Darth Drabek

GTA Vice City chose very well for its 80s Top 40 station. Cat Stevens - The Wind

Change my avatar? Change....my avatar? NEVER!

I had a laugh when I saw some band on one of the recent Warped Tour comps had a song called "Me Vs. Morrissey in the Pretentious Contest." The Streets - Turn the Page you can't do 'alf, my crew laughs at your rhubarb and custard verses

It comes in pretty well here on Ohio's North Coast. I use it to get some culture and to see what you crazy Canucks are up to. Morrissey - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

I was listening to CBC's classical program and heard a flute concerto in G major by Vivaldi that was very pleasing to the ear. But now, Lodi by the CCR. if i had a dollar, for every song i've sung every time i had to play while people sat there drunk you know i'd take the next train back to where i live oh lord, stuck in lodi again

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Biomusicology had we never come across the vastness of pavement the barrenness of waves and the grayness of the sea never lost and n'er been misguided we'd have never reached seas so shining

Bob Dylan - I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We've Never Met)

It's probably a camera, but it looks like she's holding an iPod. Which would be playing "Age Ain't Nuthin' But a Number" by Aaliyah.

On the whole Automatic for the People was pretty weak, but I still like that song. Eponymous might be my favorite R.E.M. CD, although Document is great too. Also I think New Adventures in Hi-Fi is very underrated, and much more solid than Monster or Automatic. btw pixies, Away is a great song. My old band covered Possum Kingdom, only once, because Toadies were one of our drummer's favorite bands. It absolutely killed, brought the house down. Frank Zappa - Peaches en Regalia

R.E.M. - Find the River

I saw her open up for U2, what, five years ago? On the tour where they didn't come out of giant lemons or have 5,000 TVs in the arena. Anyway, I didn't know any of her songs, but one refrain stood out. You know how when you see a band about whom you know nothing, and then listen to one of their albums years later and have a weird sense of deja vu. lick my legs, i'm on fire lick my legs, my desire But what can you say about Polly? Nick Cave has excellent taste in women. The Misfits - Ghouls Night Out

How well I remember that terrible day How the blood stained the sand and the water And how in that hell that they called Suvla Bay We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter Yeah. Yeah, I hear that. I had a history course on WWI back in college, and the prof played the original after we learned about Suvla Bay. He was crying by the end himself. Pogues version is better, I think, 'cause it ol' Shane McGowan sounds pretty damn believable as the vet.

Lifting weights generally heightens my mood, especially if I've skipped a few workouts and I'm feeling lethargic. Also listening to great music in headphones (really loud) and rocking out in my apartment. Or coming home from another bad day at work, pouring a tall glass of some alcoholic beverage and putting my feet up. Oh yeah, and thinking about "The Hoff."

One of my favorite verses in one of my favorite Pogues songs. I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away Some people leave for heaven without warning The Pogues - The Broad Majestic Shannon

Elvis Costello - Spooky Girlfriend

Happy Monday! :puke: Piebald - American Hearts

Big Dumb Sex for teh win!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> doncha doncha wanna thrill me and doncha be afraid to tell me Nope, haven't heard the SST Screaming Trees stuff. Can't help ya.

Although I am a proud owner of Ultramega OK! on CD, their last three albums were their best. It is interesting to listen to the old stuff, though just to see the progression. Early stuff like "Hunted Down," and "Little Joe" are a long way from the psychadelia of "Applebite" or "Boot Camp." It blows my mind that people can know about the Eagles of Death Metal, but not THE Eagles. Man. Mojo Nixon - Don Henley Must Die

Yeah, I think that's the best song on there. They replace the strings with steel guitars on the live version, which I think is an improvement. I hear their earlier stuff stayed more in the alt-country vein, which means I might like it more. I'm waiting for Laozi's opinion on their entire body of work, as he seems to be the resident Wilco scholar...... Those Unknown - To the Daunted and Dispossessed

The library I frequent has Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost is Born, so I thought I'd finally see what all the fuss was about Wilco. Maybe I haven't given it enough time, but YHF isn't living up to the hype for me either. I like the other one better, and I like the live double album better than both of 'em. Joe Jackson Band - Look Sharp!

Wilco - Theologians theologians they don't know nothin about my soul Rarely has a truer statement been made in song.

Mark Lanegan is awesome. Whether it's Screaming Trees, QOTSA, or the Twilight Singers, anything he touches is better for it. Have any of you heard his solo stuff? I was thinking about picking up "Bubblegum," which I heard was the best of his solo albums. The Outfield - (I Don't Want to) Lose Your Love Tonight Those parentheses are on loan from Elvis Costello.

So what's their deal? HIM, that is. I asked a while back but none of you crazy Scandanavians responded. I hear they're popular with the Nordic crowd. Are they like the Finnish gothic version of Bon Jovi? I haven't been in a mall lately, but I bet the Hot Topic crowd loves 'em over here too. I do think they did a good job with that Chris Isaak cover, "Wicked Game," however. edit: Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You

Wilco - At Least That's What You Said

They have no choice. Generally, the errand-boy/girl quests have to be done so some authoritarian figure will trust you/agree to help you on your greater path. My "Quest for Milk" scenario isn't a means to an end, unless the main quest is to continue your existence by consuming nutrients.