Gays expected to flock to CA for same-sex marriage - Maybe conservatives will change their tune on gays once they realize that local economies stand to receive hot beef injections–of cash.
Monthly Archive for June, 2008
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2008, Singleton Records
For a band whose live performances are marked by their theatricality and infectious intensity, The Silent Comedy’s recordings can be surprisingly intimate affairs. Their debut full-length, Sunset Stables, emphasized narrative and restraint over whiskey-drinking and foot-stomping, and now, on their self-titled EP, they pick up where that record left off.
From the opening moments of maudlin country ballad “Daisy”, The Silent Comedy draws you into a rich world of broken bottles and shattered hearts. The song nimbly swells, retreats, and swells again, a ribcage barely containing the heart within. J. John’s vocals intertwine in a tender duet with I. Forbes’ gorgeous violin, and when he begs, “Break me, Daisy”, it’s hard to believe that she hasn’t done so already.
Vinyl Shower Curtains Release 100 Toxic Chemicals - According to the article, “These chemicals make up that “new shower curtain smell” unique to PVC vinyl shower curtains and shower curtain liners.” I wonder what kind of damage I did when I cuddled up to my new shower curtain the other day?
Moving Toward a Greener Blacktop - Don’t tell me they’re going to take the fun out of “new blacktop smell” too.
The first 45 seconds of this are comic gold.
Reservations (Live) - Wilco
Laser Beam (Live) - Low
Floating In The Forth - Frightened Rabbit
The Up And Down - Dead Heart Bloom
Family Reserve - Lyle Lovett
Bottom Of The World - Tom Waits
Country Lakes - Casey Brandt
Faded from the Winter - Iron & Wine
Crown of Love - Arcade Fire
Vincent O’Brien - M. Ward
Dollars And Cents - Radiohead
World Without Tears - Lucinda Williams
For the Good Times - Al Green
2:45 A.M. - Elliott Smith
Closing (Live) - Vince Guaraldi
Murder in the City - The Avett Brothers
Love Vigilantes - Laura Cantrell
O, KY - Archer Prewitt
Life Goes Off - Jim O’Rourke
Stop Your Sobbin’ - The Kinks
The Plot - White Rabbits
Marry Me - St. Vincent
Marine Life - School Of Language
She Smiled Sweetly - Billy Bragg
Bones - Radiohead
Ella - M. Ward
Intuition - Feist
Borrow Your Girlfriend (Live) - Bobby Bare, Jr.
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
I’m So Glad - Cream
Movie Pot - Mitch Hedberg
2008, Mungler Winslowe
The prolific Casey Brant takes a big step forward with Jumping Ship & Other Stores.
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2008, Self-Released
In the first 60 seconds of The Going and the Gone, listeners might think they’ve put on Built to Spill, or maybe the Wallflowers, or maybe early Wilco.
I must admit, before meeting Tom, I had heard so many rumors and so much gossip that I was afraid. Frankly, his gambling debts, his animal magnetism, coupled with his disregard for the feelings of others…His elaborate gun collection, his mad shopping sprees, the face lifts, the ski trips, the drug busts and the hundreds of rooms in his home. The tax shelters, the public urination…I was nervous to meet the real man himself. Baggage and all. But I found him to be gentle, intelligent, open, bright, helpful, humorous, brave, audacious, loquacious, clean, and reverent. A Boy Scout, really (and a giant of a man). Join me now for a rare glimpse into the heart of Tom Waits. Remove your shoes and no smoking, please.
Continue reading ‘Interview: Tom Waits’ True Confessions - A Conversation With Himself’
