Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate, some things...
Monday, June 02, 2008
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Excuses, excuses...
I'm sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I know, I know. But I have a good excuse. I'm in Alabama far from my computer. I'm working on a movie with some of my friends. It's a comedy about bail bondsmen, pee wee football, and Southern personalities. It's being shot in Dothan, Alabama, the town I grew up in. We put together a little teaser for the film. This is footage we shot while scouting locations. It features the music of the Louvin Brothers and Langhorne Slim. Check it out below or follow the link for glorious Quicktime, and I'll see what I can do as far as posting while away from my home.
Teaser in Quicktime
I'm sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I know, I know. But I have a good excuse. I'm in Alabama far from my computer. I'm working on a movie with some of my friends. It's a comedy about bail bondsmen, pee wee football, and Southern personalities. It's being shot in Dothan, Alabama, the town I grew up in. We put together a little teaser for the film. This is footage we shot while scouting locations. It features the music of the Louvin Brothers and Langhorne Slim. Check it out below or follow the link for glorious Quicktime, and I'll see what I can do as far as posting while away from my home.
Teaser in Quicktime
Friday, September 28, 2007
May's Money Well Spent: Part II
8. Merle Haggard I'm a Lonesome Fugitive/Branded Man
I'm trying to put less "alt" in my country.
"Drink Up and Be Somebody"
9. DJ O Dub Presents Deep Covers
A cd purchased from a blog far better than mine, Soul-sides.
"Byron Lee 'Express Yourself'"
10. Otis Redding In Person at the Whisky A Go Go
Move live Otis. In my drunken delusion this is what I sound like at karaoke.
"These Arms of Mine"
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
11. Rufus Wainwright Release the Stars
Still binging and purging.
"Going to a Town"
12. Mickey Gilley at his Best- Volume 1
Any one that likes the Jerry Lee Lewis should check this guy out. Also I've never seen Urban Cowboy, but I hear he's in it. For whatever that's worth.
"My Babe"
13. Undisputed Truth Smiling Faces: the Best of the Undisputed Truth
Motown producer Norm Whitfield formed this group to experiment with his psychedelic soul sound, so it would be perfected whenever he went into the studio with the bigger acts. They in fact recorded "Papa was a Rolling Stone" with Whitfield before it became enormous hit for The Temptations.
"Lil' Red Ridin' Hood"
14. Kings of Convenience Riot on an Empty Street
When every other band out today sounds like they're directly ripping off the Talking Heads or Neil Young (I'm looking at you Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wilco), it's refreshing to hear a band rip off Simon and Garfunkel for a change.
"Cayman Islands"
8. Merle Haggard I'm a Lonesome Fugitive/Branded Man
I'm trying to put less "alt" in my country.
"Drink Up and Be Somebody"
9. DJ O Dub Presents Deep Covers
A cd purchased from a blog far better than mine, Soul-sides.
"Byron Lee 'Express Yourself'"
10. Otis Redding In Person at the Whisky A Go Go
Move live Otis. In my drunken delusion this is what I sound like at karaoke.
"These Arms of Mine"
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
11. Rufus Wainwright Release the Stars
Still binging and purging.
"Going to a Town"
12. Mickey Gilley at his Best- Volume 1
Any one that likes the Jerry Lee Lewis should check this guy out. Also I've never seen Urban Cowboy, but I hear he's in it. For whatever that's worth.
"My Babe"
13. Undisputed Truth Smiling Faces: the Best of the Undisputed Truth
Motown producer Norm Whitfield formed this group to experiment with his psychedelic soul sound, so it would be perfected whenever he went into the studio with the bigger acts. They in fact recorded "Papa was a Rolling Stone" with Whitfield before it became enormous hit for The Temptations.
"Lil' Red Ridin' Hood"
14. Kings of Convenience Riot on an Empty Street
When every other band out today sounds like they're directly ripping off the Talking Heads or Neil Young (I'm looking at you Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wilco), it's refreshing to hear a band rip off Simon and Garfunkel for a change.
"Cayman Islands"
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Faith Restored
I previously posted about my disappointment with Dave Matthews recent output. It seems Dave may have heard my whining because his new song "Eh Hee" is step in the right direction. It's weird, fun, and refreshingly free of a sax/violin solo. I recommend you download the high-res video for free on iTunes or you just check out the grainy Youtube version. Dave directed the video and also hams it up quite well. It's not likely to convert anyone that hasn't shown interest in Dave in the past, but it has restored a little bit of my faith in the man.
I previously posted about my disappointment with Dave Matthews recent output. It seems Dave may have heard my whining because his new song "Eh Hee" is step in the right direction. It's weird, fun, and refreshingly free of a sax/violin solo. I recommend you download the high-res video for free on iTunes or you just check out the grainy Youtube version. Dave directed the video and also hams it up quite well. It's not likely to convert anyone that hasn't shown interest in Dave in the past, but it has restored a little bit of my faith in the man.
And Now For Something Completely Different...
My friend's blog has gotten a lot of press lately (well, on the interwebs at least). He had a modest dream, blogged about it, and now that dream has been full-filled. Be inspired here.
My friend's blog has gotten a lot of press lately (well, on the interwebs at least). He had a modest dream, blogged about it, and now that dream has been full-filled. Be inspired here.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
May's Money Well Spent: Part I
You know you're tired when it takes you three nights to get through a chapter of the H. Potter, but I struggle through the exhaustion for my loyal readers.
1. Skip James Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
I got me the looking at my free credit report blues. Them sum sad numbas.
"Sick Bed Blues"
2. Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak
Finally I've got an album to listen to on my ipod while I strut around Williamsburg in my low -riding, pencil thin black denims. I got the hips if you've got the stir.
"King of the Rodeo"
3. Bill Frisell Blues Dream
Bill Frissell is going to score my movie about growing up in Alabama. That is if I have a score. It might be a Dogma 95 movie. Pretentious from the first outing, that's me.
"The Tractor"
4. The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
I once literally ran into Robert Smith at a bar while I was wearing a Cure t-shirt. He didn't even acknowledge me. Two years later and I'm still wrestling with whether or not I find it was a cool or obnoxious move. He probably couldn't see that underneath my frat boy facade, I harbor a dark-hearted goth boy that just wants to go play in a graveyard or dungeon.
"Catch"
5. The Stooges Fun House
"Loose"
In the NYC and other major metropolitan areas I presume, there is a seedy new trend amongst the city perverts. I call it backjacking. A pretty young lady stands on a crowded subway, struggling to maintain her balance amongst the swerving and shoving, meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, an old, dirty perv is getting his kicks on the back of her dress. It's not until the train has emptied at the next stop that she discovers to her horror that she's been slooged. It's happened to girls I know. And while it is certainly vile and disgusting, I must say, I find it to be pretty amusing. I like to think of these perverts as sexual vigilantes, searching out the most uptight and repressed females of society, the girls that have been told they are princesses their whole lives and actually believe it, every girl that fantasizes about being one of the "Sex and the City" gals, and crudely inducting them into the dirty ways of the city.
Sounds like a good subject for an Iggy Pop song. Backjackers.
6. Josh Rouse and Kurt Wagner Chester
"65"
This was an EP that Josh Rouse and Kurt Wagner of Lambchop put out together. I've previously stated my love of the Josh Rouse. I also love the Lambchop, so I love this EP. I also love putting 'the' in places it doesn't belong. A nice richly layered album with Rouse's usual smart lyrics.
7. Curtis Mayfield Roots
"Get Down (Single Version)"
I admit it. I drink while I blog. It's the end of the day. I'm trying to unwind. It's just feels right. The problem is sometimes I have intentional grammatical and spelling errors and sometimes I just f* up. But it says right in my profile that I was an English major, so it's kind of embarrassing, and not only embarrassing to me but also to my alma mater, my parents, teachers and the whole state of Alabama which is doing it's damnedest to lose its backwoods reputation (okay, not really, most people there don't care what the rest of the country does or thinks as long as they don't start messing with college football). All I can do is apologize. It's out of sheer laziness that I don't spell check or often even read what I've written. I'll try and be better blogger I sware.
You know you're tired when it takes you three nights to get through a chapter of the H. Potter, but I struggle through the exhaustion for my loyal readers.
1. Skip James Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
I got me the looking at my free credit report blues. Them sum sad numbas.
"Sick Bed Blues"
2. Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak
Finally I've got an album to listen to on my ipod while I strut around Williamsburg in my low -riding, pencil thin black denims. I got the hips if you've got the stir.
"King of the Rodeo"
3. Bill Frisell Blues Dream
Bill Frissell is going to score my movie about growing up in Alabama. That is if I have a score. It might be a Dogma 95 movie. Pretentious from the first outing, that's me.
"The Tractor"
4. The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
I once literally ran into Robert Smith at a bar while I was wearing a Cure t-shirt. He didn't even acknowledge me. Two years later and I'm still wrestling with whether or not I find it was a cool or obnoxious move. He probably couldn't see that underneath my frat boy facade, I harbor a dark-hearted goth boy that just wants to go play in a graveyard or dungeon.
"Catch"
5. The Stooges Fun House
"Loose"
In the NYC and other major metropolitan areas I presume, there is a seedy new trend amongst the city perverts. I call it backjacking. A pretty young lady stands on a crowded subway, struggling to maintain her balance amongst the swerving and shoving, meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, an old, dirty perv is getting his kicks on the back of her dress. It's not until the train has emptied at the next stop that she discovers to her horror that she's been slooged. It's happened to girls I know. And while it is certainly vile and disgusting, I must say, I find it to be pretty amusing. I like to think of these perverts as sexual vigilantes, searching out the most uptight and repressed females of society, the girls that have been told they are princesses their whole lives and actually believe it, every girl that fantasizes about being one of the "Sex and the City" gals, and crudely inducting them into the dirty ways of the city.
Sounds like a good subject for an Iggy Pop song. Backjackers.
6. Josh Rouse and Kurt Wagner Chester
"65"
This was an EP that Josh Rouse and Kurt Wagner of Lambchop put out together. I've previously stated my love of the Josh Rouse. I also love the Lambchop, so I love this EP. I also love putting 'the' in places it doesn't belong. A nice richly layered album with Rouse's usual smart lyrics.
7. Curtis Mayfield Roots
"Get Down (Single Version)"
I admit it. I drink while I blog. It's the end of the day. I'm trying to unwind. It's just feels right. The problem is sometimes I have intentional grammatical and spelling errors and sometimes I just f* up. But it says right in my profile that I was an English major, so it's kind of embarrassing, and not only embarrassing to me but also to my alma mater, my parents, teachers and the whole state of Alabama which is doing it's damnedest to lose its backwoods reputation (okay, not really, most people there don't care what the rest of the country does or thinks as long as they don't start messing with college football). All I can do is apologize. It's out of sheer laziness that I don't spell check or often even read what I've written. I'll try and be better blogger I sware.
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