captains dead

that is still probably my favorite album cover. i just love the look the girl is giving the little boy. something very innocent yet very adult about the situation. i suppose it fits the mood of gentlemen very appropriately.

here are the afghan whigs playing at the variety playhouse in atlanta on 2.26.99.

this can now be found here

1. intro

2. uptown again

3. debonair

4. just enough for the city

5. neglekted

6. when we two parted

7. my curse

8. papa was a rollin stone

9. crazy

10. dont stop til you get enough

11. what jail is like

12. me so horny

13. band intros

14. faded

15. no woman no cry

16. beast of burden

17. omerta/she loves you

if you got nothing to do this evening and you happen to live in the atlanta area matt and kim are playing at the unicorn. from what i hear they put on one helluva show.

looks as if uncle bob has had enough of touring.? i am sure we will see him out on the road again – i hope.

tom performing “lie to me” on letterman from 11.27.06

you know what kinda depresses me? the state of modern radio. dont ask me why, because i really dont listen to anything on the radio besides npr, which is even a bit too high brow for me. i know radio has sucked for some time, but the shit that they are putting on the air waves now is fucking offensive. not offensive in a crude way, but offensive in the dumbing down of america kinda way – which is definitely more damaging to the american psyche in my opinion. here is the deal, if you are going to participate in making me dumber at least make me laugh in the process.

this morning i happened to turn on 99x, here in atlanta, and the conversations between the jocks was so mundane and trivial that it reminded me of a bunch of stay at home moms discussing their daily yoga routines. one of the segments, that i heard, was a contest amongst themselves to see who would buy breakfast. i mean come on, are they serious?! this was seriously part of their conversation

dj one: so where do you want to go?

lady dj: how about ihop?

dj 2: waffle house takes credit cards now

lady dj: waffle house sounds good

they got rid of fred toucher for these ass clowns?

i understand that not every bit is going to be comedic gold, but i seriously dont need to know who is going to buy your fucking breakfast. one of the later segments was going to be based around stuff that annoys them. i cant believe people get paid a lot more than me to do that shit. hell, i cant even blame the jocks, they cant necessarily help it that they suck. i blame the mock turtle neck, twill pant wearing honchos that will put anything or anybody on the air that wont offend the lowest common denominator.

on another media related note. this evening, the wife and i were watching extra – not my idea, kind of. they had a wonderful and informative 3 minute piece on how people can find hundreds of videos on youtube/ebay on the subject of “lock thumping.” i think thats what it is called. the premise of these videos is teaching people how to easily break into people’s houses or anything that requires a key. thats responsible journalism for ya.

one band that doesnt get the love they deserve, at least here in the states, is the uk’s tindersticks. they are not on easy pill to swallow, kinda like nick cave, but if you dedicate enough time to ‘em, you will be rewarded with some of the most gorgeous and moody sounds you would ever want to hear.

here is a long outta print, gorgeous live recording entitled amesterdam recorded in 94. it was only available for a short time, and mainly at their shows and through mail order.

1. marbles

2. tyed

3. kathleen

4. milky teeth

5. blood

6. jism

7. raindrops

8. drunk tank

9. for those

saw this when it originally aired, and laughed my ass off. then i was reminded of it today when it showed up on gizmodo – another one of my favorite sites. is rob corddry still on the daily show? i haven’t seen him on in a while. him and sammantha bee are the really the only reasons i watch the daily show.

i am back after a week of rest and relaxation down in sunny florida. although the first couple o’ days were less than enjoyable, at least weather wise, the whole trip was pretty great. lots of fishing was done, unfortunately not so many fish but i caught enough to keep it exciting. i could probably sit out there for 8 hours and as long as i had some bites here and there, i would be happy.

i think it goes without saying that public enemy is one the most indluential musical acts of at least my/our time – that is to include everything pre greatest misses.? when i speak of public enemy i typically reference nation of millions and fear of a black planet.? this is a bit unfair, me thinks, because as i go through their catalogue i often find myself listening to yo! and apocalpyse more than the other two.? could be that i have listened to them just too damn much, but thats not the point.? both of the latter records are damn fine pieces of work, even if yo! does sound a bit dated.? even so, the makings of things to come is pretty evident and of course lyrically chuck is on point.

below is a pe show in norwich, uk at the university of east anglia on 11.25.87.

1. intro

2. more intro stuff

3. too much posse

4. bring the noise

5. miuzi weighs a ton

6. rightstarter

7. raise the roof

8. sophisticated bitch

9. posse intros

10. peace, power rap

11. rebel without a pause

12. flavor dance

13. you gonna get yours

14. time to get busy

15. posse in effect

16. public enemy no 1

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hope all my fellow americans had an enjoyable day off/thanksgiving. i think i did. much too tired to string too many words together intelligently. here are a couple o’ tracks from one of the best hip hop records of the nineties – the pharcyde’s bizarre ride. sadly, everything they have done since has kind of sucked. until tomorrow.

passing me by

otha fish