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1 of the greats. I'm glad I went & saw her on the last tour.

https://consequence.net/2022/11/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-dead/

On 11/27/2022 at 9:28 AM, SarahC said:

Wait til you get a couple episodes further… 

Wow, episode 7 with Spiders (Kidsmoke) the soundtrack to the kitchen chaos was stunning. I hope season 2 is as good as season 1 was & they don't ruin it.

41 minutes ago, uncool2pillow said:

I finished Andor last night. Absolutely phenomenal tension, drama, narrative, political intrigue. It fits nicely in the Star Wars universe, but is so much more complex and adult than any of it.

 

Can't wait for season 2!

From what I read, the same team responsible for Rogue 1 was in charge of Andor. Rogue 1 is by far my favorite recent Star Wars movie even though it's kind of a WW2 movie redone. Lots of good plot twists, no happy ending (waving ghosts, teddy bear creatures etc).

13 minutes ago, u2roolz said:

I went to see Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery yesterday afternoon. Every showing was sold out from Wednesday through Sunday evening. I really enjoyed it and (looks for spoiler tag)

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I had an issue with a few things that happened in the film. I won’t spoil it in the spoiler tag, but I don’t think I’ll be the only one that questioned a few things & the logic of it all.

I thought that this film was a lot more intricate and will be interesting to see if the film actually allows for rewards with repeat viewings or if things won’t stick. It still was the most fun that I’ve had at the cinema all year. Everyone was great, especially Kate Hudson and Ed Norton. 

I do want to track down The Last Of Sheila which I heard was a big influence on Rian Johnson’s film. 

Definitely will watch this when it's available to me.

USA advances. Whew!

A friend went & saw Lemonheads this weekend & was really disappointed. He said Evan was really fooked up to the point where my friend felt sorry for him. My friend ended up walking out on the show.

Impossible Germany on "The Bear". I'm behind on tv but this is a pretty good series. Obviously the music is in a good place!

Via Chicago on "The Bear".

The long awaited England - US match was deadly dull. I really hate 0-0 matches. I guess it's the American in me. That match was 2 hours of my life I'll never get back. BTW: even though I'm not a huge soccer fan I am an Arsenal supporter. I have a friend in England that got me hooked. My friend got attacked returning from a match & was in a bad way. I got in touch with the club & they were so awesome! I even got all the way to Arsene Wenger! Wenger himself wrote my friend a letter which gave him a boost when he really needed it. Top notch & classy organization!

RIP

Glad I started this thread. I was afraid that I was the only 1 who wasn't digging the GD thing. That being said let's have that art pop record ala Summerteeth! 

1 minute ago, calvino said:

If I had choice between U.S. Blues and Kicking Television - I would pick Kicking Television.

 

And who would want to hear a Beatles' cover - ugh. 

Last Wilco show I saw they did Helter Skelter with Young Fresh Fellows (Scott on lead vocals) & it was a lot of fun. Extremely noisy!

3 minutes ago, TCP said:

Thanks for posting this. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one in the world who doesn't love the Dead. I like a few of their records... American Beauty and Working Man's Dead are solid. But yeah, when I saw Wilco this September and they played US Blues everyone got excited and I was just thinking about the show a few nights earlier that got Kicking Television. 🤷‍♂️

But I'm sure there's some Wilco fans who don't like Neil Young and wouldn't get excited like I did when the band busts out Cinnamon Girl like they did in St Paul in 2019. Not even the Beatles are admired by everyone, and that's fine.

I love Kicking Television

4 minutes ago, lost highway said:

 

Oh dang. Sorry to hear it. Wishing you well.

 

 

Wait, you detect traces of Dead in the National?

Didn't they put out a triple cd (with other artists) of Fred covers?

Free HBO this weekend. This is really good.

I wasn't trying to offend anyone. I'm chemo sick this week & just had to get it off my chest. Wilco has long been a favorite band (since Summerteeth) & I just don't want to see them go too far in that direction. Other artists I like have covered songs. Hell, even Midnight Oil did one but they didn't continue on that path. On the other hand, I don't care for the National. They took it way too far. Overall, with a few exceptions like MMJ, I'm not a jam band guy. More of a 2 guitars, Marshall stacks & a cloud of dust guy.

This is my psycosis but the GD are about my least favorite band of all time. In fact, I usually call them the Hateful Fred (thanks to Robert Pollard of Guided by Voices). I saw them a few times & was bored out of my skull. The second time I walked out after a few songs. Santana opened & was the main reason I went. I had a former friend whom I did a favor & hired to work in the warehouse I ran. He made me listen to them every single f'n day for 2 excruciating years. Since then I can't listen to them in any context even by bands I like, Wilco being an example. If "US Blues" popped up in a Wilco concert during the encore I think I would leave. Jeff said something in an interview about there being a Fred influence on the last record. Could be the reason that subconsciously that it's probably my least favorite Wilco record. Just say no!!!!!!!

Really terrible stuff about the cup in Qatar. Huge scale bribery, slavery & most importantly: no beer!

This is fantastic!

Flaming Lips & Particle Kid were amazing last night. It was a make up show & the Lips played a solid 2 hours which is longer than usual. Particle Kid's opening set didn't disappoint. I think Micah Nelson is more talented than his brother & the set was great. Micah also came out for a song with the Lips & did a blistering solo.

There were a lot of surprises in the Lips set both in what they played & what they didn't. There was only 1 song from The Soft Bulletin & I didn't even mind. Killer light laser/show & the usual special effects link Wayne defeating the pink robot. A couple of surprise cover versions. They did the pschedelic Borderline (yes, the Madonna song). Pretty obscure & very cool. They brough out 14 year old Nell Smith from Burnaby BC for a smoking  version of NIck Cave's Red Right Hand. Totally awesome. I had forgotten about the record she did with the Lips of Nick Cave covers. A very talented young lady who I think will go far.

I'm paying today but I'm glad I went. The Lips are always great & always different. Go see them if you get the chance.

Probably not really up for it but seeing the Lips Wednesday. Luckily they're playing a big club that's very ADA friendly.

11 hours ago, kidsmoke said:

 

And how is this? 

 

Caveat: I'm a huge Flaming Lips fan. It's definitely worth watching. Interesting how they put the whole thing together. The band sounds fantastic in the music footage especially "Feeling Youself Disintegrate". I've always liked that song but it's become epic live. The guitar solo is 1 of my favorites. Steven Drodz is an amazing musician.

Washington turned out OK especially considering the huge money the GOP dumped into the campaign. Fingers crossed for the rest of the country. I can't believe that Herschel Walker has run as high as he has.

2 hours ago, Chez said:

Mimi Parker of Low has passed away from ovarian cancer.  I've been a long -time fan of Low.  Condolences to Alan and all who loved her.

RIP. Sorry I hit the wrong emoticon. Things don't sound too good for Andy Taylor of Duran Duran either.