captains dead

thank goodness for days off. i have accomplished nothing today, except getting an oil change and taking a much needed mid day nap. why is it that going into a mid day nap you feel ok, but when you wake up hours later you kinda feel like shit or more tired than pre-nap?

in other ponderings, i know this has been the butt of many jokes but what is up with the excessive amounts of advertising logos on both the cars and the drivers who participate in nascar? seriously its pretty obnoxious. i can kinda understand the logos on the cars, but all that shit on their queer little uniforms is a bit much. i actually kind like watching nascar. i find it kinda relaxing and good background noise to accompany whatever else i am up to - which is usually napping and/or on the computer.

i got an email earlier today from big scary monsters records, and enclosed was a brief bio/mp3 for yndi halda. the bio described them as “more joyous than explosions in the sky, less vocal than arcade fire…” which from the song they sent is a perfect description. kudos to their marketing/bio writing department. check em out. they have a new record out entitled enjoy eternal bliss.

dash and blast

so, the new sea and cake, everybody, is out there floating around the internets and let me say that its quite grand. everybody was recorded with brian paulson, one of my favorite producers. its a return to their earlier work, like their debut and the biz - which are a couple of my favorite records. the fawn is also great too, btw.

well, as much as i would love to go on and on about the sea and cake, my programs are coming on shortly and i gots a kid i have to get to bed.

here is tortoise performing at the echo in los angeles on 6.3.2004

1. intro

2. djed

3. eros

4. monica

5. in sarah…

6. its all around you

7. stretch

8. ten day interval

9. five too many

10. dot eyes

11. tin cans and twine

12. gamera

13. blackjack

14. i set my face to the hillside

wow! the fantastic four movie is pretty bad, i dont know if the delictable jessica alba can save this train wreck. with that said, the new fantastic four, rise of the silver surfer, looks pretty bad ass - at least that’s what i can gather from the preview.

what can i say about husker du that hasnt already been stated probably more elequantly before? i dont listen to ‘em nearly enough as i should, but for some reason i can only handle them in small but intense doses. i think the quality of most of the recordings makes them almost unlistenable now. i understand that was part of the husker du experience, but my aging ears find it hard to dig in like i use to.

here they are playing in london on june 21 of 1987 - its supposedly a soundboard recording.

1. these important years

2. charity, chastity, prudence and hope

3. standing in the rain

4. back from somewhere

5. ice cold ice

6. youre a soldier

7. could you be the one

8. too much spice

9. everytime bed of nails

10. tell you why tomorrow

11. whats going on

12. chartered trips

13. green eyes

14. celebrated summer

15. she’s a woman

16. never talking to you again

17. gotta lotta

photo by Kristen Alexander 2006

i want to thank rich from cable and tweed to bringing this group of atlantians/decaturites, warm in the wake, to my attention. they just released an ep entitled gold dust trail and if you are in the market for sounds that would fit ever so nicely with a beer, a backporch and warm summer evening then look no further than warm in the wake. this is sunny pop for those that may not necessarily dig sunny pop, yours truly included. “golden inhibition destroyer” is a brilliant gem that is part yankee hotel foxtrot era wilco crossed with the rollicking piano made popular, most notably, by 70’s southern rock outfits. this by no means is a southern rock record, i want to make that clear, but those influences are most definitely present. some of the guitar/production work reminds me of daniel lanois and/or t bone burnett, and some of their extended instrumental interludes are earily reminiscent of yo la tengo.

they are playing in atlanta this fine evening @ smiths olde bar starting @ 9 p.m. - i wish i could go. check out their myspace page for tourdates and stuff

golden inhibition destroyer

ironworkers

gold dust trail can be purchased at itunes or your local “indie” record shop

here is the video for “good king”

i aint got no commentary tonight, just the remainder of the tweedy show from the vic. btw, the modest mouse record still pretty much sucks.

19. encore break one

20. gun (aborted)

21. gun

22. we’ve been had

23. candyfloss

24. henry and the h bombs

25. acuff rose

26. banter (cell phones?)

27. im the man who loves you

28. encore break two

29. misunderstood

30. encore break three

31. laminated cat

32. family gardner

33. how to fight loneliness

34. john wesley harding

35. callin nels

36. political science

37. hummingbird

38. the late greats

39. encore break four

40. passenger side

41. california stars

42. i shall be released

i want to see if this new last.fm feature works at all. this is “small black box” from michael penn’s fabulous resigned record.

ummm, yeah.? i have not been so smitten with a young lady in a magazine since the early days of heidi klum.? ms marisa miller is one spicy enchilada - as i heard someone once refer to a lovely young lady.? she’s not even really my type at all, but dear lord if there isnt something about her that makes the butterflies in my stomach flutter.? it almost pains me to know that she exists and that some lucky son of a bitch is probably allowing her go to bed unsatisfied just like i would.

two and a half musical notes of interest:

1. the new modest mouse is not good, i am sorry to report.? it may grow on me, i dont know.? details to follow in a couple o’ days.? on the other hand, the new ted leo is pretty fuckin righteous.

2. wilco has announced the semi-official track listing for their upcoming, sky blue sky record.? for some reason i have yet to hear any of the tracks on said record outside of a live version of “walken” - which i thought was just ok.? please dont disappoint me boys, i love you.

here is mr tweedy performing at the vic in chicago on 3.5.05.? this was a benefit show for chicago childrens memorial hospital.

1. thax douglas poem

2. someone else’s song

3. remember the mountain bed

4. i am trying to break your heart

5. airline to heaven

6. (was i) in your dreams

7. wait up

8. black eye

9. radio king

10. chinese apple

11. dylan’s 49th beard

12. someday some morning sometime

13. blasting fonda

14. someday soon

15. nothingsevergonnastandinmyway

16. summerteeth

17. elt

18. i cant keep from talking

the remaining 20 odd tracks will be posted tomorrow.

am i the only one mildly excited about rob corddry’s new show on fox, the winner? just about everything he did on the daily show was borderline genius, and with one of the writers of the family guy on board, i find it hard to fathom this sucking too hard. there was one episode in particular on the daily show that solidified my psuedo man crush on mr corddry. it was a fears years back, but the premise of the bit was that he was going to go through a day as a “bald” man. the make up artist puts skull cap on, that is a replica of his own balding head, and then he proceedes to put a doll hat over the little piece of hair on his head. the results, as you can imagine, are comedic gold. here it is via aol video via comedy central - the segement is called “hairless whispers.”

i got some idol and house to watch tonight, ladies and gents.

here is an awesome twilight singers with mark lanegan radio broadcast from brussels, belgium on 11.26.06. apparently, dulli and lanegan have rekindled the gutter twins recording that has been going on for at least a couple of years. hopefully something this year?

1. bonnie brae

2. too tough to die

3. live with me - w/ lanegan

4. where did you sleep last night - w/ lanegan

5. ill take care of you - w/ lanegan

6. fat city

7. esta noche

8. the night they drove old dixie down/candy cane crawl/dixie reprise

9. papillon/the joker/killing moon

10. martin eden

11. forty dollars

12. lovestoned/the killer/wolf like me

13. boogie, boogie

14. flashback

15. black is the color…

16. underneath the waves

Having kids is a great expense, young children have separate needs from older kids so plan some of your purchases ahead. For example getting toddler beds that can be adjusted to accommodate a growing child, or kids bunk beds which can have siblings share a room.

if you are a pavement completist, this here is supposedly their first live recording. its not so much a live “i was there” type of a recording, but a live radio broadcast that just so happened to be taped - something i used to love doing. KDVS out of stockton, ca was the originating source, by the way. honestly, its sometimes unlistenable, but its still pretty cool to have, i guess.

1. mellow jazz docent

2. home

3. perfect depth

4. she believes

5. price, yeah

6. debris slide

7. box elder

8. two states

9. maybe maybe

10. my radio

11. you’re killing me

anyone know what malkmus, spiral stairs, or the rest of the crew is up to? i thought malkmus was supposed to have a new record coming out shortly, but can find any info backing up my supposed knowledge.