Letters to Cleo were one of my favorite bands of the 90s. Lately Kay Hanley has been making music with Linus of Hollywood — who also released a great album in the 90s with Size 14 — in a band called Palmdale. They have an EP available on iTunes, and this is the latest video from it.
I have always thought fair concerts were pretty lame. Never once have I heard of a band I wanted to see play at a fair. I guess I was wrong. Weezer and Motion City Soundtrack recently played the Ohio State Fair. I so wish I was close enough to Ohio to have gone. Scott Heiesl, who is an editor for AP Mag, went and posted a few videos. They aren’t the best quality, but sure makes me sad that I couldn’t be there.
It’s been two years since I have see Motion City Soundtrack, but have no fear, last week I bought tickets to see them in October with Saves The Day, and Say Anything. How cool will that be? I can’t wait.
Since it’s May 1st, it’s time for some Jonathan Coulton. It’s NSFW, but such a great song.
I was a huge Letters to Cleo fan in the 90s, and have loved Kay Hanley’s solo stuff since. Recently she has formed a new band with Linus of Hollywood, who himself put out one great album in the 90s with his band Size 14. Kay and Linus are now known as Palmdale. They just recently released a digital EP titled Get Wasted. Here is their video for their first singel “Here Comes the Summer”. I love it.
For some reason I have really been into quirky ukulele music lately. First it was YouTuber Molly Lewis. She has some awesome videos on YouTube, and has even played with Jonathan Coulton. She has an album on iTunes, and it is definitely worth the $6.93.
Then today Motion City Soundtrack’s blog introduced me to the greatness that is Garfunkel and Oats. You can listen to all their songs and watch a bunch of videos on their website. It was another easy iTunes purchase for me.
My current favorite band Motion City Soundtrack released their fourth album today. I have listened to it three times already, and it’s awesome. Go get it.
I have been on this planet for the better part of three decades now. Each decade, the 80s, 90s, and 00s, my musical tastes have changed a bit. I have one favorite band from each decade that sticks out far above the other bands I liked.
In the 80s it was Bon Jovi. I don’t know any of their new stuff, but Slippery When Wet is still one of my all time favorite albums. That tape was pretty much glued into my tape player through my middle school years. This March I will finally get to see them in concert. They played Fargo a year ago, but I didn’t want to spend the money. This time I thought what the hell, plus Dashboard Confessional is opening up for them. I love Dashboard, and they were amazing when I saw them a few years back. So after 24 years, I will finally see “Livin’ On A Prayer” live.
In the 90s it was Nirvana. I was obsessed with Nirvana in the 90s. They opened my eyes up to so much good music that never got radio play. To this day I don’t listen to much music that’s on the radio. Sadly I never got the chance to see Nirvana live.
In the 00s it was Motion City Soundtrack. They are by far my current favorite band. I have seen them 6 times and am always looking to see them again. They are playing in Minneapolis on the 23rd of January. I was going to pass on this one because traveling to the cities in the winter kinda sucks. Well, it turns out I will be in the cities that day anyway now. Sadly it looks like it’s sold out. I hope I can find tickets somewhere.
Their fourth album, and first on a major label is coming out next Tuesday, the 19th. I have already pre-ordered it on iTunes. Today they released their first video. You can watch it below. I can’t wait for the album, and hope I can find tickets.
I don’t know what it is, but I still like to buy CDs. I couldn’t tell you the last time that I actually put one in a CD player and played it though. Now days, they just get ripped and put in the closet.
Today the piece of plastic I bought was the new Green Day CD. My Green Day tickets also came in the mail today. I have seen them once before, and it was the best concert ever. I had tickets last time they were suppose to place Fargo, but they canceled. They will be here in July, and I can’t wait.
I have been a Green Day fan forever. They along with Nirvana were my gateway bands. they got me listening to a lot of great music. Back when Green Day were on Lookout! Records there were so many other great bands on Lookout!. I would pick up CD just based on the record label, and I was never disappointed. Now days with the Internet any MySpace it’s not really the same. Long gone are the days of picking up a CD and not know what it’s going to sound like. I don’t know if it’s better or worse, it’s just different. I don’t know if it’s that I am getting older, but I find myself listening to music less and less. I still go out of my way to find good music, and seldom like anything on the radio though.
Well, it’s the first of May already. It’s the day when I listen to one of my favorite Jonathan Coulton songs.
It’s also No Pants Day. So if you’re wearing pants take them off.
Maybe I am just getting old or something, but music lately has really sucked. I haven’t really found anything good lately. The Forever the Sickest Kids album was pretty good. I like the new Sing it Loud, Jack’s Mannequin, and Punchline albums, but I haven’t found anything super amazing is quite some time.
The one amazing album that I have discover the past year has been Amanda Palmer’s Who Killed Amanda Palmer. For some strange reason I didn’t check it out right when it came out. I wasn’t a huge Dresden Dolls fan, so I didn’t think I would care for her much. Boy was I wrong. I can’t get enough of Amanda Palmer and am starting to get into the Dresden Dolls now.
The cool thing about Amanda is that she blogs regularly, is on twitter @amandapalmer, and even uses TwitPic from time to time. Last week she even showed us her cool undies. She had a blog post a couple weeks ago with a bunch of her videos in it. So go and watch them and enjoy the greatness that is Amanda Palmer.
Today would have been Kurt Cobain’s 42nd birthday. It’s crazy that he has been dead for 15 years already.
During my junior year of high school this album with a naked baby on it came out. A lot of people didn’t understand it, but I totally got it. It was something different. I totally related to it and it changed my life. That tape was pretty much glued into my tape deck. Not a bad song on it. There isn’t even a mediocre song on it. All were and still are great in my eyes. That alum opened my eyes to so much great music that wasn’t very popular. Many of those unknown bands would eventually get big and played on the radio. In the mid 90s the radio stations were playing music that I actually liked. Not so much now days.
Maybe I am getting old, but music now days seems watered down. Even the lesser known stuff that I listen too isn’t nearly as good. With the Internet and MySpace anybody with a computer and a guitar can be a band. To find good music now days you have to wade though much more crap. It’s no wonder the radio doesn’t play anything worth listening too. I still find and listen to good stuff, just nothing nearly as good as some of those 90s albums. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins Sonic Youth, and many other bands all had killer albums in the 90s. There have been only a handful of great albums since.
Or, maybe I am just OLD.
I am a big music fan, but most of the stuff I listen to isn’t all that popular. I am kind of clueless when it comes to “mainstream” music. I never listen to music on the radio because most of it is crap. I found out on Twitter that the Grammys were on last night. I couldn’t care less to see them. First of all I hate all awards show, and second, I probably don’t know much about anybody involved in the awards anyway.
On another musical note, I have had this damn song stuck in my head all weekend. I don’t really know who Taylor Swift is, but the Forever The Sickest Kids version is so much better.
So have known who Amanda Paler is for quite some time. I never thought to check out her solo album because I was never much of a fan the Dresden Dolls. Today I heard my first Amanda Palmer song and fell in love with it. I think I will be getting her solo album and looking in the Dresden Dolls a little more.
Here is the video for the song I heard.
Pretty awesome, but something tells me that if MTV played videos these days, they wouldn’t play this one.
**Update**
It’s been an Amanda Palmer day for me today. I found out she is on twitter @amandapalmer, and she wrote a lengthy blog post about her video.
I have been bad at listening to music lately. I have a stack of CDs that I haven’t listened to yet. I have MP3s that I have bought that I haven’t listened to yet. It’s been a while since I have fell in love with a new band. I must be getting old.
A few days ago I came across an awesome cover of the Nirvana song “Drain You” by Straylight Run. I have been a fan of them since the band was formed when John Nolan left Taking Back Sunday. You can go to their site to download it for free, or you can listen here.
A new Motion City Soundtrack video came out today. It is for the acoustic version of “Fell In Love Without You”. It’s pretty cool seeing Minnesota license plates on the cars. I am guessing the video was shot by a lake somewhere in Minnesota.
"Fell In Love Without You" video
I can never get enough of this band. I have seen them six times, and can’t wait to see them again. Last time we saw them we got to meet the lead singer Justin, and I took a picture of him with my wife, remember? I sure do.
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