MGMT releases a new album in a week or two, so it’s only appropriate to post this gem from their debut:
Yeah, the video caused controversy last year, but it is a piece of art.
As a bonus track, here is Katy Perry’s excellent cover of Electric Feel
I actually like this cover better than the original.
I’m a sucker for a redhead, especially one that can sing.
OK, enough with the gentle stuff. Here is a blast of noise from Steve Albini’s best band Big Black.
Somehow I always pictured Flannery O’Connor would have written things like this had she been born 30 years later and grew up in Montana. It’s hard not to smile at these lyrics, the images are so vivid. One can see the creepy lowlife cleaning the blood out of his car with a garden hose while Foreigner or REO Speedwagon blasts out of the speakers.
For those who don’t know, yuri is Japanese for lilly. But what it really means is “womanly love,” or as we Americans like to say, “hot girl-on-girl action.”
One of those great epic tracks. The only problem with DCFC is they got too overplayed. At least the singles. Signing to Atlantic pretty much put them out of favor with the Indie Rock Pete-types, but they didn’t really need those people in their audience anyway.
Ironically, this song is from one of their indie releases:
Ben Gibbard is pretty damn cool. Not only is he a really great songwriter, but he married Zooey Deschanel. Coolest indie rock couple since Thurston and Kim.
…that Jeff Goldstein studied under Brian Kiteley.
In general I find certain segments of academics to be an exercise in group masturbation. The worst offender was literary criticism. Not so much the study itself, but the way the radical feminist who taught it. But to cut a long story short – Victimology 101. The women and the white knight in the class loved it. I wanted to projectile vomit on all of them. Especially the White Knight. He was creepy. I made it through more by stroking her ego than anything else, yet she still seems to think I’m a radfem, though I never said anything to lead her to this conclusion.
I had great success with creative writing, though. I had an equally radical feminist as my teacher, but she was great. She didn’t even get pissed at the sexy stuff. I sometimes wonder what would happen if that other teacher read some of my stuff. A long rant about how it’s objectification of women and boobies aren’t supposed to be sexy, or something I’m sure.
But, I digress.
Just to reiterate: Jeff Goldstein studied under Brian Kiteley.
So, she’s married to a douche bag. A talented douche bag, but a douche bag none the less. And, she’s kind of sanctimonious, but really, who doesn’t want Angelina Jolie?
I sense a pattern. In fact, I’m calling that last one “subtlety is what I aim for”
One of the unsung band of the 90s. Sold as a shoegaze band, but I always thought they had a lot more in common with Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth and a healthy dose of MC 5. Why this band never hit it huge in America, I’ll never know. OK, I do, bad marketing. I’ll take anything on Raise or Mezcal Head over any of the American grunge bands any day.
Pearl Jam and Nirvana only wish they were this good.
I really need to start watching Mad Men (or catch up on it, rather). I keep hearing so many good things about it, but a big reason has to be to see Christina Hendricks. In the age where Hollywood women are so tiny, it’s nice to see a girl with some curves. Especially one who isn’t shy about showing them off.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard. The last song on Eno’s Music for Airports and one of his best. If I could, I’d probably turn this category into all Eno, all the time, but I won’t. The four albums in the ambient series, along with Discreet Music and Apollo — Atmospheres and Soundtracks are all highly recommended.
Holy shit, I almost forgot this!
I almost feel like I’m repeating myself here because Katy Perry kind of looks familiar, no? Maybe, kinda, sorta.
This song sounds so weird out of context. Really, to get the full effect you should listen to Bad Moon Rising. The first seven songs are one long suite and make for great nighttime listening. Though rarely considered as such, this is some of my favorite ambient guitar music.
As if I could choose anything else. The new She & Him album came out today, and Amazon delivered (as usual) the day of the release. I am giving it my first listen right now (I was good and didn’t download it illegally even though I pre-ordered it a few months ago), and it’s really, really good. Better than the first one so far. They pumped up the Phil Spector influence (but without the insanity) and Zooey is in great voice as always.
The first single, “In The Sun,” has one of my favorite videos ever.
At the very least it’s the cutest video I’ve ever seen.
And fans of Zooey, rejoice. Her next project is for HBO’s production of I’m With the Band. Lots of new projects coming along for Ms. Deschanel.
Let’s see… a hot, brainy redhead who loves to blow up shit? I think Kari Byron is a great candidate for Mrs. Ratan X.
