As I mentioned briefly two days ago , today's Friday Top Ten list is devoted to some of my favorite pickup lines. Some of these are original, some are not, but the underlying fact remains the same: they all work. Trust me. Even if it just pisses a girl off, it's a conversation starter, and you can always repair whatever damage you've done over the remainder of the evening. So, without any further ado, let's get you laid. Top Ten Pickup Lines 10 - "If you suck my dick I'll show [...]
[ that's the two-year-old me on the right, celebrating something in fine style - I think it was a cousin's birthday ] Two years ago today I started Fuel/Friends, mostly on a lark, to talk about my passion for music and all the other good things in this world. My how we've grown, and what fun we've had these last two years. I sincerely appreciate each of you guys who stop by each day to see what I have to say, and the attention that you pay to both my writing and my musical selections. It's pretty much [...]
Here's the band's how-to guide on one of their favorite alcoholic beverages - the Irish Car Bomb, live on AOL Sessions this past August. Download an Ash tune entitled 'Shadows', from their latest LP, Twilight Of The Innocents , at bottom of post. MP3: Ash - Shadows [ alternate link ]
Britain in the mid-90s was a chaotic, creative, music-centric place to be. As Thatcher's tenure as PM ended and a fresh start began under Tony Blair and the New Labour party, there was a simultaneous crackle and thrum of musical vibrancy that is explored in the 2003 documentary Live Forever (by filmmaker John Dower ). On the surface it's the story of the music, the "Britpop sound" and those who made it, but it also tries to get deeper underneath to look at the society at that moment and what fed [...]
The Long Blondes - Main Stage We arrive late for this group, who although relatively new, feel like they've been around for years. As a consequence, I miss my favourite tune of their's ' Lust In The Movies '. Still, the set rattles along nicely enough. The sparse crowd (for the main stage) largely ignores them, and the band don't seem to be fully into the set. It's bands and performances like this that make me wonder why they get hiked onto [...]
something changes when you get to a hundred miles an hour. you're just driving along, and then you notice something different, without looking at the speedometer - the car isn't forcing against the wind anymore, or the drag, and the road is pushing you forward rather than sticking the tyres. it seems slower than eighty, too. there are smells on the road that are much more pronounced and consistent, if only because they are some of the familiar smells of the road, and are blasted through the dashboard along with the cold air. the smell, of course, is [...]
Getting through today's Mix Tape without making a complete ass of myself is going to take a portion of my cunning. No, wait... all of my cunning. Let me explain. RULES for uninitiated noobs : With 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I'll just throw songs at a wall (not literally) and see what sticks. [...]
So I learned how to play the game of Cornhole this weekend. Seriously, don't ask. ( I don't know if it was more fun playing the game or just making endless jokes about the name of it ). The End Of The World Ash Irish band Ash has opened for bands like U2 and Weezer, and collaborated with Coldplay's Chris Martin, but chances are really good that you've not heard of them if you [...]
"We don't make good enough movies in this country, Mike? You gotta go elsewhere?" -- Tom on Mike's penchant for foreign Netflixin' "I'm assuming you went to go get checked out by a doctor, then the doctor put you in some sort of cryogenic chamber for the last five months?" -- Tom, trying to figure out why a caller is still talking about the January Paul Weller shows "Make my funnel cake and zip it." -- Tom, delivering a message to the shore trash "I feel like I'm on [...]
May 28, 2007, 1:59am
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Track: Polaris Artist/Band: Ash Label: Record Collection Duration: 4:46 Description: Music video for Ash's new single 'Polaris' is released June 25th, taken from their upcoming album 'Twilight Of The Innocents' (July 2nd 07). Directed by Jeff Thomas. Formats available: Flash (.flv)| QuickTime (.mov)| Windows Media (stream)| Audio (.mp3) 25 FREE Downloads from eMusic . No Restrictions - Own Your Music!
So much music, so little time. Over the weekend I dug back into the SXSW 2005 site and found another 50 or 60 songs I rated at three stars or better. (Translation: I like 'em a lot.) For the next several weeks I'll be working in a few per day, along with current goodstuff I happen upon. Thanks to visitor "John's" recent tout, Ireland's Ash have been for me one of the most exciting close
The alternative version of an REM song the other day seems to have gone down well with many visitors judging by the number of times it was downloaded (and the positive comment left by the fabulous Toad). Being a populist sort of a bloke, I thought I'd post a few more alternative versions of well-known songs:- mp3 : Ash - Burn Baby Burn mp3 : Basement Jaxx - Romeo mp3 : Nick Cave & The Bad
Many thanks to visitor "John" (hope I'm not blowing your cover, man/woman) for pointing me towards Downpatrick, Ireland's incredible Ash . I confess to having gone through a kind of dry spell in the mid-90s, when various obligations precluded the kind of intensive bandtracking necessary to bona fide musical obsession. Yes, I sinned, but fortunately old friends and new are constantly redirecting my ears to the paths of righteousness. Anyway, "John" sent me to Ash 's MySpace site , where I found four superb downloadables, plus one streamer. I then checked out eMusic, where, alas, nada, but [...]
1. Oppenheimer - 'Breakfast in NYC 2. Si Schroeder - 'Lavendermist' 3. Director - 'Reconnect' 4. Ash - 'Shining Light' 5. Jape - 'Floating' half a dozen. Harvest Ministers - 'The Warmest Heart' 7. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - 'When Your Mind's Made Up' 8. 4 Ham Sandwich tracks 9. U2 -'With Or Without You' (live) [...]
There's a new record from Charlotte Hatherley out this week, called The Deep Blue. It's her first since officially leaving Ash , and it's pretty solid. It's noticeably more relaxed than her debut 'Grey Will Fade', there are fewer spiky songs to jump around to (though 'Very Young' scratches that itch nicely), more emphasis on songwriting and arrangements. Check out the massive strings on 'Again'. The singles 'Behave' and 'I Want You To Know' bop along nicely, and opener 'Cocteau' is awash in effects and pleasantness. Pitchfork were surprisingly kind about [...]
...and it looks like Tim Wheeler 's been learning to sing! Ash have given out a high-quality mp3 of one of the new tracks of there as-yet-untitled new album. They recently parted with Charlotte Hatherley (who has her own album The Deep Blue ) to return to being a three piece as they started out. I never really got into Meltdown , and couldn't forgive them for releasing the tragedy that was Candy as a single, never mind tainting Free All Angels ' [...]
I'm writing this considering the fact that I can't stand Valentine's Day in any shape or form. It just seems that holidays in general just get worse as you get older, but none so in fact than this very day as it manages to make every person who happens to be single feel like absolute shit. For those who do have something to do on this day, I wish you a happy Valentine's Day and hope you put some thought into your gifts of roses and chocolate that probably had no thought put into it whatsoever. I have bad [...]
In the short amount of time That's Fucking Dynamite has been on the web we have built up a certain amount of renown. We have heard from people all over the world that read the site and couldn't be happier about all of your patronage. At this time though, I would like to use the platform we have built to express one sentiment that has been very close to my heart for too long now: Fuck you Madchild. I have been forced to see your scowling mug at every Canadian music function that worried about the national [...]
While Sigur Ros is busy de-constructing highways , Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody and Ash's Tim Wheeler are dispersing their energy into the opening of the 'Oh Yeah Building'. NME reports: The building, an old whiskey bonding building in the heart of Belfast's resurgent Cathedral Quarter, will be home to rehearsal rooms, a recording studio, performance space, a café and office units to incubate new music businesses. The brainchild of former NME assistant editor Stuart Bailie, is it has been called 'Ground Zero' for Northern Irish music. "What is needed is a nexus to focus [...]
Hey, I'm back! I started writing this entry about eight days ago and only finished today. That's illness for you. But I'm feeling better. But you know who isn't? My friend's roommate's cat Tigger. [Warning: Sad news and request for donations forthcoming. ] He needs a leg amputation to keep his cancer from spreading. If you can/want to spare a few dollars to help her afford his surgery, please read his story and donate here . Sorry to get all serious and beggy for a second [...]
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