Nice Richard Thompson interview in today's Guardian.
Sometimes I miss having powers... Oh. Oh! I know what this is! This is peer pressure! Any second now you're gonna make me smoke tobacco and--and have drugs!
Anya ,'Showtime'
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.
Fiona - Jan 20, 2006 2:14:28 am PST #1951 of 10003
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.
Hayden - Jan 20, 2006 8:55:25 am PST #1954 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Good to hear from you, Joe. I've been worried.
tina f. - Jan 20, 2006 10:02:45 am PST #1955 of 10003
that I still can't respond adequately. All I can say is... MYSTERY TRAIN!
I am reading it this weekend and this makes me considerably more excited.
It's like someone saying that S6 was Buffy's peak.
But then again, I am a huge, huge fan of S6. I don't think it's the peak (clearly the second half of S2 was the peak of not just Buffy but perhaps episodic TV period). (It goes 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 1 in my world just for the record.)
By all of which I mean: nice to see you posting, joe. I hope you continue to feel better and better until back pain is a dim and distant memory.
Atropa - Jan 20, 2006 11:09:02 pm PST #1956 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Excuse me while I have a giddy ElderGoth moment: I just took advantage of the secret pre-sale website to order my tickets for Sisters of Mercy.
Sean K - Jan 21, 2006 7:52:12 am PST #1957 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
t verra jealous of Jilli
Michele T. - Jan 21, 2006 3:30:28 pm PST #1958 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
The Mekons's "Prince of Darkness" is about their lead singer, who is a friend of the band's.
Hayden - Jan 21, 2006 5:43:48 pm PST #1959 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Misha is back in town!
Michele T. - Jan 22, 2006 6:39:55 am PST #1960 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
I needed a couple of days to digest that barbecue.