Happy Monday. I'm back in Minneapolis.
Dave Grohl talks about what he's listening to. I like the bit on the "Toxic" video. Kinda makes me wish the Foo Fighters weren't so effing mediocre. (via Slatch)
Does anyone reading like The Fiery Furnaces? Can someone send me their album? I've thought about buying it a bunch of times, but haven't really heard much from it. I think I'd like them.
The Liars show was amazing on Saturday. Goldfish was pretty boring except for a few cool, random blues riffs. Young People were a bit.. skewed? Liars were fucking ON. If you have any doubts about the record, but you still like NOISE and DANCING and FREAKING OUT and WITCHES and AUSTRALIANS, seriously go see them live.
Angus Andrew came on stage in a green blazer, a red-checked hunting hat, black furry gloves, and a pinned on tiger tail. Um... this was the only and I've seen where the drummer upstaged the frontman, costume wise. Julian Gross came out in a sequined mini-skirt, fishnet tank-top, and one earing. I don't know if he was joking or not. Aaron Hemphill alternates between being like that weird, quiet, intense semi-geek from highschool, and seeming like he just WANTS you to think that.
Either way the music was amazing. "Broken Witch" and "There's Always Room on the Broom" were extended, longer, noisier, and funkier. The way they mic-ed (how do you spell that?) the drums created all these grating, explosive sounds that were scary and great. The only disappointment was the exculsion of the tingly synth on "They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids."
To close, a joke from Sara:
A panda bear walks into a bar, orders lunch. After finishing lunch he shoots the waiter and walks out the door.
A guy at the bar asks the bartender, "Why did he do that?" The bartender says, "Look it up in the dictionary."
So the guy got out a dictionary, looks up panda bear and reads: "A tree dwelling marsupial of Asian origin with distinctive black and white coloring that eats shutes and leaves."
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