***February Twenty
Second
Two
Thousand and Eight***
Uploaded a few crappy scans of photos taken with my "real" cameras
while in cambodia...I've got some cross-processed color
snaps I need to scan and put here as well, but god knows when that will
actually happen.
A few other photos that were on one of those rolls - these were all
taken at a show that happened inside of a bus parked down
at Jack London Square. The headliner was Thrones, and he was
awesome, but of course all my photos of him were terrible.
Instead here are a couple of photos of The Grey Daturas (first two
photos) and Bobby Bruno (second two photos).
"One
morning, over at Elizabeth's beach house, she asked me if I'd
rather go water-skiing or lay out. And I realized that
not only did I
not want to answer THAT question, but I never wanted to answer another
water-sports question, or see
any of these people again for the rest of
my life."
I'm going with a double helping of music this time. We'll call it
a late valentine's day present or some such shit.
Great Lake Swimmers - Song
For The Angels. This group of troubadours is vastly
underrated. All three of their
records are fantastic if you like what my friend Greg calls "sad
bastard music".
Bonus: When It Flows.
Hot Snakes - Hatchet
Job. Probably as opposite of "sad bastard music" as
you can get.
Bonus: Plenty For All.
Ladyhawk - My
Old Jacknife. Yet more greatness from the "Black
Mountain" collective. What is it with Canadians
and them grouping together and forming multiple bands together? I
blame socialized healthcare. And moose.
Bonus: The Dugout.
The Arcade Fire - Keep
The Car Running. Coincidence that the only two really
good songs off of their second
album are both about cars? I think not!
Bonus: No Cars Go.
The Twilight Sad - Cold
Days From The Birdhouse. I've always been a sucker for
Scottish bands where the
singer's accent is so strong that you can even hear it when they sing
(see also Arab Strap).
Bonus: I'm Taking The Train Home.
Beirut - Prenzlauerberg.
The squeezebox never sounded so good.
Maximo Park - Our
Velocity. As far as NME-hyped bands go, these guys
aren't half bad.
Morrissey - Good
Looking Man About Town. These tracks are more b-sides
from singles; this man releases
more awesome songs as b-sides than most folks would dream of putting
out as their proper singles.
Bonus: Human Being.
Reigning Sound - Drowning.
It took me a while to get won over by the album these tracks are from,
"Too Much
Guitar" - the album wasn't instantly as catchy as their other releases,
but once it grew on me I might actually consider
this their best outing.
Bonus: If You Can't Give Me Everything.
Bonus: I'll Cry.
The Sea & Cake - Coconut.
They're never going to release a record as good as "The Biz" again,
I've come to
terms with it. But they still pop out a great song every now and
then.
