"...because nobody ever looks at me twice."
My fellow droogs, ponies, clownettes and saints: please advise me on this pressing matter. Whorrissey is taping Letterman this Monday and I am debating whether to go or not. Should I wait 6 hours for the possibility of being within the same TV studio-sized space as His Most Unholiness? I have nothing doing on Monday since I'm on paid vacation. Is my Smiths-addled brain warping all common sense? I have no intention of meeting him, I heard he's a bitch.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
"If you're loud people step back. If you're quiet people step forward."
Ian MacKaye for the win:
http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=12323
This is why I think Fugazi is one of the very few genuine bands out there. It wasn't about money, it wasn't about bitchy alliances and arguments or someone having some inane heroin overdose or groupies or any bullshit. It's just straight-up about the music. "Merchandise" has to be one of my most favorite songs of theirs, along with "Bulldog Front". They just mean what they say and it's so hard to find that in the world of music. A band that's real, not a facade. A great fucking album, not a monotonous hit single. That's why I'm so passionate about my favorite bands. I wouldn't waste my time, money and energy on something that didn't come directly from the heart.
Speaking of which, check out some Bob Mould at ifc.com where he recently played live on the Henry Rollins show. Two of my faves in one, does it get better than that?
http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=12323
This is why I think Fugazi is one of the very few genuine bands out there. It wasn't about money, it wasn't about bitchy alliances and arguments or someone having some inane heroin overdose or groupies or any bullshit. It's just straight-up about the music. "Merchandise" has to be one of my most favorite songs of theirs, along with "Bulldog Front". They just mean what they say and it's so hard to find that in the world of music. A band that's real, not a facade. A great fucking album, not a monotonous hit single. That's why I'm so passionate about my favorite bands. I wouldn't waste my time, money and energy on something that didn't come directly from the heart.
Speaking of which, check out some Bob Mould at ifc.com where he recently played live on the Henry Rollins show. Two of my faves in one, does it get better than that?
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Talking Smiths
That's a clever play-on-words referencing the title of a series of monologues written by Alan Bennett. Okay, maybe Morrissey would've gotten that. But I'm not here to talk about him (for once).
The other half of The Smiths are featured in a DVD that will see its release sometime in July. It's called "Inside the Smiths", and neither Morrissey nor Marr agreed to be in it. Which leads the average fan to ask, 'what's the point'? I understand that Morrissey and Marr are the bedrock behind the Smiths, but unlike other fans I do realize the important roles that Joyce and Rourke played in the band. They were not session musicians. The Smiths sound would not be complete without them.
The NME has an interview with Johnny Marr. Here's a segment:
Q: The six things I guarantee I'll never do are...
1) Allow my music to be involved with advertising McDonalds or any meat product.
2) Wear winklepicker shoes.
3) Wear a tie onstage.
4) Have a fringe that faces North instead of South.
5) Lend a drummer my money.
6) Reform The Smiths.
Number one is a good one, glad to know Morrissey's habit has stuck with him even though he hasn't. I don't know what number two is. Number three is either a clever dig at Morrissey or those new hipster emo bands that care more about fashion than music. Number four is definitely a dig at Morrissey while number five is a clear jab at Joyce. Or maybe all drummers are crazy, who knows.
I waver between Number 6. Sometimes it sounds like the best idea in the world, but at other times (and more often) I think they should leave The Smiths dead and buried. I can't see any of them doing a reunion for the right reasons. Joyce and Rourke would do it for the money. Morrissey says he'd rather eat his own testicles than reform the Smiths, but I think his big ego would like to see what would happen if they did do it. If it ever happened there's no way I'd get tickets to see it, so I'd rather it didn't. There is an energy and bravado that they had in their Smiths days that can never be replicated this many years on. I could talk forever on this point, but best to leave it at that.
The other half of The Smiths are featured in a DVD that will see its release sometime in July. It's called "Inside the Smiths", and neither Morrissey nor Marr agreed to be in it. Which leads the average fan to ask, 'what's the point'? I understand that Morrissey and Marr are the bedrock behind the Smiths, but unlike other fans I do realize the important roles that Joyce and Rourke played in the band. They were not session musicians. The Smiths sound would not be complete without them.
The NME has an interview with Johnny Marr. Here's a segment:
Q: The six things I guarantee I'll never do are...
1) Allow my music to be involved with advertising McDonalds or any meat product.
2) Wear winklepicker shoes.
3) Wear a tie onstage.
4) Have a fringe that faces North instead of South.
5) Lend a drummer my money.
6) Reform The Smiths.
Number one is a good one, glad to know Morrissey's habit has stuck with him even though he hasn't. I don't know what number two is. Number three is either a clever dig at Morrissey or those new hipster emo bands that care more about fashion than music. Number four is definitely a dig at Morrissey while number five is a clear jab at Joyce. Or maybe all drummers are crazy, who knows.
I waver between Number 6. Sometimes it sounds like the best idea in the world, but at other times (and more often) I think they should leave The Smiths dead and buried. I can't see any of them doing a reunion for the right reasons. Joyce and Rourke would do it for the money. Morrissey says he'd rather eat his own testicles than reform the Smiths, but I think his big ego would like to see what would happen if they did do it. If it ever happened there's no way I'd get tickets to see it, so I'd rather it didn't. There is an energy and bravado that they had in their Smiths days that can never be replicated this many years on. I could talk forever on this point, but best to leave it at that.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Holy Shit
I just saw the setlist for Morrissey's recent show in Vegas. He played "Whatever Happens, I Love You", which is in my top 10 Morrissey songs of all time. If he plays this in Philly, my head will fly right off.
Notice the James Dean backdrop. Golden.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
When I got the music, I got a place to go
Well, not in this case. I'm listening to Rufus Wainwright on a livestream because I couldn't get tickets to his show. It's very modern but a little depressing. Much like the whole blog phenomenon.
So this is the music blog that I always wanted to start up. Already I hate the name I've chosen but at least it's simple and tells it like it is. The Bouncing Souls held a similar credo in the mid-90s. I don't care to kill MTV, I just don't care for it.
So this is the music blog that I always wanted to start up. Already I hate the name I've chosen but at least it's simple and tells it like it is. The Bouncing Souls held a similar credo in the mid-90s. I don't care to kill MTV, I just don't care for it.
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