Tag: music

  • Gourds last night, the Resentments tonight

    Went to Stubb’s barbecue last night with Syrup and her beau to hear the Gourds and Old 97’s. Tried to eat there but there was 45-minute wait so we went to Jaime’s across the street and I had – wait for it – tex-mex again! Shrimp enchiladas were excellent, as was the top shelf margarita.…

  • My arms are killing me

    For a few months I’ve been wondering why my upper arms have been aching. Did I lift something? Is it referred pain? Today, it dawned on me. I’ve been practicing guitar and ukulele for about an hour or so a day for almost a year. No wonder! Now I don’t even mind. It’s just like…

  • Your jukebox should know

    Scalzi is spreading a meme: Open up the music player on your computer (if you have one — the music player, I mean. Clearly you have a computer, because otherwise you couldn’t read this). Set it to play your entire music collection. Hit the “shuffle” command. Tell us the title of the next ten songs…

  • Camper Van Beethoven gear stolen in Montreal

    Spread the word. Let’s help them get their equipment back. (via MZ, who adds: “This stinks.”) >Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:07:59 -0700 (PDT) >From: “J. Segel” >Reply-To: jsegel@magneticmotorworks.com >Subject: [BA-NEWMUS:14634] stolen gear >To: “Bay Area New Music Discussion” > >hey i don’t know if anybody knows anybody up here in montreal, but: > >all…

  • Uke punks unite

    It seems that I’m not the only one out there who sees the ukulele as the perfect punk rock instrument. This article, Punk Uke: The four-string Underdog rudely rocks by Christopher Arnott from last year describes an eerily similar path to my own: [Y]ou can wake this restless monster up gently with a quaint strum,…

  • flesh cartoons

    words and music by Robyn Hitchcock (email downstyle of capitalization mine all mine mine mine): linda ryan in the sky i seen her laughing but i never seen her cry she took her fireman it was her half-empty flight he brought his hose and everything just turned out right i’m just watching… german leather a…