The Last Shadow Puppets

The Age of the Understatement
Avatar Studios, NYC - 3/4/08

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On the Road to Big Sur

Head over to Paste Magazine and read Ben Gibbard's essay entitled "The Meaning of Life" while you listen to Death Cab's new Album, Narrow Stairs. His writing does not disappoint in print or song.
Ben's description of Kerouac's imagery and blueprint for life is dead-on. I remember folding over the corners of pages in Big Sur so I could go back and reread sentences (paragraphs) that perfectly illustrated what I could not myself put into words. I sat on that ugly yellow couch in my college room and thought I had the world all figured out.
Ha!

Recent Discovery

How did Tom Petty sneak this one in on me? As I make my way through Mudcrutch's new album, I couldn't be any more excited about it. From the opening notes of the classic cover "Shady Grove" to the twangy Americana country-rock that follows, it's the rock album we've been missing thus far in 2008.

Mudcrutch was originally formed in the early 1970's as a precursor to The Heartbreakers. I've never heard (or heard of) that original material, but I sure do like where they picked up with these new tracks!

It turns out these rascals already toured California over the course of the last month. Read the album review from Rolling Stone and Glide Magazine.

Petty opens the track The Wrong Thing to Do with: "Well my daddy took me campin' out under the stars, left me by the fire while he hit the bars. And I broke my finger on a trailer hitch, mama called daddy a son of a bitch." Now that's the beginning of a story I want to hear!

Coming Soon: New Beck!

Rolling Stone proclaims: Beck Conjures 1960's Brit-Rock Vibe on Danger Mouse-Produced "Modern Guilt"
"It was the most intensive work I’ve ever done on anything,” Beck says the day after finishing his new record, sounding slightly dazed. For his 10th studio disc, Beck worked with Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse — who’s overcommitted as both a producer and a member of Gnarls Barkley, which just released a record of their own. “It was like trying to fit two years of songwriting into two and a half months,” Beck says. “I know I did at least 10 weeks with no days off, until four or five in the morning every night.” Burton remembers Beck’s stamina during their late-night sessions: “He’s like a machine. I always got tired before he did. I stayed pretty late, but I’d usually hear the next day how late it went.”
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LSD vs. Alcohol vs. Tree

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The Monuments of Washington, DC

Nationals Park, Saturday 5/3/08, Nationals 9, Pirates 8

The weather was perfect - sunshine and clear skies. A great day to sit in the shade and watch a baseball game after an evening of bars and booze with Gus and Wifey in Old Town Alexandria. Both teams wore throwback Homestead Grays uniforms. The Pirates battled back from several defecits only to lose by one run in the end. Sub-par pitching from both teams made the game exciting with lots of runs being scored. It was a weekend full of adventures...

Recent Discovery

Check out Jamie Lidell's new album Jim if you need some sunshine for your summer days and nights.