Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
From Natter:
Steph L: I gotta stop listening to the Pixies and go to bed, damn it.
Did you see them on ACL? They kept showing the drummer from the Kinks cover project I played in last year, who was one of the few people looking like he was enjoying himself without being too dorky about it. Apparently, his new graphic design firm did the flyer for the show, so they were guest-listed.
I have no idea how I posted this in Beep Me. But from yesterday-
There was just a show on our local NPR station- Glenn Mitchell- that was about rock snobery. You should see if you can get it from the site. I didn't get to hear a whole lot of it, I caught that Richard Thompson is overrated, and the BeeGees Odessa is unlistenable but awesome in its unlistenableness.
By the way, I really enjoy the way this G-Mail disc is working. Can I run the next one?
Richard Thompson is overrated
Please insert the sound of a derisive snort here.
the BeeGees Odessa is unlistenable but awesome in its unlistenableness.
That's sort of my position on Jandek, except I'd switch "unlistenable" and "awesome" around.
Can I run the next one?
You're in charge, G.
There was just a show on our local NPR station- Glenn Mitchell- that was about rock snobery.
Great playlist, but it doesn't seem to be archived. The same guys were just on the Brian Lehrer show, and the audio should be available some time this afternoon. Only caught bits of it since, miracle of miracles, I was actually doing my job. The not-paying-much-attention verdict: they were kind of irritating, but I'll listen again later. Like the one guy's accent.
We need to wait until this one is done, obviously. And then, I say we leave the Emmit Mix on there for a little while, even while we're doing the new one. 'Cause it's Gmail, and we have the space.
Oh no! I wish they had archived it- Glen is a great host, and I imagine he added as much to it as his guests. I caught it right at about the Big Star point. Or at least I remember them saying something about how Big Star was over once they were on some WB show soundtrack.
Yeah, they were kinda irritating.
Or at least I remember them saying something about how Big Star was over once they were on some WB show soundtrack.
That was "That 70's Show", but I think they've always used a cover version (Cheap Trick no less).
The original theme was Alex Chilton performing the song, I don't know when they started using Cheap Trick.
Is there a way to put the Emmett mix in a folder? There must be.
Yeah, I agree with keeping the Emmett Mix on the account until we need to delete it.
And I can't argue with their song choices, although one of the joys of being a "rock snob" (which, really, is sort of like being a aficionado of fry grease) is that I'd come up with a completely different (and, of course, because it's me and I'm so rock-worldly, far more valid) list.
I'd spent sometime at the Rock Snob site before. They seem to get a lot of my preference right and are suitably sarcastic about them.