Early ,'Objects In Space'
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.
This:
In addition to the release of Family Tree, 2007 will see the release of an upgraded version of the Fruit Tree Box Set - which includes Nick Drake's three original studio albums; a new book; as well as a DVD of the A Skin Too Few documentary. Fruit Tree will also be available in limited edition vinyl.
probably will be outragiouisly expensive, right? Plus, I'll have almost all the music in it.
Hmm... It might be good for me to listen to some Nick Drake other than just Pink Moon.
Not that I want to dump a bunch of cash on an expensive boxed set.
There's a nice compilation called Way To Blue, but you should probably just cut to the chase and pick up Bryter Layter and Five Leaves Left. After listening to the compilation a few times, you're going to break down and buy them, anyway. All the other stuff is ok, but not, strictly speaking, necessary.
I saw the Thermals last Friday and it rocked.
Their cover of 'The Ballad of Big Nothing' has, for me, supplanted the original. Is that representative?
Not really. On that cover, the vocals are done by Kathy, their super hot, super cool bassist (briefly of the All Girls Summer Fun Band). Their usual vocalist is super hot, super cool Hutch Harris - and they are usually a lot faster and punk/poppier than on that Elliott Smith cover. I think their 06 album The Body, The Blood, The Machine was one of the top three of the year (though I remember that Jon thinks the vocals were recorded weird) - and I could watch the video for Pillar of Salt every day and never get sick of it.
I just bought tickets to see them (for the second time) in July.
Currently, I am loving the new LCD Soundsystem and that Amy Winehouse 60s soul/bad girl album is growing on me - I loved the music right off the bat, but the lyrics are taking a while.
Oh - and anyone who hasn't seen The Filth and the Fury so should (story of the Sex Pistols as told by band members and filmed by Julian Temple) - I saw it for the first time this weekend and John Lydon broke my heart. It was awesome.
What else? My cat died last week. That sucked but she had a good life and was pretty sick - so it went as these things usually do. Oh and Hec - you are a big SF Giants fan, right? As is my new (awesome) BF. For his b-day, I bought us tickets to two Giants games this summer at Wrigley. FUN.
That's my news.
and that Amy Winehouse 60s soul/bad girl album is growing on me -
I heard a piece about her on NPR and had to immediately run home and download the tune Rehab.
Phun Phact: Julian Temple & Nick Saloman (of the Bevis Frond) were schoolmates growing up. In fact, Julian came up with the name "Bevis Frond."
Sean, if you like that it's a whole album filled with badass girl-group soul, modernized with topical lyrics. When I listen to it, I imagine the Diana Ross in a sparkly gown with a half-burnt cigarette dangling from her lips, a .45 in one hand an a whiskey in the other, ready to shoot you when you come through the door; but she'll do it so sweetly you wouldn't even mind.
I still need to grab the new LCD. Their Nike Original Run comp is great.
Oh and Hec - you are a big SF Giants fan, right? As is my new (awesome) BF. For his b-day, I bought us tickets to two Giants games this summer at Wrigley. FUN.
Very fun! Except the Giants are sucking big donkey dick at the moment.
Non-Musical Shopping Tip: Emmett and I picked up Matt Groening's Life in Hell collection Will and Abe's Guide To the Universe on our way to Blades of Glory (it was funny - plus Will Arnett) and Will and Abe consistently bring the entertainment.
And yes, Tina is still King of Monster Island.
ETA: Nice bit where they talk to Joe Boyd about the use of "Pink Moon" in the VW ad.