Jilli, heh. Projekt's Dark Cabaret playlist looks pretty much like Hec's, only a little shorter.
Oh, that's funny.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
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.
Atropa - Oct 20, 2005 3:22:05 pm PDT #875 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
DavidS - Oct 20, 2005 4:30:51 pm PDT #876 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Here it is:
Evil Night Together Jill Tracy The Wine Clare Fader Coin- Operated Boy The Dresden Dolls Temptation Holly Cole Diamonds Are Just Glass Kamikaze Ground Grew Nobody's Baby Now Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Little Water Song Ute Lemper It Was Her House That Killed Nessarose Hannah Fury Leslie Anne Levine The Decemberists Junk Shop Clothes The Auteurs Daybender Bela Coming Attractions Circus Contraption Dream (For Dana) Smoke You Leave Me Cold Jill Tracy Trust In Me Holly Cole Trio Sally's Song Danny Elfman Alice Tom Waits The Fine Art Of Poisioning Jill Tracy The Vampire Waltz Hannah Fury
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2005 4:43:13 pm PDT #877 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Just gave a quick listen to "This Bird Has Flown" the 40th anniversary Rubber Soul tribute album. Most of the versions I have no use for -- they're too true to the originals to be interesting -- but there are a few exceptions. Most notably, the Fiery Furnaces do a version of Norwegian Wood that would be completely unrecognizable save for the lyrics. They really make the song their own.
Hayden - Oct 20, 2005 6:37:57 pm PDT #878 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Sounds like a Dylan song to these ears.
joe boucher - Oct 20, 2005 7:46:25 pm PDT #879 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Daybender Bela
"Nobody gives two fucks for Bela." (I really loved Ed Wood.)
the Fiery Furnaces do a version of Norwegian Wood that would be completely unrecognizable save for the lyrics.
Does Eleanor or Matt sing it? 1965/66 was probably the peak of Lennon's love for Dylan, & "Norwegian Wood" is one of the most direct products of that so it's not surprising that you had that reaction, Corwood. He said without having heard the recording...
Hayden - Oct 20, 2005 7:54:46 pm PDT #880 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I don't have a copy here (heard it when it was up on Fluxblog), but I seem to recall thinking that it sounded very specifically like they took the words to "Norwegian Wood" and sang them to "Ballad of a Thin Man" (perhaps, or maybe another contemporary Dylan tune). I can't see where it was unintentional.
tina f. - Oct 20, 2005 9:35:05 pm PDT #881 of 10003
Just gave a quick listen to "This Bird Has Flown" the 40th anniversary Rubber Soul tribute album. Most of the versions I have no use for -- they're too true to the originals to be interesting
I bought the tracks I wanted off iTunes after hearing the Fiery Furnaces track on Jon's show last week. I really like Low's "Nowhere Man," but the rest - yeah - too traditional.
I am just home from seeing the New Pornographers at the Metro. Never ever have I seen a band twice and had such totally different experiences. When I saw them on the Electric Version tour they were boring and played a super short set and Neko Case whined the whole time. Tonight, they were just incredible. A.C. Newman was funny and talkative (I kind of love him). Destroyer opened (not bad, made me want to buy a CD because I sense they could really grow on me) and Dan Bejar (is that right? too lazy to double check) came out and did just about every song he's written with them. "Testament to Youth in Verse" was especially good. They did two encores of three songs each including an Electric Version "superset" as they called it for the first encore. They took a zillion requests and played just about every song they knew, I think. I only bought tickets because nice people I had just met wanted to go - otherwise I would have skipped it. For once, trying to be social and make friends has paid off!
Everything they did from Twin Cinema really cemented that it's a very good album. Yay for Pornographers!
Edited to fix stuff.
Jon B. - Oct 21, 2005 12:08:31 am PDT #882 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yay for Pornographers!
NaTLbSB.
erinaceous - Oct 21, 2005 7:17:06 am PDT #883 of 10003
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
Hey wise folk: Mekons are now on eMusic! What do I really, really need? Have been wanting to check them out for a while, where do I start?
tina f. - Oct 21, 2005 7:44:33 am PDT #884 of 10003
Others are far far wiser than I on all things Mekon, erin, but as a newbie to them myself, I recommend Fear and Whiskey it's a first-time-listen, love-the-whole-thing, oh-this-is-why-everyone-talks-about-them kind of album.
But like I said, others here know better than I.
Speaking of emusic - this morning I downloaded this new Danny Barnes album because it showed up as an editor's pick for both bluegrass and indie pop and I was intrigued. Darn good. He's a banjo player and fine lyricist.
Allmusic sez:
A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in audio engineering, Barnes dedicated himself to traditional bluegrass playing, picking up the banjo, and seeing where the instrument would lead him. In Barnes' case, the banjo led him to the Bad Livers
Hey! I know the Bad Livers...
The album is called Get Myself Together and their verdict is
you've got a bona fide down-home classic, not to mention a frontrunner for the Americana album of 2005.
It is very good on first listen.