Flashback Friday

I just wanted everyone to thinkkk about Spice 1 today. Spice 1, one of the few rappers I enjoy. This is a flashback to the early high school days. This entire album reminds me of being passed out in the back of a Blazer. ah, the memories are thick...
FACE OF A DESPERATE MAN-SPICE 1

I'm Not There

THATS NOT BOB DYLAN...AND IT'S NOT A MAN EITHER

Bob Dylan covers are often boring to me. The best one I have heard is Pearl Jam's version of Masters of War. The new double disc from the movie I'm Not There isn't too bad. I had to buy it just because I had to. There are some very unremarkable songs (Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again-Cat Power--I can't remember if I read this or thought it or both but all I picture is Chan Marshall singing this song on Wednesday night at Lanhucks Karaoke , One More Cup of Coffee-Roger McGuinn) but there are also some really good ones. I would say for the most part I enjoy the soundtrack. I enjoy the songs Stephen Malkmus does (Ballad of a Thin Man and Can't Leave Her Behind) and Yo La Tangos version of Fourth Time Around is really great. I really like the songs Mason Jennings does, but they are two great simple songs and I think its pretty hard to fuck those up. I almost can't believe I am about to write this next line, but I will. Jack Johnson does a great job with Mama You've Been On My Mind...I mean its good. Then he goes and fucks it up by absolutely ruining one of my favorite things Bob Dylan has ever done. He takes Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie and turns it into his goddamn surfer boy sitting by a Karate Kid campfire sing along. He was close and almost hid the fact that he is a douche bag...almost.

Jack Johnson [mp3] Mama You've Been On My Mind
Bob Dylan [mp3] Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie

The Mutineers-Misunderstood (Cover)

The Mutineers take different forms. Sometimes a solo act...sometimes a full band. On the last day of 2006 they were a band. Here is a short clip from New Years 2006. Sorry the picture isn't very good. Yes that is the Gambler. I want to thank you all...

Returning To The Fold- The Thermals

This was just a excellent album. It was simple and it was great. I don't know why it took them so long to come out with a video for this song but here it is... This is my favorite song on the record...and Hutch Harris rivals John Darnielle for most animated singer...of all times.
RETURNING TO THE FOLD

Sun Kil Moon

I feel like listening to Sun Kil Moon today.
Sun Kil Moon [mp3] Grey Ice Water

Christmas...It Starts NOW!

SMALL PICTURE OF OUR SWEET TREE

No time for messing around. Thanksgiving was nice, but now it is over. November 25th. I am beginning Christmas. Actually, it was the 24th. A tree was purchased...ever so carefully...with the correct height and symmetry....the correct fullness and length of branches. Decorated with knotted up Christmas lights (Clark Griswald was referenced more than 3 times in a matter of minutes) and ornaments new and old; then enjoyed as we sat and got drunk in front of the illuminated Frasier Fir. This year I am pulling out all the stops. Bing Crosby will begin his jing-jing-jingling later this week as will Nat King Cole and, who know, maybe the Chipmunks. A Christmas List of appropriate movies will be made and checked off as we watch them**.
I am looking at our tree right now and I love it. It smells great and it is a perfectly decorated tree. I wouldn't complain if Mother Nature decided to provide a little snow this year. Last year we got a snowday thanks to a massive ice storm that forced us into pioneer like living conditions for 4 days. Awesome!
It is going to be a good Christmas this year.
Eef Barzelay [mp3] Joy To The World
I love the version of this song he does.
**
Christmas Movie List
10. BEAUTIFUL GIRLS- More like a seasonal movie instead of a Christmas Movie "Conway you come waltzing in with your big city bullshit..."
9. THE REF- (an almost always overlooked Christmas movi... Dennis Leary is hiIllarious and this is a must on anyones list)
8. SCROOGED- Bill Murray pours a great whiskey and Tab in this movie...a drip of Cola
7. CHRISTMAS VACATION- (Clark to Eddie)Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?
6. ELF- The funniest PG movie ever. Just passing Uncle Buck for the honor.
5. A CHRISTMAS STORY- A Classic. Tongues stuck to poles, insinuated profanity, the Bumpus hounds, and ocular damage due to Red Rider B-B Guns. I love 24 hours of this movie.
4. HOME ALONE- Never gets old does it
3. THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS- A few years ago (the year of the blizzard) my friends and i were drunk as shit watching this late at night. When the Grinch gets that sled of presents up to the top and it almost plummets I yelled out "oh shit!" like I had never seen this movie before.
2. A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS- Linus has the greatest monologue in animated history.
1. ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE- Not only is this my favorite Christmas movie, but it is one of my favorite all around movies ever. Yes it is one of the longest movies EVER...but it is great

(Honorable Mention--Twas The Night Before Christmas, Frosty the Snowman)

New Mountain Goats Album Coming in February

THE MOST ANIMATED SINGER ON PLANET EARTH IS.....JOHN DARNIELLE
Christmas comes a little later this year if you love the Mountain Goats like we do. Their new album is due out February 19th. We have heard a couple songs from this upcoming record called Heretic Pride. We can't wait...can you?
Here is what John Darnielle had to say about Heretic Pride:
"We are really excited about this album, and we wish it were out right now, but there is a law against releasing albums in December unless you are Queen. Any album you see released in December is actually by Queen, no matter what it says on the cover. Then in January everybody is recovering from having listened to too much Queen. Hence, February. See you then!"

Heretic Pride:
01 Sax Rohmer #1
02 San Bernardino
03 Heretic Pride
04 Autoclave
05 New Zion
06 So Desperate
07 In the Craters on the Moon
08 Lovecraft in Brooklyn
09 Tianchi Lake
10 How to Embrace a Swamp Creature
11 Marduk T-Shirt Men's Room Incident
12 Sept 15 1983
13 Michael Myers Resplendent