The overall tone of this album is negative (what do you expect from Interpol?), but other than that, it’s near impossible to find anything negative to say about it.
Monthly Archive for October, 2007
Flight of the Conchords is some hilarious stuff; one might call them a “funny Tenacious D.”
Continue reading ‘Flight of the Conchords - The Distant Future EP’
Seems like a phishing scheme: packaging the same mastering of an album twice in the same package?
Granted, the first disc is in mono, the second in stereo, but it still seems phishy.
Cross item number fourteen of my list of things to do before I die: I have seen Bob Dylan (number fifteen, touch Dylan, is still unaccomplished).
This is easily my favorite Iron & Wine album to date. No question. Unlike Sam Beam’s previous effort, Our Endless Numbered Days, every single song is completely solid, and no less than four are absolutely stellar. No question, I enjoy Beam’s past work a good deal. But, in my opinion, previous Iron & Wine albums have been inconsistent and hit-or-miss.
There are three separate and distinct Ryan Adams stage personas: the folk guitarist of his early solo years, the front-man for a band that sounds suspiciously like the Grateful Dead, and bad alternative country heartthrob. At Foellinger Auditorium last Thursday, we got a taste of the last two, with a side bonus of the pissy wannabe-rock star Ryan Adams that started showing up a few weeks back. It’s a shame, though, because it a solo acoustic show in the very intimate Foellinger could’ve been great.
Okkervil River are loud, passionate, energetic, and nice guys to boot who put on a good, diverse show. No one can accuse the band of giving less than 100%.
Golden Smog
September 19, 2006
Soundboard (FM)
Note: That is not my cat! Also, not all of the 28 songs from this setlist made it onto the FM broadcast. Please see the README file to see which songs were (very unfortunately) not included.
Continue reading ‘Hosted Live Download: Golden Smog; September 19, 2006′
Due to Internet problems, the podcast won’t be posted today. We’ll try again tomorrow.
Well, 3,500 miles later, The Owl & The Bear now has a headquarters in Coronado, CA. You can look forward to business as usual on Monday. At the moment, though, it’s time for some beer. 
Sorry for the lack of updates. Owl&Bear is preparing for a cross-country move from Lancaster, PA to San Diego, CA, and there are a lot of loose ends to tie together.
The way I see it, it’ll probably take a long time for you folks to download all 698 tracks from that Collected Tweedy set anyway, so you’re not necessarily drooling for something new. Right?
You have my word, though; we’ll post a bunch of shows, reviews, and more in the near future.
