Emmett in the car this morning: "Turn it up! C'mon, it's Prince!"

Not "Pussy Control," je hope.

Not "Pussy Control," je hope.

No, he didn't select that one. I don't think he has that sense of the word "pussy" anyway. But he did seem pleased with "Housequake" which has (by his standards) three cuss words: "Shut up!" "Damn!" and "Bullshit."

The rule is that I don't censor music, but Emmett doesn't get to use certain words. I don't care that much if he hears "bullshit."

Huh. Now playing: "You Can Count On Me" - Sammy Davis Jr.

This is the Hawaii Five-O Theme, sung with lyrics.

Are the Ventures playing back up?

Are the Ventures playing back up?

No, it's more of big Hollywood band thing.

Same site has a download of the Kane Triplets singing "The Mission Impossible Theme" (with lyrics, not just scatting it). I should put those two with Sarah Vaughan singing the Peter Gunn theme (again with lyrics).

I have mixes that need to go in the mail to Jon. I've been frantically busy these past couple weeks, but I'll do my best to get them out soon. I'd prefer to listen to them before sending them on--that way I get to write notes in the liner notes!--but at this point, it seems best just to copy them and send them on, and listen later when I have time to appreciate them. Sorry for the holdup.

Happy Mardi Gras, y'all! Laissez les bon temps roulez!

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents the Broadway Bears 8 Auction. Why am I putting it here? Because of all the Hedwig fans who frequent the joint. (NB: unless you're independently wealthy or completely insane prepare for a letdown if you're thinking of making a pre-auction bid.)

Not all tribute bands are created equal. Not for the faint of heart: Nudist Priest. From the article: "Original Priest vocalist Rob Halford asked Spin magazine in June, 'What was the singer like and how big was his unit?'"

I'm not sure if it was my post in general or the Nudist Priest pic that killed the thread, but I'll try to atone by reviving it: the Village Voice's 31st (or 32nd) Annual Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll is out.

Plenty of fodder for discussion there. The online version is fun because you can click on an album and see which critics voted for it, and you can click on each critic to see his/her whole list.

From the Personals (of Pazz & Jop, not the Voice dating section): "46-year-old recovering daily pop critic living free in Park Slope, the Land of Soy Milk and Honey, where I've somehow missed most of the year's blog-approved musical phenomena. At least now I know what to tell people to get me for my birthday. Still, if I'm honest about what I spent the most time listening to, it's there in boldface: Jazz Geek, with a side of Country Ham." -- Steve Dollar. Save age, profession & style of writing, I appear to be the same person. Bummer.

Save age, profession & style of writing, I appear to be the same person. Bummer.

Jazz Geek, with a side of Country Ham should probably be a tagline sometime this year.

Out of their top 40 albums, I own one. I hardly bought any music this year.