Lots of awesome bands coming out of Winnipeg

This seems to be the source of the Turds of Misery bio. A thousand other blogs and websites have already quoted from it as though it's gospel, but I can't help reading it as a joke the writer made up. I mean, I'm sure the photo is legitimate, but I'm suspicious of the bio.

Last night I had a dream that Jonathan Richman and I were interviewing Joanna Newsom and M. Ward, but we had forgotten to bring a tape recorder. I didn't know much about their music, so I think mostly I talked to Joanna Newsom about fairy tales.

So I really like Joshua Ellis, because he did this album, and covers & remixes like these, and has written for Coilhouse and basically, he is one hoopy frood. He's now working on a project called Dbasr:

He just started putting info up today, but there's a list of features & a dev blog here: [link]

He is of course looking for cash, because that is always helpful, but he is also looking for feedback/input, and help spreading the word. And since you are clever people who like music and tech and having opinions (heh), I thought some of you might be interested.

So... there? (I probably need to work on my pimpage skillz.)

Back in early 1975, when I was in 4th grade, I had to stay after school. My mom came to pick me up, and on the way home our '67 Ford wagon slide on some ice on our driveway and nailed a tree. So my parents bought a '73 Mercury Marquis Brougham with all sorts of power accessories, including a 5-speaker 8-track stereo. My aunt then gave us some 8-track tapes, one of which was Jim Croce's Greatest Hits. Which I just downloaded from eMusic.

Weird how listening to this album brings back all sorts of memories of riding around in the '73 Merc....

eta: "Working at the Car Wash Blues" is playing. I really like this song, even if it's a product of its time, what with the "sexual harassment is funny" bit in there....

I've got that album at home--love it!

My favorite 8-track car-listening memory was my dad playing John Denver's "Back Home Again" over and over, as well as Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits.

I've got them totally depressing
Low down, mind messing
Workin' at the car wash blues

Back then, my uncle had a Galaxie 500. I have fond memories of hm playing Johny Cash's Greatest Hits on the 8-track wile driving down the highway at 100 mph in the Galaxie.

Ooh, Elton John's Greatest Hits was another 8-track we got from my Aunt. Always meant to reacquire that album.

My favorite 8 track was ELO.

Poor Croce - he died before he achieved national prominence, right?