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The best of Warren Zevon on YouTube

28 Saturday Oct 2006

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For some reason, I had Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns and Money” in my head so I poked around YouTube to see what they had. I was not let down. We always hear Warren this time of year (“Werewolves of London” for Halloween) but he really was an incredible songwriter who left us well before his time. Thankfully, Letterman had him on many, many times.

Enjoy…

See more over here.

The other D

26 Thursday Oct 2006

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The greatest band of all time is finally coming out with the greatest movie of all time. Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny hits theaters November 22nd and I can’t wait. I’ve been a big fan of the D since their days on HBO. Their album was OK but it’s their bootlegs that are hysterical. The best one I’ve listened to (a few hundred times) is them live at the Largo Pub January 21, 1999. Just amazing. (Un)Fortunately, it is not for the little ones.

They have a website up for the movie now and you really should sit through the first couple of minutes where they intro the website – more comedy genius.

Easy Wind

20 Friday Oct 2006

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Easy Wind at McGarret'sAs of a few hours ago, the collaboration between my brother Tim, Kevin Barry and Mike Hogan is now called Easy Wind. We’ll be playing our first show at O Restaurant & Lounge on Saturday at 10pm for a private birthday party (that’s open to the public).

We’ll play our first real show at McGarret’s on Elmwood Nov. 2nd.

YouTube Nuggets

28 Thursday Sep 2006

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I just have 2 playlists on Youtube right now: Music Videos and Live Music Videos. Here’s a few you ought to check out…

Tragically Hip “Limelight”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–6lIRRaGgw

Sufjan Stevens “The 50 States”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faShVQWhzPY

Roxy Music “Remake Remodel” 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Zh-6cPH7I

Dead Kennedys “Bleed For Me”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSoYJ0cD8Q

Frank Zappa “Dummy Up” Roxy 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TqPYGWxm9E

Grateful Dead “Cassidy” Tom Synder Show 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kck2Xc-GJ4

Arcade Fire “Laika” Conan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XG7A-V687U

Bad Brains “Sailin’ On” 1979″
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT-8wWrNkjw

Honorable Mention:

Monty Python – Public Television 1975
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mhcsm6CNqI
This is really cool. Recently discovered footage from their first(?) trip to America after their show started airing on public broadcasting.

Always remember: What’s good is good and it doesn’t matter what your personal genre is. What’s good is good.

This is me in Grade 9!

28 Monday Aug 2006

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Back in the mid-80’s I joined my first band, Pathetic Fallacy. We were a punk/hardcore/skate band with a lead singer, his positive message and 3 skate punks who could barely play the bass, guitar and drums.

Pathetic FallacyBandwagon
Expect To Fail
Results
Little Things
Gotta Be Heard
Contradictions
Instrumental
Make A Division
Spark Of Life

Coolest thing about this demo was that it was recorded by Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls in their practice space and features Johnny Reznik playing the opening to one of the songs (see if you can pick it out – he really used to be a decent solo guitarist). I played on George’s drumset and was nervous as all hell.

Thanks to Derek Daniels for sending me these mp3s 20 years later – I really appreciate it!

The only thing better than OK GO…

24 Thursday Aug 2006

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Is OK GO on treadmills. What they lack in video production, they make up in choreography.

It’s Paul Simon Day apparently…

04 Friday Aug 2006

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Heard “50 Ways…” on the way in this morning so I put on his latest album “Surpise” which is so good. But there’s a song at the end that I had never heard before but I guess was nomited for an Oscar a few years ago for being on a Rugrats The Wild Thornberrys soundtrack. Anyhow, it’s called “Father and Daughter” but it I think of Jack everytime I hear it and always hits me the same way.

Father and Daughter
by Paul Simon

If you leap awake
In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You can’t remember where you are
Just open your window
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I can’t guarantee
There’s nothing scary hiding under your bed
I’m gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you
With a sweet dream in your head

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loves his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition
It’s just like going fishing
You cast your line
And hope you’re getting a bite
But you don’t need to waste your time
Worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race
Struggling to survive its harshest night

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loves his daughter more than I love you

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loves his daughter more than I love you

Hey Luke Wilson!

25 Tuesday Jul 2006

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Hey Luke Wilson
The Dan come down hard on Owen Wilson in an open-letter to his brother Luke. I’m surprised they couldn’t agree on The Royal Tenenbaums (the other Wes Anderson movie that the Wilsons don’t have to be ashamed of).

Best. Open-letter. Ever.

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