I was coming here to post that Tim Burgess, the singer of The Charlatans, has been hosting twitter listening parties on twitter with members of the bands that have been pretty great. There was one tonight for Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen with 3/4 of the band that was pretty joyous. There's a lot of great bands on the schedule, including some 80s classics Lloyd Cole, Billy Bragg, The Pogues, Style Council and The Cocteau Twins. (There's also a lot of Britpop I don't know.) Schedule is here: [link]
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.
Sue - Apr 01, 2020 3:16:36 pm PDT #6360 of 6436
hip deep in pie
Dana - Apr 01, 2020 3:17:27 pm PDT #6361 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
DavidS - Apr 01, 2020 5:22:20 pm PDT #6362 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was coming here to post that Tim Burgess, the singer of The Charlatans, has been hosting twitter listening parties on twitter with members of the bands that have been pretty great. There was one tonight for Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen with 3/4 of the band that was pretty joyous. There's a lot of great bands on the schedule, including some 80s classics Lloyd Cole, Billy Bragg, The Pogues, Style Council and The Cocteau Twins. (There's also a lot of Britpop I don't know.) Schedule is here: [link]
That's a fun bunch of musicians!
Dana - Apr 01, 2020 5:42:39 pm PDT #6363 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
And now Ellis Marsalis has died. Fuck this disease, and fuck everyone who made it worse. I'm going to bed.
Jesse - Apr 02, 2020 11:54:08 am PDT #6364 of 6436
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Is it weird that I've been thinking about Rachel Bloom a lot? I mean, she just had a baby this week! And now her friend died? That seems like too much to put together any week.
esse - Apr 04, 2020 5:18:47 pm PDT #6365 of 6436
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I'm listening to an awesome New Wave set from local DJ Gregarious at The Liquor Store here in PDX -- it is so great, just perfectly upbeat. I'm dancing in my living room. ;)
Dana - Apr 07, 2020 4:57:38 pm PDT #6366 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Fuck, John Prine died.
Kate P. - Apr 07, 2020 6:36:46 pm PDT #6367 of 6436
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
It's so sad. He lived in Nashville and was so beloved here. Hard to believe he's gone.
esse - Apr 07, 2020 10:15:04 pm PDT #6368 of 6436
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
He had an incredible life and a remarkable career.
DXMachina - Apr 23, 2020 11:55:18 am PDT #6369 of 6436
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
In some good news, X has released a new album from the original lineup, Alphabetland, which is streaming online.