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Others say that's a self-fulfilling prophesy: if you don't expect drama, there won't be any. As a general rule, it's not a bad idea to raise a single eyebrow at those who understate a case so sweepingly. You can go ahead and use the same eyebrow you raise at those who sweepingly overstate cases if you like. I can't raise one eyebrow at a time, so this doesn't apply to me. The Undertones - Wednesday Week (on The Undertones) Fear of [.. .] |
Ruby Tuesday: Julian Lennon - Ruby Tuesday (on [... ] |
Now, 2, that's pretty young. I might still be expected to hold up a couple fingers and say "this many" when asked how long I've had the blog. Heck, I might idly hold up an index finger from each hand, then wander [. ..] |
1 instantly reminded me of another far-out cat, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs of the Church of the SubGenius. They're not from the same eras, or is that "50s look" the new black, and always in? The album is ten years old, so by now the look could be out again. Or it could have been out and then made a triumphant return, lovingly embraced by the public, Nehru jacket and all. Can't say I dig the jacket but [... ] |
| It recently occurred to me that a lot of videos are set in supermarkets... and I started to make a list. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know (1983): In the video for Ullman's Kirsty MacColl cover, a supermarket is used to help depict the unglamorous reality of settling down and having kids when you're not well-off. Ullman's hair is a mess, her face appears free of make-up, and she's wearing slippers. Before the supermarket scene she was quite well-groomed and wearing gobs of lip gloss. In the market she [.. .] |
| [img] The Theremin is handy in that one doesn't touch it while playing it. That doesn't make it the instrument for everyone who's abandoned the triangle in frustration, tired of practicing for hours everyday and not getting any better. This weekend, I learned that the hard way. Alright, I haven't really taken up the Theremin. But watching a 2004 Screen Savers segment in which Robert Moog demonstrated the instrument and introduced a cool performance by Thereminist Robby Virus of Theremin lounge band Project: Pimento (pictured above), I could almost hear people deciding to become [. ..] |
" Here's a mix dedicated to it. I'll name it later. Too restless, excited, and lazy to do so now. Spring Fever Mix, To Be Named Later: The Black Watch - Hey Hey Hey (on The King Of Good Intentions) Chris Mills - Escape From New York (The Wall To Wall Sessions) School Of Fish - Take Me Anywhere (on Human Cannonball) Trespassers William - Vapour Trail (on Different Stars) [... ] |
| [img] For one shining month (September 2005), the Poptones record label blog featured two amusing songs from the stars of the 1960s Batman series. The songs are still there, both the decidedly odd song stylings of Burt Ward, who played Robin, and a melodramatic musical gem from Adam West, who played his caped partner in crime-solving. West begins his song with a question: "Will tonight be the night. .. that Bruce reveals himself to. .. the magnificent Miranda? " He means taking his mask off, kids. It's a big moment in any superhero-civilian relationship. The decision to share it with [. ..] |
| In a new video clip, Aqualung's Matt Hales graciously teaches the proper way to make a good cup of tea. If you've ever given him a cup of tea with cream, here at last is your confirmation that you did terribly offend him. This video beverage-related lesson is brought to you by Spinner and the letter T. The new Aqualung album, Memory Man is out now in the States, Canada, and the U. K. and should soon be available anywhere it hasn't yet been released. On the March 14th episode of The Late Show with David Letterman, [. ..] |
| Aw, how neat! The folks at Google are fans of the keen, prematurely-canceled sitcom Undeclared. Sure, they're demonstrating their fondness with a stolen joke, but thievery is allegedly flattering, or something like that. The original, non-holiday-based clip: Google does add bits about advertising and archiving emails to their gag (and I'm almost positive they're kidding), but I think most of the humor stems from the idea, which is all Undeclared's. Just leaves a slight taste of bitter apple in my mouth. |
| [img] Dublin folk-rock singer-songwriter Ciar n Flynn started his career singing classic ballads as well as "attempting Dylan, Donovan, Simon Garfunkel, Planxty, Neil Young, Woody Guthrie, Tracy Chapman and Radiohead". The work of poet Patrick Kavanagh made an impression; so did the music of Nick Drake, and others. Flynn started playing the guitar, and writing songs, many fed by his experiences while traveling. He says "his version of political and social commentary reflect intimate moments in his own life or adopt the circumstance of others close to him." At some point down the road, he developed [. ..] |
| [img] There's no U. S. release date yet for Hafdis Huld's alt-pop Dirty Paper Cup (first released in October 2006), but these things take time. In some European countries, the former Gus Gus singer has already released her fourth single from the album ("Diamonds On My Belly"). This Wednesday, March 28th, Huld plays London's ME Club, with Eg White, (doors are at 7:30). April 20th, she's part of the Camden Crawl line-up, again in London. On April 24th she plays Le Mandala in Toulouse, France, with Tara King Theory. The setting will be mostly France, [... ] |
| [img] Irvine, California ("Art Happens Here!") is a large planned city. It's either the 6th or 1st safest city with a population over 100,000 in the U. S. (depending, on whether you go by "serious crimes" or "violent crimes"). However, if you want to replace your dishwasher, they will make you get a permit. Taking Irvine's good with its bad are the three members of oto -- Hirotaka Makino (guitar and computer), Bunichi Oshiro (guitar and percussion), and Takeshi Udo (keyboard and vocals) -- who call the city home. oto's serene, twinkling ambient/electronic music might make the [.. .] |
Powerful, a little quaint, might make an anti-technology or anti-American statement, and not entirely respectful. What music could cause an American flag to spontaneously combust? (Besides the music of your least-favorite band? ) Gotta be punk! Nah. Folk? Bzzz. Why this image was selected to represent new American and Canadian independent music (with fire-themed songs). Oh, those wacky Brits. Yet for the latest Uncut disc, they assembled a collection of music that isn't entirely new (2001's "Know Your Onion"), [... ] |
| [img] Larry "Bud" Melman, a longtime featured performer on David Letterman's programs since the first episode of Late Night With David Letterman in 1982, died Monday at the age of 85. An illness of an unspecified nature has been given as the cause of death. Melman was born Calvert DeForest but embraced the Melman moniker Letterman gave him. Before long, he started using it for other work, including movie roles, appearances on television programs such as Saturday Night Live, music videos, and commercials. He also used the name in an exercise video ("The Couch Potato Workout"). [. ..] |
| [img] Danish experimental, electronic/rock band Efterklang not only collaborates with the likes of Amiina members (half the group played on Efterklang's first album, Tripper), they also signed Amiina to their own, Danish label, Rumraket. Next up, and ahead of the band's forthcoming full-length album, is a 5-track EP, Under Giant Trees. "Towards the Bare Hill", the track posted today sounds like Psapp met Beirut on that Bare Hill. A similarity to Amiina might be noted in Efterklang's sound as well, and perhaps one to Explosions in the Sky as well. .. particularly in their songs that move [. ..] |
Patrick's Day this year. It seems wrong to rely upon "America's Newspaper", USA Today for information about an Irish holiday, even if the information comes in a colorful chart and/or graph format. And with Wikipedia cyber-hooligans having recently falsely reported the death of beloved former comedian Sinbad, that site's hard to trust. .. Wait, is he still a comedian? Is he still beloved? Well, how am I supposed to check now? Damn pranksters. I've got "Bono Outbids Everyone At Charity Auction For Bono-Autographed [...  Related news
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