the release today of Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.
That sound you just heard? The resounding THUD? Was me hitting the floor as I expired from sheer joy.
Angel: You're lying. Gwen: I'm fibbing. It's lying, only classier.
'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
Steph L. - Sep 27, 2005 4:14:24 pm PDT #689 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Tom Scola - Sep 28, 2005 3:15:48 am PDT #690 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Hayden - Sep 28, 2005 8:18:18 am PDT #691 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Judd Apatow's story of pitching a movie to the Stones with Ben Stiller.
Anyway, before that happened, Ben and I had to fly to Canada to pitch the story to the entire band. Ben was to do the main pitch, and I would fill in the holes. When we sat down with them in a girl's school where they were rehearsing for the tour, I choked and did not say one word. I am not exaggerating. I was silent.
Ben, however, was magnificent. I sat in awe as he told Mick what he would do as director, writer, and actor. At one point Ben said he wanted the movie to have the look of Gimme Shelter, to which Keith Richards replied, "Well, this time let's do it without the murder" and laughed his ass off. They all did. It was like being in the den with the devil.
Jon B. - Sep 29, 2005 4:27:40 am PDT #692 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
NYistas should try to see the Shaggs musical this week: [link]
I knew the show had played in Chicago for a while, but I was unaware of this bit:
the band pit included some exciting players: LeRoy Bach of Wilco and David Hilliard from David Byrne's touring band. Musical director was Rick Sims of the Didjits and the Gaza Strippers.
Michele T. - Sep 29, 2005 4:30:11 am PDT #693 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
D'oh! I don't think I can. I would have loved to, though. Did you read the great article on them in the New Yorker a few years back? I'm sure we discussed it at the time, but my brain is old and fried.
Jon B. - Sep 29, 2005 4:46:48 am PDT #694 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Oh yeah. Susan Orleans' article. Isn't that what got optioned into a movie?
Frankenbuddha - Sep 29, 2005 7:27:45 am PDT #695 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's very... Kate Bush. Back to basics sound for her.
"Hounds of Love" basic or "The Dreaming" basic? Or earlier?
Sue - Sep 29, 2005 7:51:50 am PDT #696 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Frank, it's very...atmospheric. I'd say more Sensual World than anything else.
Zoilus has an entry about here: [link]
There's a radio rip here: [link]
dw - Sep 29, 2005 8:53:40 am PDT #697 of 10003
Silence means security silence means approval
I was thinking it sounded very late 70s prog, but I caught it halfway through the first time. From the beginning, yeah, I'd say Sensual World.
Priceless quote from the BBC Blagger's Guide to Music on Madame Bush:
She releases albums the way people in legends release ogres - that is, not very often, and then only by accident.
joe boucher - Sep 29, 2005 9:10:21 am PDT #698 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
NYistas should try to see the Shaggs musical this week
Have you seen a production? It sounds interesting, but it has a lot of competition (Serenity, lisah's show, the Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean movie, pennant races, plus non-options like the new fridge being delivered, best friend's birthday, and work that could erase all the preceding) so sell it if you can. Limited runs always get priority if everything else is equal.
Speaking of Neil Gaiman, he was just on the Leonard Lopate show. There's also an interesting interview with Anthony Shadid that I want to re-listen to. (These people think that they have some claim on my time simply because they pay me to be here!)
Corwood, you probably saw this Big Star article, but I didn't want you to miss it.
In musical theater news... Theatremania.com is offering "$70 tickets to Sweeney Todd at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Orchestra and Mezzanine rows A-H ONLY: $70 All prices include a $1.25 restoration fee. This offer is valid for performances from 10/3/05 through 11/20/05, excluding all Saturday evenings and Thursday 10/31/05. Tickets must be purchased by 11/11/05." It's free to join & the discounts are worth the 1-3 emails I get every freakin' day. I got sixth row tickets to "The Pillowman" for $40 off. I'd like to see this one, too. A friend of mine was in Hedwig (main replacement for one of the band members) and he said that Michael Cerveris was the best Hedwig, even better than John Cameron Mitchell.