Way super late Gold Star CDs

It's not like I have a good excuse for being so late. No Super Hoopla but a ton of snow. Does that count? Since I brought up the Super Bowl I guess I want AZ to win.

On to the tunes

Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
Obviously drinking the happy Obama kool aid because he sounds joyful and hopeful on this cd. Great cd but where's my old Bruce? Plus I'm not really happy he did the whole buy this Greatest Hits only at Walmart thing. Dude you use to rip on people that did that and I wouldn't even get into the fact that most of Bruce's old songs boldly went against everything that Walmart is.

Louis Armstrong - Satchmo at the Pasadena
Great re-issue of a live show but sadly not the whole show but oh so worth it.

Mark Olsen/ Gary Louris - Ready for the flood
This is a forever cd. One you'll listen to again and again for the rest of your life. It will be a cd that years later you'll be cleaning out your collection and find it and put it on and just sigh that great music is still made.

Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
A slight return to glory. Get the party started.

The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns are not just the Future
Edgier then say your normal Grey's Anatomy song but ready for major consumption.

Paul McCartney - Live at Ameba
Like the Satchmo cd not the complete live show. This ep has 4 of the 20 songs Sir Paul performed. He sounds great on this cd. er EP.

Also check out:
More covers from Pat DiNizio. This time he takes on Buddy Holly. Loney Dear is back with more out of left field electric campfire songs. Hey look at this another Strokes side project Nickel Eye. Duncan Sheik has a new collection of non-Broadway tunes out too and check out the re-issues of the Volcano Suns. Raising from the ashes of The Babyshambles is Roses Kings Castles with super slow-mo gentle grooves.

More later
Bro



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Now playing: Pogues - Lorca's Novena
via FoxyTunes

Claudia does the answer thing

Real name: Claudia

Where I live: White Plains, NY


Occupation: Postal Clerk (please, no jokes!)


Favorite movie: Memento

Favorite book: To Kill A Mockingbird

Favorite album: White Album

Three famous people I'd like to meet: Scott Stevens, Mike Peluso, Paul McCartney

One famous person I actually met: Deborah Harry at SNL

Best concert experience: 4 nights in a row seeing Springsteen at Brenden Byrne Arena when it first opened. There was a lottery for the tickets, and I couldn't believe I got tickets for 4 nights! Most luck I ever had
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Coolest pop-culture item I own: a photograph of Marilyn Monroe that I have never seen anywhere else

And what movie prop would like to own: Marilyn's outfit from Bus Stop

Songs for my Funeral V2

Part two of the continuing saga that is the celebration of my "Shuffling off this mortal coil", or my "dirt nap" or my "going to the big Whatever in the sky". If you missed the first one here is the playlist. NOW...

Grab a beer...yes a last request and sit back and listen.


Here is the playlist and here's where you go to listen.


The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows
The Twilight Singers – Bonnie Brae
The Black Angels – Bloodhound On My Trail
Cowboy Mouth – Joe Strummer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Into My Arms
Johnny Cash – The Man Who Couldn’t Cry (live)
John Vanderslice – Exodus Damage
The Replacements – Within Your Reach
Whiskeytown – Sit and Listen to the Rain
Tom Waits – Warm Beer and Cold Women
Ben Harper – Waiting On an Angel
The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
Martin Sexton - Hallelujah


Enjoy it all and more later (I hope)
Bro


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Now playing: Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
via FoxyTunes

Save it for later

Not much going on this week unless Hanna Montana is a star in your life. The Jonas Brothers released something. I will say one thing...it's gotta suck when you are a horny band and your biggest fans are between 8-13. "Dude in 5 to 8 years this is gonna be Led Zeppelin awesome". I guess the Beatles did start with "I wanna Hold Your Hand". So who is going to be their Bob Dylan and introduce them to marijuana? Or maybe they should just skip to their Peter Fonda LSD stage.


I mean I don't care what anyone tells you the main reason they pick up a guitar, or sticks or the microphone is girls. Maybe their fan's moms make up for it. But that would be weird - "Mom you slept with the Jonas' Brothers. I hate you" Yes that little girl will be on a couch for a long, long time.

So on to the not so hot week in CDs.

Really I can only tell you to download a few tracks from The Pack AD. A female version of the the Black Keys from Canada. They are a band to watch. Each cd gets them closer to fine.

I will leave you something cool/funny. "The Line"