Oh, jeez, musicologist FAQ Girl is gonna love this....
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
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. - Feb 14, 2005 7:19:59 pm PST #7377 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Rio - Feb 14, 2005 7:54:19 pm PST #7378 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
I missed Hayden's news! What was it?!
We have been talking about talking this summer about maybe shacking up in the fall.
Oh, Jon, that is just wonderful. Will one of you move to the other's apartment, or are you gonna get a new place together?
How's the wedding plans?
Great! I bought a dress and shoes on Saturday. Now I just have to find a good string quartet w/ some degree of endurance.
Rio - Feb 14, 2005 7:55:16 pm PST #7379 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Ooh I just found the announcement! Welcome to the crazy awesome world, Abraham!
DavidS - Feb 14, 2005 8:10:31 pm PST #7380 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Will one of you move to the other's apartment, or are you gonna get a new place together?
Jon owns a very nice, very large, very cool and hip house in Somerville. I figure she'll be moving in come the fall.
Jon B. - Feb 15, 2005 1:41:16 am PST #7381 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If all goes well, you figure correctly.
Jim - Feb 15, 2005 2:04:42 am PST #7382 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Have we talked about The Futureheads? Pitchfork described them as Wire meets the Whifflepuffs, which isn't far off - they do stop-start new wavey rock a la Franz Ferdinand (although they do it better, being crunchier and more dynamic) topped off with essentially barbershop vocal harmonies. No, wait, come back! They're bloody good - their cover of Hounds Of Love is genius, and there are half a dozen brilliant songs on the album.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 15, 2005 3:15:37 am PST #7383 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Have we talked about The Futureheads?
I was...underwhelmed. I like the sound in theory, but I actually prefer Franz' poppiness over the rushed crunchieness of Futureheads.
I was intrigued enough to want to give it another listen, and I really did like the Hounds of Love cover, but it's a bad sign that it was the only song that really stuck with me.
lisah - Feb 15, 2005 4:36:32 am PST #7384 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
Can I ask what it means for music to be "crunchy"? I see that in music crit a lot and I think I know what it means when I hear it but I'm wondering how you guys would define it.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 15, 2005 4:50:52 am PST #7385 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Can I ask what it means for music to be "crunchy"?
I use it as short hand for a certain harsh/fast guitar sound.
I suppose it's also been used to describe stuff that's folky though (as in, earthy/crunchy or granola crunchy), so I'm not sure there's a consistent definition.
Kate P. - Feb 15, 2005 4:57:47 am PST #7386 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Congratulations to the hayden family!!!