New Hatred Unearthed

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I'm getting more easy-going in my old age but some music is just TOO bad to pass - viz Jeffrey Lewis who co-worker R. saw live the other week and bought the CD of and is now PLAYING the CD of IN THE OFFICE oh my heaven this is POOR, maybe even Arlo Guthrie poor, maybe even UNREST poor.

"Good lyrics" are starting to annoy me, I really am becoming a crank. Not good lyrics, "good lyrics", I take it you perceive the difference?

And gently strummed acoustic guitars too. I don't even LIKE coffee.

It's so intimate, though.

(apologies to skillextric who I know likes him.)

I'm going to do a poll now. Because I CAN.

[Poll #612927]

Comments

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

AHEM BTW FT is mentioned on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4438526.stm I just sent an email to teh gmail account...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I can do your request! You can't even download YSIs tho :(

I know about the FAME N FORTUNE better post something on NYLPM then. Maybe about Urban Debussy Beat.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

The link to "all the blogs ever" at the end is an ILX thread!

What will happen to ILX's fragile ecosys-no hang on it's not 2003 any more.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What will happen to the BBC's license fee when the inspectors click on the link to find Jon Williams c0ck pics more like.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

haha ILX has just been closed by Alang! I blame the BBC

re YSI: some OLD POP plz, ideally something 70s. You are good at picking stuff from then.

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

You could always mail it to my work address if that's not too much hassle - it worked last time :):):)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

write it in BLOGGLEDYBLOOK!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

You're a GENIUS!!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

hehe, nice ilx mention at the end too. good old alan.

[(Anonymous)]

I am much more interested in the sidebar that claims:

Meanwhile, you might remember that yesterday, Paper Monitor could hardly contain itself at the thought that with the launch of the Daily Telegraph's podcasts it would only be a matter of time until there was a Boris Johnson podcast.

I don't know whether to leap with joy, erm, I mean, cringe at how rubbish Boris' taste in music, or worry that The Papers really pay attention to ILX to such an extent that they are catching my Borisession.

(No, I don't have a LJ account but I think you can guess that it was Kate what wrote this.)

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind that the album (or one of them) is called The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I also don't have any of his records but, yes, he is good live.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Go on, guess what New York band, popuular about 2-3 years ago, Jeffrey Lewis is coscenular with? Hint: It's the Moldy Peaches.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

"Good lyrics" = oh yes. I had a GRATE REVELATION last year when I realised I don't like "songwriting".

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I like "songwriting" unless it's done by a "wordsmith".

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

On announcing this to all and sundry immediately post-revelation, it was pointed out I was wearing a 69 Love Songs T-shirt. My hurried retort: 'yeah but Stephin is so good it doesn't matter, plus to large a extent 69LS is abt SONG itself innit?'.

It's when a song sounds like it has been written with the intent that it be an example of good songwriting CRAFT that I tend to dislike it. Which is funny, cos I like craft in music generally - it's just that songcraft (esp. in ROCK) normally means adherence to a particular set of (by now v.tired) conventions.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

It occurs to me that this all might be related to my occasional fits of anti-conventional-narrative zealotry.