Friday, March 29, 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Day 86 - The New Girl

A rough Wednesday. A new 'New Girl' episode at night. It's like comfort t.v. Yes, I'm a public fan.

Day 85 - Heartless Bastards

A Tuesday night at the Troubadour seeing the Heartless Bastards. Whiskey-soaked evening indeed.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Dranno

Is some very strong stuff. Shower was fully clogged, standing water and all. A bottle of dranno took it down in a mere minutes.
I could see Harmony Korine releasing a film called Dranno, a follow-up to Gummo. Or maybe Todd Solodnz.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Velvet Underground - Loaded

Re-discovered this album recently. Always been a fan of Lonesome Cowboy Bill and Oh Sweet Nuthin' on side 2. But Side 1 is one of the great flawless album sides. Flows so smoothly . New Age is a perfect closer.

Side 1
Who Loves the Sun
Sweet Jane
Rock 'n' Roll
Cool It Down
New Age

William Tyler - Impossible Truth

Music for "a lonely midwestern drive." Really digging this atmospheric album.

A True Chicago Bear

Brian Urlacher and the Bears can't come to a financial agreement. And he has left the team. 
Even as he physically ages, the Bears won't be the same without him in heart and spirit. I miss #54 already.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Jason Molina (Songs:Ohia / Magnolia Electric Co.)

"It is slow going, but it is going."

I listened to Magnolia Electric Co. briefly at some point but for whatever reason didn't get too deep into his catalog.  It feels like time to re-discover his work.
He lived in Indianapolis. Aged 39.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Day 71 - Tom Bergin's

A Tuesday night at Tom Bergin's Irish pub. Food and drinks with Jake as he goes off to N.C. to shoot scenes from Carolina Highway Killer. Age, girls, and The Master are the big topics of conversation.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Day 68 - Record Club V. 16

Hosted by Alex A.

"It's only the shirt."

1. Elvis - Blue Hawaii - Side A (Alex)
2. Merle Haggard - Capitol Rarities - Side 1 (Greg D)
3. Velvet Underground - Scepter Sessions - Side 1 (Brower)
4. Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things - Side A (Ryan C)
5. Hospitality - Hospitality - Side A (Hannah F)
6. Pavement - Wowee Zowee - (Matt K)
7. McCartney - Paul McCartney - Side 1 (Tracey)
8. Autolux - Transit Transit - Side 1 (Tarik)
9. Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth - Side B (Greg D)
10. California X - California X - Side 2 (Brower)
11. Queen - A Night At The Opera - Side 2 (Alex)
12. Neil Young - Harvest - Side 2 (Jordan B-J)
13. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville - Side 3 (Phil D) In honor of International Women's Day
14. Danzig - Danzig II - Lucifuge - Side 1 (Jake)
15. Jamboree - Beat Happening - Side 1 (Clay)
16. The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come - Side 1 (Ryan C)
17. Pat Benetar - Tropico - Side 1 (Kat)
18. Tool - Undertow - Side 1 (Greg D)
19. Jimmy Martin - You Don't Know My Mind (Jake)
20. Heartless Bastards - Arrow - Side 1 (Phil D)
21. Talk Talk (Clay)
22. AC/DC - If You Want Blood - Side 2 (Brower)

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Day 67 - Meat

Moe at the Henry Fonda courtesy of Brower. Grabbed dinner with the band prior to the show at Loteria Grill.
Following a lukewarm first set where the band was a bit tepid, they warmed-up significantly during intermission and the second set opener went deep, and dark for forty minutes.  The clear highlight of the show. Meat -> Other One -> Meat. 

Set 1
Paper Dragon
Skrunk
Jazz Wank
Time Ed
Not Coming Down
Wormwood
St. Augustine

Set 2
Meat->
The Other One->
Meat
Waiting for the Punchline
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Brittle End
Bullet 
Wind It Up

Encore
Stranger Than Fiction
Spine of a Dog






Thursday, March 7, 2013

The Master

Been re-visiting and thinking about The Master. This is an insightful interview with Paul Thomas Anderson... including the influences on the film and what it is trying to achieve.
(Elvis Mitchell is the interviewer and as normal he's a little exasperating.)

Monday, March 4, 2013

Day 62 - Burn!

Burn! (Queimada) at the New Bev, 5pm.
Had no idea that I was walking into revolutionary cinema. Stirring score & love this late 60s era Marlon Brando. The seeds of a huge epic, but...
The film is exhausting. And the first 30 minutes is messy, fell asleep and woke up in a daze.
At its best, two strong willed men cut out of the same cloth who used to be friends a la Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.