Posted on December 9, 2002 at 4:50 pm | No Comments
A better than average weekend, kicked off by the Bazaar Bizarre and capped off by the season finale of the Sopranos (man, can Edie Falco act). In between there was dinner at the Rosebud in Somerville, another couple visits to Vice City, a little holiday party (including a Yank-Me Swap) at John and Audrey’s pad, a tasty meal at Pho Pasteur, a rock show at Planet Aid in Harvard Square, an overnight visit from Matt n’ Mary, breakfast at Steve’s in Allston, a bit of football watchin’, and finally, some time in the basement making rock music with pals. Whew. And I’m not even tired. (still a little sick, though. g’way ya dang cold.)
Tried to see Equilibrium yesterday, which is getting rave reviews from all around, but absolutely no advertising to speak of. I’ve heard it’s stylish (and very matrix-y), with the best filmed choreography and gunplay of the year. But few have heard of it, and fewer are seeing it. Guess it doesn’t help that it’s only playing on 300 screens total, and one of those is the extremely sucky Copley Place here in Boston. They are so severely sucktastic that they decided to make their Sunday schedules different from the rest of the weekend. Weak. Going to try and catch it in the next few days, since come Friday, I’m guessing it’ll be gonzo.
Wow. The soundtrack to my morning has been two startlingly amazing mp3s, played on alternating repeat. I just can’t get sick of ’em. Both are from albums that won’t be out for a couple months, and both are kicking me squaw in the noots.
First off, head on over to Lookout Records‘ site, where you’ll find info on Ted Leo’s upcoming cd, “Hearts of Oak”. I was lucky enough to hear it over the weekend (thanks to Jay), and luckier to be told that Lookout has a preview track called “Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?“. I’ve been waiting to hear the recorded versions of the songs he’s been playing live for a long time, and Ted and his super-tight band, the Pharmacists, do not disappoint.
As for the second song… I’ve been waiting even longer for this one. Over 10 years, actually. The Throwing Muses are back, kids… and they brought Tanya along with them. Y’see, she left the band back in 1991 to play with Belly and put out a couple solo records, while the Muses continued on. The Tanya-less Muses put out some great stuff, but to my ears it never measured up to the Real Ramona, their last album with T. Regrettably the band called it quits in 1996… until earlier this year when rumors of sweet-sounding studio sessions started floating. Well, the wait’s over and the rumors were true… the album’s out in March on 4AD. Hell yeah. And judging by “Mercury”, a preview cut on a new 4AD record sampler, it’s going to be like getting together with an old friend that hasn’t aged a day. The song is raw, punky, energetic, powerful, dirty, and beautiful all at once. Tanya and Kristin’s voices together…. chills. A sound I never thought I’d hear again, which makes it all the mo’ betta.
How can ya hear it? Well, email me and ask nice, or better yet… head to Beggar’s Banquet for a list of record stores where you can grab 4AD‘s latest sampler, called Doctor Tiger’s Deathless Promise. Just buy any 4AD album, and it’s yours for the asking.
We Are So Screwed …
Seriously. If this is true, then it’s only a matter of time before more people start leaving this country than are arriving at it’s shores. A mass exodus to new lands will begin, and I might be in line. We’re going to need another clean slate to give this whole democracy experiment a try.
Sweet Sweet Justice …
What goes around, comes around, folks. Here’s proof. Alan Ralsky, the so-called “King of Spam“, got a lot of press lately when he was involved in a couple of high-profile lawsuits against him. Once the pointy finger of spam got directed his way, it spelled the end of his consequence-free run. Y’see, the address of his mansion (built on the backs of our inboxes) got put on the web… and the junk mail started flowing… and flowing… and flowing. He’s getting buried. Man, do I love Slashdot.
Stopping the Startup…
Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Open Task Manager. You see all that junk listed in your process list? What is all that crap, anyway? Well, this site will tell ya. It will also tell you what you really need to have starting on your machine, and how to get rid of the stuff you don’t. Speed your computer right up, it will. Good find, Mr. Matt.
Hellmouthy Goodness …
Hey, it’s a Buffy Blog. Ryan McGee comments on new Buffy episodes over on his site “Sunnydale Central”, and it’s some good readin’.
Search Party…
I was looking at my search logs for the past week (stuff people have entered in that little search window on the left), and found the following queries : “bastard samurai“, “dirty hippies“, and “mutual fund accounting“. Now there’s some variety for ya.
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