oh where does the time go, i ask you? it seems like only yesterday i was feeling up a high school sweetheart of mine, for the first time, on bench near her lake house. that same trip was featured my first foray into the world/work of j mascis and dinosaur jr. my purchases for that fateful trip was both green mind and bug, on tape. i think i listened to “freak scene” at least 50 times during that 3 hour trip - it was play, rewind, play, rewind, etc. i didnt even listen to green mind until the trip back. i was so enthralled with that damn guitar sound, i couldnt pull myself away from it. still to this day i still get all ga-ga when i hear that opening riff of “freak scene.”
of course you already know that they got a new record coming out next week called beyond. you also know that its the original dino jr lineup too, which of course is awesome.
i never get to catch conan, sadly. either i am watching a cops marathon or i am working but either way i never watch conan or really any other late night gab fest. the other night sure would have been cool to watch cause conan had of montreal as the featured musical guest and youaintnopicasso has their tripped out performance up for your viewing pleasure. i have never seen an of montreal show, although i have a bunch of recorded stuff. for those that have seen them, are they pretty good? are they worth checking out?
so i am on another huge hold steady/lftr pllr kick the past few days - it happens every month or so. i know its that i try to live my life vicariously through mr finn’s tales of self destruction and my longing to relive those days that i find some kind of kinship with. unfortunately, my days of recklessness now involves a few beers on the back porch and an overdose of toy story 2 and/or diego and dora the explorer.
anyway, here is everyone’s favorite brooklynites by way of the fabulous city of minneapolis, the hold steady performing at last years lollapalooza. its a great recording, btw.
another piece of music that i have been listening to a lot lately, for some reason, if “everyday sunshin” by fishbone. i dont know how it made its way back into my head after not hearing it for quite a few years.
sometimes i wonder what changes in one self between listens of certain songs or albums? this happens to me all the time. one listen i will totally dig a record and then the next listen my admiration or interest has waned completely. of course the exact opposite happens quite a bit as well. case in point, bloomington, indiana’s backyard tire fire’svagabonds and hooligans hit my mailbox a few months ago. upon first listen i was impressed but i wasnt enthralled by any means. so it sat for a bit while other crap filled my ear holes. whilst cleaning out my hard drive i decided to give it another few chances, and of course that listen proved my initial knee jerk reaction wrong.
i really dont know what i was thinking cause really there is nothing not to love about vagabonds and hooligans. sure, they aint breakin any molds but shit not everyone has to especially when the music is this good. vagabonds and hooligans reminds me a lot of furvis’, now the dead trees, criminally overlooked 06 release, carpe carpet. both records have span a shit load of influences, some pretty identifiable, some not so much. in backyard tire fires case their sound ranges from 90’s slacker rock to good ol’ americana to the introspective stylings of the singer/songwriter set.
the men of backyard tire fire are playing at the georgia theater in athens tomorrow evening with non other than marshall freakin tucker band! huh? hey its a gig. they are on the road for the forseeable future. check em out if they come to your area.
i maybe the only one that feels this way, but at this point in time its probably best if mr mangum never returns from his wily globe trotting escapades or chilling out in athens or where ever he is laying his head these days. it would be like getting back with a crazy ex-lover after years of being apart. sure, at the time they held this mystical like control over you but over the years people change and it never really amounts to anything but an awkward and unsatisfying experience. i hope i am wrong, if he ever does decide to come back to the living.
here is a beautiful soundboard recording of a performance at the side door in st louis on 5.5.97.
sup people? not much goings on here. i have been been catching up on some much needed r & r the past few days. i have been so lazy the past few that i couldnt even fathom spending more than a few minutes on the old computer which explains the lack of action on these pages this week.
tonight i am just going to finish up the mould show from austin. tomorrow i gots a bunch of shit i need to talk about. until then…
i dont know about you people but i have been shit tired the past couple of days. not really feeling motivated to do much of nothing. dont know if its the weather or the overnight hours or the lack of newcastle or sweetwater flowing through my veins but i feel like i could fall over at any moment.
the kamikaze hearts have a new track, “pompadour,” streaming on their myspace page at the moment. tangled up! and one little indian have released their wonderful/my favorite record of the 06, oneida road, in the uk and europe and “pompadour” is included in these releases. in case you are new to this here location and have never heard the kamikaze hearts before here are two tracks off of oneida road.
whilst viewing the hearts myspace page i ran across an interesting band comprised of two dames and a gent straight outta johnson city, tn who call themselves the everybody fields. not breaking any new ground but the three tracks they got up are really great, very much like a more southern fried iron and wine. the guy sam quinn has got a isaac brock love it or hate it type of voice, btw.
if you have been visiting this joint for any amount of time you will know that i love all things bob mould, well everything except modulate. so, with that said i dont feel like i have to go into or justify my love at this point.
here is bob playin in austin at liberty lunch on 10.21.89. the second half will be posted tomorrow.
8. i cant figure this one out thats not the track title, i seriously cant figure it out. i know i have heard it before but cant put my finger on it. a little help, por favor?
anyone have a waffles of what invite they can share? por favor! i am a well versed in such things and keep excellent ratios...love you..
about 14 hours ago from foxytunes
