The drummer of the Decemberists, Rachel Blumberg, has decided to leave the band. Too bad -- I enjoyed her playing and singing. The good news is that not only have they already found a new drummer -- John Moen who's played with Steve Malkmus and others -- but Petra Hayen has joined on violin and vocals!
Welcome to the Hellmouth petting zoo.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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. - Jan 22, 2005 7:20:11 pm PST #7008 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Polter-Cow - Jan 22, 2005 7:55:41 pm PST #7009 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Who kept telling me I needed to listen to the Dresden Dolls? You were right. I saw the video for "Coin-Operated Boy", listened to a couple more songs via the iTunes store, and bought the CD today.
Awesome, Jilli! It's such a great CD.
esse - Jan 23, 2005 3:46:32 am PST #7010 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Who kept telling me I needed to listen to the Dresden Dolls? You were right. I saw the video for "Coin-Operated Boy", listened to a couple more songs via the iTunes store, and bought the CD today.
I played the Dresden Dolls (and god, Coin-Operated Boy is catchy) and my friend Amy (who is from Columbus, where the band is from) just looked at me askance. "Where did you get the Dresden Dolls? They're a local band," she said. "I guess they got bigger." "This is SO WEIRD."
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2005 4:30:46 am PST #7011 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Columbus? Ohio? I thought they were from Boston.
Gandalfe - Jan 23, 2005 5:37:22 am PST #7012 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
OK, this is odd. There is an album coming out next month, where every sound except for the vocals is made by processing the sounds of people actually having sex. Seriously. Check it out at [link]
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2005 5:44:12 am PST #7013 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I listened to some of it...and it's pretty much indistinguishable from any other sort of techno/electronica music. You wouldn't know the the music was made from sex unless someone told you. The sounds have been manipulated so much as to be unrecognizable.
Gandalfe - Jan 23, 2005 6:36:44 am PST #7014 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
That's kind of what I thought. The was a little bit in the first sample that sounded like it might have been humping, then again, it might not have.
esse - Jan 23, 2005 7:33:52 am PST #7015 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Columbus? Ohio? I thought they were from Boston.
Dunno, that's just what she said.
Jon B. - Jan 23, 2005 7:45:17 am PST #7016 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
They're definitely from Boston. Amanda has lived here for years, well before DD started, and they still live here.
DavidS - Jan 23, 2005 8:31:38 am PST #7017 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but Petra Hayen has joined on violin and vocals!
Cooool. I really want to hear her a capella version of The Who Sell Out.