ALL HAIL CHRIS KNOX

Chris Knox from the Enemy, Toy Love, the Tall Dwarfs, the Nothing and solo had a massive stroke June 11.

Thank the deity of your choice, the universe or coincidence he's still with us and in physical therapy now. You can track his progress here. Yes, I leave a lot of comments there. So what?

Anyway, you can help him by buying the tribute CD that will be coming out, or just go to SmokeCDs.com (use the currency converter, Yanks!) and order some Chris Knox music!

Update

• Had major lady problem surgery, so both I and Germaine Greer are the female eunuchs


• Heart crushed to death when giraffe print coat (up to 18 wears for a CPW of $1.94) was faded by the drycleaners. I got $25.00 credit at both Macy's and the cleaners, and a little coat for $17 that's similar, but STILL. Oh, well, I can garden in it, and walk the dog when I get him/her in it.
  
  
  
• Killer Bats show at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain, taped by WFMU, hear and download it here.  They play most of their new album, the Guilty Office.


• Still geeking out about Flight of the Conchords.
  

later!

More NZ Musical Goodness

Another band who has been a favorite of mine for, oh my goodness, 25 years! The BATS.

Here's their first video, filmed in 1984.



And the lovely, bittersweet but optimistic "Smoking Her Wings"



And their new recording, the Guilty Office, is pretty spotless as well.

Dead CMC

My current FOTC obsession has got me revisiting New Zealand bands I already love, or may have overlooked. Right now I'm finally starting to "get" the Dead C.

Here's a great clip from YouTube the NoiseNoiseNoise blog. Jeezus, talking about Suicide with the Dead C on national TV. That guy better get up every morning and kiss the fucking ground in gratitude.

And be sure to read the comments - there's the usual YouTube "you suck" prattle, but some really good information about the taping of the show.



SICK.

100th Post and a couple of new articles

Only took me four years...




Steven Wilson's "Harmony Korine" Song of the Day for NPR.org

Great video for "Korine"from Lasse Hoile, who's directed previous Porcupine Tree and Opeth clips.

Paul Metzger Anamnestic Tincture LP review for City Pages

Plz to enjoy!

A Couple of Things I Did in January

Review of Nomo for NPR's Song of the Day.

Voice Pazz and Jop Poll Ballot for 2008

Poll alignment for 2008, courtesy of The War Against Silence.

Guns, TVs, VCRs...

These have been around awhile, but I love bad local commercials. And parodies of bad local commercials with standup comedian and FOTC cast member Arj Barker even better.

Tax and fees may apply...

Really, really!

I submitted two Corn Weenie remixes to WFMU's Corn Weenie Remix Challenge. The track "Corn Weenie", a mainstay on Station Manager Ken's Wednesday show, is really entitled "Learn How to Speak Hawaiian" and involves painter Michael Proft exhorting over the 1957 track "Haun Melee" (Sway with Me) by Mohammed el Bakkar.

Mine are the following:
Cecile: Lady Man Lady Hermaphrodite2 Mix

Ceciles Oinky Spiky Conchordic Bass and Drum Mix

Mine are kind of rough, but not bad for being my first 2 mixes with Garage Band.

All the other ones are great, too! If I have to choose a favorite, I have to say Genghis Jung's pretty, postpunk track "Now You Can Sing The Song (Corn Weenie)".