More like an orgy of sound! Ryan Adams, Liz Phair and a bevy of other musicians have all signed on to help out Minnie Driver on her upcoming 2nd album. More from Billboard: Liz Phair and Ryan Adams are amongst the host of guests that will enhance actress/musician Minnie Driver's sophomore album "Sea Stories." The Zoe/Rounder set, a 12-track collection of songs penned by Driver, will be released sometime early this summer and is produced by Marc "Doc" Dauer. Adams' backing band the Cardinals, Wallflowers/Foo Fighters' keyboardist Rami Jaffee, Alanis Morissette collaborator Zac [...]
It's Friday, you're all like, hey it's almost the weekend. Then your mom enters the basement and she's all like "hey you lazy fucker, get up and earn enough money to get your own place. You're 35 and ugly and most girls would laugh at your lack of ambition." Something like that, right. And you're reminded why you count on music to distract you from your pitiful existence. You dream about being 20 again and meeting a girl like Liz Phair . So you put on Exile in Guyville and get a quick respite [...]
With divorce rates through the chapel roof, and people marrying primarily to get registry gifts from Crate and Barrel that can be returned for cash (I know what you Crate and Barrel registering couples are up to, I wasn't born yesterday) it's clear that marriage in America is at a crisis point. That's why I'm in favor of the Mutual Blind Mandatory Tattoo Waiting Period. In brief, each fiance selects a tattoo for their counterpart. Catch is, the tattoo-ee must have no idea what ink they are getting done. To ensure the process, they must receive the tattooing blindfolded, unless [...]
Liz Phair "Nashville" - Maybe I've been reading the wrong writers or speaking to the wrong people since the early 90s, but it seems that almost no one ever mentions that the guitar parts on Liz Phair's first two albums are more often than not as poetic as her words. The tone in "Nashville" is drowsy and nearly serene, but its churning rhythm is nervous and unsteady in a way particular to feeling terrified about losing something in which you've invested too much. It's an interesting subtext for a song that depicts a relationship in its [...]
MODEST MOUSE PERFORMS NEW MATERIAL LIVE! A few of their new tunes, which sound great. A few tastes and a zip file. Y'all know the deal. Set list for Modest Mouse: November 05, 2006, in Hollywood. 01. Ocean Breathes Salty-Modest Mouse Live . 02. Black 03. Paper Thin Walls 04. Fire It Up (New Song) 05. We've Got Everything (New Song)-Modest Mouse Live . 06. Float On [...]
For so many music nerds, Grizzly Bear was the "it" band of 2006. Yellow House made it to the top 10 of Pitchfork's and the New York Times' year end lists, as well as worked its way into the hearts of countless fans. MP3: Grizzly Bear- Knife But I do have one ...
Joe Barbera, half of the famous animation duo Hanna-Barbera, died yesterday at the age of 95 from natural causes at his home in California. Just the name Hanna-Barbera makes me smile, and remember how it would always flash across the screen at the beginning of the best cartoons from the Saturday mornings of my youth. Alongside recollections of watching questionable shows like The Gummy Bears or Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (I can still sing the songs for both, wanna hear it? Didn't think so), as well as better ones like He-Man and The Smurfs, I spent lots [...]
Well, it finally happened. I was finally subjected to my first live performance of the season of "Feliz Navidad," which ne'er fails to make me want to gouge my eardrums out with a knitting needle. I also was at a fancy office Christmas party on Friday night and the soul cover band kept throwing in trombone lines from Joy To The World and Sleigh Ride, etc etc etc. It brought to my attention the fact that this post is long overdue. I've got a pretty sizeable collection of " Christmas Music That Won't Drive [...]
It always comes to a debate when you mentioned Liz Phair. So yes, she did sell out big time, she left behind her indie fan base to chase after a more commercial, overglossed, generic, pop-orientated rock-chick sound with her self-titled fourth album back in 2003. That pissed lots of her fans off, but not me. Actually, I had to thank her because I would have never known her if it had not been for the two poptastic, The-Matrix-produced singles 'Why Can't I' and 'Extraordinary'. Seriously, those two songs are highly addictive, quality pop. So I was eager to check out [...]
Joni Mitchell: "Help Me" (download) Liz Phair: "Help Me Mary" (download) Believe it or not, I've been doing this since January now. I can hardly believe it, partly, I suppose, because I haven't been updating incredibly frequently until recently. Still, now that you've seen a bit more of me, I'm curious to know what you're thinking. Am I posting songs that you are enjoying? Am I writing things that make you want to listen to the music? Should I be more informative? Should I keep doing things exactly the [...]
En attendant la rentrée rock (pour situer : un peu comme la rentrée littéraire, les milliers d'arbres morts en moins, la tendance catalogue de mode - "retour du rock", "néo-folk baba" - en plus), retour sur quelques-unes des découvertes de mon été rock. Liz Phair - 6'1'' (MP3) The Woodentops - Good Thing (MP3) Phil Seymour - We Don't Get Along (MP3) Galanterie oblige, je commence par le Exile In Guyville de Liz Phair . Misogynie oblige, [...]
NASA gave the okay for today's launch of Discovery, despite a crack in the foam that insulates the external tank. If the launch goes as scheduled, today at 2:38 P.M. EST, it will be the first U.S. manned launch on the 4th of July. So, here's my 4th of July mix for this year, great for listening to as you watch the shuttle lift off. Some Girls - Launch Pad Elton John - Rocket Man David Bowie - Space Oddity [...]
So it seems like "fuck" is consistently slipping itself into Macktronic these days. Heck, the word's even the subject of a fairly recent documentary ( See "Fuck"'s IMDB page here ). It's a versatile word.... band names, song titles, album titles, lyrics, you name it. Here's a sampling: ::: Holy Fuck - Tonebank Computer ::: The Fuckiung Champs - Andres Segovia Interests Me ::: Fuck Off Machete - Copper and Lead Fight [...]
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