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Read More..>>Big In Germany
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M. Ward at Bimbo’s
Posted on August 31, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffI can think of few better ways to spend a Saturday evening than seeing M. Ward perform at Bimbo’s. Given the frequency of reminders I receive from the Bimbo’s mailing list, there seems to be some tickets yet available:
Saturday, September 10M. WARDThe release of M. Ward’s latest album, Transistor Radio, has multiplied the attention and [...]
Pitchfork on Bushido Karaoke
Posted on August 31, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffPitchfork gives a generally favorable review (7.5), complete with left-handed compliments, to one of my favorite recent buys Mayday’s Bushido Karaoke.
Trading in his former syrupy drizzle for a more
varied, gothic take on American mythology, Stevens’ songwriting has
become much livelier and grittier; at its best, it channels the
theatrical noir of Nick Cave.
The INXS cover is quite [...]
Read More..>>Archives
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Awh Sugar, Oh Honey, Honey
Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under
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Read More..>>Seattle/Bumbershoot Questions
Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under
| 2 CommentsI’ll be making my first trip to Seattle for Bumbershoot this weekend (by way of Eugene). Anybody have any suggested places off the beaten path to check out, or any below-the-radar bands worth special attention? While I know that Black Market Kidneys is big in Europe, I’m curious to see if I have any Seattle [...]
Read More..>>Omaha Reads
Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under
| 1 CommentOnline voting is now open through Sep 19th for Omaha’s city-wide reading club. Apparently anybody can vote, regardless of location. So if you’re the kind of sicko who gets off on foisting your reading preferences on heartlanders, have at it. The choices:
“Because of Winn-Dixie†by Kate DiCamillo: Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer [...]
Read More..>>We Literally Wrote This This Morning
Posted on August 29, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffDan Dickinson has posted an MP3 of a new Ted Leo song from a recent concert, possibly titled "Sons of Cain". {via YANP}
Read More..>>I’m Still Waiting For “Don’t Squeeze The Black Market Kidneys!”
Posted on August 26, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffBig thanks to Gwenda for pointing out the advertising slogan generator.So far, I’ve marveled at:
I Liked The Black Market Kidneys So Much, I Bought The Company!
There Ain’t No Party Like A Black Market Kidneys Party.
Things Go Better with Black Market Kidneys.
Time To Make The Black Market Kidneys.
Mel Brooks Couldn’t Have Made This Up*
Posted on August 25, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffA tete-a-tete brewing in Milwaukee over "Naked Boys Singing" has pit Milwaukee P.D. talking head Schwartz against nude revue director Hooker.
* He could have
Dubious Intro of the Day
Posted on August 25, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments Off"Juliette Lewis has made that most difficult of transformations - from Hollywood actress to musician with credibility."
Read More..>>Less talk more info
Posted on August 25, 2005 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentI’m pretty cool, but never could I possibly achieve the status of these individuals who, it would seem, effectively catalogued every record you ever dared to dream exists.
Read More..>>Will Sheff / Tim Hardin
Posted on August 24, 2005 - Filed Under
| 1 CommentOver at Said The Gramophone, Okkervil River frontmain Will Sheff guest-posts about Tim Harden, his music and influence on Sheff.
It’s true; we too often associate drugs and heavy drinking with wild creativity, but in the case of Tim Hardin - and in many more cases than I think people realize - all of his great [...]
On the count of three, everybody panic.
Posted on August 24, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffFrom a funny-because-it’s-true post about public-transportation delays and the innane things drivers say comes this possible guideline to be read in the train driver manual: "If at all possible, throw in the possibility of a terrorist attack or earthquake."
Read More..>>Intelligent Design Under Attack From MSM
Posted on August 24, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffDevil’s advocate Jon Carroll:
In the columnist business, you get used to people with theories. They
abound. The theories are often intricate, internally consistent and well
defended. The purveyors of those theories see every attack against them as
proof that they are on the right track. Indeed, if I reject their theories,
they can say that the mainstream media is [...]
Cokehead Blogger Acting Up
Posted on August 24, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffOne of my favorite "cokehead bloggers", Ed, shines the unforgiving light of trenchant criticism on Chuck Kl0sterman.
Read More..>>New Pornographers Tonight
Posted on August 24, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffI’m sure I’ve said it before, but tonight - The New Pornographers grace the Haight Amoeba for afree in-store performance. (Neko Case & Dan Bejar will not be "in the house"). If you’re feeling sinister, swing by Aub Zam Zam afterward for my pretension vehicle, the Proust Reading Group meeting.
Read More..>>A Weatherman Can’t Tell You Which Way The Wind Blows
Posted on August 24, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffIt is nothing new to report that The Right has long been waging a war against science & rational thought. In fact, they will not even deny it. Of course, this is recently "news" because of "debate" over intelligent-design ("creationism in a cheap tuxedo") vs. natural selection which is merely another ridiculous ploy to pander [...]
Read More..>>Postulating theorems formulating equations
Posted on August 23, 2005 - Filed Under
| Comments OffThe Beastie Boys have posted some a capella tracks for all y’all squares to cut up. I would also like to ask any readers who may possess a copy of the KTS bootleg Rabid if you’d like to "hook me up". This was one of my prized boots from college, but was one of the [...]
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