Lost went from a great pilot to a pretty cool first season, becoming one of my favorite shows. Now, I don’t watch it. I can’t. Because every time I watch, I yell at the TV and feel like I am stupid. When, clearly, it is the show that is stupid.
For something that’s not stupid, check out these mixtapes of Bay Area bands!
Tags: Picture of the day, Television
I’ve been sickasadog lately, so you all benefit by me having boredtime and not being inclined towards facebookmyspaceratemysack stuff. Shout outs and links to cool (mostly) musical madness on the ‘net:
1. I Kissed a Girl (Kate Nash cover)-The Woodhands. An electroduo from Canada, now on tour, who also covered Eddie Grant’s Electric Avenue a few months back. For more info, hit their myspace.
2. Best new show you’re not watching: Free Radio on VH1 (now in a new season). It’s basically a semi-scripted televised Stern show, but with less “reality” and more retard humor. With guests like Keifer Southerland and Tony Hawk (who got sprayed with a supersoaker full of pee). If you don’t laugh at this show, you’re a stuck up asshole.
3. Remember when I told you about Jill Sobule’s new album a few days ago? How she self-financed it? Well, now a less-known band is trying the same thing. They’re called Black Hat Brigade, and if you donate money to their new album, they’ll send you an EP (for any donation less than 5 bucks–more cash gets you more benefits). You’d expect a project like this to pretty much suck, right? But it doesn’t. Their EP, which you can also get at their live shows, is very good. Much of it is instrumental, but it’s awesome nevertheless. And one of the songs is named for zombies, so there you go. No reason not to give ‘em a donation. Check out their myspace for details.
4. Last but not least, Anthem In has a new EP out. On it, they cover Kate Bush! Check it out!
The Tin Star Orphans are fucking awesome as hell and if you don’t buy their album (dropping May 5) you are a fucking sorry excuse for a bastard. Ahem. Why am I so vehement? Because Tin Star Orphan join a celebrated pantheon of bands/singers with bizarre voices that somehow end up sounding extraordinary. In fact, they crack the top 10! (Sorry, Blind Melon, you’re gone.)
Top 10 Bands/Artists with Funny Voices.
10. Canned Heat
9. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
8. Tin Star Orphans
7. Lil’ Wayne
6. Cold War Kids
5. Jane’s Addiction
4. Frightened Rabbit
3. My Morning Jacket
2. The Hold Steady
1. Bob Dylan
As for a review, Toronto’s Tin Star Orphans, their album is an alt-country masterpiece, with brilliant lyrics, fantastic harmonies and terrific music. I can’t say enough about the album. And I can’t say much of anything, either, because it is simply indescribable. If this is not the best debut of the year, then we’re in for some amazing new bands this year.
(And one well-voiced cover)
Biography Of Weezyaveli-Lil Wayne (YSI)
Hey Hey What Can I Do (Led Zep)-Hold Steady (YSI)
Time for some Dead!
03/03/87-Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA. From soundboard.
Set 1
01 The Mighty Quinn (Bob Dylan cover)
02 Greatest Story Ever Told
03 Loser
04 New Minglewood Blues
05 Tons Of Steel
06 Cassidy
07 Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo >
08 Promised Land
Set 2
09 Iko Iko w/The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
10 Saint Of Circumstance
11 Terrapin Station
12 Drums >
13 Space >
14 Gimme Some Lovin’ >
15 Wharf Rat >
16 Throwing Stones >
17 Touch Of Gray
Encore
18 Brokedown Palace
ZIP (LINK FIXED!)
Tags: Grateful Dead
