Oh lordy, I'm tired and kind of bummed out. Too many boring, dull details to get into here -- but hey, we did have fun last night -- especially as everywhere we went had free drinks and scintillating conversation. Quote of the evening? "I'm a Tori Amos fan, I don't fear your abuse," from the e'er quotable Achtung Baby!. (And why is it that we only ever see him at the Beauty Bar anyway?) Clearly the young man who asked us about Ani DiFranco last week cannot take our abuse, and we're still sorry about that (sort of, but we are glad Righteous Babe puts out Andrew Bird's records...). But no amount of self-indulgent singer-songwriter abuse training could prepare the generally unflappable Mr. Luna for how we feel about gamers, programmers, and people who refer to watching TV as a "hobby" or use the word "fandom." You could say we just have a teensy bit of baggage in that department.

Speaking of amusing bon mots, there was a sign on one of the coffeemakers in the breakroom today that read: DO NOT USE. THIS WAS ON FIRE. REALLY. No, I didn't write that notice. Really!

Of interest: What Junior Boys and Peter and the Wolf are listening to. I love features like this...

So, what's better than dancing zombies? Nothing, really -- save zombies being pelted with Halloween candy, perhaps. Viz.: The new video for Tilly and the Wall's "Sing Songs Along" (via Stereogum).



And, while I'm on the subject, my other favorite video of late is the practically ancient one for The Blood Arm's "Say Yes," which is basically ... All That Jazz and A Chorus Line infused with twinkies and darkness. Seriously. (via Big Stereo)




In HIGH DEMAND Today:

Datarock -- Fa Fa Fa (Princess Superstar NYC Dirty Disco Rabbit Pearl Remix). Well, that's a mouthful. And quite a fine remix. (Myspace) (Princess Superstar)

My My -- Butterflies & Zebras (John Dahlbäck Remix). Because sometimes you just want to dance and dance and dance and dance.... (Myspace) (John Dahlbäck)

Rufus Wainwright -- Banks of the Wabash. Ancient rarity -- I've been looking for a clean copy of this for years. Literally. Years. (site)

Suburban Kids With Biblical Names -- Trees & Squirrels. Again with the adorable Swede-pop. This is the aural equivalent of Cute Overload. (Myspace)

Ivy League -- Crown of Love (Arcade Fire cover). (link removed at request of management) Apparently, I live under a rock -- I totally missed this cover when the blogger kids were freaking over it a while back. Measured and pretty; I can't decide if this is utterly bloodless or sublime. Kinda like the aural equivalent of a Wes Anderson movie, it's growing on me. (Sorry, I'm big on the analogies today.) (site)

CSS -- Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Instrumental). Your bonus, but only because I like you, so go make me a good mashup, okay? Okay! (Myspace)


Have a good weekend!!!