Today's CDs (6/3/02)
 

Uncle Tupelo - "Anthology"
Clinic - "Walking With Thee" (finally borrowed it from a friend - boring)
Slint - "Spiderland"

This installment of "Today's CDs" is mostly an excuse to praise the fine, fine Trail of Dead show I attended a few hours ago. They played a very high-energy set, jumped around in the audience quite a bit, and smashed some equipment at the end. I can't ask for much more. Secret Machines were decent, but not exactly my cup of tea.

"Well, we were going to play one more song but...uh...I guess that's it!" - one of the guitarists for Trail of Dead after the drummer destroyed his drums and knocked over some amps

Wilco - Yankee
Duncan Sheik - Phantom Moon
Urinetown - the musical
Starflyer 59 - Leave Here a Stranger

Richard Hawley - "Late Night Final" (recommended if you like semi-sappy semi-beautiful slow music -- which I apparently do)
Breeders - "Title TK"
Weezer - "Maladroit"

Blackalicious -- Blazing Arrow
El-P -- Fantastic Damage
Sonic Youth -- Murray Street
Flaming Lips -- Yoshii...
Faust -- IV

So Mike, what was it about the Machines that you didn't like?

Found out I'll be interviewing Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips soon. I plan to ask him why they decided to be Mercury Rev Pt. 2 rather than the Flaming Lips.

Wilco - YHF
Michael Penn - March
Marah - Kids in Philly
Shins - Oh, Inverted World
John Linnell - State Songs

The Strokes-Is This It
Mad Season-Above
Doves-Last Broadcast
Badly Drawn Boy-About a Boy
Wilco-YHF
Uncle Tupelo-Anthology

It just seemed like a few of their songs dragged on for too long. They picked up some steam and played some more upbeat tunes during the second half of their set, but by that point I had tuned out. I'll still check out that album, which I know you are a fan of.

Live they want to be a grittier Spaceman 3. On their record they want to be Pink Floyd. Their renderings live and in the studio sound completely dissimilar. I don't know if I could pick a favorite between them.

Me'Shell Ndegeocello - "Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape"

- Matt

Matt Wilson - Burnt, White and Blue
Atoll - Tertio
Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks
John Hiatt - Little Head
The Beatles - For Sale
Bruce Dickinson - Skunk Works
Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il Tempo Della Gioia
Slade - Wall of Hits
Various - American Power Pop Vol. 1
Various - American Power Pop Vol. 2
UFO - Phenomenon
Latte E Miele - Passio Seccundum Mattheum

Jay Bennett and Edward Burch - The Palace at 4am (Part I)
Los Lobos - El Cancionero: Mas Y Mas
Hella - Hold Your Horse Is
Addison Groove Project - Allophone
90 Day Men - To Everybody
The Gourds - Shinebox

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Live From Mars
Beck - Stereopathetic Soulmanure

Rush: Permanent Waves
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Best of
Madness: Ultimate Collection

Whiskeytown: Pneumonia
Res: How I Do
Elvis Costello: When I Was Cruel