Sunday, August 26, 2007

just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it . . .

sorry folks, i've been busy. and sickly. and in a pissy mood these days. but i'm off to the pne today so hopefully that will cheer me up. can one be in a bad mood with mini doughnuts in one's hand?

here it is... friday random top ten.

  1. on the verge – le tigre
  2. i said stay – the neckers
  3. intro/bongo song (mr. flash remix) - flosstradamus/zongamin
  4. rockers to swallow – yeah yeah yeahs
  5. yu're so vain – faster pussycat
  6. hands tied – mobile
  7. sisters of mercy – serena ryder
  8. sleeping lessons – the shins
  9. king of the mountain – kate bush
  10. in the beginning – the stills

hope everyone had a good weekend.

ps... 200th post btw.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

she's not a beauty and she don't wear fine clothes...

i am totally obsessed with this song. have been since i was a little kid.

it's from an episode of the partridge family that just kills me. it's called 'soul club'. the partridge family visit the ghetto. guest starring lou gosset jr and richard pryor. plus boomer from battlestar galatica plays the leader of a black panther type organization. keith and richard pryor co-write a song ("kind of an afro thing").

here's the visual.



and here's your new music tuesday track

partridge family - bandala

Friday, August 17, 2007

slow down, you move too fast...

for the past few days, every drive home i have seen fire trucks and ambulances. and massive car accidents. let's take it easy out there folks.

here it is, friday random top ten.

  1. blue orchid – the white stripes
  2. red flags and long nights – she wants revenge
  3. in your honor – foo fighters
  4. you are a runner and i am my father's son – wolf parade
  5. the eraser – thom yorke
  6. the light that guides you home – jim cuddy
  7. down with safe – hot little rocket
  8. rock 'n roll man – the neckers
  9. charles in charge – smudge
  10. stay with you – the goo goo dolls
have a good weekend folks. i'm a party queen this weekend so i won't be around much.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

don't cause me pain...

too exhausted for words tonight.

besides words can not express how much i love this song.

you don't have to prove
your manhood to me constantly
i know you're the man can't you see
i love you righteously

why you wanna dis me
after the way you been kissin' me
after those pretty things you say
and the love we made today

when you run your hand
all up and run it back down my leg
get excited and bite my neck
get me all worked up like that

think this through
i laid it down for you every time
respect me i give you what's mine
you're entirely way too fine

arms around my waist
you get a taste of how good this can be
be the man you ought to tenderly
stand up for me

flirt with me don't keep hurtin' me
don't cause me pain
be my lover don't play no game
just play me john coltrane

from world without tears...

lucinda williams - righteously

Saturday, August 11, 2007

there's a fire...

nothing much going on this week. i worked. i played with the dog. i attempted to sleep. oh, this morning i woke up and smelt smoke. i briefly considered panicking, but i was too exhausted. plus it smelt more like cooking than fire. i thought maybe it was coming from outdoors so i stuck my head out the window and yep, the smell was coming from outside. i guess someone was bbqing breakfast at 8 am.

a day late in posting, but not in playing. here's this week's friday random top ten.

  1. family tree - loretta lynn
  2. druganaut – black mountain
  3. all the things you are - andy stochansky
  4. there's a fire – longwave
  5. island's gone bad – shapes and sizes
  6. drain the blood – the distillers
  7. out of luck – pointed sticks
  8. all that matters – pointed sticks (weird, two pointed sticks songs in a row.)
  9. square one – coldplay
  10. who's joe? – new order
have a good weekend everyone. i might go to a hot rod show today but more likely, i will stay home, cleaning and organizing. i feel quite frazzled in my home lately.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

rock rock till you drop...

well, i did it! i finally saw the smokin' 45s. after two misses in calgary, i saw them last friday in vancouver at pat's pub.

vancouver's los caminos opened. they play instrumental surf rock. they were good, but not really my thing to see live.

while we were waiting, the singer from the smokin' 45s started handing out t-shirts. cool ones. well, to be honest, he started throwing out shirts. my friend and i each caught one. then we felt bad because we had to ask if we could exchange them. i mean, we were flattered he thought we were that tiny, but....

the smokin' 45s played an awesome set. rockabilly with the heavy emphasis on country. the singer is also the drummer and he plays right up front. and even tho his kit is tiny (can you even call it a kit?), it's not minimal at all.

i love a stand up bass, especially when the bass player does this! and check out those shoes!

we bought cds after the show. five bucks! how cool is that? and i loved the fact that when i was buying them, the singer introduced himself to me.

it's too bad there weren't more people at the show. but those of us that did show up, had a good time.

the last bad was six pack jacket. rockabilly with more of a punk edge.

my brain isn't really working that well today and i'm having trouble writing. let's just say i had a good time at the show, i loved the smokin' 45s, and if you like rockabilly you should buy the cd.
it was even worth some drunk skanky chick kickin' me in the stomach while she was trying to dance. and i'm totally glad i skipped out on a mini-reunion of sorts.

and here it is, your new music tuesday track.

smokin' 45s - small doses

have a good week everyone!

Friday, August 03, 2007

rock of ages...

it's been a weird week. i'll share more on that later.

i was amused by seeing this guy walking towards skytrain in my hood caring a big fake boulder. i assume he was coming from the movie prop shop. and it looked like he was going to take the skytrain to wherever he was going. i mean, if he drove, wouldn't he have parked in the lot?

it's friday and it's time for random top ten.

  1. stablemate - palace music
  2. american life – madonna
  3. girl’s club - bill janovitz
  4. how deep is your love – take that (this is funny on so many levels. take that keeps popping up in conversations i have.)
  5. forget my name – danko jones
  6. story of my life – social distortion
  7. wish the world away (original band demo) – american music club
  8. cruel – calexico
  9. juré craché – amnésie
  10. 7 months, 39 days - hank williams III
have a good weekend everyone! i am off to play a round of ball with the dog and then heading out to finally catch the smokin' 45s!