Friday, December 30, 2005
New Nellie McKay Song
Hey, even if the lyrics are bit...eh...hacky...er...on the nose...or...something I can't quite place, I'd like to compliment her since, when I first heard this song, I listened to it three more times (for a total of four in a row). It is kinda hypnotic that way.
It's streamed from Sony's website:
Nellie McKay (nay Nelly Mckai) - The Big One (real media stream)
Quicktime stream as NellieMckay.com.
Plus, according to her website, she has 6 songs on the "Rumor Has It..." soundtrack. I wonder if they are any good.
And I wonder what happened to NellieMckay.net? It went away a while ago. It had a libertines article up for a while. Maybe she wrote that article, but I wasn't sure. Now it's just a black page again.
Nellie's new album comes out Jan 03.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
I saw that hunk of crud The Family Stone:
Tens of Legal Deerhoof mp3s
Yep, you gotta check this out. Deerhoof (of Bunny, Bunny, Bunny fame) have some wicked cool links up.
Twelve covers of Deerhoof songs were sent in unsolicited:
http://deerhoof.killrockstars.com/covers.html
And buuuukuuuu remixes of the Deerhoof number Rrrrrrrright:
http://deerhoof.killrockstars.com/remix.html
Twelve covers of Deerhoof songs were sent in unsolicited:
http://deerhoof.killrockstars.com/covers.html
And buuuukuuuu remixes of the Deerhoof number Rrrrrrrright:
http://deerhoof.killrockstars.com/remix.html
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Top 10 CD's of 2005
Our local Daily Press newspaper asked me to send them my list for Top 10 CD's of 2005 for their Music Quarterly issue that comes out again in January. I thought long and hard and here is my list:
1) The Spinto Band - Nice and Nicely Done
2) Stellastarr* - Harmonies For the Haunted
3) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
4) Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock And Roll
5) The Concretes - Layyourbattleaxedown
6) Wolf Parade - Apologies To the Queen Mary
7) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
8) Bob Dylan - No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
9) The Raveonettes - Pretty In Black
10) Peggy Lee - Lover
1) The Spinto Band - Nice and Nicely Done
2) Stellastarr* - Harmonies For the Haunted
3) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
4) Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock And Roll
5) The Concretes - Layyourbattleaxedown
6) Wolf Parade - Apologies To the Queen Mary
7) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
8) Bob Dylan - No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
9) The Raveonettes - Pretty In Black
10) Peggy Lee - Lover
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Dylan to Host Weekly Radio Show
From WaPost:
"Bob Dylan -- singer, songwriter, former counterculture figure and voice of a generation -- has added another line to his rsum: radio DJ.
The enigmatic troubadour has signed on to host a weekly show on XM Satellite Radio, the D.C.-based pay-radio provider. Dylan will select the music, offer commentary, interview guests and answer e-mail from listeners during the one-hour program, which will start in March, XM said yesterday."
"Bob Dylan -- singer, songwriter, former counterculture figure and voice of a generation -- has added another line to his rsum: radio DJ.
The enigmatic troubadour has signed on to host a weekly show on XM Satellite Radio, the D.C.-based pay-radio provider. Dylan will select the music, offer commentary, interview guests and answer e-mail from listeners during the one-hour program, which will start in March, XM said yesterday."
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Indie Christmas songs
So, here's another Christmas mix of mp3s with some good ones I've heard before and some I don't ever want to hear again. But it does include "Christmas Party" by the Walkmen which I had never heard before.
I just got my tree yesterday (see my beard pic for today) so I'm ready to be in the spirit. Come on spirit...Get With It!
So here is the link to the Christmas Mix.
I just got my tree yesterday (see my beard pic for today) so I'm ready to be in the spirit. Come on spirit...Get With It!
So here is the link to the Christmas Mix.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
NBC moves The Office to Crapday
I don't watch much television but I go out of my way from 9:00 - 10:00 pm Tuesday night. I love the Office. I guess I have a soft spot for it since I got to preview it for the Daily Press.
I like the Angela character a lot. She's such a control freak and a perfect, perfect straight-woman to the wackiness of the other characters. Her look when Michael started ruining her party plan had me laughing good. She and Michael need more together on the show. Everyone is so funny on that show. Angela has her own myspace page.
I also like the IT temp guy Ryan (since I'm an IT guy). I think they are still pushing the Michael-has-a-crush on Ryan story from the fire episode. Michael plays favorites with Ryan.
You can vote on the best office Christmas photos here.
Dwight has a blog too.
Anyway, all this is pointless because they are moving Earl and the Office to crappy Thursday. Thursday is dead NBC. Tuesday is the new Thursday. I should write a strongly worded letter to every advertiser from Tuesdays show.
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Now all that is out of the way, NBC and iTunes are teaming up and you can buy for 1.99 the full 10 minute clip of Conan O'Brien (With ANDY Richter!!!) doing their "Famous Helping People" sketch. If NBC keeps this up, I'll be spending lots of money on iTunes. I mean, you can drop 2 bucks and watch an episode of the Office right this second! I love this technology crap. So, with this iTunes deal, NBC is back in my good graces.
Click here for NBC on iTunes
Make Your Own Maggot Brain Kit
Make your Maggot Brain album cover. "Your Head Here."
Who says a man can't stick his head through a box, sprinkle dirt around and take his own picture and play rock.
Yep, I did it for yesterday's Whiskerino2005.com picture. I was having trouble clicking the shutter and getting into position without the dirt shifting around. Jaime was working late, so I tried using a tripod. I think I nailed the face.
Click here to see what the original album cover looked like.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Live Recreation of Velvet Underground Album
It's re-create your favorite album cover day at the Beard Contest site, whiskerino2005.com. Def a must check out. I've got something cooking myself. Stay tuned.
Sold my first painting last night.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
A Song So Awful it Hurts
Slate's take on the worst song I have ever turned my radio up for: Notes On Hump
Here is a song that is so good. I mean this here is one of the classics. Where were you when you first heard this song? I was walking into a Sears in Victor Valley Mall in Victorville, CA. A delivery guy pulled up, got out of his truck and walked in the store. He had this song playing so loud I could hear it across the parking lot. I could tell immediately who was singing, but I didn't recognize the song.
Pre-internet it took some real legwork to hunt down a song based on hearing it once. I found out though and when it came up in the shuffle of my mp3 player the other day (driving back from seeing Thumbsucker at the Naro in Norfolk) I was playing it just as loud as that delivery driver was 10 years ago.
Here's a yousendit link:CCR - Born on the Bayou.mp3
Here is a song that is so good. I mean this here is one of the classics. Where were you when you first heard this song? I was walking into a Sears in Victor Valley Mall in Victorville, CA. A delivery guy pulled up, got out of his truck and walked in the store. He had this song playing so loud I could hear it across the parking lot. I could tell immediately who was singing, but I didn't recognize the song.
Pre-internet it took some real legwork to hunt down a song based on hearing it once. I found out though and when it came up in the shuffle of my mp3 player the other day (driving back from seeing Thumbsucker at the Naro in Norfolk) I was playing it just as loud as that delivery driver was 10 years ago.
Here's a yousendit link:
Saturday, December 03, 2005
D-D-D-Daily Press
Could this be the lead singer of Volcano Roll in this parody commercial?
Watch the video here: dailypress.com/localads (the video featuring Chester the Crab).
The commercial that I would add to this article is, "It's Doctor Credit!! I have a prescription for you!!"
Watch the video here: dailypress.com/localads (the video featuring Chester the Crab).
The commercial that I would add to this article is, "It's Doctor Credit!! I have a prescription for you!!"
Thursday, December 01, 2005
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