I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this recently, but I really love Fun Fun Fun Fest. This year’s lineup might be the best one I’ve ever seen, and they’ve now added some pretty big names to it, including Spoon, Black Lips, and a shit ton of more acts for the already-stacked yellow comedy stage. Peep the new lineup here and grab your damn tickets already!
I listen to a lot of music everyday, but there’s usually at least one song each day that either describes how I’m feeling, what I’m jamming to, or just something new I like. I’ve joined the Tumblr ranks to share these gems with you rather than clutter up this blog. I’ve avoided Tumblr long enough….if you can’t beat them. My first post is up, and it’s a gem from Reba McEntire….who else?!
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“Like a good compost, we needed to ferment and turn the manure and garbage into fine, nitrogen rich dirt.” That’s how Les Claypool describes the hiatus since the late 90’s for Primus, who are back and apparently funkier than ever. At least that’s the vibe I get from the first leaked track from Green Naugahyde, their first new LP in twelve years, out September 13.
The song itself is reminiscent of Seas of Cheese-era Primus, with a more jammy, liquid-bass feel akin to recent solo Claypool outings. It also immediately reminds me of later Primus work, like Antipop‘s underrated “Ballad of Bodacious.” Original drummer Jay Lane keeps the groove throughout, Ler’s guitar playing is a signature, eery backdrop, and Les still packs a mean punch on his bass, not that anybody’s surprised.
In typical Claypool lyrical fashion, the track is an odd commentary on what a lot of people, or at least many loony fundamentalists, have been warning the rest of us about: the end of the world. As Les puts it to the fear-mongers, “who says lemmings can’t dance as they go over the cliff?” Listen to “Tragedy’s a Comin'” over at SPIN.COM.
9/19 – Two Gallants @ Mohawk
10/1 – Cymbals Eat Guitars/Hooray For Earth @ Emo’s
10/12 – The Rapture @ La Zona Rosa
10/21 – Battles @ Emo’s
11/4-6 Fun Fun Fun Fest @ Auditorium Shores
Every Saturday, I post a 15-20 minute podcast featuring some tracks I’ve been jamming the previous week, as well as some commentary and random musings from yours truly. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
Big Black Delta – Huggin’ and Kissin’
Yelawolf feat. Lil Jon – Hard White
Male Bonding – Tame the Sun
Air France – It Feels Good to Be Around You
As previously mentioned, Feist, the iPod commercial queen, is back on October 4th with her new album Metals. The first single debuted today on some radio station far far away from me, but thanks to the wonders of the Internet, we can all listen to it together via Soundcloud. Yay!
Why Rick Perry Is Headed to the White House (CNN Opinion)
Another Texan For President? (The Atlantic)
Perry Begins to Fill In the Blanks (Washington Post Blog)
Surfer Blood – Tarot Classics EP (out October 25)
Mastodon – The Hunter (out September 27)
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (out October 18)
Hella – Tripper (out August 30)
Feist – Metals (out October 4)
