not quite the same as it ever was…

An old friend of ours is in town with his band TODD. If you need something to do tonight, head on down to Cake Shop because these guys are going to lay waste like some kind of Viking demon horde. You can check out some of their lilting ditties here.

Also on the bill: local heroes VAZ.

After a horribly frustrating morning I decided that listening to Brian Eno would be relaxing (Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks anyone?). That got me thinking about Eno and Peter Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies cards. I thought it would be fun to cycle through a couple to pick up my mood. These phrases can certainly be thought provoking and sometimes (well, lots of time) head scratchingly confusing. Here’s some links to online versions:

Oblique Strategies Fifth ed. with graphics

Edittions 1 - 4

I especially like this one - “A slightly tongue-in-cheek rework of the classic strategies”

A few of my favorite one hit wonders from the 80s.

Oran Juice Jones - The Rain

Klymaxx - Meeting in the Ladies Room

Howard Jones - No One is to Blame

I was chatting with my friend Lillian about corny duets with great Karaoke potential and I came up with this oldie but goodie.
Please enjoy. No really ENJOY!

There is a body shop/garage next door and now that the weather is pleasant they’ve taken their work and their radio outside. We leave our side door open for a bit a fresh air, so we’ve really been treated some gems in the past few days as they play the best and most unexpected music. Today’s sound track includes Copa Cobana, and a bit of classic disco. Yesterday we were treated to some Sammy Davis Jr and various other rat pack tunes. Good stuff.

Remember when the “rock” in “indie rock” actually meant something? If you do, tomorrow night you’ll want to check out CG’s very own pep squad, Goes Cube, who will regale you with angular, devil-horn-worthy stop/start tuneage along the lines of Drive Like Jehu and Hoover, except with more of the metal and less of the classic emo.

Goes Cube plays Sin-e tomorrow (9/26) with You Say Party! We Say Die! and The Blow. Doors open at 8p, and it’s an $8 cover, I think…? Anyway, check out their MySpace page for more listening pleasures.

If you’re lucky, you might even see David make the “AWESOME SHRED” face.

Been staying late at work the last week or so. As a result I’ve been cruising itunes radio stations for some music to keep me awake and productive. Finally i found a winner! Check out www.wefunkradio.com for your hip-hop and funk fix!

Professor Groove and DJ Static team up and break it down to the deep funk, underground hip-hop, and rare grooves on the weekly show WEFUNK.

You can stream all the shows in their archive. I’m gonna start at the first show and work my way back up.

p.s: Kool Moe Dee’s - I go to work - just came on. I’m in heaven (well, with the exception of the fact that I’m AT work)!