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'Hawks win again. Putting together a nice little stretch here. The next three are going to be tough, but I'm really excited to see the back to back games against the Playtex

Beirut ~ The Penalty

Well, you've certainly managed to take the conversation somewhere..? I hope the top 20 and 50 thing was meant to be ironic. As far as influence and the 60's and 70's thing, most art is influenced by what occurred previously whether it be because of extrapolation, blending, or counterpoint, so thats somewhat inherent. I guess there are people who listen to the same music there whole lives, people who read the same books, look at the same pictures, I just have a shorter attention span. As far as your songwriters list goes, you can just look back at my post in these music threads, everyone I listen to I think is a talented songwriter. Townes Van Zandt is just as clued into a part of me as Fat Mike is. Doc Watson as Robert Smith. Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto as Skip James. As far as proof of talented modern songwriters try people like Jeff Tweedy, Conor Oberst, Jeff Mangum, I guess thats proof, I dunno. For the truth is three art school kids from Liverpool just aren't able to encompass the whole of what I feel as a human. The whole "whatever you're going to do, Beatles's have already done it and quite likely better than you would" just doesn't ring true. I've heard better r&b covers and who does a better Buddy Holly then Buddy Holly? kidding ofcourse oh and not Kraftwerk as much as Brian Eno Beirut ~ My Family's Role In The World Revolution

Weird, I look at the 90's especially the early 90's as one of the least innovated times in music with only a few exceptions like Goo and Trompe and the stuff Dinosaur Jr. put out but were more so carry overs. Most of the good music of the 90's was so far out of the mainstream and never really surfaced till much later (see Elliott Smith and bands like Modest Mouse). Pop-punk revival was really where it was at in the 90's and gave indie music a willing partner for expansion in distribution and outlets for advertising (the punk and indie 'Zine.) Eventually new venues started cropping up and olders ones that had made it on strictly supporting local bands had a wider market and more willing participants. I was one of a lot of kids during the 90's that really got tired of the Alternative song of the month crap being sandwiched between two year old Nirvana and Pearl Jam hits like they were Rock and Roll canon and started looking for something else. Right now is a real high water mark for indie music with the availability of the internetz. Bands don't need to sign on to a major label to become successful and that in itself makes this generation of music the most sustained period of innovation in quite some time. It sounds like you're looking for a trend that you can put your finger on, but thats the beauty of things, if you're in a band you can do what you want, you don't have to conform to a trend or movement in music to be heard. Most of the "innovative electronica stuff" you talk about in the 80's was actually explored in the 70's and then turned to "synth-pop" in the 80's. Much different then really being innovative. If I was to say there was a trend right now I think it is the return of the large band with 5-12 people on the stage and the revival of instruments in rock groups that haven't been seen much outside of folk groups and the renaissance fare. While that might be the edge of the trend, it seems right now the two man group has been enjoying a tremendous amount of success. Boards of Canada and GLO are two examples of groups that have been doing it that way for awhile. Anyway, so there is alot of really good stuff going on right now, perhaps more then at anytime ever before, but I can see where that could escape someone whose posts are largely about stuff that went on more then thirty years ago. Its good most musicians are able to get out of those circles relatively early, take a bit of the old and contextualize it with whats going on now. Good luck in getting out of the strawberry fields, we're all rooting for you. GLO ~ Blackbox

77.6% I was more hurt by not seeing movies like Memento and WALL-E and the Bourne and Pirates movie series. Having a mother that is an old movie buff and a father who is bigtime into westerns and war movies helps alot. I always wished I had taken a film class or two in college but at the time was more into learning cinematography then history anyway. Watched Blade Runner: The Final Cut. I got this last christmas but never took the time to watch the Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner until today. Always interesting to hear how a film like this comes about and how pleased Philip K. was when he saw the special effects. I liked hearing from the writer of the original screenplay and the members of the Art Department. Interesting that Guillermo del Toro really liked the original voice over narrative, most people seem to have disdain for it as evident in it being cut out in the "Final Cut".

I am a bit surprised Sundin chose the Canutz, but theres good fishing in that part of the world In other news, the Blackhawks are having a pretty nice month

I made poop as well

Is that on the Twilight soundtrack you've been touting so much recently? I was swimmin' in the Caribbean Animals were hiding behind the rocks Except the little fish But they told me, he swears Tryin' to talk to me, coy koi.

Turtles Can Fly Pretty great movie, really. Makes me take the whole growing up in the west a little less for granted. Then I had one of those, "You've never seen Trainspotting?" nights.

I show some love and respect Wanna get some love and respect Baby you can see that the gazing eye won't lie Don't give up your lover tonight Cause it's just you, me and this wire, alright Let's tend to the engine tonight

Interesting, you would have thought becoming an adult would have had the opposite effect.

has anyone mentioned the passionate, passionate Nightman?

and some days we're all alone on the banks of the rhine...

Yo ye pharoahs, let us walk Through this barren desert, in search of truth And some pointy boots, and maybe a few snack crackers. OWWWW WEEE baby, you make me wanna walk like a camel. OWWWW WEEE, walk!

Are you having a Chiasm-a-thon or something? just call it a horrible music $hitstorm and leave it at that. Les Savy Fav ~ We've Got Boxes

Plus its been proven more then a few times that execution actually cost more than life in prison

Neutral Milk Hotel ~ The King Of Carrot Flowers Part 1

Beirut ~ Cherbourg

Arcade Fire ~ Haiti

I saw Death Proof, saying this was a bad movie makes it seem like it accomplished some end. The fabled Tarantino dialogue seemed like it was written by Sporty Spice. For a long time I thought the beginning of the second half of the movie was suppose to get everyone on Stuntman Man's side. There seems to be a general idea that people who didn't like this movie have problems with strong feminine characters, but the two girls I saw the film with were screaming along side of me for Kurt Russel to kill those stupid bitches. Alas our pleas went unheard by the movie god's. Now I'm out almost two hours and my attraction to Zoe Bell has me questioning my sexuality http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/439399581_d0f0f5063e.jpg

This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6DR67Oc68

Krooner Cronersby ~ I Can Sell You Love

greaser emo = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiRlQmzxKHI Right now, this:

or a bestiality