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Don’t You Know About the Record Business, Honey?
I’ve pretty much given up on American Idol, but my wife still watches it (yeah, for anyone wondering, we’re still living together), so I’ll occasionally catch a few minutes of it here and there. Recently, she was watching the week … Continue reading →
Posted in Corporations, Music, Television | Tagged american idol, image, jimmy iovine, kimberley locke, sean combs, simon cowell, steven tyler, taylor hicks, they might be giants, tommy hilfiger |
Not Into Jabberwocky
One interesting quote from John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants that I’d seen before came up in this post on the song “Love Is Eternity”: “We’re not into jabberwocky. I feel like we could write a song with the … Continue reading →
The World Accordion to Nerd Culture
The accordion is one of those instruments that has a reputation for being annoying, but seems to have grown in acceptance as of late. One major point in its favor is its versatility. I seem to recall hearing on NPR … Continue reading →
Posted in Music | Tagged accordion, christina hendricks, family matters, frankie yankovic, graceland, ira glass, john flansburgh, john linnell, paul simon, polka, steve urkel, they might be giants, weird al yankovic |
Ukulele Me
Is it just a reflection of my own taste in music, or is the ukulele, previously relegated mostly to novelty tunes and Hawaiian music, been enjoying somewhat of a comeback in recent years? I like to think it’s at least … Continue reading →
Posted in Music | Tagged abby dewald, amanda palmer, ditty bops, kim boekbinder, nellie mckay, robin goldwasser, stephin merritt, they might be giants, ukulele, vermillion lies, zooey deschanel |
New and Troubling Questions
The new They Might Be Giants album bears the long but clever title Album Raises New and Troubling Questions, and the main question raised is, “How did they release this so quickly, with so little fanfare?” I think it fits … Continue reading →
They Haven’t Yet Built the Man That’ll Keep Old Johnny Down
They Might Be Giants have been my official favorite band for some years now, dating back to when it was much easier for me to choose a favorite because I didn’t have albums by that many artists. This isn’t the … Continue reading →
Posted in Albums, Music | Tagged Ben Folds, cephalophores, david driver, duende, frank stockton, hieronymous bosch, hypnos, john flansburgh, john linnell, join us, land of the lost, michael cerveris, morpheus, neil gaiman, sandman, thanatos, the lady or the tiger?, they might be giants, vietnam war, weird al yankovic |
Duende-ling in Unbelief
If you’ve looked at the tracklist for the upcoming They Might Be Giants album, you might have noticed a song in the list called “They Might Be Duende.” I haven’t heard of this song being leaked yet, and a search … Continue reading →
Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Iberian, Music, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged corky the cranky crocodile, duende, fairies, federico garcia lorca, gnomes, join us, nome king, the deadly desert around oz, they might be giants |
Hope Is a Liar, a Cheat, and a Tease
Four reviews of albums that came out fairly recently: Posies, Blood/Candy – I wasn’t much of a fan of their comeback album from a few years ago, Every Kind of Light, as I felt it lacked zest. I like this … Continue reading →
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How to Say Good Buy
I touched upon the topic of advertising and product placement in my last post, and I thought it might be interesting to return to this subject for another entry. I’m generally a pretty anti-corporate guy, but I don’t share the … Continue reading →
Why half-settle for stuff that is half-new?
She & Him, Volume Two The new release from Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward is pretty similar to the first one. Similar title, similar cover art, and similar songs. Since I really liked their first album, though, I don’t see … Continue reading →