September 2010
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May 2009
13 posts
WatchDownset: “Anger”
In the early days of pining for girls I thought it so improbable that I’d ever actually land a girlfriend that I started making in-jokes about it in my diary. As a result, when I hit junior high and actually started to date a girl from my science class, I was completely dumbfounded about what to do. “I guess I should take her to a nice restaurant,” I...
WatchJuliana Hatfield: “Universal Heart-Beat”
Music might have been the first thing outside of my own immediate life I ever gave myself over to — up until I discovered the radio, the things I was really into were things that were introduced to me (e.g., all the games on the Commodore 64 and the Nintendo we had kicking around) or things which I had created myself (e.g., the 400 comic...
A BRIEF ASIDE:
http://thissongthatsong.com/2009/05/this-blog-that-blog-pre-durst/
Our first shot at an interview and I don’t even make it through without saying “vagina.”
April 2009
89 posts
WatchDays of the New: “Touch, Peel & Stand”
click, click, click…. OHHHHHHH! For real, guys. There was a moment in time after I heard this song when I believed in my heart that it was possible to rock while playing acoustic guitars. Of course, we all know now that this is a complete lie, and people have been put to death for much less offensive heresy. I mean, seriously…...
WatchTemple Of The Dog: “Hunger Strike”
“Oh boy! A collaboration between Pearl Jam and Soundgarden?? This is going to be the best song EVER!!!”
WatchMariah Carey: “Fantasy (ODB Remix)”
Posting this isn’t even fair. Mariah Carey’s back in everyone’s good graces after the last couple of records (N.b.: The-Dream wrote “Touch My Body.” HOW MUCH SENSE DOES THAT MAKE); ODB straight kills everything including the intro where he either sounds like he just woke up or like he’s trying to fall asleep; the...
WatchBetter Than Ezra: “In The Blood”
This song got a lot of radio play when it was around but never really dug its teeth into the cultural consciousness, which is a real shame, because it’s incredible. How ballsy is it to promote a song about mature takes on commitment issues as a single? I mean, I guess if you have to follow up a smash single that sounds like a montage scene of the...
WatchLifter: “Rich, Dark, Sultry Red of Hate”
I can’t believe how much the beginning of this song sounds like Silkworm. I can’t believe this band got away with calling their major label debut something so ostentatious as Melinda (Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt). I can’t believe there was a time where a guy who looked like Melissa Etheridge would go to wardrobe...
