Constant readers have heard this already … Asheville is becoming way too hip for it’s own good. Not only do we have Jon Spencer, Concrete Blonde, Wilco, Bob Weir, Camper Van Beethoven, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Bela Fleck, Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams and The Cramps on their way in the next few months, The Orange Peel has just announced Sonic Youth will play on June 12th. Right on!
Music
Screw It
Screw it. I may have to go to see the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion by myself, but I am going. End of story.
Argh!!!
Argh!!! What with all the dvds I bought last week and the two that come out tomorrow that I want, I may have to give up seeing the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on Thursday night. There is only so much money to go around. Bummer. But, I still have Concrete Blonde to look forward to on Sunday night. I am not giving that show up. Whoo, Johnette!!!
Argh!
Argh! The co-worker is driving me nuts and making me want to kill. And, the inbox for my e-mail account has been way too quiet lately …
Pet Shop Boys: E-Mail (5.4MB)
How Odd …
How odd. Apparently people like “Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes” a lot better than “Concrete Blonde.” Go figure.
Squee!
I can’t even begin to tell you how pumped I am that I might again get to see Concrete Blonde live. Oh, yeah … and all those other bands that I mentioned the other day. You can now sample the grand, ultra-coolness of Johnette Napolitano and company …
Concrete Blonde: Your Llorona (7MB)
Betrayed
And still you need to justify yourself to others but not me with that more-in-sorrow-than-anger routine. Sometimes I think I’m going mad when I hear you’ve said ‘it’s sad he feels hard done by me.’ Did you ever feel betrayed by someone in your life?
Words: Neil Tennant
Jesus!
Jesus! What the hell is happening to Asheville?!? Here is a list of some of the acts playing at The Orange Peel in the next month. This area can’t possibly be becoming that cool of a place. Can it?
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Concrete Blonde
Camper Van Beethoven
Dar Williams
The Cramps
Troubling Questions
The announcement that Oliver Wood (played by Sean Biggerstaff) will not return for the movie version of Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban brings up some troubling questions for us loyal Potter fans. So far we have dealt with small subtractions (Peeves the Poltergiest for one) from the first two stories to allow for a semi-tolerable movie length. But, as most know, the stories keep growing in length and complexity. It seems as if Wood’s character would be one of the things to keep for the third movie considering he is Captain/Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team and it is his final year at Hogwarts. There are two matches featured in the book that are tied into the sub-plot of Harry’s aquisition of a Firebolt broomstick and Wood’s obsession to win, win, win during his last year. I wonder what the hell are they going to have to cut to get Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to the screen?
Finally!
The weekend is finally here so get out there and get dancin’. Yeah!
Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes: Get Dancin’ (3.5MB)
Movie/Music Update
Movie Update:
Well, even though it was a busy wekend I managed to squeeze two films in. “The Rules of Attraction” … it’s an interesting film which kinda left me feeling empty afterwards. I just never could connect with any of the characters. Who knows. Maybe it was supposed to do that. The major thing that I thought was odd about the film is the fact that it’s modern day college kids but the soundtrack consisted of all 80’s alternative tunes (The Cure, P.I.L., Erasure, etc.). I would be curious to hear what Keith thought since he has such a James Van Der Beek fettish. Hmmm … can’t say that I blame him either. I also saw “Bully” last night. A slightly disturbing film about murder in South Florida. I must say that after watching it, I can understand all the “kiddie porn” arguments that surround Larry Clark’s work. The film certainly had it’s share of naked “teenage” flesh.
Lists are fun and easy! Here’s the bands/singers currently in my cd case.
1) Thievery Corporation
2) The Pet Shop Boys
3) ABC
4) Skinny Puppy
5) Echo & The Bunnymen
6) Joy Division
7) Goldfrapp
8) Tori Amos
9) The Smiths
10) X
11) Lisa Stansfield
Brap On
The high point of the week (and probably this winter) has been the arrival of the new Skinny Puppy disc in the mail yesterday. Since their breakup, fans are desperate for any new Puppy to be released. Thanks to Subconscious Communications we now have Skinny Puppy: Back & Forth 6. Whoo! It’s full of demos, alternate versions, live stuff and has an initial pressing of only 1,500 discs. Brap on, fuckers!
Gettin’ Through
Listening to the Saint Etienne album “Good Humor” was about all that got me through yesterday. That and coffee, of course. It’s nice to know that “pop” isn’t really the dirty word that most of us think it is.