God, Hec, did you think we'd take your Music Geek card away...I might admire it, you know, but what would I do with a card with a dragon on it? I did have to tell somebody in Homicide fandom who Michael Stipe is. Which made me feel both a million and a little Hecly at the same time. I need better shoes.
Buckle up, kids! Daddy's puttin' the hammer down.
Spike ,'Touched'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
erikaj - Jan 15, 2006 1:22:22 pm PST #1944 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
DavidS - Jan 15, 2006 1:29:09 pm PST #1945 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
God, Hec, did you think we'd take your Music Geek card away...
What? For changing my mind about the Girl Group box? Nah, I'm the kind of geek that's always re-evaluating. Nobody wants to hang around with a geek who Knows It All. Much more fun to talk to somebody who Knows A Lot, but is open to changing their mind or discovering something new.
erikaj - Jan 15, 2006 1:30:51 pm PST #1946 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
Okay, just checking, bunk.The High Fidelity guys might get discouraged, though and spread rumors you like Simple Minds or something.
tina f. - Jan 16, 2006 9:50:22 am PST #1947 of 10003
"Going Against Your Mind": the first new Built To Spill track in FIVE years. Leading up to a new album to be released in April. Hoorah!
Jon B. - Jan 18, 2006 2:26:39 am PST #1948 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The Iggy Pop Biopic starring Elijah Wood seems to be a go. It's all over the internets.
Lee - Jan 19, 2006 12:41:02 pm PST #1949 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Damn. Wilson Pickett died
msbelle - Jan 19, 2006 3:27:38 pm PST #1950 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am poking around on iTunes right now and just found "New York House" under exclusives, except no tracks are up. 38 people have taken the time to write "reviews" about the album that wasn't. kinda funny, but also people with too much time. And how does iTunes not fix this or take it down at least.
Fiona - Jan 20, 2006 2:14:28 am PST #1951 of 10003
Nice Richard Thompson interview in today's Guardian.
joe boucher - Jan 20, 2006 8:14:41 am PST #1952 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Rhino is closing shop. Or at least "the shop." Doesn't say how the label is doing. My brother-in-law got me a gift certificate & took me to Rhino a few years ago. (I usually spend Xmas on the West coast.)
Hi, all. Yes, I'm still alive. The back is improving but I'm still on work disability. Not a lot of pain anymore unless I do something I know will aggravate the condition -- like sit at a computer & type. Hence the radio silence. I check posts every few days, but when the computer ate a post that was too long to rewrite I gave up. Also, I was so taken aback by David's assertion that Lipstick Traces was Greil Marcus's best that... that... that I still can't respond adequately. All I can say is... MYSTERY TRAIN! It's like someone saying that S6 was Buffy's peak. I lose capacity for rational thought. Actually, that's not true. In fact I'll give you a ratio:
Greil's Rolling Stone Illustrated History essay on punk:Lipstick Traces::"Lovers Walk":pussywhipped Spike's S5/S6 arc
Which is to say that a terrific short version sometimes becomes bloated and enervating when expanded. I think late Spike was a less promising idea than Lipstick Traces, but in each case I think the main problem was execution. And to be fair to Greil, I don't yell, "Oh, for God's sake just kill it already!" when I see a copy of Lipstick Traces.
Jon B. - Jan 20, 2006 8:53:22 am PST #1953 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Doesn't say how the label is doing.
The label's been reduced to a reissue arm for Warners for some time now.