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Jul. 3rd, 2008 @ 09:49 pm
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What else am I into lately? Well, I'm really digging America's Best Dance Crew and not just because there was a group of dancer from my neck of the woods (I actually couldn't stand them at all). It's certainly not because I'm a dancer. It's actually quite the opposite. I can't dance and thus I'm amazed by the things that they can do. Last season, the groups were amazing. This year, the groups are just as strong. I'm rooting for a group called A.S.I.I.D. (As So It Is Done) which includes a deaf dancer. Yes, a deaf dancer. But that's not the reason I'm rooting for them. They are super talented. Speaking of super, there's also a group of B-Boy style dancers called Super Cr3w who are doing some seriously amazing stuff on the show. They have to be seen. And then there's Fanny Pack, who are crazy 80's styled but they have a way about them that is unlike any crew ever on the show....Oh, the show. It's going to be on in a minute!!! Well, if it wasn't for that show, I would never have heard this song:
Song 602- "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M65zI9LH-as
and here's a live version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hutZgtD_VNc
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Jul. 2nd, 2008 @ 09:17 pm
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Here I am at 601 and I have no f'n clue what to write about. I hate it when that happens. Well, perhaps something simple like "What's Happening, Niv", where I (the aforementioned Niv) just take a look at things that I've been enjoying lately and there's bound to be some good music involved because my life is always full of music. So where do I begin? Well, I'm always enjoying wrestling. And the biggest story in wrestling right now is a guy named CM Punk. CM Punk is a WWE superstar from Chicago. He's big with the fans who get really deep into the wrestling because of his time in Ring of Honor (a smaller indie fed which focuses on wrestling skill over storylines) where he used to have wild 60 minute matches and the like. And he's a straight-edge which is almost unheard of in the world of pro-wrestling. Over the last 12 months, a ton of wrestlers have been busted for steroids, other drugs or the new favorite- the DUI. Punk doesn't do any of that. He's even got the words "Drug Free" tattooed on his hands. And now, in a shock to many, CM Punk is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He's not a conventional WWE superstar. He's not the biggest guy. He's got tattoos of stuff like the Pepsi sign. He uses a hell of a lot of martial arts styled moves. He's got a hell of a lot of attitude. Seeing him as champion seemed like a pipe dream but wrestling is full of surprises and that was an enjoyable one. So where's the music come in. To make the whole thing just a little cooler, he's got a theme song by Killswitch Engage. F'n Killswitch Engage!
Song 601- "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtM-rEWrS9A |
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Jul. 1st, 2008 @ 10:04 pm
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600! Woohoo milemarker! It's a perfect time to finish up my Digging For Fire theme. And I've been looking around on record company websites for new bands that I've never heard of. I was able to score with Stolen Babies, theStart, Halves and last night's pick Mother Mother. Now where should I look? The place where people throughout the years have found new music--- The mixtape. It's a classic. A person makes a mixtape and gives it to their friend and tada, new music. The rap community has used mixtapes effectively to introduce new music. And in the cyberworld, we have cyber-mixtapes. I'm going to dig around on the website- muxtape.com and see if I can find something good. And after a lot of searching I finally found one. I definitely have to file this one under crazy wacky shit but it's enjoyable. It definitely reminds me of the Number 12 Looks Like You but it has that utter madness that you find in bands like the Cold War and So So Many White White Tigers. The band is called Black Eyes....
But then I went to YouTube to find a video. I found a live video which would've been fine BUT I listened to it. It was not like the recorded version. Not at all. Boy was it bad. But also in my travels I stumbled over a band on myspace with a better version of the name called Pretty the Quick Black Eyes and one listen and I already like them tons more. They remind me a bit of the 8mm Fuzz. The music is definitely layered and you can hear their 90's influences all over this but in a very good way. Great musicianship and worth a listen. A nice way to cap over #600 with an unsigned band that bring an interesting sound to the table. And hey, if they make it big, you can say- I heard about them first on 10kdays.
Song 600- "Tanks of Bethlehem" by Pretty the Quick Black Eyes
http://www.myspace.com/prettythequickblackeyes |
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Day 585 - Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes
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Jul. 1st, 2008 @ 11:11 am
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For those who don't know, I am listing my 10,000 favorite songs in this blog. This will take just under 30 years from start to completion. This blog can be found at Blogger, Livejournal, and Myspace for your convenience.
DAY 585
Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes
From "Valotte"
I was in 5th grade when this song was all over the radio. I vaguely remember going roller skating with classmates, and I became energized when this song came on. I played 'air harmonica', and promptly fell on my ass.
Yet, I still love this song.
At different points in my life I have had my voice compared to Sean, Julian and finally John Lennon. I took each comparison as a very big compliment.
Click here to watch the music video on YouTube
ROCK!
Glenn Case
Go see what Andy chose today
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Here's my choices sorted by Artist, by album cover, and by year. |
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Jun. 30th, 2008 @ 10:20 pm
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I'm still digging for fire but I have no idea where I should search. And it doesn't help that I'm distracted by the Middleman. Have you seen that show? It's hilarious. It takes all the good of spy comedies like Get Smart, Inspector Gadget, Men in Black and Special Unit 2 all in one. I recommend it highly if you like a smart yet goofy comedy. Damn it's distracting. Okay, I chose a record company at random. I chose Last Gang Records. Hmmm, it's got Death From Above 1979 as an alumni. That's a good sign. And it has Metric and the New Pornographers. That's all sorts of good. So now just to look for a band....
Distracted! It's got a cameo from the chairman from Iron Chef America. Holy crap!
Lucky me, the first band that I try out rocks. They are a band called Mother Mother. They are a Canadian quintet that seems to have 3 vocals, two female vocalist and one male and they sing at the same time alot. There are some crazy harmonies overlaying their power-pop-punk sound.
LOL! The Wu-Han Thumb of Death! I just watched the Chairman vs. 100 luchadores. Must return to 10kdays. Must stop laughing.
Lucky for me (again) they are a little well-known. Mother Mother has had a mention in Spin magazine and that mention included an mp3. Woo hoo. See, Mother Mother's song "Touch Up" is unbelievable good. It's got the experimental stuff that I dig but at the roots, it's damn catchy. Good stuff. A successful dig.
Song 599- "Touch Up" by Mother Mother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdumyR1Fmi8
And look ma, it's a live track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlITAnEt-s0 |
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Day 584 - Bad Religion - 21st Century Digital Boy
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Jun. 30th, 2008 @ 10:22 am
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For those who don't know, I am listing my 10,000 favorite songs in this blog. This will take just under 30 years from start to completion. This blog can be found at Blogger, Livejournal, and Myspace for your convenience.
DAY 584
Bad Religion - 21st Century Digital Boy
From "Stranger Than Fiction"
'Cause Im a 21st century digital boy,
I dont know how to live but Ive got a lot of toys,
My daddys a lazy middle class intellectual,
My mommys on valium, so ineffectual,
Aint life a mystery?
Hot showers and air conditioning. Those are the two luxuries I found myself being thankful for this morning. Sure, I could probably live without them, but would I want to? No.
I bought 'Stranger Than Fiction' because of 21st Century Digital Boy and 'Infected'. It took a while for me to warm up to the rest of the album, because I wasn't expecting the faster tempos. Later I came to realize that my outlook had been backwards. The two songs that made me pay attention to Bad Religion were the songs that were a drastic change from their other material, instead of the other way around.
Click here to watch the music video on YouTube
Click here to watch a live performance on YouTube
ROCK!
Glenn Case
Go see what Andy chose today
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Go see what prayformojo chose today
Go see what Rabid Garfunkel chose today
Go see what Rachael chose today
Go see what Susana chose today
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Go see what William chose today
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Here's my choices sorted by Artist, by album cover, and by year. |
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Day 583 - Heavy D. and the Boyz - Gyrlz, They Love Me
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Jun. 29th, 2008 @ 11:29 pm
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For those who don't know, I am listing my 10,000 favorite songs in this blog. This will take just under 30 years from start to completion. This blog can be found at Blogger, Livejournal, and Myspace for your convenience.
DAY 583
Heavy D. and the Boyz - Gyrlz, They Love Me
From "Big Tyme"
Heavy D is the self proclaimed 'Overweight Lover'. According to Wii Fit and the BMI that registered during my 'body test' today, I can officially call myself overweight too.
I am right on the border of 'Normal' and 'Overweight' according to the Body Mass Index with my height measuring 6'1", and weighing in at just under 190 pounds. I crossed the threshold into the latter territory for the first time today.
I have read that you can't fully trust the BMI, because muscle weighs more than fat, but let's be real here: I'm no bodybuilder. No, this is a sign of age catching up to me a bit. I used to have a high metabolism, and I could eat just about anything without gaining a pound. That's no longer the case, and it hasn't been for a while now. I've already been noticing that I can't fit into some of the pants that used to be loose on me.
Of course, it doesn't help that I have a sit-down job, and I don't exactly go out of my way to exercise often. So, I suppose I am going to need to watch my diet a little better, and set aside more time for exercise if I don't want to delve further into the realm of 'overweight'.
Click here to listen to the album version on YouTube. (I like it better.)
Click here to watch the music video on YouTube
ROCK!
Glenn Case
Go see what Andy chose today
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Go see what Rabid Garfunkel chose today
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Here's my choices sorted by Artist, by album cover, and by year. |
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Jun. 29th, 2008 @ 06:59 pm
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Day three of Digging for Fire and I'm so far split on the results. Stolen Babies was a great find and I'll be listening to a lot more of. I was already listening to some stuff that Aimee Echo is in before I found theStart but I'm unsure in they will be in my brainwash rotation. So let's see how dig #3 goes. I decided to use a band I love as a starting point again. I chose Die So Fluid and their website directed me to two different websites- Parole Music and Cargo Records. Among a further look at Cargo Records, I found that Cargo Records isn't really a record company. It's a distributor of indie music. So that also means that there are tons of bands to be found there. And since Parole Music only has 4 bands, I think I have a better chance of success with Cargo.
But then comes the question of where to start. There are over 500 bands on the Cargo Records site. Well, I've had some success with female singers lately in the digs, so I tossed the word "female" isn't their search engine. And of course, I found interesting results. For instance, I found the band Level C, an all girl metal band that claims to be heaviest in the world and may be right. I found an album called "Pigments drift down to the brook" which includes song titles like "Magpie will peck a whole in a plaster cast" and "Nostalgia was broken to pieces". Then I found the genre searcher...
...so I decide to go for experimental. I'm a risk taker. And that risk paid off as I found something I like. Lately I have been listening to a lot of Kayo Dot and To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie, which means I've been listening to a lot of music with a music of ambient noise and rock at the same time. And I found a band that fits in that vein. They aren't as brutally rocking as Kayo-Dot can be at times, but they have some amazing instrumentalization that would easily earn them a space beside both of the aforementioned bands. The band is Halves and their music quite the beautiful web. I may not have kept of the streak of female vocalists but this is definitely a keeper.
Song 598- "Medals" by Halves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7SeOQtVHs
And the live version is definitely worth checking out, just so you can see how it all comes together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouvO1s8QcOY |
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Jun. 28th, 2008 @ 08:41 pm
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I had so much fun with my new Digging For Fire theme yesterday, I've been anxious all day to post and hunt for another new band to enjoy. So, first, I need to figure out where to look. Yesterday's plan worked well so I'm going to stick with it. I took a band that I really like and then went to their record company and searched other bands. Yesterday, I used Made Out of Babies and found Stolen Babies. Funny thing is that I just realized the name similarity. Yesterday I was too busy being enthralled with the music. It may be harder to do with my other favorite bands. Rasputina is on Filthy Bonnet Records. The only bands on the label are Rasputina and Melora Creager (lead singer of Rasputina). The other band in my trinity of favorites is AFI. AFI is on Interscope. Unlike MOoB, AFI is on a major label, so there may be a very wide array of artists signed on. I may not find a band in a similar vein.
One quick look at the Interscope website shows me that I was write as AFI is listed amongst groups like +44, Black Eyed Peas and New Kids on the Block. I think I'll need to go elsewhere if I wanna find some little known bands. Major labels are much better at advertising and exposure. Not all the bands deserve the notice but that's the way the crazy music business works.
Well, AFI used to be on Nitro Records, a company owned by Dexter Holland of the Offspring. I like Dexter (I named a hamster after him) so why not take a look at his label. And look, I scored on the first try. I found a band called theStart. It's a group that have been on the fringe of my radar but I haven't actually heard. They have been on my radar because of their lead singer- Aimee Echo. Aimee Echo has actually earned a previous mention in 10kdays. Back at post #76, I posted about an old Korn demo of theme covering the Go-Go's "This Town". The other band on that demo was Aimee Echo's old band, Human Waste Project. Since then she's moved on to being the lead singer of theStart.
Of course, I would pick a band that's no longer on the label. The Start have since moved on to Metropolis Records. Metropolis has an interesting line-up that includes electronic pioneer Gary Numan, the Birthday Massacre (see post 253), Electric Six (see post 560), KMFDM (see post 520 & 218), and the Mission UK. All sorts of good stuff. Electric Six stands out like a sore thumb a bit. All the others have a very dark and electronics heavy sound. That's where theStart fits in. They sound like a gothy Garbage. I think that would be quite a fair assessment.
Song 597- "Wartime! (It's Time 2 Go Now)" by theStart
here's a fan vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9op7jzXIdRE
and here they are live and badly recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkaumsQCDlo |
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Day 582 - Simon and Garfunkel - My Little Town
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Jun. 27th, 2008 @ 06:35 pm
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For those who don't know, I am listing my 10,000 favorite songs in this blog. This will take just under 30 years from start to completion. This blog can be found at Blogger, Livejournal, and Myspace for your convenience.
DAY 582
Simon and Garfunkel - My Little Town
From "The Best of Simon & Garfunkel"
It was bad enough to be cut from 40 hours a week down to 32 hours, but now my employer has cut all part-timers to a maximum of 31 and 3/4 hours a week. I have informed my boss that I am going to be looking for a better primary job, and he understands. It's a corporate thing. The idea of going back to filling out job applications and submitting resumes irritates me to no end, but what can you do?
Sometimes the answer is going out and making senseless little purchases to make yourself feel better. As of last night, I am the proud owner of a very reasonably priced DVD box set of Saturday Night Live's first season. I have only watched the first two episodes thus far, but I am already enjoying it immensely.
The second episode was hosted by Paul Simon, and it's the strangest episode of SNL that I have ever seen, because the format was very different from what the show has evolved into. Musical performances dominated that particular episode. There's a few Paul Simon solo songs, a Randy Newman performance, a couple of songs by Phoebe Snow and even an Art Garfunkel solo performance.
For me the highlight was seeing Paul Simon sharing a stage with Art Garfunkel for what had been the first time in over 3 years at that time. I learned something unique about 'My Little Town' today. The song was originally released on two different albums! You can find it on Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years' and on Art Garfunkel's 'Breakaway'.
I'm glad that they performed the song on the show, because I might have forgotten all about it. See, I bought a box set of the 'complete recordings of Simon and Garfunkel' semi-recently but this song was not included, because it technically wasn't recorded until after their 5 albums were released by Columbia. I guess it wasn't quite so complete after all. Lame. Great song 'though. Especially that epic chorus.
Click here to listen to the song on YouTube
ROCK!
Glenn Case
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Here's my choices sorted by Artist, by album cover, and by year. |
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Jun. 27th, 2008 @ 06:27 pm
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You know something. 10kdays just isn't hip enough. In this big old blogosphere, how is a guy supposed to get noticed by just talking about a bunch of songs he likes. Of course, I'm kidding. But the blogosphere does serve one really good purpose, it has helped me find a lot of cool bands that I might not have heard of. I frequent a blog aggregator called the Hype Machine and often find a ton of new bands to try out. Well, I think it's time that I give a little back. So for this next theme, I'm going to post about 5 bands that a lot of people haven't heard of (or at least I haven't). Often I've done this type of thing in 10kdays and I've called it a "Dig". So we'll give this theme, the Pixies inspired title- Digging For Fire.
Record companies are often a great way to find new bands to listen to. Find a band that you really like and then see if there are any bands of a similar vein on their label. Makes sense, right? Well, today I have begun listening to Made Out Of Babies' album "The Ruiner" and there is a lot of music there for me to love (halfway through "The Mayor" is becoming the standout track). When MOoB was on Neurotic Records, they were surrounded by bands in a similar post-metal vein. But now MOoB is on The End Records. Will I find a band to enjoy there?
Well, the End Records already includes MOoB, Voivod, Lordi and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, which should be an indication of what I'll find here. But it's not. Proved me wrong. I found a shoegaze/drone metal band called Nadja. That was something to hear and interesting enough to warrant a mention. Same with the amazing musical hodgepodge of Estradasphere, who blend so many styles to today in one package it's stunning. Is it classical? Is it metal? Is it country? Is it jazz? It's all there. I am loving this record label.
So which band will light my fire today? Stolen Babies. Stolen Babies is a four piece band headed up by a female accordian playing lead singer, along with an upright bassist, a pianist, and a drummer (who also happens to be Dillinger Escape Plan). Where are the guitars? A four piece band without a lead guitar? Unheard of! (Stolen Babies does use guitar during their live shows but it's interesting to see a band that isn't basing their sounds around guitar like many other bands out there). They have a great sound which I think is best described by their label as "extravagant gothic/metal/carnival/rock" and they understand the idea of making the musical experience into a whole package. Their live shoes are very theatric and utilize a lot of art from amazing indie comic artist Crab Scrambly.
Can you beat a name like Crab Scrambly? No, you can't.
Song 596- "Push Button" by Stolen Babies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcZHxXTW90
(go to the End Records website and get the mp3)
and here is a badly recorded live version since there seems to only be badly recorded ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGQCGZ0EwiU |
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Jun. 26th, 2008 @ 09:38 pm
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And it's the 5th and final day of the album art theme. So allow me to get out my soapbox. Album art is an essential art of the album experience. I may not be the biggest fan of the album but guess what, I believe that singles art is important. I'm a part of Songfight and I've made tons of art for songs. I feel that it's part of the experience. I can remember being a kid and having the Cult "Sonic Temple" album cover on my notebook. When I go on wikipedia and look at an album, my eyes focus on the pictures. It's a part of the whole. We are in a world where there are less music videos and less album art, what happened to delighting more of the senses than just the ears. Soapbox over. Enjoy some Cult.
Song 595= "Fire Woman" by the Cult
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0coJxNgASs
and here's a live version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tutZTzRAkpk |
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Day 581 - Public Image Ltd. - Rise
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Jun. 26th, 2008 @ 04:23 pm
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For those who don't know, I am listing my 10,000 favorite songs in this blog. This will take just under 30 years from start to completion. This blog can be found at Blogger, Livejournal, and Myspace for your convenience.
DAY 581
Public Image Ltd. - Rise
From "Compact Disc"
It's been a while, but I'm back for now.
This song showed up on random play on my iPod recently, and it keeps popping back into my head. Blame the winning combination of the driving beat, the cool interplay between the guitar and bass, and the way the vocal effortlessly switches gears between melodic and snarky.
It has been said that John Lydon wrote 'Rise' about the issue of apartheid in Africa.
Click here to watch the music video on YouTube
ROCK!
Glenn Case
Go see what Andy chose today
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Here's my choices sorted by Artist, by album cover, and by year. |
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Jun. 25th, 2008 @ 09:48 pm
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The album art theme continues with a simple fact- sex sells and that works with albums like it does with anything else. An example, I remember an album that came out about 1991. It didn't have the band anywhere on the album cover. What it did have was a knife thrower's assistant against her wheel. She had Tiffani Amber Theissen looks and was wearing a white body suit that so tight, she looked like she could've been part dolphin. When you get an image like that, it's easy to forget what the band is like. In this case, the band was a pretty boy hair band with a lead singer whose voice sounded as if he had swallowed something jagged and it got stuck in his throat. But I bet there were a few guys who wore that album cover on their jackets back in the day without a thought to who the band was.
Song 594- "Up All Night" by Slaughter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JJXy2pKy7A
And here they are live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpH2ou5eU4g |
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Jun. 24th, 2008 @ 07:40 pm
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I like album art and I often show my love of it by turning the album art into my desktop at work. For a very long time this was my desktop:
A Pinkerton is a white male with a sexual obsession with Asian women (It's a reference to Madam Butterfly). So what better to use than Japanese art. It's a piece of woodblock print art by artist Hiroshige called Kambara yoru no yuki (Night snow at Kambara). It's one of the most beautiful album covers I've ever seen and like I said, it sets the stage for an experience with Asian influence. Though if you've heard Pinkerton (my favorite Weezer album) you'll see it has to do with far more than just Asian women.
Song 593- "The Good Life" by Weezer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QworF88_tW0 (a Dayton/Feris video, woohoo!)
And here's a live acoustic version (and the intro is done by an Asian woman, lol)
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Jun. 23rd, 2008 @ 09:47 pm
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We are still in the middle of the album art theme and here's an iconic album cover.
There are few more classic images in album art than the sight of the baby underwater, swimming towards a floating dollar bill. Think back to 1991. You've heard Nirvana on the radio. "Smells like Teen Spirit" is the song that is bringing boundaries. It sounds like nothing else on the dial. You decide to buy the album, head to your local record store and are confronted with this image that screams out "We slap capitalism in the face". It all comes together.
Song 592- "Come as you are" by Nirvana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOL5cpwTkes
And here's a weird live video...
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Jun. 22nd, 2008 @ 06:28 pm
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It's time for a new theme. How about some album art. Remember that? Remember when you would buy and album and there was this beautiful representation of the album to gaze at. In the era of the digital download, album art may be dying. But I'm here to take a look at some great album art and remind people of this part of the musical experience- remember, we have more than just our hearing, folks. Album art gives the music another level.
The Cinematics are a band from Scotland. Above is the cover of their album "A Strange Education". It's a great piece- a burning typewriter over a black background.I even love the fonts that they choose for the album. It's a cover that immediately catches the eye. In fact, I would've never listened to the Cinematics if it weren't for this cover intriguing me. And it was well worth it. They remind me of Interpol in some ways but it's far catchier like something you'd find out of a modern British rock group like Bloc Party. I always enjoy a good song that can get stuck in your head.
Song 591- "Keep Forgetting" by The Cinematics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqYYqAxgGMg
And here they are live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIaqXwE4jhM |
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Jun. 21st, 2008 @ 09:57 pm
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It's been a loooooooooooooooooooooooong day so I'm going to finish up the bass theme short and sweet with a bassist that isn't lost in the mix. When you see the Horrorpops, there is no missing the basswork. Patricia Day is the band's lead singer but she's also the bassist and not just a regular bassist. She plays a huge upright bass. She uses custom made basses that are lightly and thinner because she's not the biggest bassist in the world. But her impact is unmistakable. In the band's rockabilly style, the guitar is almost second fiddle to her basswork. That's unusual but it's the Horrorpops and it works.
Song 590= "Misstake" by HorrorPops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofjsRM4rUkA
and here they go live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqwim86lRXw |
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What is it like being a bassist if you're in a band like Thursday? You're behind a singer like Geoff Rickley who is full of dynamic energy. And there's not one but two guitarists and one of them sings back up. There's a drummer, Tucker Rule, who is exceptional. Hell, there's even a keyboardist. Where do you fit in the mix? Somehow, Tim Payne finds a way. He still finds a way to make the bass in the songs distinct despite being the lowest register in a triple guitar assault. And like I said Tucker Rule is a drum beast. There is a lot of stuff going on in a Thursday song. So, I want you to listen to today's song and try to take it apart. Pull back the layers like an onion and check out the basswork.
Song 589- "For the Workplace, Drowning" by Thursday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCYBB8NkUFo
And here's a live version (yes the official video is live too) which is all about the bass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK5FNcDGiSw |
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