Wednesday, November 30, 2005

It's everything that is connected and beautiful and now I know where I stand


to be idle is good. If that sentence sounds good to you then this magazine is for you. The idler.

The fire fart...a video of what it sounds like.

Best word book ever...with a few changes. I remember this book from growing up. the more things change the more they change.

Deadheads not happy with changes about free download site being asked to stop. And in a related post. Thor lights a fatty. Since I'm on a Thor kick--Thor the Rock Warrior.

Reason number 45 not to date a singer. Check out Giant Drag's Kevin is Gay. Yes it's about her ex. Or try here at mp3.com. Or try the Hype Machine. Enjoy.

MP3 of My Morning Jacket "One Big Holiday"
and if you want a taste of the new Belle and Sebastian here it is "another sunny day". It sounds just like B and S. So hopefully that makes you happy.

New Shins soon. They are in Albuquerque now recording with Phil Ek, who produced 2003's Chutes too Narrow.

More later
Bro

Title from the driving song from Silverspun Pickups "Kissing Families"

Monday, November 28, 2005

I hear the radio is finally gonna play Neeeww Music--you know the British invasion


Rock and Roll Hall announce inductees.

How to sell out. The u2 and maybe the correct way.

madonna tops "the King". It just took her a bit longer.

How cool is this. I really can't wait. Honestly. Should be good. I hope it's good. Pickin' on Def Leppard. File under: Def Bluegrass.

and File this one under: Duet in hell or this is what ruining record biz not piracy.
tinfoil.music reports: Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children? Not content to leave an already awful song alone, Bryan Adams and Pamela Anderson are re-recording 'Baby When You're Gone', originally done with ex Spice Girl Mel C. Cary Sherman

The PRP reports: The Queens Of The Stone Age will be performing their current single "Burn The Witch" live on the "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Monday, November 28th (tonight). Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Chris Goss of Masters Of Reality fame will both take part in the performance.

Xmas the Lion. Pedro the Lion does Christmas. Cool Yule.

Check out the Kooks. They are Brit ‘rock/pop’ and fortunately-- they aren’t another quirky eighties wannabe band. Instead the sound is more of a 60’s vibe, a hint of Rolling Stones, with some guitar solos. The songs have a glowing, sunshine sound. Yeah 60s met the 80s

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Bro

The title is from the punks X's "I must not think bad thoughts" X was one of the tragically overlooked American bands of the 1980s--change that right now. I put X just under the Clash.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

a quick and lazy Sunday Post.


this is a great post about a movie experience. We have all had something like this. Bad word warning...in case your eyes have yet to experience bad words. Very Funny.

Merry Christmas Brad Pitt: From Angelina. Does it matter if it's true?

Stickman plays hoops. Nike ad. Very cool.

Go Bears.

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Bro

Google v Bush:
Go to google.com, type "Failure" into the search engine and press the "I'm feeling Lucky" button. What do you get?

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion!


So I finally made it to the Vanguard over the holiday. I went and saw Brad Mehldau. If you know him at all you know him from his radiohead covers. He has a jazz trio and played a short set with mostly originals. The trio did play Paul Simon's "Fifty ways to leave your lover" and Radiohead's "Knives out". For the life of me I couldn't hear the PS tune but I will believe him that it was what they were covering. Or maybe it was jazz humor.

The Vanguard is a small death trap but not a bad seat in the house. They pack you in so make sure you like the people you bring to the venue. The mixed drinks were small but alcohol heavy. We were literally right behind Brad. If I wanted to I could have easily touched him with just one step. The stage is barely a stage. I would high reccommend you not only see The Brad Mehldau Trio (his tour) but when in NYC get to the Vanguard. It's history is dripping. Oh he has a new drummer and he is awesome.

Zero 7 links. Live performances etc.

Ringtones are the new singles. From rolling stone.

Scotch tape beats Sonys protection.

iTunes rank number 7 in music sales.

late I know but RIP Chris Whitley and Link Ray. Long may you jam.

Blabbermouth reports: JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford is strongly rumored to have been tapped to play the role of "Dr. X" on QUEENSRŸCHE's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". In case you don't know Operation Mindcrime was the Hair Metal "Wall". A concept album about Mind Control involving a Nun. Always a nice touch.

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Bro

The quote is from the Wedding Crashers. Nice film-- full of moments and quotes. I laughed alot too. Always a good thing for a comedy.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Happy Turkey Day


Enjoy your family, Friends and Football.

William S Burroughs "Thanksgiving Prayer". Not quite safe--c'mon it's Burroughs. QuickTime--vid

The Turkey Fryer of Death.

have a great day.

More later
Bro

Sunday, November 20, 2005

I took the bullet-- I killed a shark


Pirates in Paradise Festival. Civil War re-enactments are depressing. Renaissnce Festivals are just plain...weird. But Pirates--In Key West. Road trip.


Another Canadian Band to get to know. The Constantines. MP3 of "Love of Fear." Not their best song but they have a great cd out now. it's called "Tournament of Hearts". Check them out. Another MP3 "On To You"

I haven't given a shout out to a book for awhile so...Check out Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine. As you can probably guess it's about the Stanley Kubrick film. If you are fan you should read it and even if you are just a film junkie you will get something out of it.

Top Thirty Facts about Chuck Norris. Funny. Funny. Funny.

Bubbles in Color. Just imagine Black.

Why did the Beatles Break up? John? Paul? Yoko?

Money to burn...hey that is why they are rockstars. They need to spend their millions somehow.

The Cure plans to hit the studio in January to record its next album, according to a post from frontman Robert Smith on the group's Web site

File this under: Now if a few others would follow in her footsteps or this is just press so that in a few years when she records again it will be "news"
Contact Music reports: KELLY OSBOURNE has reportedly decided to turn her back on her music career because she doesn't need anymore money after working throughout her teenage years.
The daughter of BLACK SABBATH rocker OZZY starred in MTV reality TV show THE OSBOURNES and has since appeared in TV drama LIFE AS WE KNOW IT and released two albums.

Guitarist the Edge from the legendary Irish band U2 has teamed up with famed producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar and Guitar Center retail store to establish Music Rising, a charity that supplies instruments to New Orleans musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina.
The guitarist’s first trip to New Orleans was in 1981 on a tour stop for U2’s first album Boy and has become a regular visitor to the city. “New Orleans is a crucible for great music,” says the Edge. “The idea that it would be just a place of history for music is awful to me. Coming from Dublin in the Seventies, when music was something you had to search out, I'd never dreamt that somewhere like New Orleans could exist. Music was coming out of the walls. It seemed not just a form of escapism, but like it was weaved into everybody's life.”
Ezrin, who has produced albums for Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, KISS and Jane’s Addiction, decided to create the program with the Edge to bring back the music that served as the life-blood for the city for so long. “We both concluded instantly that the human disaster was indescribable,” Ezrin says, “but what was being wiped out at the same time was the culture of the entire region.”
Music Rising plans to expand to reach local churches, marching bands and schools after every instrument that was lost in the disaster is replaced. Anyone interested in making a donation can do so at musicrising.org.

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Bro

The title is from a wonderfully sad song about love or not quite love returned. We've all been there. "Melt" for Phil Roy.

Friday, November 18, 2005

You fell in love--in the key of C


Amazon is has a deal for anyone that is not happy with their Sony CDs.

Top 40 Groups in America 2005 edition. It's a good list if you are wondering where to start.

College Radio. Has it changed? How? From Slate.

This is a fun Friday thing from Pitchfork. Worst Album Art Ever. and now hear from the man who invented the Album Cover.

Songs for your funeral. The list. You know what's strange is that I have a Playlist called "Songs for my Funeral" I think my funeral is going to rock. I am also putting money aside for barrels of Guiness and Smithwicks.

What is up with the Flaming Lips?

Now just in time for the weekend...a quiz. What age do you act?

Video. The National. abel. Enjoy.

MP3. "Cowbell" by Tapes n Tapes.

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Bro



The title is from Wilco's "Shot in the arm"...get their lastest live cd which just came out. Called Kicking Television. Wonderful live versions of Wilco. Thanks boys.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

The Evil Monkey wasn't always evil...


Greetings all! First off, I'd like to thank A Glorious Mess for bringing me into the fold - thanks for the intro, Bro.

So, it's agreed that Sony and their rootkit malware suck - here's a way to prevent this from infecting you like that cheap floozy from Tuesday's quarter beer night... 1.) Boycott Sony, which seems to be the popular consensus here, or 2.) follow these steps.

The Hold Steady. Coming to a seedy bar near you...

Tour de New York? I wonder how many pro-cyclists would finish this course...

My own Star Wars submission...

Your parents aren't that into you...

Ever thought, "I'm gonna build my own sex machine!"? Here's how! Oh, and it's educational...

Thanks everyone, this was really freakin' Smurf!

More later

Evil Monkey

Friday, November 11, 2005

Just a Friday post

Sorry but we haven't had a Star Wars post for a bit.


















Swearing Contest. I think the video may have been altered. Not safe for work but quite funny. If you like bad words.

Info on Saul Williams. Also check the videos on the page of Saul and My Morning Jacket. Nice.

The OC. Better then your local radio station. I can hear you all saying "duh" at the same time.

Cash's daughter not happy about the way First Wife is depicted in Film. I haven't seen this yet but it is on the short list once it is released.

Well Done Sony. New Virus uses Sony Malware. I told you we should boycott Sony.

Reuters reports:
Former Beatle Paul McCartney is to broadcast live into space from a U.S. concert to two astronauts circling the globe.
He will play "Good Day Sunshine" and one of his latest songs, "English Tea," to NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev who are on an international space station 220 miles above the earth

I might have to bring my mullet back to watch this:
Blabbermouth reports:
"Heavy Metal Parking Lot", widely considered to be one of the greatest rock 'n' roll movies of all time, has finally been made available on DVD. Filmed in 1986 at a Maryland concert arena parking lot before a JUDAS PRIEST concert, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" is an unvarnished anthropological study of American metalheads in their mid-'80s glory. This limited-edition DVD includes a pristine digital-video transfer of the original uncut 16-minute documentary, plus over two hours of exclusive content! Viewer discretion: explicit language, drug references and loud music.

Video of Krista Detor's "Mudshow". Think female Leonard Cohen. You can preview the songs on her website too.

have a great weekend.
More later
Bro

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

We Welcome yet another Monkey


Welcome Evil Monkey...Welcome to our messy little corner of the world. Looking forward to your posts

I don't know what to do...Well I know what I am going to do but it hurts. I am a bit--how shall I say it?--tight with money. I am looking at HD TV for many reasons but let's just say it's going to get done.

So I start my research and it turns out that I will have to spend more on this TV then I paid for my first car. I am hurting. I will be spending alot but not Steve's Theatre alot. Not even close.

Another thing--I have a feeling once I see the Plasma in action-- I will have to rewatch every movie I have ever seen. How on Earth will I ever get through my queue at NetFlix which is at 157 or so if I have to go back and watch movies over again.

On the bright side...Super Bowl party at Bro's house.

Enough about my "troubles" on to the wall of Boobies. For the man that forgot his girlfriends size. How very thoughtful.

First Ringo now Lennon. John Lennon's solo work to go digital.

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Bro

Saturday, November 05, 2005

I'm just a fool--a fool in love with you


a fix released by Sony for it's cloaked DRM. I've said it before and will again...they (the record companies) just don't get it.

Can Neil Diamond pull off a J. Cash?

Shout Out Louds get a shout out in NYTs.

I think this is the first sign of the "End of Days". Federline rap online. this is me curling up in a ball and sucking my thumb.

Lohan and Leto in new Lennon Film.

Ready to really search smartly for the music you want? LookSmart.

Interesting Pearl Jam blog.

Press Release reports:
The Gourds, who according to the Village Voice “are all about wrapping the traditional in the eccentric and unexpected,” have completed their eighth album. The CD, titled Heavy Ornamentals, will hit the streets on January 24, 2006 on Eleven Thirty Records through Redeye Distribution. In a day of digital everything, the band recorded the album in glorious analog, with singer/bassist/songscribe Jimmy Smith citing, “People don’t leave mistakes in anymore. Everything sounds so perfect it requires less and less talent on the part of the performer.”
The 13 new songs on Heavy Ornamentals form a Gourdian knot of material written by chief band scribes Jimmy Smith and Kevin Russell. The tunes bear the traditional touch of knotty beats and poetic non-sequiturs for lyrics. With the band’s influences sewn as patchwork hearts on tattered sleeves, Doug Sahm and Johnny Thunders emerge as culture heroes while Schoolhouse Rock, Vincent Van Gogh and Typhoid Mary inspire verses, and an old favorite returns. The Gourds will tour nationally in spring and summer

Diane Cluck "Easy to Be Around" MP3.

Bishop Allen "Come Clean" live. and a cover of Ring of Fire.

The ultimate Jello Shot. A science project.

Stack the Cats...flash game. Think Tetris with Cats.

Bird Flu...just to make Rummy Millions? C'mon Really? This WH just gets worse and worse and just think we have a few more years of this too.

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Bro

The title is from Death Cab for Cutie's cover of "Earth Angel" it can be found on the soundtrack to Stubbs the Zombie. It is a very cool cd. Check it out. You will want to buy it. Cool covers of cool tunes by cool bands.


A big welcome back to HM...missed you brother man.
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Long time no post...here we go....

After a brief sabbatical, I am back to my old posting self. This past weekend I got to see the reformed Black Crowes show and they were better than I ever remembered. If it wasn't for getting a ticket, having my car get towed, and receiving damage to my car as a result of that tow, It would have been a perfect night.


PJ w/ Robert Plant doing "Fool In The Rain" at HOB 10/5/05, Camera phone quality, but at least it is something to tide us over till the "official" dvd comes out.....http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-647877711444041939&q=pearl+jam

A little bit of "Porch" from PJ's HOB show...http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8149977317403224199&q=Pearl+Jam




Peter Gabriel rejoining Genesis? This could be cool, but probably won't be
http://www.worldofgenesis.com/news-Oct05.htm




Another catchy diddy from our friends in the far east....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9105575935534995120&q=shingo




Wilco's first live album available for pre-order, Kicking Television - Live in Chicago http://www.wilcoweb.com/roadcase/index.php

In related news:
Jeff Tweedy solo tour
http://wilcoworld.net/tours/index.php




Johnny B. back on the Loop? I'm still going to satellite...
http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/morningnews/




Bobby Brown & Mike Tyson performing "Monster Mash"?! This IS scary.....http://abc.go.com/fsp/index.html?channel=JimmyKimmelLive


More later, HelperMonkey

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Slippery when wet indeed..

Great costume.









Holy Balls are the record companies stupid...and mean. Now there's DRM Trojan Horse encoded in CDs. Watch out for the latest from My Morning Jacket's "Z". Which you should own as it is certainly one to the best CDs of the year. Sony shame on you. More on Sony's "protection" from cNet.

thank god for the internet and iPods and PodCasting and...because you ain't getting much Rock from radio. A Story from Rolling Stone.

info on new Beatles Bio.

Gigwise reports:
The 1967 concert that saw Bob Dylan go electric for the very first time is set to be released on a Live DVD.
The legendary appearance at the Newport Folk Festival is part of the ‘Festival!’ documentary which was shot between 1963 and 1966 by Murray Lerner and which also features performances by Joan Baez, Donovan, Peter, Paul & Mary and Johnny Cash.[

Contact Music reports:
Classic rockers CREAM's reunion shows in New York City last week (24-26OCT05) look set to break new records at Madison Square Garden.
The shows - Cream's first US dates in 37 years - were monster box office hits, grossing more than $10.6 million

The Male "O" Face...yes that "O"

MP3. "Free Man Now" From Southern B!tch. Rawk-n-Roll.
Jah Division "Dub will tear us apart"
Castanets "All that I know"

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Bro