July 10, 2008
Paste #43
Tunes to Think About:
- Ersi Arvizu "Friend for Life"
- Jack Dishel "Only Son" (only on myspace? not sure)
- The Ting Tings (Shell recommends them too)
- Caroline Herring "Lantana"
- Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken "Ampersand" EP
- Elbow "The Seldom Seen Kid"
- Jim Noir (It's been out for ages, but I keep resisting this one, not sure why.)
- Old 97s "Blame It on Gravity" (hmmmmmm)
- Baby Loves HipHop Presents: the Dino 5 (this album sounds like so much fun!)
And other random thoughts:
Steve Labate describing The Replacements: simultaneously stupid and profound, a gang of reckless, wiseass pranksters accidentally slipping on their own banana peel headfirst into the sacred sublime. ...the endearing juxtaposition of abject failure and wild success.
I don't know what to think of Scarlet Johansson putting out a Tom Waits' cover record...but I did really enjoy the stuff she had to say about Woody Allen in this interview. (And also, the video she's in for Bob Dylan's "When the Deal Goes Down" sounds really lovely...although I can't remember the last time I saw an actual music video.)
This review of Mates of State sounds eerily like it could be describing The Weepies. Bizarre. They are not that similar in my head, but I realize I haven't listened to MoS in awhile...
I soooo want a Wii Fit!!
Book: "Dear American Airlines" Jonathan Miles (the second intriguing review I've read...hmmm....)
Book: "Black & White" Lewis Shiner
Book: "Poems 1957-1967" James Dickey
Snack: Trader Joe's PeanutButter-Filled Pretzels (the second recommendation of these in a week. my coworker says they're bliss)
Game: Dishwasher Dead Samurai (to be on Xbox 360. Dang I wish I could play video games (other than Tetris and Hatris I mean. I'm great at those.)
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