I've been working my way chronologically backwards- finally made it to the first new-to-me band since moving back to Oregon...
...Haling from Scotland, Franz Ferdinand is an alternative band with pop music sensibility. On the bands self-named debut, Franz Ferdinand is song after song that I'm left humming for hours. Much to the chagrin of my girlfriend and our friends, I can't help but sing along every time I hear this band...
Friday, February 11, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
New Music- part III
Today, there's only one band on my new misic update...
...They recently acquired the opening slot on U2's U.S. tour, the Kings of Leon are supporting their latest album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. I've heard half the album and it's pretty good stuff. My current favorite is The Bucket...
...They recently acquired the opening slot on U2's U.S. tour, the Kings of Leon are supporting their latest album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. I've heard half the album and it's pretty good stuff. My current favorite is The Bucket...
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
New music part II
I've had enough free time to discover quite a few new bands...
...The Kaiser Chiefs are a hot new act from the UK. They take their name from a South African soccer team and have hit local airwaves with I Predict a Riot...
...From Las Vegas NV, the hot new band, The Killers, are currently touring for their album Hot Fuss. This one's good enough to even get the album. The singles off of it; Somebody Told Me and Mr. Brightside are pretty typical of the whole album...
...With a hot new album Antics, Interpol is a band from New York are currently on tour, and will actually be here in Portland in a few days, but the show's been sold out for a while...
...Blue Merle sounds so much like Coldplay, that I thought it was for the first 10 or 11 times I heard their song, Burning in the Sun, off of the album of the same name which comes out on the 15th. They're a rock band out of Nashville TN. They've got quite a few .mp3's of their songs performed, live so you can listen for yourself how they sound...
...The Kaiser Chiefs are a hot new act from the UK. They take their name from a South African soccer team and have hit local airwaves with I Predict a Riot...
...From Las Vegas NV, the hot new band, The Killers, are currently touring for their album Hot Fuss. This one's good enough to even get the album. The singles off of it; Somebody Told Me and Mr. Brightside are pretty typical of the whole album...
...With a hot new album Antics, Interpol is a band from New York are currently on tour, and will actually be here in Portland in a few days, but the show's been sold out for a while...
...Blue Merle sounds so much like Coldplay, that I thought it was for the first 10 or 11 times I heard their song, Burning in the Sun, off of the album of the same name which comes out on the 15th. They're a rock band out of Nashville TN. They've got quite a few .mp3's of their songs performed, live so you can listen for yourself how they sound...
Thursday, February 03, 2005
New-to-me music- the stuff that's worth a listen.
Over the last couple of months, I've heard some new music that I really like.
...new band from Montreal, The Arcade Fire and their song Power Out...
...from Death Cab for Cutie lead singer, a new project- The Postal Service, we just got a copy of their latest, Give Up, and really like the thoughtfulness of the lyrics...
...probably my tied-for-favorite of the new music at the moment is the band The Shins. Recently relocated to Portland (just like me), their latest album is Chutes Too Narrow. The lyrics are what drew me to this group too, but the music is pretty good as well...
...the other band in the tied-for-favorite of my new music is Modest Mouse. Also in Portland, these guys have just recently hit it big on the national/international scene with Good News for People Who Like Bad News. Again, a band with great lyrics makes itself heard over all of the pop crap. Their lyrics remind me of the early efforts of Beat Happening...
...new band from Montreal, The Arcade Fire and their song Power Out...
...from Death Cab for Cutie lead singer, a new project- The Postal Service, we just got a copy of their latest, Give Up, and really like the thoughtfulness of the lyrics...
...probably my tied-for-favorite of the new music at the moment is the band The Shins. Recently relocated to Portland (just like me), their latest album is Chutes Too Narrow. The lyrics are what drew me to this group too, but the music is pretty good as well...
...the other band in the tied-for-favorite of my new music is Modest Mouse. Also in Portland, these guys have just recently hit it big on the national/international scene with Good News for People Who Like Bad News. Again, a band with great lyrics makes itself heard over all of the pop crap. Their lyrics remind me of the early efforts of Beat Happening...
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
State of the Union
Oh my God! How did Bush get re-elected?
Tonight is the State of the Union address. He (Bush) wants to lower our dependency on foreign oil by pumping money into nuclear power and "clean coal", not to mention dirty hydrogen. He wants to change immigration laws to allow "temporary guest workers" in, while keeping drug lords and terrorists out. (Unlike now, where we apparently want drug lords and terrorists 'in'.) He wants to "fix" Social Security by allowing personal accounts to "young Americans". It gets better, he wants to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriages and ban embryonic stem-cell research. (The Republicans may be standing and applauding, but the Democrats have turned to each other and started talking amongst themselves.)
Finally, at forty minutes into his speech, the President get to the issue of terrorism, announcing that he will continue to fight them wherever and whenever until they are defeated. Part of this will be accomplished by more military spending. But, this will also be accomplished by Bush continuing to forge international alliances in this on-going effort to eradicate tyranny in the world. (His words, not mine.) (He also said that "The advance to freedom leads to peace." because free people love each other, making me wonder why there are so many killings in the U.S. every year.)
I'm really wondering which phrases are code for "invading Iran" and "draft"? How can we expect Syria to be the only place that we put the thumbscrews to? He did call Iran the largest haven and supporter of terrorists in the world. This after saying that we will do anything to eliminate tyranny...let me do the math.
At least the President is finally wearing the red power tie that he should have worn during the election. And while I'm feeling a bit congradulatory, let's all stand and give the President a rousing "O" for not saying 'erections in Iraq'.
Tonight is the State of the Union address. He (Bush) wants to lower our dependency on foreign oil by pumping money into nuclear power and "clean coal", not to mention dirty hydrogen. He wants to change immigration laws to allow "temporary guest workers" in, while keeping drug lords and terrorists out. (Unlike now, where we apparently want drug lords and terrorists 'in'.) He wants to "fix" Social Security by allowing personal accounts to "young Americans". It gets better, he wants to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriages and ban embryonic stem-cell research. (The Republicans may be standing and applauding, but the Democrats have turned to each other and started talking amongst themselves.)
Finally, at forty minutes into his speech, the President get to the issue of terrorism, announcing that he will continue to fight them wherever and whenever until they are defeated. Part of this will be accomplished by more military spending. But, this will also be accomplished by Bush continuing to forge international alliances in this on-going effort to eradicate tyranny in the world. (His words, not mine.) (He also said that "The advance to freedom leads to peace." because free people love each other, making me wonder why there are so many killings in the U.S. every year.)
I'm really wondering which phrases are code for "invading Iran" and "draft"? How can we expect Syria to be the only place that we put the thumbscrews to? He did call Iran the largest haven and supporter of terrorists in the world. This after saying that we will do anything to eliminate tyranny...let me do the math.
At least the President is finally wearing the red power tie that he should have worn during the election. And while I'm feeling a bit congradulatory, let's all stand and give the President a rousing "O" for not saying 'erections in Iraq'.
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