I like this one: Never got in to Bright Eyes that much, but I’ve been listening recently and so far so good, especially his more recent stuff.
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I want to write my words on the face of today
I’m always sad when I listen to Blind Melon. I think Shannon Hoon had a lot more music in him.
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Early Morning Open Thread: Mercy!
Incidentally, Gawker tells us, the AP has decided against signing a contract with the ICanHasCheezburger company, for fear of damaging their “journalistic integrity”. __ __
Early Morning Open Thread: One Reason?
__ __ Via Gawker, the Telegraph informs us that the race is on to make the first 3D porn movie: Hong Kong director Christopher Sun is currently filming his $3.2 million ‘3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy’, which is due for release in May, but Italian director Tinto Brass has already announced he will produce …
Early Morning Open Thread: Solsbury Hill
__ The other night John was discussing rock “classics”, which I once heard a performer — Tom Rush? — describe as “those songs every drunk remembers, and demands”. I’m sure Gabriel regards “Solsbury Hill” as his preeminent ‘classic’, and this arena version is a witty solution, but it’s still the song I want played when …
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Early Morning Open Thread: Twin Spica
… because we just got back from a modestly successful meteor-watching expedition to Salisbury Beach. I wish someone would get around to distributing a professional release of Twin Spica here. It’s the story of a little girl who wants to become one of Japan’s first professional astronauts, and who (in very Japanese fashion) works hard …
Late night music post
Okay, so there was some mixed reactions to that first Avett Brothers song I posted. Thought maybe they deserved a second go-round. This one’s for all you anti-purists who don’t give a damn if this counts as real bluegrass or not. It’s just bloody good music.