R.I.P. Wild Man Fischer [link]
I love the Times' transcription of the lyrics to one of his songs:
Come on, let’s merry-go, MERRY-go, merry-go-round.
Boop-boop-boop. [This is Mr. Fischer making a calliope-like noise.]
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.
R.I.P. Wild Man Fischer [link]
I love the Times' transcription of the lyrics to one of his songs:
Come on, let’s merry-go, MERRY-go, merry-go-round.
Boop-boop-boop. [This is Mr. Fischer making a calliope-like noise.]
Saw one of our new favorite bands last night, Dawes. If you dig smart rock with incredibly heart-lifting melodies, they are the band for you. [link]
They opened for a guy called Brett Dennen. Now, neither of us had heard of him until we bought tix for the she show. None of our friends had either--and we have a lot of music-mad friends. We bought his albums and he is a good songwriter with a quirky voice--he's pretty AOR for me, but definitely talented. They apparently use his songs on a lot of TV shows. The Orpheum was packed and people were NUTS over this guy. There was screaming and dancing and arm-waving. We were in the middle of an alternate universe where this guy was a huge star. We left the concert saying "Who ARE these people and where did they hear of this dude?"
My wife loves Brett Dennen. The first time she was playing one of his albums, both of us referred to him as a her. He's fairly androgynous in appearance and his voice registered as a she-voice to both of us. We were surprised to learn that she was a he. All that aside, yeah, I really dislike his music.
How do you google for the band "!!!"?
Yeah, I was wondering that. Perhaps not the best band name....
How do you google for the band "!!!"?
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Foo Fighters Tour Rider Includes Coloring Book With Catering Tips
The Foo Fighters’ management presents this absurdist tour rider to venues before the band tours. Highlights include a coloring book featuring members of the band giving tips on catering, and an extremely detailed and snarky section on hospitality and meals.
We will have approx twenty (20) vegetarians for lunch. Chicken is not a vegetarian food. Neither is fish. In fact, if you even considered fish or chicken vegetarian, please fire yourself. UPS is usually hiring so either way, you are covered.
When rock and roll and sabermetrics collice you get...Value Over Replacement Musician.
A completely specious but entertaining stat just to see how Steely Dan and the Bad Brains rank in terms of "established value."
Watching Pete's unthinking facial expressions while my bandom playlist is going through the speakers is kind of hilarious. (I usually don't inflict it on him, but have kind of needed it the past few days.) I'm just glad he doesn't pay much attention to the lyrics, otherwise he'd really start asking about my pete wentz is not a role model for mental health tag on LJ.