my week with music (or lack there of) in May

This is a recap of a week in May that I shall bore you with. Aren't you excited now to read it?!

Sunday: Blonde Redhead plays, I am excited of course...until the day of. I don't go (the story of my life)*

Monday: Scold myself all day, thinking about how I better go to the rest of the shows during the week.

Tuesday: CocoRosie show is canceled! Of course I exclaim blasphemy! My heart was set on going to this one! Then rumors fly about them getting arrested? Can you say cheap publicity stunt? (har, har)

Wednesday: Air plays. I go. Unfortunately, there is no air circulating in the sold out venue; I think all super wasted people hogged it all. I'm hot and bothered by loud people talking over their mellow music and by people bumping into me. This princess decides to ditch her friend and watch from the way back.

Thursday: Ben Gibbard solo. After thinking about bailing, my friend Andrew decides to come to the show. He's leaving for the summer to intern in Utah like the good law student that he is, so of course I have to go to hang out with him. I sport my gaudy, vintage clip-on earrings and stripped flats to try and blend in with the indie darlings (it felt like being in high school again at Knotts surrounded by couple making out in the lines, but this would be more romantic I guess). Mr. Gibbard is awesome! He mostly plays Postal Service and Death Cab songs acoustic and they are lovely. I decide to stay and enjoy the show.**

Friday: Album Leaf is playing and I contemplate going since they were one of the bands on Holiday Matinee (where I used to intern at in San Diego) and also since he is amazing live. I opt out, feeling like a poser and also since I realize I don't even have enough to withdraw a twenty out of my checking account.

All in all, I'm learning more about myself. I take shows for granted and I'm getting old. What's coming up? The Faint, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Feist, Fall of Troy, and Manu Chao in June. Don't hold your breathe for a great blog entry...


*so my friend Dana forces the new CD on me and of course, I'm in love with it...the first song on it reminds me of Clockwork Orange...does anyone else get that? Let me know...

**you can catch it recorded live on NPR.org

The Summer Blockbuster Returns!

Today, I heard from a friend (Wikipedia) whose other friend (MTV News) told him that R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" is making a return this July with 10 new parts. That's 22 total chapters! Hells yeah!

Will all the questions that've been lingering for the past year and a half finally be resolved? What happened to the midget? The gay priest? The asshole cop?

If you have no idea what I'm talking about or simply want a refresher course in this hip-hopera, check out the following summaries:

Parts 1-5.

Parts 6-12.

Fuck yeah.

Coachella Bootlegs Galore!

Hot off the heels of the three-day festival comes the only useful thread: Bootlegs!

Click here for the shows available. They're updated pretty regularly, so check back periodically. Or obsessively. Whatever floats your boat.

Guitar Heroes

Ok. It's been a slow month. So here's the newest GH-related youtube vid.



Oh, and does anyone else out there see a connection between Guitar Hero and the newest single by the White Stripes? Listen for yourself, if you haven't already, to Icky Thump.

More Dramatic Than the Slow Handclap

Last night, the boys of the Lonely Island unleashed another hilarious SNL Digital Short, apparently satirizing one of the season finales of the OC. If you watch the SNL clip first, it totally screws with the gravitas in the OC clip:





If you're not sick of the song yet, here it is for you to love forever. Is it just me, or does Imogen Heap sound like she's got some kind of Ladysmith Black Mambazo thing going on?

Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek

The SNL video's down, but you can still find it here.

Alanis Morissette Has Lost Her Mind

She spent 4 minutes to sing a cover of My Humps. And I just died a little bit inside from watching it. Misery loves company. Enjoy:

TV on the Stage, Liquor in Our Bellies

TV on the Radio played the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theatre on Friday, and speaking on behalf of Linda and Jerome, let me just say it was the shit (in a good way). Great energy and a full house made the show one for the books.

Every now and then, I sneak in lyrics from "The Wrong Way" into my prayers, namely the lines, "Teachin' folks [the score]/About patience, understanding, [agape babe]," so as you can imagine, hearing those lines live was pretty amazing. During my prayers, if I'm mumbling or I know the people around me aren't really paying attention, I try to squeeze in the words in brackets really quickly. So far, 3-for-3, baby.

Pictures courtesy of Zully's camera and a couple of vodka-Red Bulls.

The Google of MP3's. Kinda.

Check out Clickster.

In a nutshell, it searches the Internet for mp3's and allows you to play and download directly from websites for free. Get it now!

South By 70 West

I swear, the title will make sense in a minute.

First, for everybody who wants a taste of new, live music from the SXSW Festival, check out Largehearted Boy's compilation.

Second, yours truly just added song numero 70,000 on the iTunes library, and it was... (drum roll)... JJ Grey & MOFRO, live at SXSW. See, it all makes sense now, right?

I know it's somewhat arbitrary to commemorate every 10,000 songs, but 70 is pretty important:


That's right. It's the number Joe Hundred Guy gets stuck on trying to count to 100 by 10's, thus cockblocking his shot with the ladies. I didn't make that up.

3 Shows for the Price of... 3!

3 presales are going on RIGHT NOW. Get 'em while you can:

1. Modest Mouse, May 13th at the Greek Theatre
Password: ISSAQUAH
$35 + Ticketmaster's Milking Fee

2. Daft Punk, July 21st at the LA Sports Arena
Password: ROBOTS
$50 + Ticketmaster's Retirement Fund

3. Kings of Leon, here and there
Password: KINGS
Less than $30, hopefully

Sorry for the late notice. Best of luck.