Saturday, May 15, 2010

New Pornographers Live

I think I'll use this as a thread to add some of these new songs being performed. I can't wait to see this song live. I like the "trying to fail" at the end of here. Just a cool, epic New P's song. It belongs in a trilogy with These Are The Fables and Go Places, if you wheel.





I want some pro shot HD quality videos. Come on, it's 2010! We need to start getting this market covered because there's nothing better to experience in the new world of home theaters and HD and 7.1 sound blah blah blah. Live performances. Until then, we have adventurous appreciators of art out there bringing us youtube videos.

Friday, May 7, 2010

I'm so bored.

I don't really know what I'm even doing on this blog, right now. There's really just nothing happening. Friday, 7pm in a moderate sized city. You'd think I would be a little more creative than this. But then again, that's Pittsburgh for ya. I'm half tempted to get to Q'doba and try to score a free burrito, because I'm so hungry.

I would be able to just make the food right here in my own home, but MUTT has been fucking around cleaning the kitchen for what seems like at least 4 hours. I have not had anything to eat today. When I told him I was about to make something he said "Not for another half hour". That was probably an hour ago. Maybe he'll let me make cereal.

Once I get this food, I think my mind will start working again. Right now I just can't focus or figure anything out. Plus, Mutt just keeps talking about Jason's yeast infection. And then I lose my appetite and do not get the nourishment my mind and body needs.

Sometimes I wish I had the patience to be a great drawer. I think that's really all I'm missing. Patience. Shhhh ahhhh

Hmmmmm.... Stream of consciousness. Overrated, as I'm proving. The mindless dribble of a poor soul stuck in this yinzer abyss.

I recently posted on facebook that I had a secret hate list. It's sort of true, even though it's not completely secret. You'll always get a response posting something like that, because everyone is excited to find out that other people hate people. They pray that maybe there's a mutual hatee. Sometimes those people don't even know they themselves are actually on that list. In some cases. Do you follow my logic?

I had a strange night of sleeping. I turned on the tv to fall back asleep at one point and the last thing I remember hearing was that Lawrence Taylor raped a 17 year old chick and paid her 300 bucks. I wish I had left the tv off.

There's nothing left. I'm done for now. I guess I'm going to meditate and figure out what to do with the rest of the night. I have some editing to do, if I ever get to make this damn food. Maybe I should go do something that's worth writing about. I don't think bubble spinner is in that category so I'll avoid it. The game really is overrated and I'm actually done playing it forever. Starting right now.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The New P's hit Jimmy Fallon

Wow, those New Pornographers with Neko decided to show up on Jimmy Fallon and rock the shit out of the song "Crash Years". It's a Neko song which is always great to hear.

So if anyone out there is trying to check out this track and then ultimately decide you need to go seem them live this summer, which you should, then here you go. Just remember Pitchfork gave this album a 7.3, so you are allowed to admit in public you like it if you're an indie hipster asshole. Never forget to mention that it isn't as good as Twin Cinema despite what you actually think or feel, otherwise you might look like a poser.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Ninja Pornographers, Mommays and Daddays!

Hooray, the New Pornographers' Together is officially out. They'll be on Jimmy Fallon tomorrow night and I'll probably be plastering that video here soon after. I also can't wait to see what Pitchfork has to say with their erudite perspectives on everything. That's when the fun will start.

Yours Hands (Together) has a new music video, with ninjas and choreography. Not quite professional wrestling, though. Check it out you silver bullets:

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Elliott Smith Unreleased Songs

Elliott Smith is the best. I think we can agree to that. I guess it's subjective, but I know quite a few people who would agree. I am thankful the dude was so prolific. He left us with plenty of great albums. Then we got a couple posthumous ones, arguably the best stuff.

And of course there's a plethora of bootlegs, live recordings, b-sides and unreleased songs all over the place even now on the internet. Some of these unreleased songs, I just can't understand why they weren't released. Dancing on the Highway, Stickman, See You in Heaven- all some of his best work in my opinion. And those quickies like Let's Turn the Record Over and The Enemy is You. Great shit.

Mr. Goodmorning.


Here's another live video I don't think I've ever seen. And I haven't heard much of this song. I think it was called Confusion before, though. Apparently some Mutt out there decided to change the name to "Living in a Cage".



Cheers, dogs.

Monday, February 22, 2010

New New P's!




Ah man, the New Pornographers are coming out with a new album and I couldn't be more ecstatic. I'm a big lover of music. What this band does with layers, melodies, variations and strange, vague lyrics is my cup of tea. They create feelings and emotions, leaving it up to the listener to fill in the blanks, to attach meaning to those feelings. And that's music, right? So yes, May will be a great month. This will be an appropriate way to kick it off.

For now, there's finally a new song available for our ears. It is called "Your Hands (Together)". The press release names War Pigs by Black Sabbath, Waterloo by ABBA, and Christine by Siouxsie and the Banshees as the song's influences. Apparently when you put that in a blender you come up with a bad ass New P's song. Go figure.


Below is "Your Hands (Together)" as well as the songs that inspired it.




Abba - Waterloo



Black Sabbath - War Pigs



Siouxse and the Banshees - Christine