Sitting on the couch this morning, late for work, rereading parts of The Believers by Zoë Heller while listening to "Let It Bleed": two great tastes that taste great together.

Sebadoh's song "Soul and Fire" is one of my all-time favorites, but I'd never realized anybody else had ever heard it, let alone cared about it. So it was a bit of a shock when I found it featured as NPR's Song of the Day. I guess I could take it as a sign of creeping age or my lost edge or whatever, but instead of thinking about that I chose ( Read more... )

I'm not making this up: a Swedish court recognized that one man's preference for heavy metal music constitutes a disability, which makes him eligible for state benefits.

From everybody else who's done it ( Read more... )

I met up with Heather's friend Alex last night as planned for the Sufjan Stevens show at the Millennium Stage. ( Concert report )

So just now I had a fit of nostalgia and I was listening to the song "Tijuana Lady" by Gomez. I'm pretty sure these are the dumbest song lyrics ever, but I'm not 100% sure:Tijuana lady, let's take it slow
I know that I'm no head honcho
But I'll keep you warm in my silky poncho
So I'm asking you all to help me be extra-sure.

Poll Goofiest Song Lyrics Ever?

The CD Fairy (well, actually Dave who sits by the door and signs for all the packages) just brought in my latest order: Mozart, because I heard his Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major on the radio and thought it was the most gorgeous thing ever written for piano, and Fela Kuti, because, well, he's just gigantic and I've been waiting ages for this ( Read more... )

Meme from yokospungeon: find the video for the first record/song you ever bought and post it. I didn't buy this song, but it was on my first cassette ever. God help me.

( Video behind cut )

Time for some SMS (Secret Musical Shame, dontcha know). I can't decide which video I like better:

( This one )

I broke down and sent for musical reinforcements to get me through the end of the summer. It also didn't hurt that Barnes & Noble has a sale on right now--every CD is $12.98 or less, or $11.68 with my membership discount. I did a little sweep of long-standing wishes from my wish list, ordered a replacement of the Harder They Come soundtrack which ( Read more... )