December 8, 2005
in music
It’s about time actor Rick Moranis (of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids fame) released a country album! Seriously, how many times have you been sitting at home wondering why it hasn’t happened yet?
Moranis elaborates about “Why a country album?” on his Web site: “A few years ago, just after [my kids] started listening to music almost exclusively from their computers, I began to hear traditional, bluegrass and jam-band coming from their rooms. They played me Phish, Jack Johnson, Widespread Panic, Moe, Stringcheese Incident and my favorite, Yonder Mountain Stringband. I also heard music they’d forgotten I’d played for them many years before–The Band’s ‘Music from Big Pink’ and ‘The Last Waltz.’
“With all that country and bluegrass filling our home, I wound up writing a song or two. And then another. I’d call up friends and sing the songs over the phone. Paul Perlove, my dear friend and sometime comedy writing partner encouraged me to do something with the songs. Although I’d done a lot of music for SCTV and sang the songs in the film ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, it had been a while since I’d recorded any music.”
Bless his heart. Link from Oh No They Didn’t!
NICOLE WON!?!?!? What the HELL? Nik was totally robbed. Don’t even get me started on Naima winning last year. Did you see her in the fashion show? SO FUG.
I do NOT understand how the judges decide who wins. Tyra, you crazy!
And in the best quote about Nicole made on ONTD: “nicole’s. not. cute.
she looks exactly like chrissy from Now and Then, right down to the grimace.”
Yes, I love teen magazines, so how could I pass up the opportunity to go to the ELLE Girl “Music Issue” party at Webster Hall featuring a performance by VHS or Beta? I just couldn’t!
VHS or Beta has been on tour for the last 17 months, and this was their last performance for a while. They played to a crowd of kids with free drinks in their hands, and nothing to loose. There was one dude who even brought his own basketball to the party…for unknown reasons. I also spied Merlin Bronques in a full “Merlin Bronques” outfit–sunglasses, wig, and turtleneck–up front snapping pictures of the band and more importanly, the partygoers.
Although lead singer Craig Pfunder kept insisting that no one at the party knew who they were, nor were they dancing to the music, I spied one dude up in the front who was…how do you say…totally feelin’ the music (below). By the end of the show, the band pulled him and a bunch of other people onto the stage to shake their groove thing during the last song.
I always know I can rely on readers of this site to give me some great information. Here’s another question for you. I want to redesign the site sometime in the near future, but I need some inspiration. What are some of your favorite sites on the Web? They don’t have to be music-related or blogs…just well designed sites. Also, are their any features you’d like to see become available? What are some features you’d want to stay?
Anyone interested in telling me of a great Web designer/developer, feel free to leave a comment or drop a line to redesign @ themodernage.org. Not sure exactly what I want done, but I’m not opposed to paying for a redesign. If anyone is feeling super generous, and wants to offer their services free of charge for the love of this advertising-free blog, by all means contact me!
UPDATE: I’m interested in migrating over to WordPress, so if you are familiar with building themes for this publishing tool, drop a line.
…is so I can read things like this in “The Word” column: “Seen on the scene: Jack White partying at nightspot Home with his White Stripes bandmate before diaper duties start when his first child with wife, model Karen Elson, is born this spring.”
Think it’s true?
You know, when I first saw the pictures of zombie-like kids playing with PSP plastered all around the East Village, I thought it was a political statement by a graffiti artist about how hand-held devices like PSP are sucking the brains out of kids and making them stupid. Little did I know it was actually Sony’s marketing campaign to appear to “young urbanites” such as myself. Here’s a hint to Sony: If you want hipsters to think the PSP is cool, try not to depict children who look as though they’ve had lobotomies as a result of playing your electronic equipment.
PS- I’m still pissed off about your stupid rootkits.
Check out more photos of the ads in San Fran.
On Friday I went to the “Not So Silent Night” at Fat Baby where I happened to catch The Big Sleep. In the middle of their set (which consisted of loud, deconstructed rock–with little in the way of lyrics, but those who like long rock/metal jams will be appreciative of their sound.) I saw a fireman in full gear push by me and go through a door by the left side of the stage…which I thought was peculiar. When I turned around after watching the band, the once totally packed place was once again breathable…but no fault of the band–appears as though the NYPD raided the venue and people either got kicked out or left of their own volition. Sadly lots of folks were turned away at the door and didn’t get a chance to take part of the event.
Oh, and speaking of the “Not So Silent Night,” Levy also played. They have a fairly steamy video for “On the Dancefloor” depicting to naked folks videotaping their sexcapades at the Hotel on Rivington. Although all the naughty bits of the man and woman are blacked out, I still would advise not playing this video at work…unless your boss is ok with you watching someone getting a bj on film. I swear to god, it’s like watching 9 Songs meets One Night In Paris all over again. Link from Curbed.
I know it’s hard to imagine that so many publications would be covering the same story not relating to Nick and Jessica Simpson, but behold! it has occurred right here in our little town of New York City. The topic that is twisting everyone’s panties? Some of you may be very familiar with it. Some of you know it as the place you call “home.” Bars. Noisy, dancey, alchoholy bars. Obviously the spawn of the devil according to many locals.
When I read Tricia’s piece about them raiding several watering holes in the downtown area I cried, “Well at least they aren’t raiding my apartment!” To which Tricia responded ominously, “It’s only a matter of time.”
Time Out NY is also covering the people’s revolt against alcoholic establishments. Other people have taken to revolting against the people’s revolt on Curbed.com. The true hard-core anti people revolt supporters are still vomiting in a dark alleyway near Ludlow Street.
Oh, and speaking of annoying neighbors…watch this Christmas crazy video.
It’s about time actor Rick Moranis (of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids fame) released a country album! Seriously, how many times have you been sitting at home wondering why it hasn’t happened yet?
