the BBC on Tony Wilson: [link]
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
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.
Jon B. - Aug 10, 2007 12:33:22 pm PDT #6174 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Laga - Aug 10, 2007 12:57:08 pm PDT #6175 of 10003
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Oh. Sad now. I just realized who Tony Wilson was. Do you have to be born the same year to have a birthday twin? I'm highly doubtful that you're 57, Jon.
DavidS - Aug 10, 2007 1:07:17 pm PDT #6176 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm highly doubtful that you're 57, Jon.
Jon is actually 58.
Laga - Aug 10, 2007 1:30:54 pm PDT #6177 of 10003
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
So what, was that Video Killed the Radio Star vid filmed twenty years ago? It must be the lighting.
Hayden - Aug 10, 2007 2:03:45 pm PDT #6178 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That's a shame about Tony Wilson. He was so young. I very much enjoyed the extra on Tristram Shandy where he interviewed Steve Coogan about playing Tony Wilson.
Jon B. - Aug 10, 2007 4:48:26 pm PDT #6179 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jon is actually 58.
Pttthhhht!
erikaj - Aug 10, 2007 5:36:04 pm PDT #6180 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
(skipping billions of posts) What makes a good music review? What are some things reviewers do that you wish they wouldn't(besides pan a favorite of yours; I can't guarantee that one) But I'm going to write my first one next month, and I think I'm out of my depth.
DavidS - Aug 10, 2007 5:57:29 pm PDT #6181 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Pttthhhht!
Don't sprain your tongue, grampa.
Hayden - Aug 10, 2007 5:57:39 pm PDT #6182 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Honesty. Knowledge of the context of the album. Clarity. Humor.
(response to Erika, natch)
tommyrot - Aug 10, 2007 6:14:22 pm PDT #6183 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So - is this the best album title ever? Best title for a country/folk-ish album? Holly Golightly/The Brokeoffs new album is titled You Can’t Buy a Gun When You’re Crying.
Positively haunting (in the best possible way). That’s how I’d describe You Can’t Buy a Gun When You’re Crying. It’s the lo-fi amalgam of quintessentially American country and western, folk, and blues – with hints of Weimar Republic cabaret music – that was recently released by stylistically-omnivorous British singer-songwriter Holly Golightly.
The big question: How did Holly, originally of the all-girl garage-rock band Thee Headcoatees, go so rustic and rootsy? The short answer: Convincingly.
Since 1995, Golightly has released a whopping 13 albums – 11 studio projects, two live ones – plus a couple of compilations. Along the way, she’s dabbled in R&B, rockabilly and bluegrass, and collaborated with the likes of the White Stripes, Billy Childish, and Rocket From the Crypt. But this latest set may be her most cohesive, with its dark and despairing mood and its spare, down-home instrumentation by the so-called Brokeoffs – said to be just one multi-talented musician named Lawyer Dave. Think of it as a dusty, rural equivalent to the bleak, urban netherworld conjured by the Velvet Underground and defanged by the Cowboy Junkies – one that can trace its lineage back to country-blues legend Robert Johnson and his metaphorical encounters with Lucifer.
The link has a live video you can watch.
Huh. Guess I'll have to buy this. Even if the whole Robert Johnson / Devil thing tends to be mentioned too often in rock reviews....
eta: Ooh - eMusic has. Am downloading. Will report back later.