Pandora stumps me with the limited amount of skips, and now it's asking me to register, which makes me tired to think about, especially with my experience with it in the past.

I wracked my brain to to think of what I've enjoyed in the past. Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Wyclef Jean's take on Guantanamera, Lupe Fiasco's Kick Push, Mri Ben-Ari's duet's . . . Currently Raphael Saadiq is the closest I get, and he's quite retro, but she liked his voice. Generational gap music. No Boyz 2 Men, please.

Janelle Monae? She's got a song out with Erykah Badu. [link]

huh, I have 33 potential songs. Got some RJD2, Ramsey Lewis, Tricky, R.L. Burnside, The Herbalizer, Sublime, Jay Z (Hard Knock Life, baby!), Waldeck, Handsome Boys Modeling School, Anthony Hamilton (that way lies madness and a total old school mix).

I want to avoid anything that she might actually be currently listening to, which Janelle seems to be (purchased the song for personal reasons, though, what a great voice).

This week’s episode of The Aquabats Super Show was written by Gerard Way.

Is it bad when listening to "Everyone's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" makes me cry? I always feel so full of despair and hope whenever I listen. Manipulative fucking shit.

I'm not sure if anyone else here will be interested, but we just published (on another board) a community GoogleDoc and Dropbox of all boots, demos and special shows that are legit to trade of The Afghan Whigs, The Twilight Singers, The Gutter Twins, etc. (that's why it's called "All Boots Dulli"), from 1987 till now. Most of the things can be downloaded (again, all legit). Here is the link: [link]

I'm kindda proud of this. Seven years ago these bands were all "no, you're not gonna get an official message board. People might talk shit about us there", and now they let us do and have this.

Shir -- I'm not a huge Dulli fan but I know people who are. Is it OK to spread that link around?

Absolutely. That's what I meant when I said it's legit, and that's why it took us over 10 months to create this spreadsheet (persuasion).

(Oh, and when I say us, I don't just mean the community of Dulli worshipers. I'm one of the the folks who can edit that spreadsheet and did some of the work on it).

Thanks, Shir. I'm downloading the Big Top Halloween demos right now (AIFG!).

I was just thinking today that someone has to take and remix them into good music, if that's even possible. I think I somehow managed to listen to four songs from this album - and I'm still amazed anyone signed them after it. The only reason I still consider buying this album is to mess with other fans after shows - especially those of Twilight Singers and Gutter Twins, on which folks asking Dulli and co. to sign copies of Gentlemen. Pulling a "no, this is the album that changed my life!" thing. But I might be a bit evil.

There are also the Twilight As Played By... demos there, and they're pure joy. Two songs never got to be on the album, but I love them no less.