PopTodd

They aren't selling anything, so... not yet.

Seriously, hearing this version of my song: "I Do" by Becky Rose & The Oak View Playboys http://www.garageband.com/song?|pe1|S8LTM0LdsaShYlC3aw Doesn't quite click that... this was the original (demo) that they based it on: "I Do" demo by Todd Leiter-Weintraub http://www.garageband.com/song?|pe1|S8LTM0LdsaSjYFa-Zw And then, I took it in this direction.... Here's my final, band version: "I Do" by Hop On Pop http://iacmusic.com/songs.aspx?SongID=1482...;ArtistID=10003 All are streaming audio. And, I'm sorry if this seems like a promo, but the cover came up on my iTunes, and it kinda sh

Dinner (out... or in, if one of you can cook) and romance seems to always be a good idea.

I got another suggestion: Tonio K. - Life In the Foodchain Imagine a sneering Elvis Costello with more of a Los Angeles punk attitude. Kinda like if Elvis C. were Jello Biafra. Jello's outrage with Elvis' melodic sensibility, but a bit harder-hitting. Yeah, that's it.

HEY SUE!!! If you're reading this, I'd love if you could ask Jeff if he remembers that Halloween '89 show at the Blue Note, with fIREHOSE. Does he remember the gynecologist costume and the Mount Rushmore costume that won the prizes? Anyway, that concert changed my life, and it would be nice to think that the guys in the band remembered that show, too. (Melodramatic, I know, but as a musician, it's the truth. Discovering them changed my whole approach to music.) Thanks.

I haven't been to Columbia since '91. I wanna bring the kids. Although, I'm quite sure that it's nothing like it used to be. Even my fraternity has gone under. (Yeah, I was in a frat -- ZBT. Whatchya gonna do?)

HA! Poppy! I left Mizzou, just before you got there. And I saw UT at the Blue Note, too. Only I saw them at the original location, before they moved over to 9th St. It was a complete hole-in-the-wall on the outskirts of downtown (not far from the high school); nothing like the beautiful space that they have now. I could sure use me some Shakespeare's, right about now.

Tom Z

They toured a lot, and had a tendency to play the same places, multiple times within a relatively short timeframe. While I do think that this helped them to build a following, of sorts, it also turned off quite a few folks who wrote them off as just some local yokels, playing the same gig, again and again. I know that I did. I only saw them that first time by chance.

Thank you so much for the rec. And, please post your review of the Pisapia album; I would love to read it. (Translated into English, if you could. I am an American and, thus, speak only English. ) Also, I am creating a Tom Z

I believe it's that Jay filled the space with a single guitar more than adequately, all by his lonesome. Sort of a hillbilly Bob Mould.

Noice. I saw them back in '93 and they were excellent. Both John and Exene still were in full voice. Is Billy back with them for this tour? It was Tony when I saw them, who is no slouch himself. But there's just something about seeing a band with their original lineup that makes it extra special.

I saw them twice: once at the beginning, and once at the end. First time was Halloween, 1989, before No Depression even came out. I really didn't care much if I saw them or not, but they were opening for fIREHOSE and, well, I had heard good things, so why not? They hit the stage, and I wanna say opened with either "Whiskey Bottle" or "Graveyard Shift". In either case, my jaw hit the floor. So powerful, so LOUD. And there were just three of them up there. Harmonies were tight and Jay absolutely shredded. Yeah, he stood in one place, but the music did the moving for him. Second time was at t

Not just recession. Not a depression. But... The End Of Days.

Also: Supergrass - Life On Other Planets

Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left/Bryter Layter/Pink Moon The Auteurs - After Murder Park Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Ultimate Collection

Just a bump for the Pisapia MySpace link: http://www.myspace.com/joepisapia Oh, and "Dancing Partner" is, in fact, on there. But please be warned, if you're already feeling morose, this song will not help.

I generally use Pandora, but I guess that it's a similar concept.

I've recommended these before, but please allow me to again: Joe Pisapia - Daydreams Simply the best album of the new millennium. The closest comparison I can come up with is Nick Drake, but that's not fair. Pisapia has more of a pop sensibility, but this record is certainly not pop. Every second is heart-wrenchingly beautiful. Some of it painfully so. "Dancing Partner" just kills me, and when I have played it for friends, they just sat there, numb for a fill minute after. This is not an exaggeration. On the other end... Tom Z

1/21/08: Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key Of Life Arcade Fire - Funeral Billie Holiday - Sings Standards Joe Pisapia - Daydreams

Everything by Tom Z

Used to love, but now don't: Red Hot Chili Peppers most Eric Clapton solo albums Never liked, but now do: Steely Dan

Crazy sonofabitch. Talk about making your mama cry.

Just a bump for the parents out there. Oh, and I do know that there are other Minor League teams that do a similar/the same thing at their stadiums. Check it out, if you want a fun, cheap night out with the family.