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2011/07/12
monarchy - around the sun
haven't posted about these guys in a long time, but monarchy's album, around the sun was finally released today. it'sa collection of 70's funk, mixed with spacey electronics and new wave pop. and the almost melodramatic vocals actually give some heft to the instrumentals, which might otherwise sound derivative of those older styles. (by now you must know how much i love new things that sound 30 years old.)
highly recommended. buy this.
the failure of not waiting out anticipation: last year, i'd downloaded what was labeled as the monarchy album...and it was, indeed a collection of their recordings, but the collection as a whole just wasn't as good as many of the songs that were on it. it kind of discouraged me about them, even though i really, really like so many of their songs.
but whatever i downloaded last year, didn't end up being their album, after all. and the collection that came out today restores my faith.
2011/07/11
prayed the gay away...it stayed
sometimes i wonder how i got so lucky, that i didn't get dragged into the despair that so many others did. but, as my aspen friend said, the important thing is, i didn't.
2011/07/09
odds and ends
- FX has a new show, wilfred, about a guy (elijah wood) who talks to / consults with his neighbor's dog about life...while trying to flirt his way into the neighbor's eye, fairly disasterously. i've seen only one episode, but it was very, very good. looking forward to more.
- my haircutterbarberstylistwhatdoyoucallhim was complaining to me yesterday (not whining) about how he's having to assume more and more of the business of his shop, and will be cutting down on the number of clients he works with directly. he says i'm on his keep list, but will be weeding off those who don't tip well enough. he then gave me examples of good tippers: guys who come in and hand over $40 for a $23 cut (with no shampoo), or pay him $50 for full service.
me, i give the guy a $5 tip and think i'm being generous.
this sort of complaining makes me think i might go elsewhere.
- i used the phrase, "this infuriates me" at work yesterday. to my boss. out loud. regarding something the boss asked me to do. age does have its perks.
- just popped a bag of popcorn in the breakroom microwave; a coworker was somewhat surprised, as he'd never considered that one could purchase microwave popcorn from the vending machine, and cook it in the same room. he's a fairly intelligent person, from what i know of him...so, i really don't know how this was a novel concept to him.
- last weekend was a tv marathon of the lord of the ring movies, of which, only the second i had seen in the theater; this weekend is a harry potter marathon, of which i've only seen the last three installments. how is it these two series have pretty much passed me by?
- don't forget, i'm on facebook, too.
blondie live session
blondie in a live session, doing some of their hits, new stuff, and a cover of the beatles, "please please me", which is pretty awesome.
2011/07/08
yes, i think i can!
i'm not always the biggest fan of this show, but this particular routine is my favorite of all time. (unfortunately, it was good enough to get this couple in the bottom three this week.)
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