January 23rd, 2008 r8e8rcom
For those that don’t know, I work at a bar at night, checking ID’s at the door, running sound for the bands, you know that sort of thing. So the other day a kid comes to the door and I ask for his ID and he hands it to me.
Its from Michigan.
So here I am looking at this ID making sure its 2 legit to quit and I notice this kids name. Its Kevin Smith. As I begin to compliment him on his wonderful work as a writer and director, not to mention his Oscar winning performances in “Catch and Release” and the latest in the “Die Hard” franchise. He runs away. Literally. No joke. So I’m standing there with Kevin Smiths ID in my hand, and he’s gone. Gee, I wonder if this ID is a fake.
If only I had a magnetic field to keep him there.
Speaking of…
Magnetic Fields is a band led by New York City singer-song-writer Stephin Merritt. Albums released by Merritt under the name “Magnetic Fields” usually consist of synth-pop music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics, often about love, that are by turns ironic, bitter, and humorous. While The Wayward Bus and Distant Plastic Trees (now available together as a compilation) are sung by Susan Anway, all subsequent albums are principally sung by Merritt himself. Blah Blah Blah, John Woo is in the band, he’s a great director too. Blah Blah Blah triple album…blah blah blah….”Book of Love”…Blah Blah Blah…..look it up yourself dumb ass…
The following is some of the new shiznit from the upcoming “distortion”…Dig it, or don’t…your choice….
California Girls.mp3
Please stop dancing.mp3
Drive on, driver.mp3
-Dave
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January 23rd, 2008 r8e8rcom
I’ve had these tracks for a few weeks now and I wanted to get them out to you guys sooner but I got a little busy and totally forgot about it until Lawrence mentioned them the other day. This is another band that is certain to rub a few of you the wrong way, and to those few I say: write what you want, just know that you are WRONG!
Times New Viking is a Columbus, OH trio consisting of drummer/vocalist Adam Elliot, keyboardist/vocalist Beth Murphy and guitarist Jared Phillips. Their first album, ‘Dig Yourself’, emerged as the first release in years from the Siltbreeze label (former home to Guided By Voices, the Dead C., Sebadoh and other giants). Disguised as a lo-fi noise-rock outfit, TNV are essentially a pop band. Really dirty, frustrated, snarling pop, with a sunny disposition. Playfully aggressive hooks saturated by a defiant overdrive and dressed with shouty boy-girl vocals. Almost every review I’ve read of this band has used the word perfect to describe their sound, and there’s more than a tinge of irony in that considering the recording quality of these tracks, the unintelligible lyrics, the barely audible washed out drums. Yet, still, it just seems to roll off the tongue…..perfect. ‘Rip It Off’ was released yesterday and is TNV’s third release to date, however this was their first release on Matador.
Another Day
Drop-Out
My Head
Teen Drama
Post Teen Drama
buy it here: http://www.insound.com/search/artist.jsp?artist=INS31136
-mark
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