firecracker by ryan adams
i love this acoustic version from “suicide handbook.” his voice is so on point and the subdued tone of the song gives it a completely different meaning, i think.
| — | Opening monologue from High Fidelity (via saintnate) |
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The Daily Free Press - REMMERT: The Boss, the Bible and Sam’s Town Ok, I don’t really have a problem with this. I get where the kid is coming from when he says Flowers is today’s Springsteen. Myself, I’m ok with being swept off my front porch and all, so I’ll take my Springsteen original recipe please. BUT, I get the reading that is going on here. ANYWAY, the one problem I do have is saying that “Somebody Told Me” is akin to “Thunder Road.” What the hell is that bullshit? I hate that song. Let’s try “Read My Mind” or even—this’ll blow your mind—“Mr. Brightside.” Brightside is like the defining song of my first year of college and I am totes comfortable with comparing it to “Thunder Road.” |
I have listened to this song 15—make that 16—times today.
But it’s like three and a half minutes of infectious happy dance pop.
I’ve got the head bopping flu and it’s crazy contagious.
Ted Leo covering “Dancing in the Dark”
Any Ted Leo fan will see the connections between he and Springsteen. Both are very in touch with the plight of the working class, I think. Hearing Ted Leo sing this song reminds me very much of “Colleen” and “Who do you love?” off of Living With the Living.
I secretly like it when Simon rips the blind guy to shreds in American Idol.
Well, Scott shouldn’t even be on the show in the first place. His spot in the top 36 was a total ratings grab and after that he was overhyped in his group. His performances thus far have been disconnected and misguided. He’s certainly talented and skilled, but his performances feel recited and unexciting.
The worst of it is that people eat it right up because they’re so impressed that someone can learn music and play piano without seeing. I feel like there is a morbid fascination on his disability and people seem to think that it is such a struggle to be musical at that degree without sight. But let’s stop for a minute and think—does Elton John stare at his hands when he plays? Does he read sheet music during his performances? What about other famous piano players—Billy Joel, Carol King, even Matt Giraud! Scott McIntyre isn’t doing anything different than anyone else in his field is expected to do. Paula Abdul’s constant praise sort of epitomizes what I imagine is the majority opinion about Scott—these people are always impressed at least and blown away at best. The bar is set high based simply on the novelty of his blindness.
Simon is perhaps more cynical than the other judges, but he is really the voice of reason and objectivity. He’s not “ripping into” Scott—he is simply telling him the truth. And the truth is that Scott is at a stage in the competition where he can no longer compete.
New Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band release album cover and tracklisting for Outer South
1. “Slowly (Oh So Slowly)”
2. “To All the Lights in the Windows”
3. “Big Black Nothing”
4. “Air Mattress”
5. “Cabbage Town”
6. “Ten Women”
7. “Difference Is Time”
8. “Nikorette”
9. “White Shoes”
10. “Bloodline”
11. “Spoiled”
12. “Worldwide”
13. “Roosevelt Room”
14. “Eagle On A Pole” (Boesel)
15. “I Got the Reason #2”
16. “Snake Hill”
Weezer’s “Keep Fishin’” on ukulele (via jaaaaaaa)
I want to be friends with chick. She seems like my kind of people.
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Brandon Flowers as quoted by NME GTFO, Brandon Flowers. You lost all right to speak in public when you compared yourself to Bruce Springsteen and criticized Radiohead’s current output. Oy. (via sharpless) He says it in sort of a backhanded way (I really hate caveats like “No offense, but”), but I think Flowers makes a fair point nonetheless. I didn’t really become cognizant of popular music and trends until 1997 (before that I listened to whatever my mom listened to in the car which was oldies and a bit of country) at the earliest and I missed out on Kurt Cobain and grunge, so maybe I don’t fully get the cultural significance of grunge because I didn’t live it. Nor do I really understand the connection so many young people feel with Kurt Cobain even though he’s been dead for over a decade. But I will certainly never say that grunge was insignificant… however, I think it’s a totally fair statement to say that grunge took a lot of fun out of rock and roll. I mean, on the other hand, you might say that grunge infused a lot more emotional catharsis into rock and roll than ever, but the fact still stands—the music wasn’t about fun. And obviously, I know that songs don’t have to be about having fun in order to be fun, but I dunno… grunge music is so angst-ridden and there’s just an overwhelming sense of burnout and I ain’t got time for that! Nor do I have the energy for it. I mean, whatever. I think you’re mostly responding to the fact that Brandon Flowers said this and not someone with more “credibility,” but I just wanted to post my two-cents. |
and it is getting more and more amazing. here’s a sampling of recent tracks.
“hide your love away” - the beau brummels
“handle with care” - the travelling wilburys
“everbody’s talkin’” - harry nilsson
“fortunate son” - CCR
“imagine” - john lennon
“san francisco” - john mackenzie
i have only heard 30 seconds of one song by the beau brummels on iTunes when going through my genius recommendations. i think i can safely make two conclusions based on this pandora station. 1.) i need to listen to more music by the beau brummels. 2.) genius is really legit!
“Zero,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I’ve been up since 5am and I’m trying not to be lured back to bed since there’s stuff I wanna do.
I’ve never been a big fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (or is it ix-nay on the ‘the’?) for whatever reason—mostly because I hadn’t given them much of a chance. But this song has been stuck in my head since the band performed it on last weekend’s SNL.
And, as a random sidebar, I wonder if Karen O is an adult incarnation of Stargirl. I say this with going off of only my own impression of the singer and my knowledge of the YA (tragic?) heroine.
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