“Once again in the world of 1200 feelings”

Will Oldham – “All These Vicious Dogs” from All the Real Girls(Soundtrack) [2003]
I really like this movie – I have for a long time.  And this is probably one of the better soundtracks I’ve ever heard; David Gordon Green knows how to put a soundtrack movie together; check his stuff out if you haven’t yet.
I [...]

“And the equinoxes flip”

Gastr del Sol – “The Seasons Reverse” from Camofleur (1998)
Staying abreast of the (fascinating) financial crisis and school/work has been eating up most of my time, but I noticed just now that autumn is here. Here’s one of my favorite “Season Change” songs, from what still sounds like one of the best records of the [...]

“Immerse your soul in love”

Radiohead – “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” – Performed live at the All Points West Festival, Jersey City, NJ, August 8, 2008.
Radiohead – “There, There” – Live at All Points West, 8-8-08
Radiohead – “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” – Live at All Points West, 8-8-08
I was lucky enough to see Radiohead live on two consecutive nights this [...]

Raise a toast to David Foster Wallace. I think he might have been our only decent teacher.

“It now lately sometimes seemed like a kind of black miracle to me that people could actually care deeply about a subject or pursuit, and could go on caring this way for years on end. Could dedicate their entire lives to it. It seemed admirable and at the same time pathetic. We are all dying [...]

“Far as I can see, she loves me”

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – “Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles (live)” from I’m Going To Do What I’m Going To Do: Live At My Father’s Place 1978
Thanks to the good folks over at The Mixed Tape Film Series, I recently got the chance to watch The Big Lebowski on the big [...]

These songs are really almost the same song

vs.
Bruce Springsteen – “Streets of Philadelphia” Music from “Philadelphia” [1994]
Primitive Radio Gods – “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand” Rocket [1996]
Let’s just be clear: lay down a keyboard track, throw some crappy electronic beats over that ish and put some mumbly vocals in the background and I will [...]

“Floating on the top is better”

Idaho – “To Be The One” from Hearts of Palm [2000]
Summer is drawing to a close here in Pittsburgh: I watched the sun set on my neighborhood’s bricks the other day and it felt just perfect.  Much like this song.
Jeff Martin makes perfect miniatures of sweet, slow, pop goodness.  Treasure these last few days of [...]

“Who will take the salt from the earth?”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Green River” from Green River (1969) and “Dont Look Now” from Willy & the Poor Boys (1969)
Minutemen – “Green River“  from Post-Mersh, vol. 3 (1985) and “Don’t Look Now” from Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
At the end of this month, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s first five albums will be re-released in [...]

Heave away!

The Pogues – “South Australia” bonus track from If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1987) reissue
Here’s another, non-a cappella version of the sea shanty “South Australia.”
More Pogues at SWR
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A capella battle, dark horse candidate

South Australia – Traditional
My interest in sea shanties stems from my interest in folk music. Sea shanties are work songs that were sung on sailing ships. The rhythms of the songs would help the sailors time their movements while performing tasks that required synchronous movements from multiple saliors. There are several types of sea shanties [...]

A cappella battle, round 1

Which is the better a cappella group: world-music purveyors Yeasayer, or world-class fuckheads Rage Against The Machine?
You tell me.

Goddamn, do I hate Rage Against The Machine.
Buy Yeasayer (it’s a pretty darn good album)
Buy Rage
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