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Grant Hart kindly answers questions submitted by his friends on Facebook: Q: Ryan Garn asks "Will we see a vinyl release of The Argument? Also how has the filming of Every Everything been going?" A: WE WILL SEE VINYL. IT WAS CREATED WITH THAT AS THE PRIMARY LISTENING FORMAT. I HAVE ENJOYED MOST OF THE TIME SPENT ON SHOOTING THE DOCUMENTARY. I HAVE TRIED MY BEST TO NOT GET TOO INVOLVED. TO LET IT BE ABOUT ME RATHER THAN BY ME. I DON'T ARRANGE TRIBUTES TO MYSELF. I LIKE FILM AS AN ART FORM. I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE ONE SOMETIME. MY WORK FOR CHRIS LARSON IN THIS GENRE HAS BEEN QUITE REWARDING. Q:

Some do. For example, the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize" is the official rock song of Oklahoma, as opposed to the official song ("Oklahoma"), the official state waltz ("Oklahoma Wind"), and the official state folk song ("Oklahoma Hills"). Massachusetts has a bunch of other official state songs, including the official state polka ("Say Hello to Someone from Massachusetts"). As someone born and raised here in Massachusetts, I'm not sure I've ever heard the official state polka. More details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_songs

Two other state reps filed legislation yesterday to have Dream On named the official rock song of Massachusetts. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130225%2FNEWS%2F130229909 Going faster miles an hour, indeed ...

Boston? I'm guessing I'll be seeing the back of your head. Don't know where I'm sitting but I'm pretty sure it is not 4th row center ...

I saw them do the soundtrack in Boston and I wonder if it could work outdoors. The movie is more of a presentation with slides and there are film clips embedded into it. The filmmaker is off to one side of the screen narrating and advancing the slides and YLT was over on the other side playing.

Had a marathon last night and watched the last five episodes of Season 2 of Homeland. Wow - didn't see that coming ... Just a side note - I find it interesting how many of the actors are British.

I was driving around North Carolina earlier this week on a little road trip and at one point the China Cat->Rider from Europe 72 came up on shuffle. I know there are overdubs and everything but man that is a great driving song.

I don't know Joyce personally - but I know her work from Pernice to First Night to Elizabeth Warren to all things Dorchester to this - and she's a treasure.

I'll be the outlier here. I like the Condo Fucks but don't love it. I mean, I like when they mix a noisy punk/garage/rock cover into a set but if I went to see YLT and they played a whole set of Condo Fucks, I think I'd be a little disappointed. Believe me, I'd rather see that than a Seinfeld reading but my preference would be to see a regular old YLT set. That said, I really liked their Freewheeling Yo La Tengo tour where they took requests and answered questions. At the show in Boston they did an acoustic version of Nuclear War that I'm still thinking about.

I know that Hallelujah has been overdone but this is a pretty good take on it:

Didn't want this political news to get buried in an old Jonathan Richman thread but there is a bill that is being filed today to declare "Roadrunner" the official rock song of Massachusetts. http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2013/02/11/15-reasons-why-roadrunner-jonathan-richman-modern-lovers-will-become-official-song-massachusetts-2013.aspx

Saw the show last night in Boston and it was fantastic; I really love this band. As with most of this tour they opened with a quieter/acoustic set (including a tasty cover of Balancing Act by 1980s Boston band Volcano Suns) and a great version of Ohm. Then they took a break, came back, and plugged in the guitars for a loud second set. That set also included a version of Ohm and ended with a 15+ minute guitar freakout of Pass the Hatchet I Think I’m Goodkind. The encore included a Velvets cover (I Heard Her Call My Name) and an Only Ones song (The Whole of the Law). My only disappointme

Yo La Tengo!

Taking my daughter to see Passion Pit

"The scared is scared of things that you like ..." http://vimeo.com/58659769 Hmmm, can't get this to link properly but it's a great video where a filmaker asked a six year old what the movie should be about and then made it.

Was about to write the exact same thing (from Arlington). They say the heaviest snow and wind will be between now and 5:00 AM - and it's very windy and snowing pretty hard right now.

Listening to it now ...

Their facebook page now says: "We are preparing to go live with the new album/website this evening. We will make an announcement as soon as its up."

I was going to say what a nice job Beltmann did in addressing the comments but GtrPlyr nailed everything I was going to say about what a nice job Beltmann said.

Don't know if these sorts of plugs are allowed but Bill Janovitz now has a Pledge Music campaign up to finish his album. He's got some interesting treats for people who are pledging: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/billjanovitz

The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have agreed to a one-year deal worth $5 million with incentives that could bring the total value to $13 million, major league sources confirmed. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2013/01/report_napoli_a.html

This is the first one I thought of because it may be my favorite album of all time but if I'm being completely honest I'll say that it would be a better album if Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts was three minutes long instead of nine.

Rex Trailer

I like Perotta in general but I really liked that book.

Good news on this front (via slicingupeyeballs.com): The final tracklist for the The Replacements’ upcoming Songs for Slim benefit/reunion EP — featuring four songs recorded by Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus a fifth by Chris Mars — was unveiled tonight on the project’s Facebook page amid reports that an auction for the 250 limited-edition singles could start next week. As previously reported, the EP, which will be released by New West Records, features Westerberg and Stinson performing covers of former bandmate Slim Dunlap’s “Busted Up,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from the Broad