tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69056381695009642462024-03-06T23:22:24.902-05:00rooting forafteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-14191896385353656422008-01-17T22:16:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:19:21.574-05:00Hi Annemieke!DEoes anyone else read this? Did you remember you gave me ACCESS to this thing? We can write and simultaneously publish our correspondance (sp?) like George Bernard Shaw and that lady, like Heloise and Abelard for the modern age! Just kid- ding. I saw some movies too recently. Sweenie Todd was boring but Grandma's Boy has one or two funny parts.<br /><br />"LURVE"<br />annieanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816774788953789101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-23256336373607286192007-11-28T01:09:00.000-05:002007-11-28T01:24:46.678-05:00fro-ji went to see the darjeeling limited with my brother this weekend. it was surprisingly good, based on the preview; not surprisingly good based on wes anderson's scorecard with pretentious upper class young people like me n bro. i really did love rushmore. <br /><br />and again, wes proved his ability to ace a soundtrack. A new favorite featured in this movie is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sarstedt">peter sarstedt</A>, a british hit-machine with only one real hit way back in 1969: where do you go to my lovely. but hey, i found another. it has to do with love, and rescue, and of course frozen orange juice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/10/1574880/Where%20Do%20You%20Go%20To%20My%20Lovely.mp3" title="Where Do You Go To My Lovely.mp3"><br /> PETER SARSTEDT:WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY</a><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/10/1574880/21%20Frozen%20Orange%20Juice.mp3" title="21 Frozen Orange Juice.mp3"><br /> PETER SARSTEDT:FROZEN ORANGE JUICE<br /></a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-90815867797329823572007-11-21T00:38:00.000-05:002007-11-21T00:53:21.728-05:00more of the same<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniroofparty/2051340519/" title="family tree by radmiral annemieke, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/2051340519_b690061461.jpg" width="500" height="326" alt="family tree" /></a><br /><br />i had a discussion with a canadian friend recently about the difference between their music and ours. non-mainstream groups like final fantasy and patrick watson sound like they're playing a music you wouldn't hear coming from the us (grizzly bear might be the closest statesider?). their polaris prizewinners don't have any apparent inclination to make something that might break into general pop. unfortunately, i can't articulate music well enough to explain why. <br /><br />the canadian maintained that canada's music falls short; i disagree. this song is beautiful. the horns.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/10/1574880/01%20Family%20Tree.mp3" title="01 Family Tree.mp3">SANDRO PERRI:FAMILY TREE<br /></a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-91318293537852467672007-11-19T02:03:00.000-05:002007-11-19T02:08:48.576-05:00i remember liking the broken west some time last year, but collectively not as much as this song (originally done by tegan and sara).<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniroofparty/1993004165/" title="mainchute deployment by radmiral annemieke, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/1993004165_39e5053979.jpg" width="500" height="305" alt="mainchute deployment" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/10/1574880/04%20Back%20In%20Your%20Head.mp3"> THE BROKEN WEST:BACK IN YOUR HEAD</a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-34986841029582928982007-11-12T21:33:00.000-05:002007-11-12T21:50:07.873-05:00carly, you really hit a high note with this one<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniroofparty/1992796555/" title="sc00ae1e55 by radmiral annemieke, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/1992796555_8a3f813d9c_m.jpg" width="240" height="211" alt="sc00ae1e55" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/10/1574880/Nobody%20Does%20It%20Better%20%28Theme%29.mp3">CARLY SIMON:NOBODY DOES IT BETTER.mp3</a><br /><br />the content and imagery here arent related. for gods sake get over it.afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-25068326196248857112007-11-10T18:07:00.000-05:002007-11-10T18:08:29.059-05:00i dont have time for anything but scanning class doodles. and maybe eating cheez doodles.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/miniroofparty/1943323201/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/1943323201_fd48f09d0a_m.jpg" width="240" height="232" alt="sc009ae0dc" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/11/10/1574880/01%20Underdog.mp3">SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE:UNDERDOG</a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-55037621142674722442007-07-25T11:36:00.000-05:002007-07-25T12:19:34.167-05:00FUCK YOU ELVIS FUCK YOU CAROL KING FUCK YOU BEACH BOYSNow I love Elvis actually , and I will send you a postcard from Graceland when I go there this week if you texty me your address.<br /><br />BUT THAT JACKASS STOLE IT ALL FROM THE BLACK PEOPLE<br /><br />It's true. I know this not only because Public Enemy told me so but also just because I have listened to Chuck Berry and I just know. See also "Surfin USA" if you want to hear a much worser version of a Chuck Berry song. The reason this is all so fresh in my mind is because staying with my mom means that I listen to <a href="http://www.1410amradio.com/">1410AM Seawinds Jersey Shore Oldies</a> all the time. I love the Oldies so I am happy but since I have listened to them so much I decided to do some research and I found out that Little Eva had to clean houses in the 70s and that Ronnie Spector never made any money from "Be My Baby." Do you know who else is poor? Bo Diddley. COME ON. Meanwhile I'm watching Cribs and the kid from Fall Out Boy just throws his hoodies out and buys new ones when they are dirty. MEANWHILE the mermaid from AQUAMARINE has 3 cars or something. This country sucks. Fuck you Carol King. I would give Phil Spector a big fuck you too but it seems like ever since he produced that one Leonard Cohen album/ killed that girl his luck has been pretty poor. Anyway, there is always this, to show where the white people really belong (IN THE BACK):<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MnU8e5ptoaU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MnU8e5ptoaU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816774788953789101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-22206675852771754522007-06-20T22:24:00.002-05:002007-06-21T19:34:13.757-05:00HiHi.<br />Annemieke added me to her BLOGTEAM because I was the only person who ever left her comment.<br />I saw PANDA BEAR at bowery ballroom on Monday. This is a music blog right?<br />He was so good. One little cute guy; lots of big sound.<br /><br />Rusty Santos opened. He looks 100 percent exactly like anthony michael hall<br /><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Pygst59oC7SEQM:http://img.timeinc.net/popsci/images/2006/12/19-Breakfast-Club.jpg" /><br /><br />before him the opener was kria brekken. actual image<br /><img src="http://wannabes.be/wp-content/uploads/20061025093445_solpeppy.jpg" /><br />i guess she sings with avery tare a lot. she could play the piano really beautifully but her singing was like someone told joanna newsome to try to sound more like tinkerbell. i couldnt stop laughing so jess made me leave and get more beer. then i still couldnt not laugh at her.<br />UPDATE: ok more investigation revealed THAT sugarbabyvoice spice is panda bear's WIFE which makes me feel bad for not liking her but also even more annoyed that she opened.<br /><br /><br />anyway, panda boy is really worth his rep and knows how to work his little switchboard and also had a great video show with clips of girls crying and climbing fences to get near the beatles.<br /><br />anyway nice to meet youanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816774788953789101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-90197835863098722712007-05-25T11:29:00.000-05:002007-05-25T12:14:01.200-05:00Basements are west coastThere's no internet or TV in my beautiful new apartment, and found myself playing ukulele last night and trying to figure out the chords to a song from a band (see below) that I've been listening to a lot. This activity kicked watching TV's ass. (1.5 hours per week for Entourage and Lost excluded.) <br /><br />That said, some people seem to be able to get a lot out of TV. For example, quoting from funny movies is usually a good conversational skill. Also, some people seem able to turn an episode of Family Guy into a personal connection with another TV-watcher. This is why I hate Family Guy on principle, although I have enjoyed watching it on occasion: because friendships based on TV shows are dumb, and so are the shows that spur said friendships. Family Guy is the worst offender. <br /><br />Anyway, limited luck with the chords. But I did realize that Wilco's new album, which I was listening to a lot prior to this when in a slow music mood, did not make me want to sing or play along. Don't listen to the new Wilco Album unless it reminds you of Guatemala. Listen to this. Ray fills the void that Wilco-post-Yankee-Hotel has left in my slow music heart. That's not nothing.<br /><br />There are four songs that I have been able to collect on my ipod from <a href="http://www.raysvastbasement.com/">Ray's Vast Basement</a>. A fifth, which I don't like, was recently deleted. Here are two, but you can find more on <a href="http://www.elbo.ws">elbo.ws</a> and you probably should go right now and do just that.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/06HowThroughSacrificeDannysFriendsGaveAParty.mp3">Ray's Vast Basement "How Through Sacrifice Danny's Friend Gave A Party"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/BlackCotton.mp3">Ray's Vast Basement "Black Cotton"</a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-5273455470258479032007-05-16T10:19:00.000-05:002007-05-16T12:12:17.094-05:00nice day in the hoodone thing that is nice about park slope is slopers' willingness to not be as snobby as they appear. they mostly wear glasses and button ups and look like they go home to this: <br /><img src="http://www.lostandfrowned.com/thumb/hardwoodtrain.gif"><br />let's be clear that these cats nor their contemporaries can be found on MY floor. i do like the fatty in the back of the conga line though.<br /><br />but surprise! there are many dog owners in park slope too. and together, many of these dog or cat owners are nice behind their acrylic-framed glasses. this is most evident in the springtime, when leisure-inclined freelancers get fancy brewskis at outdoor bars and turn social. plus, you can run into all your old friends. bottom line - there are nice things about spring in dope slope.<br /><br />this is a free association about park slope music.<br />i know this to be a local fave:<br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/06RunOffTheRoad.mp3">ola podrida "run off the road"</a><br />which makes me think of this: <br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/Dept_of_Eagles_No_One.mp3">department of eagles "no one"</a><br />which is so nice but sometimes it makes you want to listen to this on repeat: <br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/03NorthAmericanScum.mp3">lcd soundsystem "north american scum"</a><br />and never play this p.s. classic again (sorry alana): <br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/01WhyDoesTheSunShine_.mp3">TMBG "why does the sun shine?"</a> <br /><br />ps. there's a new song "hey girl" on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/figurinesdk">figurines' myspace page</a>. it's fine.<br /><br />pps. which of the transients moving through 3f over a year ago stole my stevie wonder "songs in the key of life" cd (part 1)? its time to return it.afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-22495140414197079462007-05-09T18:42:00.000-05:002007-05-09T19:44:32.844-05:00Free-esque means it sounds like that one song by Free<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J8Zx9KS8rwKrh-MHkjItYh9Us-BAmTimW9pYKFmjF2wFWzeBASaW1j7QJuE3OdH88cFyCR8u7q16vMTCxdhKLswiEm3TYVDc7WqQI6QbdgI1MteqYODQJFxCdVvO1gdYckWoPaSO5oC0/s1600-h/Wally-Gannon3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J8Zx9KS8rwKrh-MHkjItYh9Us-BAmTimW9pYKFmjF2wFWzeBASaW1j7QJuE3OdH88cFyCR8u7q16vMTCxdhKLswiEm3TYVDc7WqQI6QbdgI1MteqYODQJFxCdVvO1gdYckWoPaSO5oC0/s400/Wally-Gannon3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062725355342308642" /></a><br /><br /><br />I don't think the Raspberries ever achieved major critical success back in the 70's, I had never heard of them until i was introduced to this song. For the most part, they aren't heralded as power-pop OG's like contemporaries, Big Star. But I have a theory. If they could have just spread out all the fucking awesome parts of this one song into an album instead of packing them into this one track, they might have hit the big time. That being said, I hope they can look back fondly on this classic rock power-pop Frankenstein they have created. The song unfolds like an abridged history of teenage rebellious rock- the opening Slade riff and the Who part and the Free-esque clap-along guitar solo at the 3 minute mark - all sutured together by lead singer Eric Carmens' enthusiastic Paul McCartney impression and enough gut-driven "UH's" and "OOH's" to make you wish it was still OK to do that shit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/08Ecstasy.mp3">The Raspberries "Ecstasy"</a><br /><br /><br />A much newer band, Baby Teeth, has employed a similar trick with "The Simp" having created a song that consists exclusively of best parts of any given anthem from the late 60's and 70's. These guys just pile on the build ups and breakdowns and top it all off with nonsensical but totally appropriate lyrics - something about phones ringing, kids singing, and some sort of rock & roll-induced suicide. Of course I also just like any band that sounds sort of like Queen.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/TheSimp.mp3">Baby Teeth "The Simp"</a><br /><br />*Side Note<br />Lead singer, Eric Carmen DID go on to achieve commercial success as a solo artist, unfortunately by selling his soul to the AOR satan and recording gross hits like Hungry Eyes and All By Myself. And while I'm the last person to give 70s and 80s soft rock a hard time (All By Myself is actually a great song), it just seems kinda sad in this case that such a energetic and rebellious songwriter moved on to such bogus pastures.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524754298817611959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-88487387925684693652007-05-02T13:56:00.000-05:002007-05-02T13:57:24.649-05:00Nice work, you<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/miekebl/Picture1.png" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here are some things I learned yesterday:<br />1. The country with the most coastline. It's not the US and it's not Australia.<br />2. Red Hunter was indeed functionally compromised at his last NYC <a href="http://www.whiskeyandapples.com/">Peter and the Wolf</a> show. (I believe. It was at CMJ in October or something. At least it was the last and only other time that I saw him.) <br /><br />Thank you, Peter and the Wolf, for pulling it together last night. I don't know if I've posted Safe Travels before, but since it's so great, and some of you friends are lazy, here it is again. And another one that I like but it's not my 2nd favorite. That I'm saving. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/03SafeTravels.mp3">Peter and the Wolf "Safe Travels"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/15SayonaraSuckers.mp3">Peter and the Wolf "Sayonara Suckers"</a><br /><br />I would now recommend with a star that you go see Peter and the Wolf when they play again. There was a really sweet stage presence between the two on stage - Red and a lady friend whose soft voice can't fairly be called backup. <br /><br />Then it started to pour on the way home and I was treated to falling asleep to thunder. Seattle girls love that.afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-8744102999520662062007-05-01T11:04:00.000-05:002007-05-02T11:37:30.050-05:00Club soda unbridled<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/461903697_c4f0427886.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://aquariumdrunkard.com/?p=1415">This post</a> on Joseph Plunkett & The Weight today on <a href="http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com">An Aquarium Drunkard</a> listens a lot like David Berman/Silver Jews. So being that I happen to have some spare time at work, I set up a hefty playlist of the "original" honest manvoice singer to lull me through to lunchtime.<br /><br />Dave's and Joe's voices aren't spitting sounds of each other, but have the same degree of enunciation, and I want them both singing me to sleep. On alternate evenings. Without listening to the words (I never do the first time a song plays) there's still the message sounds the same. Silver Jews is probably the closest to a downer band that doesn't get me down. Musical cozy zone with a moment of rocking out. <br /><br />So, happy Mayday, and bring on the summer, listen to this Silver Jews cover my Mountain Goats, and one (nope, it became 2) of my favorites by the original. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/06petpolitics.mp3">Mountain Goats "Pet Politics" (Silver Jews Cover)</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/SometimesAPonyGetsDepressed.mp3">Silver Jews "Sometimes A Pony Gets Depressed"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/08Tennessee.mp3">Silver Jews "Tennessee"</a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-81986658232359218672007-04-23T11:17:00.000-05:002007-04-23T13:29:16.439-05:00fire up the grill<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/35692050_cf8753c193.jpg"><br /><br />this summer is going to be fantastic. seeing as how there's still some time before the season starts up (officially starts june 21st), bands have the opportunity to step up their game in anticipation of making summertime rock to their own kicky beats.<br /><br />summer music should be danceable. from bands who have fun recording and pop out shows that take the fun and zoom in to 500%. we shouldn't even be able to focus we're having such a good time. wont even sip a milkshake except to the beat. not resist washing off the city grime while lathering in tempo. unwittingly wiggle in time with the music while tanning. only walk with a lot of speedy unnecessary motion (spiraling arms, tuck jumps, air-splits). <br /><br />here's some models that kicked up my commute this am.<br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/01Champion.mp3">professor murder "champion"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/01KidOnMyShoulders.mp3">white rabbits "kid on my shoulders"</a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-19788367703296579802007-03-31T20:01:00.001-05:002007-03-31T20:25:17.406-05:00cam'ron "hey ma"<blockquote></blockquote>what's up with dj's? like, some of them get paid a ton of money, and<br />all they done is choose which song to play next? i guess if you're paul<br />oakenfold or carl cox, there's some sort of artifice behind whatever<br />they do with the turntables to change the music, but i don't really get<br />what makes it good or why they get paid so much money or even how<br />you can differentiate between them. that's my 3rd grade, 4 line analysis<br />of electronic music.<br /><br />when i was living in williamsburg,<br />this kid named kuku sublet for a few months. when i asked him what<br />kind of music he liked, he said, "oh, you know, trance, trance hop,<br />progressive trance, trip hop, jungle house, progressive jungle, house<br />trance" yadda yadda yadda. the wikipedia entry for "Techno_Music"<br />adds this nuggest of clarification.<br /><br /><blockquote>The term "techno" is derived from "technology". Music journalists<br />and fans of the genre are generally selective in their use of the term,<br />careful not to conflate it with related but distinct genres (i.e. house,<br />trance, hardcore). At the same time, the term "techno" is commonly<br />generalized to refer to all forms of electronic music.</blockquote><br />anyway, so i'll take dj shadow and i guess lcd soundsystem and !!!, but aside<br />from that, i don't know what the hell is going on. hipster dj's just pick songs<br />from their ipods, and that's fine by me, but then why do steve aoki and james<br />iha dj every single party? was my decision to go from a long-haired asian guy<br />to a short-haired asian guy the only reason why i'm not a dj too? <br /><br />i'll tell you what, if i was a dj at the birthday party of a girl whose name started<br />with "L", i would play "hey ma" by cam'ron. then during the "yo l, what up?"<br />part, everyone could point to her and say "what up" and then cheer. damn<br />i wish i was a girl whose name started with "L".*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/ilovepostage/z/CamronHeyMa.mp3">Cam'ron - Hey Ma</a><br /><br />as a side note, cam'ron was a short lived nickname for my friend cameron cole.<br />after i'd call her that, we'd discuss how much we liked this song. honestly, i don't<br />know any other cam'ron songs so i'm sure the conversation ended there. the big<br />news though, is that "cam'ron" the nickname soon gave way to "town", which in<br />my opinion is one of the best nicknames i've ever given. cameron > <a href="http://www.ctownsupermarkets.com/">c-town</a> > town<br />was the progression there. also <a href="http://ctown.com/">http://www.ctown.com</a> looks like the dumbest<br />website ever.<br /><br />* I just listened to the song and it seems as if "L" is actually a man Cam'ron is<br />what up'ing. Nonetheless, it'd be awkward if everyone what up'd and pointed<br />at some dude named Leo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-41331488839861243962007-03-20T15:08:00.000-05:002007-03-20T15:39:16.052-05:00From the Q train to you<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/miekebl/C350881.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/ForAWhile.mp3">Tandemoro "For A While"</a><br />(another one too: <a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/LockYourDoors.mp3">Tandemoro "Lock Your Doors"</a>)<br />Tandemoro's <a href="http://www.tandemoro.com/">website</a> has their whole "Lock Your Doors" EP for download. It's nice like driving in the summer with the windows down.afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-10100144767377614872007-03-13T21:00:00.000-05:002007-03-13T22:16:53.263-05:00Bring Your Son to Work Day<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/pirateeyeboy/hobos.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br />Things Albert Hammond Jr. Inherited from his father.<br /><br />-Wardrobe<br />-Hobo Clown Appearance<br />-Ability to write instantly enjoyable pop songs<br /><br /> Albert Hammond Jr.'s solo offering "Yours to Keep" goes down pretty smooth. I love it. Nothing in there to really object to or wonder about. No sonic experiments or dark poetry or initially jarring but eventually rewarding 8 minute tracks. Just instantly likable (if ultimately dispensable) pop songs. <br /> <br /> His Dad must be proud. Albert Hammond Sr. made a name for himself by writing 3 minute chunks of California AM gold in the early 70's and this post is more about my love of him. He's pretty much written songs for everyone. <br /><br />Juniors solo album is more than just a consolation prize for the awkward "First Impressions of the Earth." For me it feels like a subtle nod to a tradition of since-dismissed 70's AM radio music; warm, cozy, perfectly produced, and instantly recognizable. Albert Hammond Sr. sings his sunshine blues about how it doesn't rain in California - it pours, while Junior gleefully mopes about how hard it is to live in New York City. So what if we don't really buy it? That was never the point anyway.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/CallAnAmbulance.mp3">Albert Hammond Jr. - Call An Ambulance</a><br /> Bonus points for the ukulele<br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/HardtoLive%28intheCity%29.mp3">Albert Hammond Jr. - Hard to Live (in the City)</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/ItNeverRainsInSouthernCalifornia.mp3">Albert Hammond -It Never Rains In Southern California</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/TheFreeElectricBand.mp3">Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band</a><br />Bonus points for giving up that Berkley girl for the Free Electric Band<br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/16TheAirThatIBreathe.mp3">Albert Hammond - The Air That I Breathe</a>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524754298817611959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-61941312790762385482007-03-13T10:09:00.000-05:002007-03-13T10:25:15.831-05:00Tiger TunesThere's a lot to like about Tiger Tunes. Their beats are up. They're not serious. They're Danish. They're mysteriously "on hiatus," which amps up the desperation and love for their songs. Hearing a Tiger Tune is much more fulfilling than sighting a Stroke in the East Village. It's like going to Starbucks and finding that they've reissued your favorite limited edition treat (which is, of course, the pumpkin scone).<br /><br />This song reminds me of that scene in Rushmore where Bill Murray and Jason S. have teamed up and they're running down the hall with grenade launchers or something, and they're swinging their legs out with every step. They're too cool not to choreograph their every move. Also Masked Potato is a nice title.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/04Maskedpotato.mp3">Tiger Tunes "Masked Potato"</a><br /><br />A lot of free songs at their <a href="http://www.tigertunes.dk/">super nice website</a>. <br /><br />Something that irritates me: this video, in my opinion, is only ok. Same with the song. Just because it features animals does not make it "very cute." Can we try NOT to jump to cuteness conclusions and rudely bait fans with promises to pull heartstrings. Whatever heartstrings are.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DdVyiY-AOZM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DdVyiY-AOZM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-87975551823733957772007-02-28T11:36:00.000-05:002007-02-28T12:19:05.147-05:00Dogs and Burgers<img src="http://www.jsrdirect.com/webstores/parkthevan/images/ptv711_lg.jpg"><br /><br />As a kid, I tried to convince my mom that I had the sideshow talent of predicting the next note in any song I was hearing for the first time. A devotee of KBSG, the Seattle oldies station, I should have known that that's mostly true, but not for Beatles songs (except that you rarely hear one for the first time after the age of 3.5). Had <a href="http://www.drdogmusic.com/">Dr. Dog</a> been old enough to stand in front of a mic, and my mom been schooled on the crossover bands that are Fader favorites and Philly exports, she could have thrown some of their songs in my face. I can't predict these melodies. And the music sounds nice too.<br /><br />Fresh and antique faves from the DD repertoire:<br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/EasyBeat.mp3">Dr. Dog "Easy Beat"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/DrDog-MyOldWays.mp3">Dr. Dog "My Old Ways"</a> (from We All Belong)<br />ps <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXs30YS6tmQ">the video</a> for this is unsettling.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jsrdirect.com/webstores/parkthevan/">new Dr. Dog album</a> for buying<br /><a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/daytrotterSessions/548/free-songs-dr-dog">free Daytrotter songs</a> for downloading<br /><a href="http://www.shakeshacknyc.com/">shakey shack burgers</a> for anticipatingafteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-49609072228149388892007-02-27T10:47:00.000-05:002007-02-27T13:02:18.643-05:00Post Blur<img src="http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Images/ALIR-4YS7A6/$File/fish_water_whale.jpg"><br /><br />Although this song lacks a serious payoff, I've found myself enjoying it all the way through. It's found a nice place between slow and fast that translates well to several settings. So far I know that it sounds good when I'm in the shower, and in front of the produce at the grocery store. Maybe if it kept playing all the time, my enjoyment of everything would just go a little up. Doing laundry? Not so bad anymore. Walking? I'd love to. Making cookies? Let's bake em with a whale, thank you. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/03NorthernWhale_1.mp3">The Good, The Bad, and the Queen, "Northern Whale"</a><br /><br /><br />Also, The National have <a href="http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41400/Exclusive_The_National_Enter_the_Ring_With_Box">announced a new album</a> for May and some shows too at the <a href="http://www.boweryballroom.com/">Bowery Ballroom</a>.afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-27146785028864584372007-02-22T23:41:00.000-05:002007-02-23T00:19:15.279-05:00Sea town, jump on it<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/150936191_84c2c4519e.jpg"><br />There was a time when Seattle had a firm hold on music, on flannel, and on morning lattes. Now the whole entire world has Starbucks, <a href="http://www.samandbabs.com/nonverbal/archives/starbucksOldSchool.jpg">old Miss Starbucks</a> cleaned up (and covered up) for the publicity, flannels are on their way back, and Portland is the official music scene capital of the Pacific Northwest. Although Sir Mix-a-lot is long gone, we can breath easy that Grey's Anatomy hasn't moved out. Thank you lord.<br /><br />Portland Band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/shakyhands">The Shaky Hands</a>: <br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/13SummersLife.mp3">The Shaky Hands "Summer's Life"</a><br /><br />Two summer songs because, bare legs and iced coffee, I am READY! (these are some of last summer's favorites, neither of which are from Seattle): <br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/02TheIlliad.mp3">Tapes 'n Tapes "The Iliad"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/02TheStartofSomething.mp3">Voxtrot "The Start of Something"</a>afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-38085884866343389842007-02-21T14:59:00.000-05:002007-02-21T15:20:37.827-05:00deep thoughtssometimes i see a commercial for 'save the children' or other struthersy charities on tv, showing little starving children from like nigeria or africa and it makes me really sad. on one hand, i'm so lucky to have been born into a well-off family in a first world country. but on the other hand, i'm really unlucky because i have to live in a world where hunger, famine and starvation are all major problems.<br /><br />i always want to give money, but then i have heard that a lot of the money you donate goes to administrative costs, and i just wish i could reach across the oceans myself and help them plant an apple, banana or coconut tree.<br /><br />another thing that makes me sad about africans is that there is an education gap. not only are their schools very poor and run down, but if they do go to school, arts education is undoubtedly a very low priority. gregory hines and sidney poitier are two examples of very talented africans that overcame these odds, but one of them is dead now, and i don't know how to save the music there. if anyone has any ideas, please e-mail me and maybe we can start a project.<br /><br />i don't mean to get you guys down!! but if i could give the african children one thing, it'd be this song, from my favorite musical of all time, Rent. it's about the seasons of love.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/ilovepostage/z/Rent-2-01SeasonsOfLove.mp3">Rent - Seasons of Love</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-60974392516697834762007-02-12T16:41:00.000-05:002007-02-22T23:37:59.601-05:00Bulwinkle, Molson, and other import goods<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/340143826_c0ab7180b7_m.jpg" /><br />A friend asked me to translate a <a href="http://www.malajube.com/">Malajube</a> song into English, and the results were mildly shocking. I raised a brow. Here they are, sounding so charming, singing all en francais. But the lyrics are about pilles and prostitutes and ejacule, which is not very croissant and Perrier of them. I guess it's because they're Montrealians, not Frenchies. Canadians are naturally cruder and more into tap water and Bryan Adams.<br /><br />It seems like Malajube's just out for a good time, a quality I've appreciated from Canadians ever since I spent New Year's Eve at an a-frame ski cabin that flew straight out of the Canadian 1970's and into my American heart. They have shows this week that I recommend: two are sold out at the Mercury Lounge BUT tickets are still available for next Monday at <a href="http://www.spsounds.com/">Southpaw</a> in lovely <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/288113460_8210e36416_b.jpg">Sparkle Slope</a>. I'll be there dancing mes pantalons off (but not mes sous-vetements, no matter what anyone says to me in French), and you should come too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/02Montr%C3%A9al-40%C2%B0C%5B34%5D.mp3">Malajube "Montréal -40°C"</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/03P%C3%A2teFilo.mp3">Malajube "Pâte Filo"</a><br /><br />The video for Montréal -40°C is also more or less fantastique:<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UHwSk8bFS4M"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UHwSk8bFS4M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/malajube">Malajube on myspace</a><br />Buy anything but the Beatles at <a href="http://www.soundfixrecords.com/">Sound Fix</a> in my ex-hood.afteranotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794734346372158363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-10967261007966870852007-02-09T16:04:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:28:57.316-05:00it's only fair to tell you nowI just wrote this post about 69 Love Songs that wasn't really saying much, but have just now remembered that I really like this song Stephen Merritt did for Pieces of April, a Katie Holmes movie I know nothing about. Actually the whole soundtrack is him but this song, "All I Want to Know" is good and I suppose also pretty 69 Love Songs-ish. Also here are the two links leftover from my logostasis.<br /><br />Rick Moody's article <a href="http://www.believermag.com/issues/200305/?read=article_moody">"Thirty-One Love Songs"</a> in The Believer<br />Dave Eggers' <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/art+books/books/jest-fest/14990/">introduction</a> to the 10th anniversary of Infinite Jest<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/ilovepostage/z/StephenMerritt-PiecesofAprilSoundtrack-01-AllIWantToKnow.mp3">Stephen Merritt - All I Want to Know</a> (from Pieces of April soundtrack)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/ilovepostage/z/TheMagneticFields-69LoveSongs-D01-13-FidoYourLeashIsTooLong.mp3">The Magnetic Fields - Fido, Your Leash is Too Long</a> (from 69 Love Songs)<br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/ilovepostage/z/TheMagneticFields-69LoveSongs-D02-14-WashingtonD.C..mp3">The Magnetic Fields - Washington D.C.</a> (from 69 Love Songs)<br /><br />BONUS: I don't know when I uploaded this song, but Tegan and Sara made an album of covers called Songs for Christoff and I haven't heard much of it except their cover of Bruce's Dancing in the Dark, and it's pretty good.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/ilovepostage/z/02_Dancing_in_the_dark.mp3">Tegan and Sara - Dancing in the Dark</a> (from Songs for Christoff)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905638169500964246.post-69314994016905122692007-02-07T00:16:00.000-05:002007-02-07T01:11:08.408-05:00Mr. and Mrs. Big<img src="http://www.ginza.se/Archive/Images/item_img_large/32592.jpg"><br /><br />This is an impulse post! I just heard Irene yesterday, stumbling upon them when searching for a Mr. Big song. It looks like they also have a song called "To be with You". Wow, these guys are fun. Nothing to write home about I guess, but worth rooting for. Maybe its because I want jangly fun pop that hasn't already been crammed down my throat this past year (read: Jens Lekman, Camera Obscura) or maybe its the 2 minute limit they put on their songs or maybe i just love their anapologetic use of Cooper Black. Why am i saying maybe? Those are definately the reasons. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/Irene-Stardust.mp3">Irene "Stardust"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/Irene-LittleThings%28ThatTearUsApart%29.mp3">Irene "Little Things (That Tear Us Apart)" </a><br /> <br />I didn't hear the Irene song of the same name, I can only hope that it is a cover song.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydatabus.com/public/brunchbomb/z/80srockMonsterBallads-06-TOBEWITHYOU-Mr.Big.mp3">Mr. Big "To Be With You"</a>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524754298817611959noreply@blogger.com0