Subscape Annex plays Theremin

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RIP Lux Interior

“When I die don’t you bury me at all/ Just nail my bones upon the wall/ Beneath these bones let these words be seen/ ‘This is the bloody gears of a boppin’ machine’”

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A Song featuring my Hometown

Just saw Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers perform this song on the Tee Vee. Wondering why I’ve never heard of it. I figure some people in Virginia didn’t take kindly to it.
Blue Virginia Blues
Have you ever been to Richmond in November
When the cold Virginia rain is coming down
Friends I’m here to tell [...]

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Arcade Fire Video

Abby shot some great video of Arcade Fire playing in Carrboro. Much better and more intimate than the footage I included in my vid bellow. Dig this. More on Abbys’ blog.
Arcade Fire Plays “Heroes” by David Bowie in Carrboro, NC from abbyladybug on Vimeo.

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Kick Ourselves Out

White Americans, what?
Nothing better to do?
Why don’t you kick yourself out?
You’re an immigrant, too.
Who’s using who?
What should we do?
Well, you can’t be a pimp,
And a prostitute, too.

Song: Icky Thump Band: White Stripes

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Working Class Hero

I heard Green Day’s version of this song on WCOM today. Got me thinking about John Lennon… A working class hero REALLY is something to be!

Working Class Hero
by John Lennon
As soon as your born they make you feel small,
By giving you no time instead of it all,
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing [...]

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Radiohead MP3s Tomorrow

I decided to pay £10 for the new Radiohead album IN RAINBOWS the other day. It was a pay what you want deal online. I just got an email saying that the files will be available for download tomorrow.
HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOWNLOAD:
THE ALBUM WILL COME AS A 48.4MB ZIP FILE CONTAINING 10 [...]

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YOU determine Radiohead’s Album Cost

The NYTimes is reporting that Radiohead’s upcoming album “In Rainbows” will be available for download Oct. 10. Only the entire album, in non DRM audio files, will be available for download. At the same time they are selling a box of vynl, cds, etc from their website.
Nothing new here ‘cept they will, “allow fans to [...]

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Head On by JAMC

My favorite memories of college were hanging out with friends and listening to music. Some tunes automatically send adrenaline running through my body. The song “Head On” by The Jesus and Mary Chain is one of them. I’m enjoying reading about the album this song is from, Automatic. (Thanks Wikipedia community!)
Sometime in the early ’90s [...]

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Happy Birthday Sgt. Pepper!

My first Beatles album was Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I found it along with The Beatles White Album hidden away with my moms records somewhere. I preceded to play Sgt. Pepper so much I remember my Mom telling me to turn it off. Thanks for the records Mom!

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