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10Sep/090

edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros

Seriously, I've listened to this song so many times that I'm sick of it.  But I can't help but hit "replay" every time it ends.  The Grand Ol' Opry quality to it, along with all that 60's stoner funk-folk, plus Jade's Janis Joplin-esque vocals...I love it.  Great band, relatively new; take off your shirt, grow out your hair, and give them a whirl ;-)

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home

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5Jun/090

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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27Apr/091

And I'm an ass. But to make up for it, I offer this little widget with 3 of my favorite songs from this awesome mix called Dark Was The Night, curated by The National to benefit AIDS research charities. Talk about indie awesome overload. Seriously.

Also, through the glories of Facebook, I learned that my cousin's husband did the art for it. This is something I find most exceedingly cool, and I have told her that. *sigh* Did anyone forget The National is my favorite band? If so, then it is for your shame...

A little smidge of trivia: The little piece of Feist+BenGibbard face-killing sweetness above is actually a Vashti Bunyan cover from 1966. Just in case you're on Jeopardy or something...

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13Feb/091

Translation: "Huh"?

So, here are the instructions that came with my pocket translator. I'm left to wonder exactly how I'll sound if I follow the suggested translations in my travels ...

Transcript:
RESET
If you see abnormal screen after inserting batteries, the translator might be with interference by unexpected reasons. Please reset your translator by using the Reset Stylus; or take out all batteries (including main batteries and spare battery) and installed them again.

RESET STYLUS: Switch the power on, use a thin and pointed object or to use the RESET STYLUS pressing the reset hole.

(No, I did not typo in that transcript...)

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10Jan/091

wow, almost a year…

SO! It's been nearly a year since I vowed to update this thing more frequently. Oops. Well, just in case we haven't been purged from one of the 6 previous readers' newsfeeds, I'll just say I'll endeavor in this new year to do better. God knows I'll have time on my hands, since I don't yet speak Arabic. Anyway, here's an interesting band with a wholesome sound. Surprisingly decent for a band making their name on BandCamp...

I give you, The Secret 6, courtesy of this snifty embedded player:

<a href="http://thesecret6.bandcamp.mu/album/close-enemies">1992 by The Secret 6</a>

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28Jan/080

MGMT Video

I owe you all a post about the Yeasayer/MGMT concert last week, but I neglected to do it this weekend and it'll be a day or two before I can even think of getting it up. By way of apology, I offer you an MGMT video of their catchiest song (to my mind) and probably the highlight of the whole show. I actually danced. Foolishly, with my arms in the air.


Mgmt - Time To Pretend
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23Jan/080

Lyrics

Check out some misheard lyrics. Some links to a few that really had me laughing:

P.S. - Site look is still in transition...I'm working on it!

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22Jan/080

New look

If you're not reading this in RSS, you may have noticed the distinct "baby poop" look we have going here. Site template edits are in progress, and we promise it won't stay this way forev's...

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22Jan/080

wow!

Very cool...Watch it through to the end:

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13Jan/080

Joan As Police Woman

Name: Joan As Police Woman

Status: What I'm listening to right now...

Goes Well With: Wine...

Cool Fact: She was dating Jeff Buckley when he drowned...

Song: The Ride

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