Starbody

It’s with great disappointment that I have to say that the Dig! Lazarus Dig! is just not working for me, neither is the cheesy mustache. Still … it’s Nick Cave and you don’t just dismiss a legend because of a greasy strip of hair living on his lip. Despite the album distaste, the feel of [...]

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Okay, I give. I officially need to perform a fresh install of Wordpress to attempt to eliminate all of the issues the site is currently experiencing. It’s frustrating because I don’t really want to do it … but I suppose it will also be a little bit fun.
In other news, what the hell is going [...]

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It’s early folks. But, alas I’m on the erratic sleep program where you sleep until about 1-ish, sleep again, wake at 3am and then get up at 6am. And that’s not going to change anytime soon.
Cleaned the entire linen closet yesterday, which was no small feat. We have one of those closets that holds quite [...]

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I ?¢‚Ñ¢¬• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Still one of the best shows I’ve ever seen amongst many others.
The new album is out May 1st, 2007 on RCA and is titled Baby 81. Sounds like their planning a US tour as I type. Track listing appears below.
1. Took Out a Loan
2. Berlin
3. Weapon of Choice
4. Window
5. [...]

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I’m conflicted. I’m ready to be rid of frozen temperatures, ice and snow. That’s right, I live in Seattle. But at the same time, I’m really not itching for the next months to pass to quickly. Then again, March is a month that promises to be a fantastic month for music. Oh the huge manatee.
Low [...]

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Another post should actually appear here. But it’s not quite ready. It needs to simmer in its own juices a bit before it’s ready to serve.
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It’s nice to be back in the land of the e-living. The new year has been very busy and is moving much faster than previously anticipated. Let’s jump right in, shall we?
The other night, we ventured out to El Corazon for an all ages show in support of my friend Nate and his band The [...]

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KEXP is a force to be reckoned with here in Seattle. They have the power of concentrated exposure. While they can claim fans from all over the world (and do on a huge pinned map in the DJ booth) their biggest influence lies here in the Seattle. I’ve scarcely been to a city where so [...]

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Having survived a busy Thanksgiving weekend, I’ve managed to uphold a personal tradition … getting sick at the tail end of days off. Still, before the sickness I was able to pick up the latest release Cinder from The Dirty Three. With a whopping 19 tracks (featuring the likes of Sally Timm and Chan Marshall) [...]

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Writing | Started my first attempt at participating in National Novel Writing Month. With a goal of 1700 words a day to meet the 50,000 word requirement, I certainly have my work cut out for me. As with so many things, this was inspired by the ever creative Sharyn. The idea for me is to [...]

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Items I must have.

Supergrass Road To Rouen release date: September 27
Dandy Warhols Odditorium or Warlords of Mars release date: September 13
Richard Hawley Coles Corner release date: September 6
Kanye West Late Registration out now!!
M83 M83 release date: September 6 (the first album which had not been released domestically previously)

I know there’s more, but I can’t seem [...]

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Sunday afternoon we headed out for our first ever ZooTunes concert at the Woodland Park Zoo. Each year they host nine or so concerts with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the animals there. Although the weather forecast called for evening showers, we arrived to sunny skies and loads of people sprawled out on blankets. While [...]

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Hit the lovely Triple Door this afternoon for a 5 song set from The New Pornographers. Sporting Sonic Boom t-shirts (from a midnight live in-store the night before) and sans Ms. Neko Case, they made us forget that it was essentially one in the afternoon. The new album Twin Cinema hit stores today and you [...]

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Well, certainly the number of posts has diminished. We (the royal we, that is) haven’t even managed to make the usually punctual Ubiquitous Posts. There are loads of excellent excuses, the best one being that we are working on a new site. Yes, you may sigh and ask, “Weren’t you doing that last year?” You’re [...]

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Having broken up with KEXP for their overuse of the Puss Rock™, I’ve been indulging in summer nostalgia with WOXY Vintage. Playlists include songs like The Cure’s Harold and Joe, Dead Can Dance’s The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, My Bloody Valentine’s Only Shallow and Siouxsie & the Banshees‘ Cities in Dust. Ahh the good old days. [...]

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Blogcritic names the Top 10 Worst Song Lyrics … Ever. While I think this is certainly a formidable list, as Stereogum points out, no list would be complete without one or two (or all) R. Kelly songs? With such memorable and romantic lyrics like:
You remind me of my jeep, I want to ride it
Something like [...]

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Just call me Jack of all trades (we’ll just skip the second part of that phrase).
Sonica: Last weeks KCRW Music Exchange played a bit from a band called Test Icicles, described by their engineer as “the Arcade Fire meets Slayer”. S’right, that’s what I said. Due to release a neon green 7″ titled Boa vs [...]

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I should really think about renaming this site Ubiquitous Sunday Post.
What a tranquil morning it is. Perfect weather for a bit of introspection, a large glass of water and some PHP practice. The only interruption is the tiny whimper from Penny as she searches the house for where Mark and Primo might be. Alas, steep [...]

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This just in from our Ballard correspondent. Er, ahem, Mark. The Dirty Three are hard at work to release their seventh studio album this fall. Titled Cinder, it features actual vocals. Yes, you heard me right, vocals. But never fear, it’s only two tracks with Chan Marshall and Sally Timms lending vocals to the violin [...]

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As always, thanks to Chain of Flowers, an ever reliable resource for Cure junkies. They announce that Roger and Perry have left The Cure (what about all the festival dates they just booked?). There are links there to statements from both as well as the swirling press angle on all of it.
::Sniff::

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