Darth Drabek

No it was not the "good" kind of Christian rock band. They played gigs in churches, for Christ's sake!* My only defense is that it was a small school, and these guys were the only people talented enough to form a rock band. It just so happened that they were really into God and all that jazz. Blues Traveler - But Anyway *pun INtended. My favorite thing about that joke is that you can remove the comma from that sentence and it's still true and even funnier!

I remember a song called "Chem 6A" by Switchfoot. I had some friends in high school that were in a Christian rock band (in which I briefly played rhythm guitar). They were all big Switchfoot fans. That one you linked is a pretty good one too. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (Neil Young cover)

Ah cool. It will probably be tough to find, but I'll keep an eye out. It would be interesting to compare those two songs 1965 versions with the ones Cash recorded 40 years later on one of his last albums. Billy Bragg and Wilco - The Unwelcome Guest

Mustaches are manly, that much is true. So are these recordings from the 70s? Because I know he did "Sam Hall" and "The Streets of Laredo" on American IV just a few years ago. I didn't realize they were songs he had recorded previously, and I never read a review mentioning it either. Warren Zevon - The French Inhaler

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Biomusicology Wow, Johnny Cash looks bad with a mustache.

The Patriot Act is a bunch of malarkey. I don't think I'd support it even if I trusted the government not to abuse the authority that act gives it. I understand the risks, but then again I don't have to worry too much. I live in Ohio - not exactly a terrorist target, even if we do have LeBron James.

Oh the animated room video was a classic. Very bad, yeah, but still classic in a pop culture trivia way. I don't know who the dude is. The comments even give me a lead, but I still have no idea. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name UP THE IRONS!!!

One of my old bands used to cover Mary Jane's Last Dance. We used to cover Twilight Zone too, and there's actually a recording of that one. I'll have to dig that one up sometime. I gotta say though... I liked the song a lot more when I didn't know the video took place in a morgue. It's actually pretty damn creepy, isn't it? Especially when he's dancing with the dead girl.... hoo boy. The Rolling Stones - Loving Cup Phish covers this song, and it's actually very good. I'm not a hippie though, I swear. :ph34r: Ohhhhhhhh.... what a beautiful buzz!

So that was J. Geils? Hmmm... don't remember that, but I do remember this: J.Geils Band - Centerfold Don't feel bad Kor, but ..... I was just a sparkle in my dad's eye when that song was number 1 on the charts. Great video though!

Ah the beach boys were very good at what they did. I seem to remember Baley (was it Baley?) calling them heavily overrated, and that may be true, but they were still very good, dammit! I also forgot that Ted Leo signed to Touch and Go a few months back. That would be a pretty rockin set of bands (most of whom even I've never heard of, but I trust T&G's rep as a great label). Goddamn if we don't have to keep this music thread going ourselves sometimes. Ah, I see Krookie is in here too. Maybe he'll post something brand new for us to read. Yeah, that was a pretty bad joke. The quality isn't great, but I love the song. Edit: Johnny Hickman tears up the solo. Gotta love it.

Ah one of my favorite Beach Boys songs. Have you ever heard the original "Hang on to your Ego?" I think it was on the same album as Wouldn't it be Nice. Although, you might have a hits comp, god knows the beach boys put out enough of them. Anyway, yeah, it was a potshot at some of his contemporaries (I've heard Lennon), and Mike Love whined that they change it. "I Know There's an Answer" is the tepid result. Joe Jackson Band - On Your Radio

Slow week? What are you talking about? Some guy confessed to the Jon Benet Ramsey murder!!1189! That's like six months of news stories right there! Please: no one start a thread about it, because I don't want to read any more about a Caucasian American child beauty queen from a wealthy family who got abused and killed. Yes, it's tragic, but it happens to other people too and their families don't become national tabloid darlings. Woo... sorry 'bout that. I better have another beer before I get too worked up. Anyway, yeah. Pluto, what a bummer. Maybe Disney will change the dog's name to Neptune now. Although the whole "god of the sea" thing doesn't really fit a dog's name from my perspective, but then - I'm just rambling.

I loooooove that album cover. Here's something very, very odd. Apparently, Jim Davis decided to make several very unfunny Garfield comic strips back in 1989. "What's so shocking about that," you say. "Garfield is never funny!" "Ha ha ha," I reply. But these strips are intentionally thought-provoking and there's even a "popular" theory that all subsequent strips are delusions as Garfield starves to death in an abandoned house. Creepy, eh? Of course, the reason I came across this odd piece of internet jetsam is because the song playing in the background is "Bonnie Brae" off the latest Twilight Singers record. Garfield is Dead?

Yeah, that's the album cover I'm referencing. Definitely jumps off the rack at you... I think Albini produced pixies records right? And Nirvana too, IIRC. I have heard good things about that book, but have not read it. Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego A cover of a Beach Boys song that Brian Wilson wimped out on and changed the lyrics to: "I Know There's an Answer."

Ohhhhhh..... then get Blackberry Belle. It's their best. Also, either the self-titled Warren Zevon album or Excitable Boy. You're best off with Genius, the comp Kor bought, but if you want the original albums, those are the best. What's the deal with Big Black? I always see their CD (you know the one) at CD shops and wonder what they sound like. Warren Zevon - Desperados Under the Eaves

I'll recommend you two: Chisel - 8 A.M. All Day and Rocket From the Crypt - RFTC

I know I'm obsessed. Hell, I've made Whigs/Singers mix CDs for half my friends and coworkers. If Greg and the boys played a show within three states of me again I think I'd be there. I've even got a friend who saw them with me in Cleveland. He teaches, so he's free to jet off to Europe with his summers off. Well, he got to see them again while he was over there, the bastard. I was so jealous, I turned green on the spot. But, but... it's not like it's the only thing I listen to (as you very well know!)! In fact, I'll probably see Rancid in a week or so. I've got my Social D tickets and I just heard Frank Black is dropping by Ohio for a solo show promoting his latest.... ... which I still need to pick up. Todd Snider - The Ballad of the Kingsmen

Heh, heh, heh. So, LK, did you go see the Twilight Singers or not? Tom Waits - Small Change (Got Rained On with His Own .38)

If Von Moltke the Younger hadn't sissied the plan up, it would have worked! The Schlieffster knew Germany only had a chance if it crushed France before Russia mobilized. (I knew my history minor would come in handy someday)

I'm no astronomer, but shouldn't a planet (even a dwarf one) have to revolve around the sun on its own, not as a larger planet's moon? Even though Pluto's orbit was a little erratic, that little guy was struggling to make it all the way around the sun on his own! You didn't see Pluto hitching a ride with Neptune, did you?

So she is! I'd like to know how [to get a date with] Gabrielle ... in the first place. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Because she

@B: Yay! Against the Grain! @KQD: Yeah, that's Clarence. You know, he was playing solo shows a few years back at small clubs in small towns. If I attended any of those I'd just yell "Play the sax solo from Jungleland!" and he'd probably get pissed and leave. Whiskeytown - Yesterday's News

Right now, mkreku has got you all beat with his catchy campaign slogans. We need to see more of that, because everyone knows advertising wins elections. We also should have mod-wannabes answer more questions like the ones Steve posted. Standardized testing should thin out the power-hungry crowd, eh? We could have a debate! But then the question becomes, "Who will the moderator be?" OH WAIT! That was ALREADY the question!

Oh man, I remember seeing that show on Letterman. That was the first time I saw WZ do anything but "Werewolves." Dave gave him the entire show to talk and play music. He was a big fan. Nice find, Kor! Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Prove it All Night Live in 1978. Man, the Boss could shred that Tele back in the day. (w00t)