Hec, remember the pig songs I was asking about? Any chance you can post some of the ones you suggested when you have a chance?

Absolutely! Sorry I've been tardy. I was actually reminded when I was looking at the Cartoon Modern book and saw the entry on "The Three Little Bops."

The bookstore where I work on Saturdays just got his book (about window washing) in this week!

Yay! He's been working on that book for five years. I'm glad it's finally out.

David -- Do you know Ivor because he lives in your building, or did you know him before that?

David -- Do you know Ivor because he lives in your building, or did you know him before that?

Ivor's twin brother Lars was one of my freshman when I was an R.A. at Kenyon. So I've known Ivor since he was 18 and still playing with Faith.

Ivor actually was admitted to Kenyon, but took a year off between high school and college to play with the band. Then he went to Vassar instead.

He was only in SOA briefly towards the end of their career and never recorded with them. His other bands were Manifesto, and then Embrace (which was sort of the proto-Fugazi, with Ian MacKaye).

I suspect Ivor was one of the people in the scene who snarkily dubbed "emocore" early in its inception.

I'm posting piggy songs to BR2. That would be the second one.

Bessie Smith, Southern Culture on the Skids, Suede, Louis Jordan, Tennesee Ernie Ford - just the good stuff.

Thanks, Hec!

Thanks, Hec!

De nada. Still looking for "Space Madness."

But I have delivered quality porky songs to Buffrok Deux.

How sad! The awesome music blog Post-Punk Junk is going off the air today. I've been downloading like mad all day just to make sure I get tracks before they disappear.

If I switched to a different web hosting company, nothing would change, because they probably would grow tired of PPJ straining their servers after only a few months. PPJ’s traffic increased every single month without fail, and that wouldn’t change if I jumped somewhere else.

It would if you coughed up the money for a private server, dude.

FAQWife is on the American Musicological Society listserve where, she informs me, there has been a debate raging as to whether one can get away with doing a dissertation on a rock music topic. One list member took the time to list a bunch of such topics, which I now share with you here:

• Detail the \"musical dialogue\" between these artists through these albums, The Beatles \"Revolver\", The Beach Boys \"Pet Sounds\", Pink Floyd, \"Pipers at the Gates of Dawn\", The Beatles, \"Sgt. Pepper\"
• Describe how the Who\'s \"My Generation\" represents the African American work song through the broken reflection of a Mod aesthetic. (be sure to mention the use of call and response)
• \"That\'s not even Michael Nesmith\'s Real Hat!\": The role of the session musician in the 1960s LA music scene. Were the Monkees actually the first band to play on their own album?
• How does Rush\'s \"Red Sector A\" draw from the prophetic traditions of the O.T. to relate the Holocaust survival story of Geddy Lee\'s parents.
• Describe the Anti-war aesthetic and compositional form of Black Sabbath\'s \"War Pigs\"
• Describe how the music of Carol King provided a foundational kernel for the Beatles, \"Tell Me Why\"
• Diagram and Describe how the Beatles, \"All My Loving\" is an example of synthesis from Girl Groups, Doo-Wop, and Rock-a-billy guitar.
• How does Queen\'s \"Prophet\'s Song\" draw upon Western Musical Practices of \"Shelving-in Orchestration, Strict Canon, Coro Spezzati, Antiphonal Singing, and Hocket.\" Be sure to include an example from Mahler, Gabrieli, and Machaut.\"

"That's not even Michael Nesmith's Real Hat!": The role of the session musician in the 1960s LA music scene.

This is so much a perfect dissertation title that I can't believe it hasn't been written yet.