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    Arcade Fire...

    in Someone Else's Song

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    It's certainly less angsty than I expected. With the title of the songs and all, I was expecting an indie American Idiot, or something :lol

     

    When I was driving home from work last night (a good half hour drive), I was totally picturing the latter half of this album as a Broadway play, a la American Idiot. Since a lot of high school theater kids listen to Arcade Fire, I'd wager we'll be hearing The Suburbs turned into a musical. If not, I'll spearhead that effort.

     

    After a few more listens, Empty Room is becoming a favorite, along with City with No Children. One gripe about CWNC: I keep wanting it to erupt into a giant crescendo toward the end instead of peaking rather mildly and fading. But I love this album overall. 2010 is going to be one of those benchmark years for music...if only Radiohead would bless us with something spontaneously...

    Philip Selway (Radiohead) interview w/big props to Wilco

    in Just A Fan

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    I met Phil before and he is a cool guy. The fact that two of my all time favorite bands are working together and touring together in some form or another makes me all warm inside :stunned

     

    The first Wilco song I downloaded--from Napster--was Box Full of Letters because it was labeled as "Radiohead & Wilco". I bought YHF because David Fricke described it as "Kid A on mudpies". Now the two are easily my favorite bands and the ones I've seen live the most. If they toured together, no matter where, no matter when...I will be there.

    Via Chicago's Top 100 Albums of All Time: Summer 2010 edition

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I always hesitate to enter into things like this. My list would definitely show my age and general ignorance to music that was made before I was born--really, the oldest album I own is Doolittle. The top 10 would likely contain 5 Radiohead albums and my list wouldn't include a single Beatles, Dylan, or Beach Boys album, as I have never listened to one (yes, I know the songs). I guess I could help things out and skew the list more "modern".

    Best Wilco tune to make love to?

    in Just A Fan

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    There was an HBO show where Kicking Television was used over a montage of a military couple boinking in every room of their new house. I tried doing some research as to what show it was, but I couldn't find anything. I don't think I imagined this.

     

    But the clear answer to this is Spiders. It has a good rhythm, gets loud, gets soft...generally makes for a good time for all involved.

    Songs about Rain

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros (translates to "Puddle Jumping")

    Red Rain - White Stripes

    And It Rained All Night - Thom Yorke

    Last Year's Rain Didn't Fall Quite So Hard - Twilight Sad

    Rainy Day - Coldplay

    Paranoid Android - Radiohead

    Wilco Sydney (Marrickville) 2/5/10

    in After The Show

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    ashes of American flag

    sunken treasure

    less than you think

    laminated cat

    you and I

    box full of letters

    nothings ever gunna stand in my way

    Monday

    don't forget the flowers

    red eyed/I got you

    hoodoo voodoo

    kicking television

     

    If they really did play KT, holy crap! And if they would have been able to play Dreamer....WOW!

    The National

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Love that the stream is made up of easily downloadable mp3's and not flash embedded. :)

     

    I think that's why they just took the stream down. I was through the 3rd song (Somebody's Ghost?) and the fourth wouldn't load. Upon reloading, the flash player disappeared and now I can't find it anywhere. BOOO! It was sounding epic.

    Leno / Conan / NBC / etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    Yes, Leno is beating everyone in the "honeymoon period" after his show has returned. However, Conan's average rating, as per the article I linked above, was 1.1 (or 1.0 in the waning period) whereas Leno has a marginally better rating of 1.2 even after he held the Tonight Show position for a number of years.

     

    I won't rush to judgment and say that bringing Leno back was a mistake from the network's standpoint, because these things take time. In June, we will see the true results. If Leno maintains or improves his ratings, then it is a success, but if he drops off even a fraction of a point (which is likely to happen in the coming warmer months and because nobody gives a rat's ass about the finales of NBC's 10pm eastern shows) NBC would have been better off giving Conan time to foster. The ratings would be almost identical and they wouldn't have dragged their network and Leno through the mud.

    Leno / Conan / NBC / etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    while flipping channels last night I landed on the Leno Tonight Show and decided to give it a try.

     

    as a guest he had that Australian guy who was in the worst romantic comedy possibly ever made (with the blonde from gray's anatomy). They let him sing "L.A. Woman" with the band. it was horrid. I went to fetal.

     

    it was saved in part by the hotness that is the Latina chica from Modern Family, but Jay is still a tool

     

    anyone know how the ratings are faring in this new incarnation?

     

    ABC News Story on Leno's Ratings

     

    They're comparable to Conan's ratings. A big thumbs up to NBC...personal sidenote: I just accepted a position at an NBC affiliate. I'll be wearing a Team Coco wristband every time I give a forecast before Leno's abomination of a show.

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