11/24/09

Christmas came early for me this year. I found a brand new, unclaimed purse in my closet, had half a Schwartzkoff and.....listened to Them Crooked Vultures!

I don't even know where to begin! The time has finally arrived, and it's everything I hoped for and more. Well, maybe I'm being melodramatic, but come on, it's pretty much three of the coolest, dirtiest, talented, dedicated bunch so of course it's gonna be good. Grohl-Homme-Jones. Giddy-up!



Crazy. That was all scary and apocalyptic and shit.



^Not only is that the start of one of my favorite tracks on the album, but the comments are ridiculous, Nirvana vs. Zep and who is better and matters of opinion. <3 youtube.

Their forceful, loud, dense and dark but so swift and just the right attitude. Great arrangements of instruments, great layers, just awesome.



Favorite tracks include: New Fang, Elephants, Bandoliers, Reptiles, Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up.

11/24/09

...but the interview with Melody from the Pussycat Dolls was hilarious. Especially if you're read their wiki. Which I have. No big deal.

11/15/09

....is kind of worth reading. My favorite aspect is Bono's ability to self-reflect in his narrative, he's extremely honest about his rock star complex and insecurities and ego, and the behind the scenes dialogue from their studio sessions are hilarious. And somehow it's all about Berlin, Germany, the past, the world, the politics of countries and culture, and it's a nice, well-written little piece.

I'd kill to be able to remember conversations that accurately.

11/11/09

I needed something like this. I can't get it on my iPod yet. I've been at my desk listening to "Pink Champagne" for 20 minutes. I don't want to go anywhere.

It's a beautiful song. Sad in all the right places, just sarcastic enough, beautiful guitar parts, heartbreaking melodies, patient, tense rhythms. Makes me very excited for the album.

11/1/09

"I'll fake it through the day
With some help from Johnny Walker Red.
Send the poison rain down the drain
To put bad thoughts in my head.
Two tickets torn in half
And a lot of nothing to do.
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
Like you say you do?

A man in the park
Read the lines in my hand,
Told me I'm strong
Hardly ever wrong I said "man you mean you"

I had plans for both of us
That involved a trip out of town
To a place I've seen in a magazine
That you left lying around.
I don't have you with me but
I keep a good attitude.
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
Like you say you do?

I know you'd rather see me gone
Than to see me the way that I am,
But I am in the life anyway.

Next door the TVs flashing
Blue frames on the wall.
It's a comedy of errors, you see.
It's about taking a fall.
To vanish into oblivion
Is easy to do.
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to.
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
Like you say you do?"

~Miss Misery, New Moon/Good Will Hunting Soundtrack
Elliott Smith