Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.

Simon ,'Objects In Space'


Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan  

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.


meara - Mar 30, 2004 5:23:03 pm PST #1911 of 10003

Life is quite mad, SA. But mostly in good ways. Plus, am (six weeks in!) being very good at work, and not reading B.org. Which is sad, but probably for the best.

And, (on topic) I'm downloading music from iTunes these days--my boss and coworkers are all giving me their free songs from Pepsi, which is fun. But a few of the songs I've really wanted, they haven't had. Hmph.


esse - Mar 30, 2004 5:26:28 pm PST #1912 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Yeah, iTunes is slowly getting more comprehensive, but indie stuff and some big names aren't giving up the goods.


Sue - Mar 30, 2004 5:29:43 pm PST #1913 of 10003
hip deep in pie

In music-y news, the clips of the Triplets of Belleville soundtrack that I've heard are exceedingly cool. I wants it.

I heard it over the weekend, and it's fab. I still haven't made it to the movie yet. Stupid end of the school year papers.


Steph L. - Mar 30, 2004 5:32:41 pm PST #1914 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Then I am totally coming. Is it 21-over?

I'll check on that.

Do you need to prebuy tickets, or will there be some at the door?

And I'll check on that, too.

Have you bought your ticket to DC yet?

Not yet.


Kate P. - Mar 30, 2004 5:33:14 pm PST #1915 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

The Magnetic Fields are coming to Northampton! Whee!


Fred Pete - Mar 31, 2004 3:58:40 am PST #1916 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.

Yeah, iTunes is slowly getting more comprehensive, but indie stuff and some big names aren't giving up the goods.

And their oldies selection is quite weak.


Michele T. - Mar 31, 2004 5:36:30 am PST #1917 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi

Bloodshot rekkids are available on iTunes. Go forth! Spread the gospel of the honky-skronk!

Also, CDBaby.com, an indie distributor, is having a big ol' clearance sale.


Lyra Jane - Mar 31, 2004 6:25:06 am PST #1918 of 10003
Up with the sun

I got more new CDs on half.com and Amazon last night. (I'm on a Must Diversify! Now! trip.) The CDs I bought were:

    • "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," Public Enemy
  • "Blacklisted," Neko Case
  • "In Search Of...", N.E.R.D.
  • "Three Feet High And Rising," De La Soul
  • "Fragments From a Rainy Season," John Cale
  • "Things Fall Apart," The Roots
  • "Pleased to Meet Me," the Replacements (I had it on cassette, which I can't find anymore. I am slowly duplicating the good parts of my high school record collection on CD. The next purchase in this vein should be Sonic Youth's "Sister".)

Between that and an LJ mix trade I'm participating in, I expect to be in New! music! heaven! for quite a while.


bicyclops - Mar 31, 2004 7:29:25 am PST #1919 of 10003

"Fragments From a Rainy Season," John Cale

For some musicians (Neil Young is one), my rules are:
1. Live beats studio
2. Acoustic beats electric
3. Solo beats band

And those rules certainly work for me in this case. A bunch of Cale's best songs (and one of Cohen's) performed simply and minimally. I love this album.

YMMV - some people get bored with Cale's piano playing.


bicyclops - Mar 31, 2004 7:34:32 am PST #1920 of 10003

One more thing: moonlit's Bonus Australian disk - LOVE it.