Not to rub it in, but you missed a great show. It would've been difficult to find you though -- the place was packed!
Dawn: Is that supposed to scare me? Spike: Little tremble wouldn't hurt.
'The Killer In Me'
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.
Jon B. - Oct 17, 2004 2:21:46 pm PDT #5363 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
tommyrot - Oct 17, 2004 4:09:39 pm PDT #5364 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
NYT article on Ric Ocasek, former frontman for The Cars. In recent years he's been making a name for himself as a producer, working with bands such as Weezer, No Doubt, Holel, Guided by Voices and Le Tigre. The article makes Ric sound like a really nice guy.
At this point I should confess to being a big Cars fan back in their day. I even have purchased a CD or two of theirs in the last few years.
DavidS - Oct 17, 2004 6:33:57 pm PDT #5365 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Cars have become increasingly influential over the last couple years. You can hear them in No Doubt, Fountains of Wayne, even The Strokes last.
Polter-Cow - Oct 17, 2004 8:16:38 pm PDT #5366 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I recently downloaded "Thunder Kiss '65," White Zombie's first big single, because it was featured in Trivia Night. I'd heard it once or twice when I was a kid and seen the video, but I'd never known the name. I've been missing out. Such a fun song.
Gandalfe - Oct 17, 2004 8:29:27 pm PDT #5367 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
At this point I should confess to being a big Cars fan back in their day. I even have purchased a CD or two of theirs in the last few years.
No confession required - the Cars were an excellent, excellent band. Highly underrated in recent years, mostly because of that damn fly video being so ubiqitous for a couple of years.
Rio - Oct 17, 2004 9:00:22 pm PDT #5368 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
I loved the Cars so much omg.
I have nothing really else to say.
Let's talk about this: I have to talk soon on the radio about this theory I have that Eminem and Morrissey are working the same territory. Any thoughts? My main idea is about self-hatred/self-glorification and irony vs. sarcasm.
Jim - Oct 18, 2004 12:05:02 am PDT #5369 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Absolutely. Morrissey, long ago, pointed out that what made him special was that "I was ill and I said I was ill". Same applies to eminem. They both bear their psychic wounds as badges of pride.
Jim - Oct 18, 2004 12:06:50 am PDT #5370 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
They're both nostalgic for a time and place they hated, locked constantly in emotional adolescence, picking the same old scabs over and over again. They both have this armour of vicious scathing wit that makes them admirable and unlovable in equal parts, and they know it, and they can't help it, and they sort of like it.
Fred Pete - Oct 18, 2004 3:39:22 am PDT #5371 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
But they react to those stimuli in very different ways. Morrissey is introspective, while Eminem lashes out at others. Suicidal vs. homicidal, if you will.
tommyrot - Oct 18, 2004 4:06:16 am PDT #5372 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
No confession required - the Cars were an excellent, excellent band. Highly underrated in recent years, mostly because of that damn fly video being so ubiqitous for a couple of years.
Hmmm... I guess I'm just used to all my alternative music-loving friends making fun of my Cars love....