Man or Astroman Man
Man Man is the lead single on p-fork t'day. My pirate saloon would always have a Man Man/Gogol Bordello double bill. It will be most premium, until my interest waned, or I ran out of booze. Then I would have to go back to booking the Wrens and Ted Leo in our apartment.
My year end list has nothing to do with 2005. While listening to my iPod today it occurred to me that there are a number of non-rock songs that will never get old to me and I am unashamed of liking on a rare un-ironic level. I bring you the Top Five Songs that make me not rock:
1) Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back" - I think I've made it known that this is my favorite song of all time...ever. The bass line in the first 15 seconds melts my brain. There's something about a kid singing his un-dropped balls off that is great in a distinctly un-Kidzbop way. (See #4 for more)
2) Elvis Presley - "Suspicious Minds" - To paraphrase a t-shirt that someone's dad wore at Ft Reno this summer: "Fat Elvis...Some of us liked him that way." This song sparkles like a size 48 jumpsuit and is made complete with a "fling the cape off and bring it on home" style reprise at the end.
3) Samuel Barber - "Adagio for Strings" - Known commonly as "that song from 'Platoon.'" I've heard Dr. Clarke play it on pipe organ, which was odd since an organ is certainly not a string instrument. This song is good because it runs through my head after I eat fried food and my fat eyes pan across the greasy plates and see-through paper towels with the napalm-like smell of heated canola oil wafting through the entire apartment building. So yes I like this song for the music and the comedic possibilities.
4) Bell Biv Devoe - "Poison" - The little drum machine intro kicks it off right. This is what happens when the balls descend, you get starter jackets and Ronnie Devoe get uglier. I should use this song to describe people/things more often. "That dog is poooooooisooooooon."
5) Toots & the Maytals - "Pressure Drop" - Toots is the Reggae James Brown, he is about 5'4" and basically controls the rest of the band while sweating his face off. The man is credited with inventing the word reggae and is one hell of a showman, even when playing to a bunch of white people on a cold October night in Towson.
Note: Toots narrowly beat out Vince Guaraldi - "Linus and Lucy," he had a dance off with Snoopy on top of a piano.
My year end list has nothing to do with 2005. While listening to my iPod today it occurred to me that there are a number of non-rock songs that will never get old to me and I am unashamed of liking on a rare un-ironic level. I bring you the Top Five Songs that make me not rock:
1) Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back" - I think I've made it known that this is my favorite song of all time...ever. The bass line in the first 15 seconds melts my brain. There's something about a kid singing his un-dropped balls off that is great in a distinctly un-Kidzbop way. (See #4 for more)
2) Elvis Presley - "Suspicious Minds" - To paraphrase a t-shirt that someone's dad wore at Ft Reno this summer: "Fat Elvis...Some of us liked him that way." This song sparkles like a size 48 jumpsuit and is made complete with a "fling the cape off and bring it on home" style reprise at the end.
3) Samuel Barber - "Adagio for Strings" - Known commonly as "that song from 'Platoon.'" I've heard Dr. Clarke play it on pipe organ, which was odd since an organ is certainly not a string instrument. This song is good because it runs through my head after I eat fried food and my fat eyes pan across the greasy plates and see-through paper towels with the napalm-like smell of heated canola oil wafting through the entire apartment building. So yes I like this song for the music and the comedic possibilities.
4) Bell Biv Devoe - "Poison" - The little drum machine intro kicks it off right. This is what happens when the balls descend, you get starter jackets and Ronnie Devoe get uglier. I should use this song to describe people/things more often. "That dog is poooooooisooooooon."
5) Toots & the Maytals - "Pressure Drop" - Toots is the Reggae James Brown, he is about 5'4" and basically controls the rest of the band while sweating his face off. The man is credited with inventing the word reggae and is one hell of a showman, even when playing to a bunch of white people on a cold October night in Towson.
Note: Toots narrowly beat out Vince Guaraldi - "Linus and Lucy," he had a dance off with Snoopy on top of a piano.
posted by Casey Jones at 10:12 AM
Infrequency and Indie Punching. Not Professionalism.
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I was at the Arrested Development website today, when I noticed the title of this episode:
Episode 307
"Prison Break In"
12.12.05
Yeah, GOB having the prison layout written on his belly was a dig at Prison Break....or so I am told by people who watch it...honestly, i've never seen it.....c'mon guys, for serious..........
Dude, I totally pre-ordered Prison Break Season One (or "PB1" as we refer to it over at "BreakBlog.tripod.com") at Amazon.
Because when it sells out in, like, 10 minutes, I'm gonna swing by Best Buy and pick up some babes, some brews, my buddy Chris Dodge, and where gonna have a Prison Break partay.
Hey Jack, what do you on nights Arrested Development isn't on? Replay in your head your conversation with Karl Rove?
Just thought I should bring this to everyone's attention.
No, the alternative universe Dawson Hunter.
heya, i posted a remix of "I Want You Back" on my blog from the Motown Remixed CD. Have you heard it? It is even better than the original, I think. I'd be interested to know if you concur.
Oh, and nice Pee Wee Herman reference. Tell em Large Marge sent ya. Beauty.
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