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...except I think he might take as many votes from the Republican nominee as he does from the Democrat.

I just looked him up and he's had quite a career, but to me he'll always be Ganz from 48 Hrs.

On Sunday we're heading up north a ways to a cottage on a tiny lake, where we'll stay, blissfully oblivious to the world, for a whole week. We're not even leaving Michigan, but the point is more to relax and do nothing than to see or do stuff. We won't have a phone (we don't get a cell signal at the cottage) and there's no Interwebs, and I can't wait to get there. Of course, this means I'll be away from teh VC all next week, so don't any of you burn the place down or anything while I'm gone.

Link Starbucks to Release Sonic Youth Celebrity Compilation Thurston: "We asked all these different people to choose their favorite Sonic Youth song. Jeff Tweedy, Beck, Marc Jacobs, Portia de Rossi, Michelle Williams ... Starbucks is the new record store, right?" When Pitchfork called up Thurston Moore for an interview, we expected to chat about his forthcoming solo record, as well as Sonic Youth's legendary 1988 album Daydream Nation, recently reissued and being taken on tour this summer (including, as you know, a stop at the Pitchfork Music Festival). And we did chat about that -- a

That's one you really should check out.

What they said.

(emphasis mine) So, why bother to post?

A little patience would be nice. Be glad the site exists at all.

Scud Mountain Boys "Lift Me Up" Camper Van Beethoven "Change Your Mind" Moby Grape "8:05" Bruce Springsteen "Sherry Darling" The Band "When You Awake" Warren Zevon "Tenderness on the Block"

Trying to think of some more uptempo ideas... The Kinks "This Time Tomorrow" Big Star "O My Soul" Graham Parker "Turned Up Too Late" Jackson Browne "The Road and the Sky"

I can see the selection of VC bumper stickers now... TEH DO IT! viachicago.org I'm not 100% in love with your tone viachicago.org OMG JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION YOU HIGHY MESSED-UP FREAKS! Good bit. viachicago.org etc.

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I don't know why I'm bothering to re-enter this asinine thread, but here's another article about all this stuff. And just to reiterate my long-held position (because I'm not going back and reading any of this thread): I don't care, and good for Wilco. The new buy-tunes Volkswagen will feature fresh tracks from eclectic band in summer ad campaign June 18, 2007 by Jewel Gopwani, Free Press Business Writer Like the song in the new Volkswagen commercial? That's Wilco. If it sounds good to you, keep watching. Volkswagen AG plans to use about half of Wilco's new album, "Sky Blue Sky,"

A very cool concept, and well-executed ... but Noel Fooking Gallagher, and Sheryl Fucking Crow? What, they couldn't come up with good enough footage of John Lennon and Paul McCartney?

Yikes! Hopefully, time capsule-building technology has advanced a bit since 1957. It's too bad -- that would have been a sweet ride if it had come out of its crypt in pristine condition.

They got grubby little fingers And dirty little minds They're gonna get you every time

We sometimes talk about getting a doorbell that will play the Sanford & Son theme song -- but only because the street we live on is called Sanford.

I've been enjoying the new stuff from: Dinosaur Jr. Dr. Dog Get Him Eat Him The National ...among others.

Two four-star albums, according to AMG. Stewie's right -- I remember a fair amount of critical buzz about last year's release.

Great. Probably my two least favorite tracks from the record.

I'm over your underthreads.

^^ Yeah, not mind-blowing or anything, but pretty solid overall. I just might have to go see her on tour.

Hey, you get credit for using the Search function.