I realize the “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” bit has become the joke that wouldn’t die, but the particular episode in this ongoing gag has some relevance to a post I just made at one of the other blogs I contribute to, about a New York Times article discussing the way that online word of mouth […]
I interviewed Austin-based Brothers and Sisters earlier this evening at band founder Will Courtney’s house. I arrived just as the photo shoot was ending, and stood around while they wrapped up. As the photographer was snapping the last few pictures, Will’s sister and bandmate Lily* pointed out that there was a rib on the floor […]
“Each label, like apartheid, multiplies us by our divide and whips us ’til we conform to lesser figures. What falls between the cracks is a pile of records stacked to the heights of talents hidden from the sun. Yet the energy they put into popularizing smut makes a star of a shiny polished gun.” — […]
My friend Melanie, alerted to my love of Dolly Parton, pointed me to the above video of Beth Ditto covering Dolly Parton while dressed as Dolly Parton. The video is pretty cute, particularly as Ditto gets the crowd singing along with her. Also, I forget that homegirl can actually sing pretty decently, and the clip […]
Now, I could watch Dolly Parton fold laundry — I could probably listen to her talk about folding laundry. I find her appealing in ways that defy logic. But, here’s the deal: “Islands in the Stream.”
I really dislike this song. I don’t even really hate Kenny Rogers, but when I hear “Islands in the […]
Monday, I got to go to the Yo La Tengo ACL aftershow at the Parish here in Austin. I’ve been really fanboy about Yo La Tengo since I was 15 or 16, when I started listening to the band because I read a record review in Rolling Stone that suggested those who enjoyed the Velvet […]
When I lived in Houston, I was fortunate enough to see a number of amazing experimental musicians, including Susie Ibarra, Evan Parker, and Susan Alcorn, who is pictured above. Alcorn, a pedal steel guitarist, was and is, by far, one of my favorite Houston-area musicians. Her music is haunting, the sort of thing that sticks […]
Someone recently pointed me to the above Romeo Void video, featuring Debora Iyall, who reminds me quite a bit of Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, in part because she’s in your face fat, and in part because hey, her band has a saxophone in it. Iyall is a Cowlitz Indian, which is a rarity in […]
YouTube user christhrash appears to own his very own Chuck E. Cheese animatronic display, which he has in his home where he uses it to put together totally disturbing videos for popular songs. The above, “Pop Lock and Drop It” is probably my favorite, though others, like his version of “Hey there Delila” are interesting […]
This is one of my favorite bits of television in recent memory. However, it did have the unfortunate effect of teaching me some slang terms which will now be seared into my brain for all of eternity.
Aside from general hilarity as displayed above, one of my favorite things about Weeds is the use of […]