I am an American aquarium drinker I assassin down the avenue I’m hiding out in the big city blinking What was I thinking when I let go of you Let’s forget about the tongue-tied lightning Let’s undress just like cross-eyed strangers This is not a joke so please stop smiling What was I thinking when [...]
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I am trying to break your heart :: Wilco
Posted in Music, Quotes, tagged Lyrics on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They’re still so heavy
Posted in Music, tagged Article, New York Times on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Girl, you know the reason why.
Beatles: Rock Band; Impressive Review
Posted in Music, Short Prose, tagged Article, New York Times on September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By SETH SCHIESEL Published: September 1, 2009 THERE may be no better way to bait a baby boomer than to be anything less than totally reverential about the Beatles. So the news that the lads from Liverpool were taking fresh form in a video game (a video game!) called The Beatles: Rock Band struck some [...]
Playlist Mix
Posted in Music, tagged Music on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beck – Movie Theme (the Information) Fleet Foxes – Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Foxes) M83 – Kim & Jessie (Saturdays = Youth) Bjork – Who Is It? (Medulla) Amadou & Miriam – Sabali (Welcome to Mali) Radiohead – Sit Down, Stand Up (Hail To the Thief) Bon Iver – Re: Stacks (For Emma, Forever [...]
Beck’s Summer Tapes
Posted in Music, tagged Music on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Colleen- Summer Water Jens Lekman- Another Sweet Summer’s Night On Hammer Hill Lee Hazlewood- Summer Nights Al Green- Feels Like Summer Love- Bummer In The Summer Brave Belt- Summer Soldier Marc Bolan & T Rex- Celebrate Summer Eddie Cochran- Summertime Blues The Who- Summertime Blues Guitar Wolf- Summertime Blues Outsiders- Summertime Blues Blue Cheer- Summertime [...]
The Beatles Butcher Cover
Posted in Music, tagged picture on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On June 15, 1966, Capitol Records released a Beatles album without the Beatles’ consent entitled Yesterday and Today. This featured an image that has become known as the Butcher Cover . . . (Photograph conceived and executed by Bob Whitaker) “The original cover, created in England, was intended as a ‘pop art’ satire. However a [...]
My skull changes shape . . . the bones bend
Posted in Music, Quotes, tagged Jeff Buckley, Orgasm, Quotes on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I try to make my music joyful — it makes me joyful — to feel that music soar through the body. It changes your posture, you raise your chin, throw back your shoulders, walk with a swagger. When I sing, my face changes shape. It feels like my skull changes shape . . . the [...]
No More Runnin’ :: Animal Collective
Posted in Music, tagged Animal Collective, Lyrics, Music on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No more runnin’, says my mind All this movement has just proved your kisses hard to find Older harmony that I see Friends I once had turn their thoughts away from me No more runnin’, I’ve got to breathe On back porches with the torch of a firefly lit tree It’s what I hope for [...]
Zeppelin Guitar Tunings [Note to Self]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Music, tagged Guitar Tunings, Led Zeppelin, Music on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Open G: D G D G B D [e.g., "That's the Way" -- Led Zeppelin] Open C: C G C G C E [e.g., "Friends"; "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" -- Led Zeppelin] Open D: D A D F# A D [e.g., "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" -- Led Zeppelin] D A D G A D [e.g., "Black [...]
Sugar Magnolia :: Grateful Dead
Posted in Music, Poetry, tagged grateful dead, Lyrics, Music, Poetry on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sugar Magnolia blossom’s blooming Head’s all empty and I don’t care Saw my baby down by the river Knew she’d have to come up soon for air
Attics of My Life :: Grateful Dead
Posted in Music, Poetry, tagged grateful dead, Lyrics, Music, Poetry on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the attics of my life Full of cloudy dreams unreal Full of tastes no tongue can know And lights no eye can see When there was no ear to hear You sang to me
Looks Like Rain :: Grateful Dead
Posted in Music, Poetry, tagged grateful dead, Lyrics, Music, Poetry on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I woke today… And felt your side of bed The covers were still warm where you’d been layin’. You were gone… My heart was filled with dread. You might not be sleepin’ here again
Love Love Love :: The Mountain Goats
Posted in Music, Poetry, tagged Lyrics, Music, Poetry, the mountain goats on August 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
King Saul fell on his sword when it all went wrong and Joseph’s brothers sold him down the river for a song and Sonny Liston rubbed some Tigerbalm in his glove some things you do for money and some you do for love love love
No Woman No Cry :: Bob Marley
Posted in Music, Poetry, tagged bob marley, Lyrics, Music, Poetry on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Said – said – said: I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown, Oba – obaserving the ‘ypocrites As they would mingle with the good people we meet. Good friends we have, oh, good friends we’ve lost Along the way. In this great future, you can’t forget your past; So [...]
Upward Over the Mountain :: Iron & Wine
Posted in Music, Poetry, tagged iron & wine, Lyrics, Music, Poetry on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mother don’t worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed Mother don’t worry, I’ve got some money I saved for the weekend Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me? Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?
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