The monster mash

Unoriginal, perhaps. But this is my favorite Halloween song.

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Police question Azerbaijanis about their Eurovision song contest voting

Truly bizarre.
Last month, an Azerbaijani man told the BBC he had been accused of being unpatriotic and a “potential security threat”, after he sent a text backing Armenia’s song, Jan Jan.
The country’s authorities said people had merely been invited to explain why they voted for Armenia.
The two states fought over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in [...]

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The best band name ever

That would be We were promised jet packs. We saw them last night as the opening band for Frightened Rabbit at Neumo’s. They were fun.

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Spinal Tap at Wembley

Last night we watched the DVD commentary on one of my favorite movies: This Is Spinal Tap. No matter what Christopher Guest has done since, This is Spinal Tap will always be my favorite.

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Meryl Streep: I’m Checking Out

Busy busy busy with not much to say. Danton is doing fabulously; thank you all for your inquiries into his health.
Here’s Meryl Streep in one of my favorite movies Postcards from the Edge.

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Telekinesis: Tokyo

We saw this local band a few months ago at the Crocodile and loved the show.

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Willie Nelson: Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other

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Would this be an inappropriate time to post this video of Jarvis Cocker…

upstaging Michael Jackson at the 1996 Brit Awards? While Jackson’s death is certainly a shock to anyone in my generation, I can’t say that have a lot of fond feelings for the guy. He was very likely a child molester. Sure he was completely nuts also, but… I will speak no more ill of the [...]

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David Byrne

I went to the Paramount show last night in Seattle. He’s a great performer. I loved how he opened the show by saying that anyone could take pictures but when they post them to only post the flattering ones. Here’s a an old skit.

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John Lennon: Jealous Guy

A great song.

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The IO’s last painful Sextette moment

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Alice Cooper in Sextette

It’s getting painful to watch, but if you can’t resist, click here.

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Sextette continues

I’m glad that Timothy Dalton was able to make something of his career after this film.

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Tammy Wynette & Lyle Lovett 1993

Sing Stand By Your Man

more about “Tammy Wynette & Lyle Lovett 1993“, posted with vodpod

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Neko Case: Hold on Hold on

Great show last night at the Paramount.

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Roxy Music: Ladytron

You don’t often hear the oboe in a pop song. This is a great song, but watching Brian Ferry sing it in such a dated way really doesn’t seduce me.

You’ve got me girl on the run around run around
You’ve got me all around town
You’ve got me girl on the run around
And [...]

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Northwest Folklife 2009

I was finally able to get a chance to edit some photos, so expect a lot of posts with photos in the near future. I went to Northwest Folklife yesterday and got some good pictures. My favorite is the one below of Rebecca Lomnicky. It was hard to find a tent without a lot of [...]

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Another love song from Cherubino

At the risk of having two opera posts in one week, I found this video of another aria from the character Cherubino in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. This video translates the very romantic lyrics.

Update: Actually it looks like only the beginning is translated. Here are  the lyrics below.
You who know [...]

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Cameron Crowe’s Top 10 music moments in film

Interesting.

Here’s what I would add.
1. Just about anything from The Graduate.
2. In the Name of the Father, both title track by Gavin Friday and “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart” by Sinead O’Conner.
3. Interview with the Vampire “Sympathy For the Devil” by Guns N’ Roses. (Practically the only part of the film I [...]

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The Marriage of Figaro

I saw The Marriage of Figaro for the first time last night at the Seattle Opera. While I haven’t been the most ardent supporter of opera, I am a big fan of Mozart. I have to say this was by far my favorite opera in the handful or so that I’ve seen.
What a great story. [...]

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My Bloody Valentine: Soon

Just saw them last night.

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John Denver: Leaving on a jet plane

I’m learning guitar currently and this is the song I’m learning. I guess I never really appreciated this song before, but now I realize it’s quite lovely. And very popular for beginning guitar players.

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Natalie MacMaster

Please enjoy some Scottish fiddle music.

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Manu Chao investigated by Mexico

French singer Manu Chao faced deportation from Mexico after recent comments on the country’s politics.
During a visit last week to the Guadalajara International Film Festival, Chao discussed the 2006 uprising in San Salvador Atenco, a town northeast of Mexico City. “What happened in Atenco was, in some way, state terrorism,” he [...]

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Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone

It feels like a day to post Bob Dylan.

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