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I've learned a lot about life by making a mess of my own.
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I've learned a lot about life by making a mess of my own.
Send your love letters to:
thetyping [at] gmail [dot] com
My Real Blog | Tweets | Tunes | The Past
King Khan & BBQ Show: “I’ll Be Loving You”
Here’s a solid dose of garage-y fuzz to kick off your weekend. When you’re not trying to decide what decade this song is from, you’ll be stomping your foot hard enough to shatter your metatarsals.
Just do it in time with the tambourines.
The King Khan & BBQ Show: Invisible Girl
Best Album Cover Ever or Best Album Cover Ever?
So I have a semi-new gig, penning the occasional guest post for a recently-launched NBC Sports blog. Here’s today’s effort, all about the University of New Mexico’s soccer enforcer Elizabeth Lambert. If you don’t know her by name, you’ve still probably seen her dragging BYU players down by their hair, shortly before scaling the Empire State Building with Fay Wray in her arms. If you’re inclined to tell me what you think—or to suggest sports-themed topics for upcoming posts—drop me a note at thetyping [at] gmail [dot] com.
Sure, I’d love to meet you for dinner. I’ll be wearing a black sweater, a purple scarf and driving the van with the airbrushed picture of a beagle beside the words “Love Muscle”.
It’s probably a little early for these kinds of things, but I was just asked to submit my Best Of ‘09 music selections to a website I’ll soon be contributing to. You know, as soon as I learn how to stop ending sentences with a preposition.
Anyway, here are my Best Albums of ‘09 and the Best Reissues. These are, of course, the way they’re ranked in my own precious mind. Some of them may be surprises. Some of them definitely won’t be.
Please don’t launch anything through my windows.
Best Albums:
Girls: Album
Florence + The Machine: Lungs
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3: Goodnight Oslo
The xx: Self-Titled
R.E.M.: Live at the Olympia
Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
Chuck Prophet: Let Freedom Ring!
Jarvis Cocker: Further Complications
We Were Promised Jet Packs: These Four Walls
BOAT: Setting the Paces
Honorable Mention (11-20): Arctic Monkeys: Humbug; The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You; The Fucking Eagles, Midnight Sour; Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band: Self-Titled; Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix; Madness: The Liberty of Norton Folgate; The King Khan & BBQ Show: Invisible Girl; Pearl Jam: Backspacer; M. Ward: Hold Time; The Minus 5: Killingsworth;
Best Reissues:
The Beatles: Stereo Box
R.E.M.: Reckoning
Big Star: Keep An Eye on the Sky
U2: The Unforgettable Fire
The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
The Feelies: The Good Earth
Nirvana: Bleach
David Bowie: Space Oddity
Madness: One Step Beyond
This move may be a bigger adjustment than I first thought.
And now, lest I get too introspective, I’ll make a poop joke.
What’s brown and sounds like a bell?
DUNG!
No, that’s cool Pigpen. I’ll clean the kitchen and vacuum someone’s rawhide crumbs off the rug while you lay in a tangled heap pretending to watch “My Super Sweet Sixteen.”
Working breed, my ass.
GPOYW: “Making a Caffeinated, Carbonated Toast to Your Future” Edition
I’d also like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone who’s offered their advice, sent an email of support, or were willing to give their time to grab a beverage or a bite during my visit. You’ve all made me feel incredibly welcome and I’ve been overwhelmed by your kindness.
Most of all, you’ve made me feel at home. Thank you.
The next round’s on me.
BUUUUURN!
