good day, people. let me ask you a question, feel free to answer. am i the only man living with a woman who has a hard time dispensing the toilet paper directly into the toilet after wiping? just about every morning when i open the door to the toilet area, there is toilet paper either on the seat or on the floor. anybody else face this issue? its not annoying, actual its quite comical. i just dont understand how she can miss. i know when i am done wipin my ass i dont ever just randomly throw the shit-laden tp into the air and hope for the best. whatever…
speaking of piss, im kinda late to the game with this collection of dudes who call themselves, humorously enough, pissed jeans. i only pissed myself once and it so happened to be in the middle of toys r us when i was six. i remember it like it was yesterday cause we were killing time before going to see empire strikes back and i was too wrapped up in checking out the newest star wars action figures to pay my screaming bladder any mind. yep, so i just pissed myself right there in the middle of the aisle. i know i’m not the only one. anyway, back to sub pop’ pissed jeans, who as far as i can tell sound like a lovely pairing of mudhoney and jesus lizard - two bands not enough bands cop a sound from. check em out.
here is a lovely rem bootleg which is commonly referred to as the dream. it’s a recording of their performance @ the pink pop festival, on 5.15.89 in holland. the last three tracks are from an audience recording that took place in milan on 6.15.89.
the new hayden, in town and field, came out last week, or i guess two weeks ago, but i finally gotten around to checkin it out over the weekend. after a few listens, i can confidently say that this is definitely one of his, if not his best. his on going slide into neil young on the beach/after the gold rush territory is really strong with this record.
whilst, on hayden’s hardwood records site i came across this little candian vixen, basia bulat. she’s got a real 60’s songstress quality to her voice, which i very much appreciate. the music, at least this track, is upbeat if not a little quirky. again, fine with me. her oh, my darling comes out on rough trade on 2.5.08
admittedly, i have never been a big fan of the who. mostly, due to the fact that i have never tried - although, like a lot of bands, i plan on it. anyway, my man paul brought this set of who demos/rehearsals to my attention called the punk meets the godfather. click the link for more info. anyway, some very cool stuff, including the almost 12 minute, “baba o’riley.” thanks again, paul.
friends. how art thee? man, i’m super. so, yesterday i got glasses. yep, had to do it. well, i guess i didnt “have to” but the doc strongly recommended i get em. i guess spending much of my waking hours, for the past 10 years in front of a computer is taking its toll - not surprisingly though. not a huge fan of glasses, but its kinda like seeing in high-def now. squinting is going to be a hard habit to break. this is me with glasses, if you care.
ah, the return of a classic. i dont know about you folks but nothing makes me laugh more than making fun of others. now, i am not talking about those with handicaps, retardation, and all around shit that they cant help. no, i am talking about these shitheads. just knowing that these assholes exist in the same world as me, is fuckin awesome. i seriously cant take it. i have tried to wrap my brain around this movement that i thought would have died down by now, but if you go to club it up dot com you can see for yourself that its in full swing. or you can just take my word for it. oh, new jersey. here’s just a little taste of what im talkin bout..
anyway, thanks to mr drunkard for offering up these tidbits of info. firstly, strangers almanac is getting the deluxe double disc re-issue treatment, featuring a disc of rare, unreleased and alternate studio tracks. check out no depression dot net for all the info. Secondly, one of the best records i havent listened to in forever, the cowboy junkies’ trinity session is being reinterpreted for its 20th anniversary and features the likes of ryan adams and vic chesnutt. check ad for ryan adams and the cowboy junkies doing “200 more miles.”
here is a lovely recording of vic chesnutt at cats cradle in carborro, nc on 11.29.95. thanks mucho to the original taper.
after watching the video for “girls in their summer clothes” i spent the last hour on youtube checkin out just about every bruce vid available. heres a few from magic and “streets of philadelphia.”
top o the day, people. any of you see cloverfield yet? my bro saw it and said it was great, but it made him want to vomit. anyone else experiencing that whilst viewing it? is the camera work like blair witch project, because that wasnt bad at all and i am just having a hard time grasping how it can make one nauseous. in other movie related news, rambo looks awesome.
andy liotta and his the billie burke estate is an interesting melding of hook laden pop nuggets, kinda reminiscent of the first rentals record, and your classic 70’s singer/songwriter ala billy joel. his newest, let your heart break, is a concept record, that tells of the tale of tragedy in 4 acts, each of which contain 3 tracks. let your heart break features a cast of recurring characters, all of whom help tell the tale. check it out, pretty cool stuff.
ok, i have differing information on this rolling stones show. from what i have been told, at least with the information provided that this is an unreleased live show from 72. i see a bunch of reported track listings and info but much of it is differing in some way. i am not sure “heartbreaker” was actually part of the show, cause i cant get a good feel for the transitioning between that and “jumping jack flash.” so, any of you how maybe stones aficionados can you help a brotha out?
hola! thats a real god damn shame about heath ledger, huh? yet brit and winehouse continue to live. although, not sure for how much longer. you see what spears was up to today? awesome!
i know i may seem like i am becoming a broken record, with these stones, pink floyd and beatles posts, but as of late i have been too lazy to do all the flac conversions/tagging/etc. so, since they came to me with all that shit already done, its just adds to my laziness. after this pink floyd show and another stones show tomorrow, i will be branching back out starting next week.
this has been probably been floating around tons of other blog things, but its definitely worth posting. secretly canadian artist, dave fischoff, has a new project in which he is going under the moniker, spoolwork. his first job is a remix jens lekman’s “i’m leaving you because i don’t love,” and its pretty damn cool. he was sent the basic vocal track and built everything around it. check it!
