Talking Old Soldiers is by far the best song from her latest album The Scene of the Crime; I didn’t realize it was an Elton John cover. Filmed by Lex Halaby (The Frames, Atmosphere) in her hometown of Detroit.
Lavette is also on tour:
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Hot on the heels of Sen. McCain’s Obama=Paris Hilton ad and news that 86% of Americans could be overweight by 2030, WSJ’s Amy Chozick speculates that perhaps beanpole Barack isn’t fat enough to win the US Presidency.
And if it wasn’t embarrassing enough that Slate’s Timothy Noah sensed “racial subtext” in Chozick’s piece (”Would you want your sister to marry one? Would you want a whole family of skinny people to move in next-door?”), the perceptive Aaron Barnhart at the Kansas City Star notes that the story is nothing new; it actually appeared six months ago as a parody on The Onion.
Here’s to good journalism; check it out here:
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Man Man Videos on Blogotheque - We really, really hate those Man Man jerks–for being so damn good.
Bon Iver DayTrotter Sessions (MP3s) - “Enough has been made out of the cool side of the pillow.”
New Calexico MP3: “Two Silver Trees” - “The song ‘Two Silver Trees’ is fairly indicative of what’s to come from Calexico throughout Carried to Dust, their new full-length album that features appearances by Sam Beam, Douglas McCombs, and Pieta Brown.
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Your guide to the WALL-E controversy - This is an amazing article about WALL-E’s latent fascism that everyone should read.
Continue reading ‘July 11, 2008 Link Roundup’
I wish Kent Brockman Tom Brokaw was a little less annoying, but this seems like a fitting tribute. The discussion isn’t really that interesting, but the “best of”-style clips are a good watch.
