Well, it IS the first time in the history of popular music a musician has dogged his wife. Surely that would be the death of any band.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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.
Trudy Booth - Mar 24, 2013 1:28:11 pm PDT #5572 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Amy - Mar 24, 2013 1:36:59 pm PDT #5573 of 6436
Because books.
I hate how entitled some of the posts are, all about how the fans deserve more than a one paragraph explanation, why is there no farewell tour and blah blah.
I know that any artist is always dependent on fans for success, but no one "deserves" anything other than what the band wants to create and/or share.
Cass - Mar 24, 2013 1:38:35 pm PDT #5574 of 6436
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Damn. I thought they'd make it through the new album at least. Or I'd hoped.
And dammit, the upcoming FOB album better be STELLAR, because I need something to get me through this.
To be fair, I think it might be. They seem really happy and we know how I feel about the lyricist/singer combo.
I know that any artist is always dependent on fans for success, but no one "deserves" anything other than what the band wants to create and/or share.
We're entitled to a copy of their work after we pay for it. That's it. They choose whether to create the work, we choose whether to buy it. If both work out, success. If not, there wasn't a contract, we just liked each other for a while.
Trudy Booth - Mar 24, 2013 1:51:06 pm PDT #5575 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I hate how entitled some of the posts are, all about how the fans deserve more than a one paragraph explanation, why is there no farewell tour and blah blah.
Yep. They're ticking me off more than a little. No chance you whiny brats made this less appealing for them, is there? Hmmm?
I don't know how any band stays together at all. Most other artistic collaborations are finite by design and/or collaborators get to have some sort of a personal life.
I assume we'll see Frank in plenty of other projects. I imagine we'll see Ray making music as well. I'm looking forward to both. And whatever comics Gerard comes up with.
I can only hope that at some point the bad parts begin to fade and the good parts are missed and they want to say something together. It seems more likely than not, really.
Trudy Booth - Mar 24, 2013 4:17:38 pm PDT #5576 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
We've got a longer message from Gerard. [link]
Atropa - Mar 24, 2013 8:14:32 pm PDT #5577 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Well THAT just made me cry. Oh boys.
Trudy Booth - Mar 24, 2013 8:55:46 pm PDT #5578 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Yeah.
This is the song in my head for the past few days. Between the meteorite and the announcement... it just feels right. And then the letter? Oy.
They'll do other gorgeous things.
Jon B. - Mar 25, 2013 5:33:41 am PDT #5579 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
We rarely (ever?) talk about opera here, but I thought Buffistas might appreciate this: Nico Muhly has written an opera, to be performed at the Met this fall, about sockpuppets. [link]
tommyrot - Mar 25, 2013 11:27:39 am PDT #5580 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Robyn Hitchcock
My faves:
He is available for weddings.
“I’m a minister of the Universal Life Church of Arizona: I can marry people in the States, although I’m not sure I can do it in Britain. I married Colin Meloy of The Decemberists and his wife [artist] Carson Ellis five years ago. I haven’t done a marriage recently, though.”
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He suspects cats may one day rule the Earth.
“The dinosaurs ruled for something like 100 million years and we’ve been here 30,000 years. I don’t know if we’re going to outdo the run of the dinosaurs. Will a feline dynasty in 5 million years be looking back at us, the super-cyber cats who survived the next apocalypse? Have you seen those Bengal cats with silver skins? I can imagine them walking around museums that have our iPhones in, looking in wonder.”
billytea - Mar 25, 2013 8:17:30 pm PDT #5581 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Hey a couple of music questions for those in the know.
1. How would you explain New Wave to someone?
2. Say I was interested in exploring a bit of progressive rock. (Because I am.) Current exposure is basically Pink Floyd. Where should I start?