Realized this morning that less than half the Beck I own was on my iPod. (Eh?) So I had to bring a stack of CDs in to work today to get primed for the concert tomorrow.
I forgot how much some early Beck …SOUNDS LIKE… late 60s/early 70s Stones. Sassy lyrics and tone, guitar licks, jazzy blues feel.
Odelay-hee-ho.
There is this boy who lives down the hall from me, who lives in the opposite time zone. When I am leaving my house at the ungodly hours of 5:15, 5:45, 6:15 and the like, he has clearly either just gotten home, or never gone to bed, as he is blasting music and dancing around his apartment, and usually has guests over as well. (Yes, I’m jealous. Let’s move on before I get upset about it, shall we.) Hip-hop, rap, rock, alternative, he plays it all, but generally in the happy, hyper, loud and obnoxious mode. Yet this morning, I found myself stuck outside his door, listening to this sweet lilting chorus “Time cast a spell on you but you won’t forget me…”
I thought “No. Seriously? No. Can’t be!” It was. Stevie Nicks “Silver Springs”, and good morning to you.
My dad and I didn’t like him either. But I can guarantee you neither one of us is going to give him another read.
Sel de la Terre. 74 Tookrak Road, South Yarra.
Expensive but very delicious French food, even to a native Frenchman (Christophe, no less! A man of high-class tastes).
De Cero. 814 W. Randolph.
Their taco list is awe inspiring and oh so yummy.
Some strong acting (Hilary Swank, for one, was wonderful. Completely forgot it was her in every scene). Strong directing (Brian de Palma’s been pretty much a god to me since the first time I saw “Body Double”). Really great illustration of noir. Good movie. But ultimately felt things moved a little bit slower than they could have.
There was one point in particular where a conversation between two people was being conducted soooo slowly and that was already 1h45 into the movie and I thought “This is GOOD, but it might go on forever…” (My dad disagrees; he quite liked the pacing.)
And if I haven’t mentioned it before, Aaron Eckhart’s picture is next to “yummy” in my dictionary…
Albums I Bought Last Week:
Scissor Sisters “Ta-Dah”
Submarines “Declare a New State!”
Albums I Did Not Buy Last Week:
Indigo Girls “Despite Our Differences”
Albums I Bought Yesterday:
Decemberists “The Crane Wife”
Hold Steady “Boys & Girls in America”
Jet “Shine On”
Beck “The Information”
Albums I Did NOT Buy Yesterday But Considered and May Potentially Buy Anyway in the Future, I Make No Promises:
The Killers “Sam’s Town”
Kasey Chambers new one
Evanescence new one
Lupe Fiasco debut
TV on the Radio
Albums I Meant to Buy But Forgot:
The Long Winters latest
Albums I Do Not Plan to Buy At All:
New Albums by John Mayer, Maroon 5, John Legend, Fergie solo album.
Fun. Hyper happy hoopla. As enervating as their previous effort. Part Elton John, part Bee Gees, part ’70s dancehall mirror ball. If that floats your boat, this is for you. (Balme: you will LOVE this album.)
No ups vs. downs: it’s all ups.