 12th and final Gold disc for their Greatest Hits album. Meanwhile, Joe Walsh got the Gold for his third solo album, So What. Walsh joined up with the Eagles the next year.
In 1978, The Sex Pistols made their final concert appearance, at Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, before calling it quits. A reunion tour (naturally, without Sid Vicious) in 1996 was disastrous.
In 1985, "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band-Aid, an all-star aggregation, became the U.K.'s biggest selling single ever when sales of three million copies was approached just weeks after its release.
In 1989, Paul McCartney released his album Back In The U.S.S.R. only in Russia. Bootleg copies went for as much as $1,000 here in the States.
In 1993, The Pixies announced that they were breaking up.
One busy day in Rock history. Alot of firsts and lasts.
Bjork needs your help to finish CD for benefit.
Weezer almost done with new CD.
Midnight Oil reunite for benefit.
Best Scotish band ever. I think Teenage Fan Club should be higher and don't even get me started on where they have Jesus and Mary Chain. That is just wrong. You also need to move up the Beta Band and Trashcan Sinatra. Just my humble opinion but I have been wrong before and will be wrong again. Hell maybe I am right now.
Why is it that the wrong people have too much money. I would find a much better way of spending it(like buying a radio station here in NY and create a KEXP for the east coast--just the first thing off the top of my head). It would Not be on a date with a spice girl. Ugh.
Coldplay update on new CD due in March.
Obits of the future.
the human clock. Pics of people at different times of the day.
Time for me to go.
Peace off
Bro
happy friday. You made it and have a great weekend.
New sex mag for U of C. I thought I'd start out today with something mellow. Can any of you Chicago boys or girls get me a copy. I want to read the articles.
on TV
Friday 1/14:
THE HIVES The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC)
Saturday 1/15:
VARIOUS ARTISTS Tsunami Aid: A Concert Of Hope (NBC)
TREY ANASTASIO Austin City Limits (PBS)
THE KILLERS Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BIRTHDAYS
DAVE GROHL --Drummer, guitarist, singer, songwriter with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters; raised in the Washington, DC, area and moved to Seattle in late '80s, joining up with the late Kurt Cobain and Nirvana in 1990; formed the Foo Fighters in 1995; Born in 1969.
T BONE BURNETT (born Joseph Henry Burnett) (Singer, songwriter, guitarist; best known as producer for Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Delbert McClinton, Los Lobos, Marshall Crenshaw and The BoDeans; grew up in Forth Worth, Texas; joined up with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue; produced the mega-selling O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, also Down From The Mountain; solo career; married to singer/songwriter Sam Phillips; "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend") Born in 1948 in St. Louis.
and if it's your birthday then happy Bday to you too.
On this day in History:
In 1955, Legendary deejay Alan Freed held his first Rock & Roll Ball in Harlem. The sold-out shows starred Big Joe Turner, The Clovers, Fats Domino, The Drifters, The Moonglows and The Harptones.
In 1960, Elvis Presley was demoted to sergeant in the U.S. Army. But he was still The King.
In 1963, Drummer Charlie Watts made his first onstage appearance with The Rolling Stones at the Flamingo Jazz Club in Soho, London.
In 1966, Britain's David Jones legally changed his last name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with The Monkees' Davy Jones. On this same day, Parlophone Records released the single "Can't Help Thinking About Me" b/w "And I Say To Myself" by David Bowie And The Lower Third.
In 1967, The Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane performed at the first "Human Be-In" at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
In 1970, Diana Ross sang with the other two Supremes for the last time at a show in Vegas.
In 1973, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii, transmitted via satellite, drew the largest worldwide television audience in the history of the medium. Later released as a double album, it became one of Elvis's best selling releases of the '70s.
In 1973, Thunderin' Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, was busted for drug possession in California.
In 1975, Three Dog Night earned a 12th and final Gold disc for their Greatest Hits album. Meanwhile, Joe Walsh got the Gold for his third solo album, So What. Walsh joined up with the Eagles the next year.
In 1978, The Sex Pistols made their final concert appearance, at Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, before calling it quits. A reunion tour (naturally, without Sid Vicious) in 1996 was disastrous.
In 1985, "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band-Aid, an all-star aggregation, became the U.K.'s biggest selling single ever when sales of three million copies was approached just weeks after its release.
In 1989, Paul McCartney released his album Back In The U.S.S.R. only in Russia. Bootleg copies went for as much as $1,000 here in the States.
In 1993, The Pixies announced that they were breaking up.
One busy day in Rock history. Alot of firsts and lasts.
Bjork needs your help to finish CD for benefit.
Weezer almost done with new CD.
Midnight Oil reunite for benefit.
Best Scotish band ever. I think Teenage Fan Club should be higher and don't even get me started on where they have Jesus and Mary Chain. That is just wrong. You also need to move up the Beta Band and Trashcan Sinatra. Just my humble opinion but I have been wrong before and will be wrong again. Hell maybe I am right now.
Why is it that the wrong people have too much money. I would find a much better way of spending it(like buying a radio station here in NY and create a KEXP for the east coast--just the first thing off the top of my head). It would Not be on a date with a spice girl. Ugh.
Coldplay update on new CD due in March.
Obits of the future.
the human clock. Pics of people at different times of the day.
Time for me to go.
Peace off
Bro
Thursday, January 06, 2005
bad luck comes in from Tampa--on the back of a truck--doing 90 on the interstate
The last title was from The Stones Roses. "I wanna be adored."
March 22 is going to be a wonderful day:
On March 22, we'll be releasing a career-spanning Yo La Tengo compilation, 'Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintilliating Senescent Songs, 1984-2003' in specially priced double CD and limited edition triple CD formats. Said collection ties together recordings going from the band's first 7" on their own Egon label, to their latter-day favorites for Matador, and shall be accompanied by provocative liner notes from longtime associate Byron Coley.
The track listings are as follows:
Disc One:
1. Shaker
2. Sugarcube
3. Barnaby, Hardly Working
4. Little Eyes 5. Stockholm Syndrome
6. Our Way to Fall
7. From a Motel 6
8. Swing for Life
9. Tom Courtenay
11. I Heard You Looking
12. You Can Have It All
13. Did I Tell You
53:33
Disc Two:
1. The River of Water
2. Autumn Sweater
3. Big Day Coming
4. Pablo and Andrea
5. Drug Test
6. Season of the Shark
7. Upside-Down
8. The Summer
9. Tears Are in Your Eyes
10. Blue Line Swinger
11. The Story of Jazz
12. Nuclear War (version 1)
13. By the Time It Gets Dark
58:43
Disc Three (outtakes and rarities - limited edition triple CD version only):
1. Stay Away From Heaven - from the film "Invisible Circus", original soundtrack released on Chapter II)
2. Pencil Test* - I Can Hear The Heart... session track
3. Almost True* - And Then Nothing... session track
4. Tom Courtenay (acoustic) - Camp YLT EP
5. Big Day Coming (demo)*
6. Dreaming* - used in the film "Ode"
7. Bad Politics - Tom Courtenay single
8. Blue-Green Arrow - Earworm 7"
9. Decora (acoustic)* - KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session, circa '95
10. Out The Window (original version) - That Is YLT EP
11. Weather Shy - from the film "Invisible Circus"
12. Dreams - Chemical Imbalance cover mount 7"
13. Autumn Sweater (remixed By Kevin Shields) - Autumn Sweater EP
14. Ashes On The Ground - From A Motel 6 EP
15. Mr. Ameche Plays The Stranger - Camp YLT EP
16. Magnet - from the NRBQ tribute album 'The Q People' (Spirithouse Records)
74:58 *
previously unreleased A Yo La Tengo DVD compilation (not necessarily related to the material above) is in the process of being compiled and should be released sometime in 2005.
Life is good sometimes. Rejoice people.
The new jukebox.
good writing on music.
iTunes is sued by iPod user.
Break down of CD sales for 2004
Stern dropped for being unfunny and boring...actually because he is sounding like an infomerial for Sirius.
Looking for a few tunes to download. Check out DJ Dan's top of '04. He is a professional. He gets paid for doing this stuff so you can trust him.
DJ DAN'S TOP 100 OF 2004
1. The Fall - Sparta 2
2. The Walkmen - The Rat
3. Ambulance, Ltd. - Primitive (The Way I Treat You)
4. A.C. Newman - On The Table
5. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
6. Elliott Smith - Fond Farewell
7. Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken
8. Radiohead - Gagging Order
9. Eagles Of Death Metal - Speaking In Tongues
10. Ponys - Let's Kill Ourselves
11. Mclusky - She Will Only Bring You Happiness
12. French Kicks - One More Time
13. Interpol - C'Mere
14. Bloc Party - Banquet (remix)
15. Streets - Could Well Be In
16. David Byrne - Tiny Apocalypse
17. Modest Mouse - Float On
18. Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
19. Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart
20. Loretta Lynn - Portland, Oregon
21. Luna - Speedbumps
22. Snow Patrol - Chocolate
23. Bjork - Triumph Of The ! Heart
24. Killers - All These Things That I've Done
25. Human Television - I Forgot
26. Rogers Sisters - Freight Elevator
27. Pinback - Fortress
28. Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Celebrity Sanctum
29. Ben Kweller - I Need You Back
30. Magnetic Fields - If There's Such A Thing As Love
31. Delays - On
32. Kings Of Convenience - Know-How
33. Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice On You
34. Legends - When The Day Is Done
35. Guided By Voices - Gonna Never Say Die
36. Magnet - Where Happiness Lives
37. Secret Machines - Nowhere Again
38. Futureheads - Robot
39. Dirty On Purpose - All New Friends
40. Ted Leo + The Pharmacists - The Angel's Share
41. Bumblebeez 81 - Pony Ride
42. Calexico - Alone Again Or
43. Iron & Wine - Free Until They Cut Me Down
44. Preston School Of Industry - Caught In The Rain
45. Ray La! Montagne - Trouble
46. Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
47. Tom Waits - Hoist That Rag
48. Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
49. Franz Ferdinand - This Fire
50. West Indian Girl - Still Lost
51. Electrelane - On Parade
52. Von Bondies - C'Mon, C'Mon
53. Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
54. Radio 4 - Absolute Affirmation
55. Ryan Adams - This House Is Not For Sale
56. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
57. Wilco - I'm A Wheel
58. PJ Harvey - The Letter
59. Robbers On High Street - Night At Star Castle
60. !!! - Hello, Is This Thing On?
61. Public Enemy with Moby - Make Love Fuck War
62. Rilo Kiley - It's A Hit
63. Flunk - Blind My Mind
64. Styrofoam - Anything
65. Paul Westerberg - As Far As I Know
66. Beta Band - Assessment
67. Bobby Bare, Jr. - Valentine
68. Keane - Everybody's Changing
69. E! lbow - Not A Job
70. The Crystal Method - Born Too Slow
71. Prince - Musicology
72. The Fever - Ladyfingers
73. Finn Brothers - Won't Give In
74. Veils - The Tide That Left And Never Came Back
75. Citizen Cope - Bullet And A Target
76. Aveo - Dust That Dreams Of Brooms
77. Sleep Station - Caroline, London 1940
78. William Shatner feat. Joe Jackson - Common People
79. Hidden Cameras - The Fear Is On
80. Destroyer - It's Gonna Take An Airplane
81. Unicorns - I Was Born A Unicorn
82. Jem - 24
83. Blues Explosion - Burn It Off
84. Sonic Youth - Unmade Bed
85. Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts
86. Old 97's - Friends Forever
87. Q And Not U - Wonderful People
88. R.E.M - Leaving New York
89. Gomez - There It Was
90. Rogue Wave - Be Kind + Remind
91. Pedro The Lion - Foregone Conclusions
92. Joseph Ar! thur - Even Tho
93. Badly Drawn Boy - Four Leaf Clover
94. Cure - End Of The World
95. Graham Coxon - Freakin' Out
96. Stars - Reunion
97. Clinic - Falstaff
98. Air - Surfing On A Rocket
99. Of Montreal - My British Tour Diary
100. John Vanderslice - White Plains
A top 5 list from KEXP morning man:
THE TOP 5 THINGS THIS WEEK THAT MAKE YOU WONDER ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE
1. LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- At least one Fox Broadcasting Co. affiliate has balked at airing Monday night's 90-minute special "Who's Your Daddy," which has raised the ire of adoption advocacy groups for a premise that revolves around an adopted woman trying to pick her biological father from a group of eight candidates. THE THING IS, THE FOX NEWS TELLS US ALL ABOUT OUR VALUES GOING DOWN THE TOILET BUT THE FOX STATIONS OF COURSE.IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. WAIT, NOTHING MAKES SENSE.
2. MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay, for $455. IF WE JUST FOCUSED ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE WASTED ON STUPID CRAP LIKE THIS ON CHARITY JUST IMAGINE. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? AND WHY DO THEY HAVE ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH? I WOULD HAVE TOTALLY GONE WITH THE SOCK DICK VAN PATTON WORE ON THE EIGHT IS ENOUGH PILOT.
3. LOS ANGELES, California (Billboard) -- Eminem was the top-seller among last-minute holiday shoppers as "Encore" returned to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts last week after a month-long absence. PHEW! I KNEW CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY WOULD HELP EMINEM. SERIOUSLY, CHRIST DIED SO WE COULD GO TO BEST BUY AND PICK UP THE NEW EMINEM
4. ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- The pink carpet was rolled out, the pink spotlights danced through the crisp night air of downtown Orlando, and everything seemed in place for the opening of Paris Hilton's first nightclub. Missing, notably: One pink-loving hotel heiress. Hilton arrived six hours behind schedule -- after many guests had left. NOT ME THOUGH, I NEVER MISS A PARIS SIGHTING! YOU JUST NEVER SEE HER ENOUGH! YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE NEVER TO MISS HER AS SHE IS ALMOST INVISIBLE. IT'S A CRYING SHAME
5. (CNN) -- Entertainer George Carlin said Monday he is going into rehab because he has an alcohol and drug problem. In a statement, Carlin, 67, said, "I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin. No one told me I needed this; I recognized the problem and took the step myself. THANK GOD THE MAN IS GETTING HELP, WONDERFUL NEWS. I JUST ALWAYS SAW HIM MORE OF A RED BULL WITH COKE AND SPEED KIND OF GUY.
PIXIES !!!
PIXIES !!
PIXIES !
The legendary Pixies are planning to release a DVD that will mark their return to the live arena. The Boston based band have just completed an eight month tour that finished in New York on Saturday night, they have been followed by a film crew during their time on the road and the footage will be used for a documentary on the band and possibly an in-concert DVD reports Billboard. Pixies' manager Ken Goes said to Billboard: "I have collected film from about six or seven full concerts which we plan to edit for a compilation concert DVD. "There is a possibility that these two DVDs will be combined into one double-disc set, but that is not yet confirmed." Despite their successful reunion the Pixies all have their fingers in other pies. Frank Black will be releasing two new albums while bassist Kim Deal is to record a new album with The Breeders.
Road rage meter.
Welcome to the drink-o-meter. Have a good time out without leaving your computer.
Dude
Duude
Dude!
Dude...trust me this will make more sense once you click the link.
More later
Peace off
Bro
March 22 is going to be a wonderful day:
On March 22, we'll be releasing a career-spanning Yo La Tengo compilation, 'Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintilliating Senescent Songs, 1984-2003' in specially priced double CD and limited edition triple CD formats. Said collection ties together recordings going from the band's first 7" on their own Egon label, to their latter-day favorites for Matador, and shall be accompanied by provocative liner notes from longtime associate Byron Coley.
The track listings are as follows:
Disc One:
1. Shaker
2. Sugarcube
3. Barnaby, Hardly Working
4. Little Eyes 5. Stockholm Syndrome
6. Our Way to Fall
7. From a Motel 6
8. Swing for Life
9. Tom Courtenay
11. I Heard You Looking
12. You Can Have It All
13. Did I Tell You
53:33
Disc Two:
1. The River of Water
2. Autumn Sweater
3. Big Day Coming
4. Pablo and Andrea
5. Drug Test
6. Season of the Shark
7. Upside-Down
8. The Summer
9. Tears Are in Your Eyes
10. Blue Line Swinger
11. The Story of Jazz
12. Nuclear War (version 1)
13. By the Time It Gets Dark
58:43
Disc Three (outtakes and rarities - limited edition triple CD version only):
1. Stay Away From Heaven - from the film "Invisible Circus", original soundtrack released on Chapter II)
2. Pencil Test* - I Can Hear The Heart... session track
3. Almost True* - And Then Nothing... session track
4. Tom Courtenay (acoustic) - Camp YLT EP
5. Big Day Coming (demo)*
6. Dreaming* - used in the film "Ode"
7. Bad Politics - Tom Courtenay single
8. Blue-Green Arrow - Earworm 7"
9. Decora (acoustic)* - KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session, circa '95
10. Out The Window (original version) - That Is YLT EP
11. Weather Shy - from the film "Invisible Circus"
12. Dreams - Chemical Imbalance cover mount 7"
13. Autumn Sweater (remixed By Kevin Shields) - Autumn Sweater EP
14. Ashes On The Ground - From A Motel 6 EP
15. Mr. Ameche Plays The Stranger - Camp YLT EP
16. Magnet - from the NRBQ tribute album 'The Q People' (Spirithouse Records)
74:58 *
previously unreleased A Yo La Tengo DVD compilation (not necessarily related to the material above) is in the process of being compiled and should be released sometime in 2005.
Life is good sometimes. Rejoice people.
The new jukebox.
good writing on music.
iTunes is sued by iPod user.
Break down of CD sales for 2004
Stern dropped for being unfunny and boring...actually because he is sounding like an infomerial for Sirius.
Looking for a few tunes to download. Check out DJ Dan's top of '04. He is a professional. He gets paid for doing this stuff so you can trust him.
DJ DAN'S TOP 100 OF 2004
1. The Fall - Sparta 2
2. The Walkmen - The Rat
3. Ambulance, Ltd. - Primitive (The Way I Treat You)
4. A.C. Newman - On The Table
5. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
6. Elliott Smith - Fond Farewell
7. Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken
8. Radiohead - Gagging Order
9. Eagles Of Death Metal - Speaking In Tongues
10. Ponys - Let's Kill Ourselves
11. Mclusky - She Will Only Bring You Happiness
12. French Kicks - One More Time
13. Interpol - C'Mere
14. Bloc Party - Banquet (remix)
15. Streets - Could Well Be In
16. David Byrne - Tiny Apocalypse
17. Modest Mouse - Float On
18. Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
19. Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart
20. Loretta Lynn - Portland, Oregon
21. Luna - Speedbumps
22. Snow Patrol - Chocolate
23. Bjork - Triumph Of The ! Heart
24. Killers - All These Things That I've Done
25. Human Television - I Forgot
26. Rogers Sisters - Freight Elevator
27. Pinback - Fortress
28. Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Celebrity Sanctum
29. Ben Kweller - I Need You Back
30. Magnetic Fields - If There's Such A Thing As Love
31. Delays - On
32. Kings Of Convenience - Know-How
33. Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice On You
34. Legends - When The Day Is Done
35. Guided By Voices - Gonna Never Say Die
36. Magnet - Where Happiness Lives
37. Secret Machines - Nowhere Again
38. Futureheads - Robot
39. Dirty On Purpose - All New Friends
40. Ted Leo + The Pharmacists - The Angel's Share
41. Bumblebeez 81 - Pony Ride
42. Calexico - Alone Again Or
43. Iron & Wine - Free Until They Cut Me Down
44. Preston School Of Industry - Caught In The Rain
45. Ray La! Montagne - Trouble
46. Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
47. Tom Waits - Hoist That Rag
48. Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
49. Franz Ferdinand - This Fire
50. West Indian Girl - Still Lost
51. Electrelane - On Parade
52. Von Bondies - C'Mon, C'Mon
53. Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
54. Radio 4 - Absolute Affirmation
55. Ryan Adams - This House Is Not For Sale
56. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
57. Wilco - I'm A Wheel
58. PJ Harvey - The Letter
59. Robbers On High Street - Night At Star Castle
60. !!! - Hello, Is This Thing On?
61. Public Enemy with Moby - Make Love Fuck War
62. Rilo Kiley - It's A Hit
63. Flunk - Blind My Mind
64. Styrofoam - Anything
65. Paul Westerberg - As Far As I Know
66. Beta Band - Assessment
67. Bobby Bare, Jr. - Valentine
68. Keane - Everybody's Changing
69. E! lbow - Not A Job
70. The Crystal Method - Born Too Slow
71. Prince - Musicology
72. The Fever - Ladyfingers
73. Finn Brothers - Won't Give In
74. Veils - The Tide That Left And Never Came Back
75. Citizen Cope - Bullet And A Target
76. Aveo - Dust That Dreams Of Brooms
77. Sleep Station - Caroline, London 1940
78. William Shatner feat. Joe Jackson - Common People
79. Hidden Cameras - The Fear Is On
80. Destroyer - It's Gonna Take An Airplane
81. Unicorns - I Was Born A Unicorn
82. Jem - 24
83. Blues Explosion - Burn It Off
84. Sonic Youth - Unmade Bed
85. Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts
86. Old 97's - Friends Forever
87. Q And Not U - Wonderful People
88. R.E.M - Leaving New York
89. Gomez - There It Was
90. Rogue Wave - Be Kind + Remind
91. Pedro The Lion - Foregone Conclusions
92. Joseph Ar! thur - Even Tho
93. Badly Drawn Boy - Four Leaf Clover
94. Cure - End Of The World
95. Graham Coxon - Freakin' Out
96. Stars - Reunion
97. Clinic - Falstaff
98. Air - Surfing On A Rocket
99. Of Montreal - My British Tour Diary
100. John Vanderslice - White Plains
A top 5 list from KEXP morning man:
THE TOP 5 THINGS THIS WEEK THAT MAKE YOU WONDER ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE
1. LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- At least one Fox Broadcasting Co. affiliate has balked at airing Monday night's 90-minute special "Who's Your Daddy," which has raised the ire of adoption advocacy groups for a premise that revolves around an adopted woman trying to pick her biological father from a group of eight candidates. THE THING IS, THE FOX NEWS TELLS US ALL ABOUT OUR VALUES GOING DOWN THE TOILET BUT THE FOX STATIONS OF COURSE.IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. WAIT, NOTHING MAKES SENSE.
2. MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay, for $455. IF WE JUST FOCUSED ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE WASTED ON STUPID CRAP LIKE THIS ON CHARITY JUST IMAGINE. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? AND WHY DO THEY HAVE ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH? I WOULD HAVE TOTALLY GONE WITH THE SOCK DICK VAN PATTON WORE ON THE EIGHT IS ENOUGH PILOT.
3. LOS ANGELES, California (Billboard) -- Eminem was the top-seller among last-minute holiday shoppers as "Encore" returned to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts last week after a month-long absence. PHEW! I KNEW CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY WOULD HELP EMINEM. SERIOUSLY, CHRIST DIED SO WE COULD GO TO BEST BUY AND PICK UP THE NEW EMINEM
4. ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- The pink carpet was rolled out, the pink spotlights danced through the crisp night air of downtown Orlando, and everything seemed in place for the opening of Paris Hilton's first nightclub. Missing, notably: One pink-loving hotel heiress. Hilton arrived six hours behind schedule -- after many guests had left. NOT ME THOUGH, I NEVER MISS A PARIS SIGHTING! YOU JUST NEVER SEE HER ENOUGH! YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE NEVER TO MISS HER AS SHE IS ALMOST INVISIBLE. IT'S A CRYING SHAME
5. (CNN) -- Entertainer George Carlin said Monday he is going into rehab because he has an alcohol and drug problem. In a statement, Carlin, 67, said, "I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin. No one told me I needed this; I recognized the problem and took the step myself. THANK GOD THE MAN IS GETTING HELP, WONDERFUL NEWS. I JUST ALWAYS SAW HIM MORE OF A RED BULL WITH COKE AND SPEED KIND OF GUY.
PIXIES !!!
PIXIES !!
PIXIES !
The legendary Pixies are planning to release a DVD that will mark their return to the live arena. The Boston based band have just completed an eight month tour that finished in New York on Saturday night, they have been followed by a film crew during their time on the road and the footage will be used for a documentary on the band and possibly an in-concert DVD reports Billboard. Pixies' manager Ken Goes said to Billboard: "I have collected film from about six or seven full concerts which we plan to edit for a compilation concert DVD. "There is a possibility that these two DVDs will be combined into one double-disc set, but that is not yet confirmed." Despite their successful reunion the Pixies all have their fingers in other pies. Frank Black will be releasing two new albums while bassist Kim Deal is to record a new album with The Breeders.
Road rage meter.
Welcome to the drink-o-meter. Have a good time out without leaving your computer.
Dude
Duude
Dude!
Dude...trust me this will make more sense once you click the link.
More later
Peace off
Bro
Saturday, January 01, 2005
With a Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout in hand
I celebrate the end of a year and the beginning of another. Of course I toast with sparkling organic apple juice. Hope you have a grand '05.
What a year for music. Seriously wonderful tunes last year. If anyone tells you that there wasn't much good music out there-- they have been listening to commerical radio stations. I had a hard time picking out albums and I was shocked at the amount of money I had invested in '04 music. It was in deed a very good year. Here is my list from bottom to top.
A Girl Called Eddy
Jem-- Finally Woken
Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama-- There Will Be Light
Carina Round-- The Disconnection
The Mountain Goats-- We Shall Be Healed
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The Hives-- Tyrannosaurus Hives
American Music Club-- Love Songs For Patriots
Madeleine Peyroux-- Careless Love
Keane -- Hopes and Fears
Jesse Sykes-- Oh mY Girl
The Cure
Steve Earle-- The Revolution Starts... Now
The Dears--No Cities Left
Joesph Arthur-- Our Shadows Will Remain
Gomez-- Split The Difference
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Grant Lee Phillips-- Virgina Creeper
Blanche-- If We Can't Trust The Doctors
Twilight Singers-- She Loves You
Iron and Wine-- Our Endless Numbered Days
Elvis Costello-- The Delivery Man
Morrissey--You Are The Quarry
The Killers--Hot Fuss
Sufjan Stevens-- Seven Swans
Tegan and Sara-- So Jealous
AC Newman-- The Slow Wonder
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Black Keys--Rubber Factory
TV on the Radio-- Desperate Youth, Blook Thirsty Babes
PJ Harvey-- Uh Huh Her
Eleni Mandell-- Afternoon
Paul Westerberg-- Folker
Ted Leo-- Shake the Streets
Magnetic Fields-- i
Air-- Talkie Walkie
Arcade Fire-- Funeral
Ray LaMontagne
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Drive By Truckers-- The Dirty South
Johnny Dowd-- Cemetry Shoes
Luna--Rendezvous
Guided By Voices-- Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Beta Band--Heroes to Zeroes
Green Day-- American Idiot
Earlimart-- Treble and Tremble
Sonic Youth-- Sonic Nurse
Citizen Cope-- The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
David Byrne--Grown Backwards
Franz Ferdinand
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Rilo Kiley-- More Adventrous
U2--How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Elliott Smith-- From A Basement on the Hill
Mark Lanegan-- Bubblegum
Loretta Lynn-- Van Lear Rose
The Secret Machines-- Now is Nowhere
Wilco-- A Ghost is Born
Modest Mouse-- Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Tom Waits-- Real Gone
Snow Patrol-- Final Straw
I told you it was a very good year. I might come back a change a few but this is my list right now( if you want to view my 2003 list here it is). We can agree to disagree-- just let me know and please feel free to forward your list. If you look at KEXP's top 90 or so you will notice quite a similar list. Well that is why I love them and stream the station almost anytime I am at the computer. Here is the top of 2004 from KEXP. and Paste Magazine.
Enjoy your hangover and football. Looking forward to 2005 and more great music.
I just saw Sideways. Go see it. As a Beer Geek I could relate. Great movie. Also just got Coupling from Netflix. Amazing except for the laugh track. Get rid of that and you have pure magic. (When do you take your socks off?) If you don't have it in your queue do so now. It's Friends (minus coffee shop replace with Pub and brew) meets Seinfeld meets Sex in the City with a British accent. Thanks to Pezman for the heads up. Yes I know I am very far behind on this one but give a musichead a break. I am but one man. I do indeed need help so please pass on any and all info to make me a better human being. Thanks in advance.
Peace Off
Bro
What a year for music. Seriously wonderful tunes last year. If anyone tells you that there wasn't much good music out there-- they have been listening to commerical radio stations. I had a hard time picking out albums and I was shocked at the amount of money I had invested in '04 music. It was in deed a very good year. Here is my list from bottom to top.
A Girl Called Eddy
Jem-- Finally Woken
Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama-- There Will Be Light
Carina Round-- The Disconnection
The Mountain Goats-- We Shall Be Healed
--------------------------------------------
The Hives-- Tyrannosaurus Hives
American Music Club-- Love Songs For Patriots
Madeleine Peyroux-- Careless Love
Keane -- Hopes and Fears
Jesse Sykes-- Oh mY Girl
The Cure
Steve Earle-- The Revolution Starts... Now
The Dears--No Cities Left
Joesph Arthur-- Our Shadows Will Remain
Gomez-- Split The Difference
--------------------------------------------
Grant Lee Phillips-- Virgina Creeper
Blanche-- If We Can't Trust The Doctors
Twilight Singers-- She Loves You
Iron and Wine-- Our Endless Numbered Days
Elvis Costello-- The Delivery Man
Morrissey--You Are The Quarry
The Killers--Hot Fuss
Sufjan Stevens-- Seven Swans
Tegan and Sara-- So Jealous
AC Newman-- The Slow Wonder
--------------------------------------------------
Black Keys--Rubber Factory
TV on the Radio-- Desperate Youth, Blook Thirsty Babes
PJ Harvey-- Uh Huh Her
Eleni Mandell-- Afternoon
Paul Westerberg-- Folker
Ted Leo-- Shake the Streets
Magnetic Fields-- i
Air-- Talkie Walkie
Arcade Fire-- Funeral
Ray LaMontagne
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Drive By Truckers-- The Dirty South
Johnny Dowd-- Cemetry Shoes
Luna--Rendezvous
Guided By Voices-- Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Beta Band--Heroes to Zeroes
Green Day-- American Idiot
Earlimart-- Treble and Tremble
Sonic Youth-- Sonic Nurse
Citizen Cope-- The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
David Byrne--Grown Backwards
Franz Ferdinand
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Rilo Kiley-- More Adventrous
U2--How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Elliott Smith-- From A Basement on the Hill
Mark Lanegan-- Bubblegum
Loretta Lynn-- Van Lear Rose
The Secret Machines-- Now is Nowhere
Wilco-- A Ghost is Born
Modest Mouse-- Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Tom Waits-- Real Gone
Snow Patrol-- Final Straw
I told you it was a very good year. I might come back a change a few but this is my list right now( if you want to view my 2003 list here it is). We can agree to disagree-- just let me know and please feel free to forward your list. If you look at KEXP's top 90 or so you will notice quite a similar list. Well that is why I love them and stream the station almost anytime I am at the computer. Here is the top of 2004 from KEXP. and Paste Magazine.
Enjoy your hangover and football. Looking forward to 2005 and more great music.
I just saw Sideways. Go see it. As a Beer Geek I could relate. Great movie. Also just got Coupling from Netflix. Amazing except for the laugh track. Get rid of that and you have pure magic. (When do you take your socks off?) If you don't have it in your queue do so now. It's Friends (minus coffee shop replace with Pub and brew) meets Seinfeld meets Sex in the City with a British accent. Thanks to Pezman for the heads up. Yes I know I am very far behind on this one but give a musichead a break. I am but one man. I do indeed need help so please pass on any and all info to make me a better human being. Thanks in advance.
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