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Rattlesnake Shake

Gotta love it when a non-headliner plays a heartfelt one song encore.

  
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Filed under  //   encores   hoots and hellmouth   music   snakes  

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An Opening Scene?

Apparently Ben Folds writes rock operas by accident.

According to one new friend, anyway.

I believe her.

  
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And I think lots of you already know this, but I have moved to LA. Some destinies call from the west.

Filed under  //   accidents   ben folds   destiny   los angeles   music   rock operas  

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The Old Beijing Roommates

Extraordinary talents, these two.

One, last I heard, was racing planes in Reno.

The other just launched a totally awesome iPhone app. It features a panda in a bib. And makes it possible for anyone, regardless of language skills, to navigate Chinese menus and restaurant interactions like a pro.

Here's a song one of them recorded a few months ago. Anyone want to guess which one?

Jaipur by Lil Tuna  
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Filed under  //   china   china menu   chinese food   covers   iphone apps   mountain goats   music   tuna   wiley  

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Jumper Cable Lips

Looking like we're not going to make it to the Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros show tomorrow.

Bummer.

But there'll be other opportunities.

I have a feeling these guys are going to be around for a while...

Filed under  //   edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros   music   predictions  

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Six Times Rehearsed, At Least

Lauren's car got in a fight and lost, so, since Zeke's off wandering in Wyoming, we've been driving his car for the past two weeks.

And listening to his CDs.

Including a nameless mix he made in May.

Good to know he's still listening to the important stuff.

  
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Pretty sure there were multiple nights in college when Zeke and I insisted that everyone listen to nothing but that song, over and over and over.

Don't let a win get to your head or a loss to your heart.

No such thing as too much of that line.

He Got Game is track 2 on the soundtrack to He Got Game.

Filed under  //   basketball   cars   he got game   mixtapes   music   zeke  

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By Birds

There's a Borges story, I think, involving an unintentionally poetic murder and the observation that history repeats literature.

Makes sense. Literature, if it's good, is true.

Apparently some birds don't lie either.

Thank you PSFK.

Filed under  //   animals   borges   history   literature   music   truth  

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Upright, No Bow

Apparently magnetic moose play violin like Ben Sollee plays cello.

My aunt Carey took that pic. She took this one, too. And this one. And this one. And thousands and thousands more, of everyone in the family and everything we love. And we don't thank her nearly enough for it.

Bury Me With My Car by Ben Sollee  
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Filed under  //   ben sollee   cello   feldencarey   mimi   moose   music   photography  

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Together In Tune

Or, if you'd rather, a song, in a language with unlimited translations.

Filed under  //   bobby mcferrin   language   music   neuroscience  

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Asking for a Question

Leaving for LA 24 hours earlier than expected, in less than 48 hours.

Feeling crazy.

Listening to this.

I don't know the words yet, but the tone of voice works.

Satellite Skin is track 1 on No One's First, And You're Next.

Satellite Skin by Modest Mouse  
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Any Way You Feel

I'm still not sure how (or if) a wagon wheel rocks, but I love the microphone, the sideburns that don't fit the suit, and the shot of the ticket stand, the nodding head, and the empty carnival in the background.

That was one of many awesome covers that featured prominently in the muzfest last weekend.

And has anybody else noticed something of a southbound bias in musical train similes? There must be something that happens like a northbound train...

Filed under  //   covers   metaphors   music   music videos   old crow medicine show   similes   trains  

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