• Miscellaneous

    Team Coco’s Zombie Music, Girls, etc.

    I can confirm after this morning’s run that Team Coco’s Rdio playlist entitled “Good Zombie Killin’ Music” happens to double as a mighty fine runnin’ mix. Rage’s “Bulls on Parade”, Maiden’s “Run to the Hills”, the Black Keys’ “Gold on the Ceiling”, and some new tunes for me – including the strange but fascinatingly entertaining “I Fink U Freeky” by Die Antwoord.

    I think my favorite of the bunch was Outkast’s “B.O.B.” off their Stankonia album. It reminded me that there’s a treasure trove to be found in Outkast’s stuff. This week, I’ll be diving into Stankonia with fresh ears. I’m not sure if I’ve ever listened to the whole thing.

    If you’re on Rdio, you can follow Team Coco, and subscribe to the handful of playlists they have up thus far.
    The Zombie mix? Solid.

    Back on April 18th, my favorite band of the last few years – Girls – took to Conan’s stage for a performance of “Love Like A River.” See it? No? Well here…

  • Miscellaneous

    Austin City Limits 2009 Lineup Announced

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    If you’ve been hiding under a rock for fear of contracting the Swine Flu, you might have missed the lineup announcement for this year’s installment of the Austin City Limits festival (Official Link) – and it looks to be a hell of a lineup. They are clearly going for a certain demographic (which I am fairly certain that I belong to), and at $185 for a 3-day Pass it comes in less per-day than seeing any of the headliners solo. The festival takes place October 2-4, 2009 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX.

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  • Miscellaneous

    There was a problem with the comments…

    …and it’s fixed now.

    There’s a setting in my fancy WordPress blogging platform that requires a user to be registered if they want to leave a comment. Well, an evil gremlin crawled in there and checked that box, and for the last several days, that setting has been active. I thought it seemed a tad quiet around here.

    So for those that want to enter the Leonard Cohen Giveaway, or join in on Michael’s Friday Five, it’s not too late! I’ll keep my Cohen giveaway going through this weekend to give everyone a fair share.

    Cheers!

  • Miscellaneous

    Howard interviews Paul McCartney

    Say what you will about Howard Stern, but you gotta admit, the man is one of the best interviewers around. He has a way of putting his subjects at ease, and he delves into territories you won’t find on the morning or late night talk shows. He asks the questions a regular person would want to ask, and goes beyond the prepackaged “tell me about your latest project” crap best exemplified by Mr. Jay Leno.

    On Wednesday of this week, Paul McCartney dropped by Howard’s show on Sirius-XM. Now this is how you interview a Beatle…

    Howard Stern interviews Paul McCartney (1-14-2009):

    Paul discusses, among many other things, his latest album as “The Fireman”…

    The Fireman – Official Web Site

  • Miscellaneous

    Eartha Kitt

    Purrrrrr
    Purrrrrr

    I can’t pretend to know a lot about Eartha Kitt other than through her stint as Catwoman and her rendition of “Santa Baby” (eat your heart out, Madonna). It’s simply that this 1957 magazine cover took my breath away. Absolutely stunning.

    This song goes quite well with it.

    Rest in Peace, Eartha,

    Singer, actress Eartha Kitt dies at 81 (CNN)

  • Miscellaneous

    Save Three Sheets!

    Any Time, Any Place, Pleepleus.

    While this is decidedly not music related I’m a firm believer that you should support the media that entertains you most, especially in a time where networks and labels are increasingly fickle and unwilling to stand behind even a quality product. One such product is the series Three Sheets. Sure, on the surface it’s a show about a guy running around the world and drinking his arse off. And yes there is even a play at home drinking game (peep the rules) but more than that it is like spending thirty minutes with your best buddy (who’s name is Zane Lamprey, in case you are wondering) as he tells you about all the crazy shit he’s gotten up to. In short it’s a quality program.

    So why do we need to ‘save’ Three Sheets?

    Well, it would seem that MOJO HD, the cable company that has served the show up the last three seasons, closed it’s doors on December 1st and well, that leaves Zane (and Pleepleus) without a home. The fourth season of the show has already been filmed and all the show needs is to be picked up by another network. Long story short there are a few ways to show the networks that Three Sheets is worth saving.  You can obviously write to the few stations that Three Sheets logically fits into (Spike, Comedy Central, Food Network, Travel Channel, Discovery) or you can join Zane at one of the rallies being held next week. For more information on the rallies (I’m fairly certain that the wife and I will be in attendance on the 18th) click here (Zane Lamprey’s official site).

    And if you are still with me, here is one of my (many) favorite episodes:

    And you can catch every other episode to date on Hulu.

  • Miscellaneous

    The Happiest of Turkey Days to You

    Happy Thansgiving to all. Enjoy your turkey dinners (you fellow carnivores out there). When the tryptophan kicks in after the meal, and it’s clearly nap time, why not treat your family to some Led Zeppelin – lullaby style?

    Ah, but does tryptophan make you drowsy? Let’s consult Wikipedia, because we all believe everything we read on WIkipedia…

    One widely-held belief is that heavy consumption of turkey meat (as for example in a Thanksgiving or Christmas feast) results in drowsiness, which has been attributed to high levels of tryptophan contained in turkey. While turkey does contain high levels of tryptophan, the amount is comparable to that contained in most other meats. Furthermore, postprandial Thanksgiving sedation may have more to do with what is consumed along with the turkey, in particular carbohydrates and alcohol, rather than the turkey itself. This is demonstrated in a popular episode of the sitcom “Seinfeld” when characters of the show drug a woman using turkey and alcohol in order to play with her toy collection.

    Postprandial Thanksgiving sedation“! Remember those three words, and impress your family & friends around the dinner table!

    Rockabye BabyThank You (mp3)

    Rockabye BabyKashmir (mp3)

    I think you just found your sweet-ass (or smart-ass) stocking stuffer for someone. Click the cover to check it out on Amazon…