Song of the week: The Who’s “I Can’t Explain”
Song of the week: The Who’s first single, 1965′s “I Can’t Explain”. The song’s promo video (shot in 1965) is so adorable and Mod-y and fun: I heart The Who, especially the early stuff. And especially Keith. ♥
Song of the week: Belle and Sebastian’s “Wrapped Up In Books”
Song of the week: Belle and Sebastian‘s lovely and delightfully catchy “Wrapped Up In Books,” from their 2003 album Dear Catastrophe Waitress: I will say a prayer, just while you are sitting there I will wrap my hands around you I know it will be fine We’ve got a fantasy affair We didn’t get wet, [...]
Song of the week: The Bird and the Bee’s “How Deep Is Your Love”
Song of the week: indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee‘s cover of The Bee Gees‘s “How Deep Is Your Love”. It’s so gentle and lovely: And you come to me on a summer breeze, Keep me warm in your love Then you softly leave And it’s me you need to show How deep [...]
Some Monday lolziness
Today is the summer solstice, an event which sets the hearts of hippies and new age types all aflutter. Exhibit A: around 20,000 hippies flocked to Stonehenge today to wait for the solstice-y sun to rise. In addition to the hippies and new age types, joining in on the festivities were:“Druid King Arthur Pendragon” (yes, [...]
Song of the week: Camera Obscura’s “French Navy”
Current favorite song: Lovely Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura‘s “French Navy,” off of their 2009 album My Maudlin Career. It’s so wonderfully catchy and pretty and the video is very sweet: Spent a week in a dusty library Waiting for some words to jump at me We met by a trick of fate French [...]
If you’ll pardon me for saying so, sir, it seems to be a reasonably straightforward syncopated 5/4 time signature
Bertie and Jeeves ponder “Puttin’ on the Ritz”: Bertie: This Irving Berlin fellow seems to have come a bit of a cropper here, Jeeves. Jeeves: Sir? Bertie: This new song of his. Too many words, not enough notes. Jeeves: If you’ll pardon me for saying so, sir, it seems to be a reasonably straightforward syncopated [...]
As if I needed another reason to love NPR!
This video was used as an intro to NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller’s presentation at this year’s D: All Things Digital conference. It’s a parody of current internet trends and memes, and, OMG, it’s hilarious: “Auto-Tuned Things Considered”! (I want Robert Siegel to release an album!) Peter Sagal using ChatRoulette! (“Hi, I’m Peter Sagal. [...]
A few things:
This should be arriving today: I’m excited to read it. Jerry Coyne has rounded up some of the reviews here and here. I have a new haircut. Always a nice feeling!: And here’s a gorgeous clip from Man in the Sand, a 1999 documentary about the making of the albums Mermaid Avenue and Mermaid Avenue [...]
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