My first impression of Quine remains the strongest - his guitar on "Blank Generation" is utterly savage and completely swinging - a very rare mix of daring and chops.
Saffron: You're a good man. Mal: You clearly haven't been talking to anyone else on this boat.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
DavidS - Jun 08, 2004 9:09:05 am PDT #3004 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
joe boucher - Jun 08, 2004 11:44:18 am PDT #3005 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Entertaining interview with songwriter Jim White today on Soundcheck. Liked him more than the songs they played, but I liked them, too.
One of the Calexico guys will be on Fresh Air tomorrow.
Funny interview with Peter Stampfel at furious.com. From the intro: "Even though this interview may seem lengthy, his musings and answers are interesting and enlightening enough to be printed in full. If you think I'm being sentimental, tell me you don't want to hear about Connie Francis meeting Jeff Beck, making love to a gazelle in a zoo, trading a banjo for a car, The Motherfucker Creek Babyrapers and getting guitarists from Jeff Buckley and Lady Complainer."
David, are you familiar with Lester Young's "Crazy Over J-Z"? Good tune -- that's not why I mention it, of course, but it is primo Pres if you decide to play it for the missus.
DavidS - Jun 08, 2004 11:45:49 am PDT #3006 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David, are you familiar with Lester Young's "Crazy Over J-Z"?
Nope.
Good tune -- that's not why I mention it, of course, but it is primo Pres if you decide to play it for the missus.
makes note for Valentine's Day.
Thankee, Mr. Boucher.
Polter-Cow - Jun 08, 2004 12:03:36 pm PDT #3007 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Did JZ tell you to check out Kill Hannah? Cause you should. They're neo-glam from Chicago.
DavidS - Jun 08, 2004 12:13:05 pm PDT #3008 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Did JZ tell you to check out Kill Hannah? Cause you should. They're neo-glam from Chicago.
She did not. This may be because she asks the same question whenever she hears any new band for the first time: "Is this that crazy German New Wave?"
Polter-Cow - Jun 08, 2004 12:14:19 pm PDT #3009 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
She did not.
What? She's totally negligent. She said she'd tell you! Guess you'd better remind her to check out the Dresden Dolls.
Hayden - Jun 09, 2004 5:34:25 am PDT #3010 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm listening to an early release of the upcoming Fiery Furnaces album. Good lord. Someone get them a piano and a sandbox, stat.
Jon B. - Jun 09, 2004 5:35:13 am PDT #3011 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Someone get them a piano and a sandbox
The who with the what now?
Michele T. - Jun 09, 2004 5:39:10 am PDT #3012 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
This CNN story about Quine was listed as one of their top stories (front page, not entertainment section), which strikes me as bizarre.
Well, he was the nephew of Willard Van Orman Quine. Maybe someone at cnn.com is hella into set theory.
Hayden - Jun 09, 2004 5:46:10 am PDT #3013 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I was shocked when I read that, Misha. But I have launched a one-sentence comparison between the two on my blog.
The who with the what now?
Have you heard this thing? It's amazingly ambitious and seems to consist almost entirely of strung-together movements connected by bizarro analog-keyboard motifs.