jill andrews cover of “supposed to make you happy”

No Comments Written by gregor on March 4, 2010 in announcement.

March 2010 from Jill Andrews on Vimeo.

that up there is a tift merritt cover in case you didnt know. its off tift’s most excellent record, bramble rose. jill’s original “these hands” is up for an award, details here, but you can vote for said song by clicking here. sadly the voting process isnt just a click here and be done with it, but lets be honest you got at a few minutes to spare to devote to her cause right? if you havent checked out her lovely ep, you need to….

these words

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neutral milk hotel live in nola, 4.3.98

2 Comments Written by gregor on March 4, 2010 in shows.

what up peoples? i dont know about you all, but im really sick of social networking. i cant really explain it none to well, but in layman’s terms its all bullshit and frivilous. it means nothing in the scheme of things unless you are trying to push your social media guruness or of course a product. sure its fun, and i should just see it as such, but my tolerance level for other people is really waning. im probably just overly cranky? or maybe im not, or maybe im just not cut out for the kids and their type of internets? anyway, here is neutral milk hotel playing somewhere in nola on 4.3.98.

1. two headed boy
2. the fool
3. worms in the wind
4. king of carrot flowers part 2 and 3
5. holland 1945
6. naomi
7. gardenhead/leave me alone
8. in the aeroplane over the sea
9. song against sex
10. ruby bulbs
11. snow song part 1
12. ghost
13. a baby for pree
14. everything is

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jawbreaker’s unpieced puzzle

5 Comments Written by gregor on March 2, 2010 in compilation.

so, yeah here i am back on dry land. ummm, about that cruise…. it was great yet absolutely fucking horrifying. long and short of it is this. we made it down w/o any issue and in fact you can barely feel the boat move unless you are sitting down and only then do you just feel a slight rumbling of the engines, maybe? i, of course, was still a wee bit nervous so i barely slept the first night even though, again, it didnt even feel like we were moving. actually the lack of any kind of feedback was slightly unnerving for some reason. it takes 40 hours to get to cozumel, which is way too fucking long in my opinion. the boat was pretty packed, and the clientele, well, they were something special. thats not to say i/we didnt meet some cool peoples, but on a whole they caused some serious sensory overload. we got to cozumel on saturday morning around 6.30 am and it was windy as hell. once you’re off the dock you walk through a little avenue of shops that clearly was funded by carnival and the other cruise lines, cause its 100 percent cheese. there was nothing “authentic” about their attempts to recreate the mexican culture. we spent the majority of the day on beach which was absolutely fine by me. i started drinking at 8.30, which in hindsight wasnt one of my finest decisions, but i have come to terms with my lack of poor decision making. we headed into town for some food and maybe purchase some of the local’s wares. food was ok, i was expecting better and i think our cab driver was in cahoots with the restaurant owner. walking around the “centro” makes you feel like a new inmate at a federal pound-you-in-the-ass prison. i understand they got a make money, but its a little much. also, their shits expensive. ok, im starting to ramble so im going to wind it up. we were due back at the ship by 4.30 and were scheduled to leave by 5. due to the high winds we werent able to leave until 9 cause their was a ship next to us in port that we would have probably been pushed into by the winds if we attempted to leave. at about 6ish, i started not feeling so hot. it may have been a combination of a lot of things, but needless to say i ended up hugging the toilet. so, here i am not feeling well and once we finally launch we were welcomed with high winds and 15-17 foot waves. we also had to make up the 3 hours we lost, so they had the boat at its top speed which just made the effects of the wind and the waves even worse. the kids, of course, slept right through it, me not so much. in fact i ended up at the casino bar drinking sprites and chain smoking, which im sure was awesome for my already ailing stomach. next day though at about 10 am, the waves and wind subsided and everything returned to normal, thankfully. just realized this is really one long, run on sentence… so, in closing, we had a good/great time, yet at times i wanted to commit hari-kari. btw, if you care to see pics from said excursion click here.

here’s a collection of jawbreaker outtakes/live tracks/etc that goes by the name of unpieced puzzle. ill try to get more info on the collection, but again if anyone wants to fill in the blanks, have at it.

1. sister
2. into you like a train
3. housesitter
4. seafaom green
5. kiss the bottle
6. pretty persuasion
7. face down
8. tour song
9. you don’t know
10. pack it up
11. with or without you – u2
12. fantastic planet
13. split
14. caroline
15. better half
16. rich
17. equalized
18. elephant
19. friends back east
20. you’re right

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ships a’hoy

One Comment Written by gregor on February 25, 2010 in shows.

if everything goes as planned, i shall be returning on monday morning. until then, i’ll see on the other side… wish me/us luck….

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john hiatt’s “the open road”

2 Comments Written by gregor on February 24, 2010 in announcement, new stuff.

there’s really not much to be said about john hiatt that hasnt been said before. the guy is releasing his 19th record, the open road, next month and has been covered by and written songs for some of the greatest musicians of our or any time – dylan, willie nelson and bonnie raitt to name a few. he produced it himself and recorded the open road in a garage turned recording studio. definitely lookin forward to hearing it…. he’s touring btw, so make sure to check his site for the dates.

the open road – not a stream, clicking the link will automatically start the download, fyi

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random collection of stones outtakes

9 Comments Written by gregor on February 23, 2010 in old stuff.

that always cracks me up! dorks!!!!!!! had a couple of requests for this collection of stones outtakes. i dont think there is any name given to this here collection, just something someone put together i suppose. the quality is excellent for the most part, and check the details here.

1. gimme shelter
2. you’ve got the silver
3. sister morphine
4. loving cup
5. you gotta move
6. brown sugar
7. hip shake
8. tumblin dice
9. blues jam
10. ventilator blues
11. bitch
12. brown sugar
13. wild horses
14. angie
15. shine a light

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leatherface’s “never say goodbye”

No Comments Written by gregor on February 23, 2010 in new stuff.

oh, man am i psyched for this. this being a new record by frankie stubbs and his band leatherface which he has decided to call the stormy petrel. i’ve only gotten bout halfway through it, but its pretty great. my only complaint, and its a wee one, is that a bit more polished than previous leatherface outings. still, a new leatherface record is always a good, if not great thing. it was released today? across the pond, but is not due out in the states until 3.23 on no idea records.

never say goodbye

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