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Archive for May 2008

vs. and perfect from now on

mp3: mission of burma – that’s how i escaped my certain fate [link expired]mission of burma will be playing their 1982 album vs. in its entirety (including the 4 bonus tracks from the reissue) at the black cat on june 28, as part of their tour in support of the recently released “definitive editions” of [...]

you go on ahead

new sunset rubdown song, “you go on ahead” from their recent black cab session.

indiana jones songs

i saw indiana jones 4 last weekend for my sister’s birthday. i wasn’t really expecting anything, so i can’t say i was disapointed, but it’s probably not something i’d be interested in seeing again anytime in the next 5-10 years.
i guess my main problem is one of suspension of disbelief. i’m willing to accept that [...]

non von neumann anti machine

mp3: for the agenda – lonely manmp3: for the agenda – vampire octopusmp3: for the agenda – whiskey painsmp3: for the agenda – living poets
i didn’t mention this when i originally posted these for the agenda songs, but they are all from the self-released full length tape non von neumann anti machine. that’s right i [...]

cover of the week – nick thorburn

mp3: nick thorburn – broken crow (why? cover) [link expired]from the hollows
mp3: unicorns – rocket ship (daniel johnston cover) [link expired]live 3/24/04 — austin, texas
mp3: unicorns – don’t call me whitney, bobby (demo) [link expired]mp3: unicorns – abominable snowman (demo) [link expired]that islands show at the black cat (the first of their tour i [...]

memorial day

mp3: frank zappa and the mothers of invention – the eric dolphy memorial barbeque [link expired]
mp3: explosions in the sky – memorial [link expired]mp3: soltero – memorial drive [link expired]

you share some artists in common, including ashlee simpson

i’m still laughing about this… definitely the funniest thing last.fm has ever said to me. and yes, i am an ashlee simpson fan… she’s tied with about 20 other artists for 444th place in my overall charts.
mp3: the summer we went west – ashlee simpsonlive on third rail radio, wmuc
no better time than the [...]

another green world

mp3: brian eno – the big ship [link expired]
islands covered brian eno’s “the big ship” on daytrotter earlier this week. you’ll have to head over there to check their version out, but here’s the original from 1975’s another green world for those of you who aren’t familiar with it. the islands’ cover doesn’t differ [...]

moonlight mile

i’m grateful to you ain’t no picasso for posting a video of the lips covering “moonlight mile” at bonnaroo yesterday. i’ve listened to the following recording of the stones cover a number of times and out of the twenty plus covers i’ve heard the lips do,”moonlight mile” is one of my favorites. i haven’t seen [...]

streethawk vs this night

“madame butterflies” reminded me that i forgot to mention this stirring debate from the washington post a few weeks ago on which is the better, or best, destroyer album: 2001’s streethawk: a seduction or 2002’s this night. i’m squarely on the streethawk side of the fence on this one, though i agree with many of [...]