Sweet discussion on Can’t Hardly Wait
By Jodi | Filed under Can't Hardly Wait, In the Blogs | Comments (2)
Aquarium Drunkard has an awesome, awesome discussion of Can’t Hardly Wait (and even a Part II). Read all the comments, and prepare to lose a chunk of your afternoon.
I love Can’t Hardly Wait (I have 26 versions of it in my iTunes, and that’s only because I am too lazy to go cherry pick the song out of the rest of the bootlegs laying around). It’s in the all-time top three Holy Triumvirate of iconic ‘Mats songs (along with Left of the Dial and a song that I usually slot in depending on my mood).
Go read the discussion, you’ll be happy you did.
Tags: Can't Hardly Wait, Left of the Dial
Join me in listening to ‘Whatever Makes You Happy’ on repeat today
By Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video | Comments (8)
I’m in pouty mcpout pout mode because I didn’t get into a writing program I wanted to get into. For some reason whenever I’m all sad and mopey, I turn to this song (that’s only after The Smiths start to annoy me, and frankly, let’s be real that takes roughly 11 minutes).
I think it’s the line, “now whatever makes you happy, I’m pretty sure it isn’t me.” Slays me every.single.time.
Tags: Whatever Makes You Happy
Video Wednesday: These guys sound like what would happen if Westerberg mated with the Gin Blossoms
By Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video, Westbergesque | Comments (18)
Don’t you think?
Tags: Gaslight Anthem
Did y’all know about the I’ll Be You reissue?
By Jodi | Filed under In the News | Comments (9)
About 100 years ago my friend David, the Largehearted Boy sent me an e-mail telling me about Insound’s reissue of “I’ll Be You.” It sounds like something you crazy Westernerds with record players might dig. Yes, I said record player.
You gotta order (or pre-order it’s not coming out until July 17th) quick because they’re only making 1000.
Tags: I'll Be You, Insound, Vinly
Art Brut’s Ode to the Replacements
By shelaka | Filed under Westbergesque | Comments (3)
Was listening to the Current the other day when this song came on about the Replacements! (Thanks, Swill Merchant.) Never heard of Art Brut before, but any band that discovers and likes the Mats (it’s never too late!) is okay by me. With lines like “This time I really want to believe / Another record with my heart on the sleeve” and “Some of them are almost as old as my parents” it’s pretty amusing…
Plus the Current followed with They Might Be Giants’ “We’re the Replacements” as well as “I Will Dare” for the capper! Nice!
Cheers,
shelaka
I thought y’all might dig the inscription on this book
By Jodi | Filed under Books, Westbergesque | Comments (1)
I saw Arthur Phillips, author of the fan-fucking-tastic The Song is You read last night. Y’all should get the book, you’ll love it. It’s about Rock & Roll and fandom and what music means to us.
Tags: Arthur Phillps
I can’t stand no rejection
By Jodi | Filed under 'Mats Memories | Comments (11)
Do you ever get into one of those modes where you can’t seem to stop listening to a certain song?
I do. Today it’s “Kiss Me on the Bus.” I don’t know what it is about the song that’s clicking with me today, but it is. I am going to boldy state that this is the most underrated of the ‘Mats love songs (right before Customer).
What do you think? Pop trash or underrated genius?
(P.S. I lost my job so expect a lot more annoying inanity up in these parts)
Tags: Kiss Me on the Bus
Video Thursday — The Gaslight Anthem dude does Left of the Dial
By Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video | Comments (3)
Not bad, not bad at all.
Tags: Cover Songs, Gaslight Anthem, Left of the Dial
Injured, again?
By Jodi | Filed under Westbergesque | Comments (17)
I hate to do this because whenever Laurie Lindeen is mentioned that freaky freak freak show with all the fake names comes out to play, but if you’re not reader of Ms. Lindeen’s blog (and, you know, you should be because it’s really well written), you might take an interest in her latest post, which mentions this:
Middle-aged husband injured playing a child’s game. I don’t blame him a bit. Sometimes you’ve got to push back against time.
“You look familiar, have we met?” says the orderly wheeling he and his very swollen foot into a holding area.
“Nah,” my husband says.
I peek behind the curtain to assess our surroundings.
My totally wild, speculative guess? He slid playing kickball in the front yard with the young’un and twisted his ankle.
You?
Tags: Laurie Lindeen, oops, paul westerberg
Bands & how often they are mentioned by Craig Finn in A Positive Rage
By Jodi | Filed under 'Mats Memories | Comments (10)
Sometimes I wonder if part of the reason I have such a soft spot for Craig Finn of The Hold Steady is his love of The Replacements. Don’t get me wrong, I really do enjoy the music of The Hold Steady, but the esteem my tender heart holds for Mr. Finn is quickly approaching the same level as Mike Doughty’s.
If you know me, you’ll realize how momentous that is.
So I was watching A Positive Rage again tonight, and this time I kept track of the bands Finn mentions. Of course, I am here to share that with you.
Led Zepplin = 1
The Stones = 1
The Beatles = 1
Pavement = 1
Mission of Burma = 1
Sean Lennon = 1
Husker Du = 2
The Replacements = 6
Yeah. The DVD is pretty sweet.
Tags: The Hold Steady
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