great song from the 80's, or greatest song from the 80's?
2010/06/26
Star Wars Episode V Soundtrack - Rebel Fleet/End Title
so i'm traipsing around youtube again tonight, this time doing "john williams" searches. landed on the empire strikes back, and i remembered how surprisingly open-ended this sequel was. (going, i expected a re-hash of a new hope, but instead was left with an unfinished trilogy...who knew?)
Waiting - My Robot Friend (Featuring Alison Moyet)
youtubing last night...and listen to this: alison moyet vocals on my robot friend's "waiting".
first
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-22/news/1970-a-first-person-account-of-the-first-gay-pride-march/
goodbye july - homo
“Say it clear, say it loud. Gay is good, gay is proud.”
goodbye july - homo
2010/06/25
beautiful
read this post, "dear friend". it says it so very, very well.
You say that you need to rely on God until you can believe in yourself again. That makes absolutely no sense. YOU are here. YOU have proven yourself to be an incredible woman, with incredible attributes. You have so many friends and loved ones who admire and look up to you. YOU. It has nothing whatsoever to do with God.
work stuff
so my boss was out of town this past week. this was supposed to be a kickback week, where i could get finished so many of those naggy little documentation things that having a boss around, does not allow for completing.
instead, two unrelated servers went kablooey AND a manager in another department decided she was too busy to fulfill a customer order (that only she can process)...meaning that i was on the phone all day attending to server recoveries and figuring out how to get past that non-servicey manager.
and i'm exhausted.
anywayz.
instead, two unrelated servers went kablooey AND a manager in another department decided she was too busy to fulfill a customer order (that only she can process)...meaning that i was on the phone all day attending to server recoveries and figuring out how to get past that non-servicey manager.
and i'm exhausted.
anywayz.
2010/06/22
seriously
i love this show...
devo makes something for everybody - part II
the exasperation of the band versus the enthusiasm of the corpspeakers...kills.
devo makes something for everybody - part II
the exasperation of the band versus the enthusiasm of the corpspeakers...kills.
2010/06/20
can't or won't
last night i went to bed while the husband stayed up with his studies. after an hour or so, i sorta woke up, shivering from the cold...but couldn't or wouldn't get myself out of bed to get the extra blanket, sitting just 10 feet away.
and completely unrelated, here's a song i found here and there.
neverest, by hey champ
and completely unrelated, here's a song i found here and there.
neverest, by hey champ
2010/06/19
CD or itunes?
dear project leader:
devo have released their new album (about which i've written way too much already); the frustrating thing is that they've released three different versions of the album. which to buy? the CD, of course!
but wait, the CD doesn't have three of the songs that are found on the itunes deluxe edition. but who prefers download versions of an album to a CD? apparently those who sell music for a living.
according to the beautiful information on the web site, information is beautiful, the label releasing an album wil make $6.29 from an itunes download; whereas the same album sold in hardcopy CD format enriches the label company by only $2.00. (the artist gains 6 additional pennies in the CD deal, but you know, fuck the artist.)
hence, the death of CD's.
fwiw, still so loving "no place like home", from the new album.
devo have released their new album (about which i've written way too much already); the frustrating thing is that they've released three different versions of the album. which to buy? the CD, of course!
but wait, the CD doesn't have three of the songs that are found on the itunes deluxe edition. but who prefers download versions of an album to a CD? apparently those who sell music for a living.
according to the beautiful information on the web site, information is beautiful, the label releasing an album wil make $6.29 from an itunes download; whereas the same album sold in hardcopy CD format enriches the label company by only $2.00. (the artist gains 6 additional pennies in the CD deal, but you know, fuck the artist.)
hence, the death of CD's.
fwiw, still so loving "no place like home", from the new album.
blondie live
Blondie @ The Manchester Apollo 16/06/10
wow, the show has gotten better and better over the past dozen years, hasn't it? the new stuff sounds very intriguing, and i like the revamp of "two times blue" (which i saw them do last year). so excited to see them in august. and like lito said: really, orchid club? awesome. finally, may they never give up playing ATOMIC.
wow, the show has gotten better and better over the past dozen years, hasn't it? the new stuff sounds very intriguing, and i like the revamp of "two times blue" (which i saw them do last year). so excited to see them in august. and like lito said: really, orchid club? awesome. finally, may they never give up playing ATOMIC.
conan
funny, because it could be true...
Conan O'Brien presents "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" -- Cold Open with Crowd from Dan Dome on Vimeo.
2010/06/17
devo - something for everyone
what i think of the new album, something for everyone, by devo:
we first heard fresh on the broadcast of the winter olympics, remember? and it was awesome, remember? a perfectly good single for a comeback album. i like it, as a strong lead to a pretty good album.
my friend bearzbub said please baby please is their "goody two shoes" take, and yeah, the percussion does go there. they tend to stick to what "devo" sounded like through most of the album, though. it's interesting that devo didn't attempt to do anything new with this album. sounds almost backhanded, but i think it is the only approach they should take. a band like devo is so unique in sound and packaging...it's what [they] do. and it's what we want them to do.
except the track, sumthin', which comes off as son of "whip it".
other tracks have simple 80's synth lead-ins, sounding like old video games, at times, but now layered over with giant bass and percussion. i told you about seeing devo live, right? the dreadfully painful vibrations because the volume was so incredibly high? several of these tracks would be perfect in that setting. (see them live, and hope they play several from this album.)
toward the end of the album, no place like home is a shockingly restrained tune. and you know who they sound like here? alphaville. seriously. i think i love this track. finally, march on: the call to arms that wraps up the album. devo has always led an army, and the war continues, apparently.
so yeah, march on.
no place like home, devo
we first heard fresh on the broadcast of the winter olympics, remember? and it was awesome, remember? a perfectly good single for a comeback album. i like it, as a strong lead to a pretty good album.
my friend bearzbub said please baby please is their "goody two shoes" take, and yeah, the percussion does go there. they tend to stick to what "devo" sounded like through most of the album, though. it's interesting that devo didn't attempt to do anything new with this album. sounds almost backhanded, but i think it is the only approach they should take. a band like devo is so unique in sound and packaging...it's what [they] do. and it's what we want them to do.
except the track, sumthin', which comes off as son of "whip it".
other tracks have simple 80's synth lead-ins, sounding like old video games, at times, but now layered over with giant bass and percussion. i told you about seeing devo live, right? the dreadfully painful vibrations because the volume was so incredibly high? several of these tracks would be perfect in that setting. (see them live, and hope they play several from this album.)
toward the end of the album, no place like home is a shockingly restrained tune. and you know who they sound like here? alphaville. seriously. i think i love this track. finally, march on: the call to arms that wraps up the album. devo has always led an army, and the war continues, apparently.
so yeah, march on.
no place like home, devo
2010/06/15
devo - episode 1
well worth watching...
(i thought it was going to be an extended concept video or something, but it really is a reality show! and only 5 minute episodes!)
(i thought it was going to be an extended concept video or something, but it really is a reality show! and only 5 minute episodes!)
2010/06/14
gold star
i'm feeling somewhat accomplished, in that i lost 5 pounds this week with the WW @ W plan. (one earns a gold star for losing 5 pounds. go, me!)
of course as this was announced in the meeting today, the women in the group were all mumbling about how much easier it is for a man to lose weight than a woman.
because it would kill them to be happy for my little accomplishment. whutevs.
of course as this was announced in the meeting today, the women in the group were all mumbling about how much easier it is for a man to lose weight than a woman.
because it would kill them to be happy for my little accomplishment. whutevs.
2010/06/13
Blondie - What I Heard
hey! blondie performed a new song at the Isle of Wight 2010 festival. and you know what? it's a great song.
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