Everyone has a karaoke song. I don't care if it takes you 6 shots of Cuervo Gold to grab the mic, you know you have one. And those of us who aspire to be "musicians", by playing power chords in garages and spend time at work looking up guitar tabs instead of making phone calls, have a cover song. It's a song that is your ace in the hole in case all of your original material sucks--with this song you could still make it. For me, I wanted to find a track with a good balance of great [...]
So, this is goodbye, at least for a fair bit. I'm taking tomorrow for myself, and then I'll spend the next handful of days with my family before flying to London on Thursday. If there aren't any major complications with that part, I'll be tucked in my new home on Friday...but I expect that Simon and I will have some, um, catching up to do over the weekend. Business should resume as normal week after next and thanks again from both of us for all the well-wishes. Since I'll have a fairly lengthy absence, I'm giving you my [...]
I bought tickets for The Pastels largely because they represent a particular sort of left-field Scottish indie royalty. The sort that would diminish you everso slightly in the eyes of serious Scottish indie-lovers should you not really have heard of them, not in an unkind way, just in a telling way. As part of the [...]
Pet Peeves I Don't Have, Not Really by Rachael Bedard It's hard enough to come down hard on the vast majority of wrongs that need writing without finding yourself lost in bed with your computer's pathetically small battery all day. Here now everything other people need to stop complaining about. Bottled water : It's here. Paying for water=not a big deal. Don't you feel like people still whine about this? Water is a precious resource. Starbucks : You aren't allowed to [...]
Goodbye, Goth Wednesdays. Hello, Twee Thursdays. [and I do apologize for all the drunky pictures. sorry.] I did try to justify the goth scene [wink wink], but essentially, I am a girl who wears velour shoes, owns 50+ cardigans and has a teddy bear on her wallet. My hair is very fringe-y, and my faculty parking tag is obscured by the wee kitten charm hanging from my rearview mirror. I drink a lot of tea. I have horn-rimmed glasses. I've actually danced to Judy and [...]
hace un par de semanas (coindiciendo con la última vez que tuve un rato para escribir por aquí, glups), se desataba cierta discusión al hilo de una entrada de karpov en la que ponía a parir a los niñatillos americanos que lo llaman twee cuando quieren decir clones de pose sosa . pues bien, el mismo certamen que dio pie al comentario, "la corte real del twee" de skatterbrain , ha publicado ya sus resultados . nada discutibles hasta el número seis, por cierto, porque en el site está tender trap [...]
The Final Top Ten! The results are in! First of all, I just want to thank all of you that contributed. I never expected to have that many nominations/votes, it was just fantastic! So thanks! But enough of that, below is the Top Ten you've all been waiting to see. You all chose these bands, and thusly, according to you, this is the Royal Court Of Twee ! If you're unfamiliar with these bands, or wondering why they , out of [...]
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I've had a soft spot for twee for years, even when I didn't really know what it was. Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura - both have been long-time favourites, especially B&S. But a whole genre of sensitive, introspective, and beautiful guitar-pop? Yes, indeed! So I liked (no, loved) Belle & Sebastian, what next? Following the somewhat eccentric path of musical exploration (allmusic, acclaimed music, pitchfork, and a bazillion other sites), I was eventually lead to find the Twee As Fuck: The Joy of Kittenhood compilation. Having listened to the tracks ad nauseum, I started taking [...]
1957 what a beautiful world this will be Charles Mingus, Haitian Fight Song. The Spaniels, You're Gonna Cry. The Pastels, Been So Long. Carol Lawrence, I Feel Pretty. Art Pepper, Red Pepper Blues. The "5" Royales, Dedicated to the One I Love. Red Sovine, Juke Joint Johnny. Mal Waldron, Nervous. Buddy Holly and the Crickets, I'm Looking For Someone to Love. Thurston Harris and the Sharps, Little
Cansei De Ser Sexy : "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" video [mov] from Cansei De Ser Sexy Girl Talk : two tracks [mp3] from Night Ripper "Hold Up" [mp3] Jason Molina : "Get Out Get Out Get Out" [mp3] from Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go Pastels : "Advice to the Graduate (Silver Jews cover)" [...]
What Became Of The Likely Broads
The Roaring Machine
Song, by Toad
This Recording
fuck me i'm twee!
S K A T T E R B R A I N
Pretentious Prattle
Locust St.
largehearted boy
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Music Singles Chart #109
