I think this [link] and similar lists at McSweeny's are far better lists.
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
Devo streams new album online...to a roomful of cats: [link]
Thing I am currently a little disturbed by: this photo of Andrew Eldritch without his sunglasses. I am disturbed because if you took a photo of Pete from the same era and photoshopped black hair onto it, THEY COULD BE BROTHERS.
He needs to put his glasses back on. Because I am kinda freaked out.
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I just got back from a benefit screening of "Girls Rock!", a documentary about the rock camp for girls that's been going on in Portland, OR for the past 10 summers. Highly recommended! The 5 day camp teaches girls ages 8-18 not only how to Rock, but also things like teamwork, self-defense and, most of all, empowerment. It culminates with a concert where all the bands formed during the camp play to a packed club audience of 600 people. The film manages to be entertaining, without being overly preachy and would make an excellent double-feature with Josie & the Pussycats! Also, like J&tP, it's available on Netflix for instant streaming.
The screening was a benefit for a Boston branch of the camp that's starting up later this summer. I (almost) wish I was a girl just so that I could volunteer!
Jon B, that's awesome! We have one here in NC, and from what I understand it's been quite a success. I've never seen the documentary, though, or J&tP.
They have one in Athens, too, and apparently it is very popular (surprise, surprise - half the parents in this town are musicians.)
I asked my friend Hilken, who's helping to run this summer's Boston camp, how many campers they had gotten so far. She told me that while they were shooting for 35 campers, they had been secretly hoping for less, since this is the first year and all. Unfortunately (?) there was a story in the Globe and they're already up to 40 girls!
I'm really excited to see the public concert. I think it'll be a blast.
There's one in Austin, too. My friend Elizabeth Jackson (of the Darling New Neighbors, recommended) works with the camp every summer.
Ooh, that camp looks fantastic!! And I will totally be in Boston while it's running. If I, you know, could play an instrument or had a band or something, I'd totally volunteer. It seems like a great, great program.