Could that article be more thinly sourced? Not that I don't think things are headed that way...
Angel: How're you feeling? Faith: Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear.
'A Hole in the World'
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.
Jon B. - Nov 02, 2011 4:41:11 am PDT #4771 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
DavidS - Nov 02, 2011 5:13:17 pm PDT #4772 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Robyn Hitchcock does a set list for AV Club.
Interesting just to hear him talk about the songs, but also interesting as he sorts through the music biz from the 70s to the '10s. The horrible flanging production of the 80s and the current state of limited releases for those discerning few who want an actual object that will remunerate the artist.
DavidS - Nov 03, 2011 7:08:53 am PDT #4773 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Because of that Hitchcock setlist and the comments, I got Ole Tarantula and it's pretty spiffing great. One of the better sounding Hitchcock records, I think. Fantastic guitar sound. I can see why he thought of this as more of a Soft Boys record.
DavidS - Nov 03, 2011 7:22:00 am PDT #4774 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ha! I didn't realize the song "Ole Tarantula" was really a detailed description and celebration of Tarantulas.
Jon B. - Nov 03, 2011 7:26:53 am PDT #4775 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What did you think it would be about? Tarantula fish?
DavidS - Nov 03, 2011 7:29:15 am PDT #4776 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What did you think it would be about? Tarantula fish?
I thought it would be more metaphorical.
"Your love is like a tarantula baby! / crawling up my arm with hairy legs / hiding among the bananas / laying hairy eggs..."
Doesn't that sound like a Robyn Hitchcock song?
Btw, have you seen the video of "Kingdom of Love" set to the animation from Fantastic Planet?
Sue - Nov 03, 2011 8:07:17 am PDT #4777 of 6436
hip deep in pie
I found this open in a tab and I don't know where I found it (maybe it was from b.org???), but I thought it might be of interest to people on this thread: Rock's Backpages, it looks like a compilation of articles from many sources. Some free stuff, but mostly behind a paywall. There's free access from universities and libraries that subscribe, so maybe chat it up to your library??? [link]
Tom Scola - Nov 03, 2011 12:19:57 pm PDT #4778 of 6436
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
"GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot, who portrayed the role of Flattus Maximus in the band for the last nine years, was found dead today. The cause of death is not known."
Jon B. - Nov 03, 2011 5:30:33 pm PDT #4779 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
He played Flattus Maximus longer than anybody else in GWAR's history.
I didn't realize Gwar were the Menudo of Horror-core.
sumi - Nov 05, 2011 12:46:25 pm PDT #4780 of 6436
Art Crawl!!!
Wow. The NY Times only just picked up on the Cory Smoot story. Or at least - the Artsbeat only just tweeted it.