Dependent, undisciplined, sleeping late

mp3: Teenage Fanclub - Star Sign

[Buy: Bandwagonesque]

This came on a mix CD I'd made a few summers ago and dug out again today and I'm still impressed at how much I continue to love it almost five years after originally hearing it. (Sixteen years after its original release, no less!) This is a great great summer song (to follow the trend, I guess) and it's basically brilliant. This is the cut-down version with a shorter intro. Perfect harmonies with enough noisy guitar and charming bass to remind me instantly of "Green Eyes" by Hüsker Dü when I first heard it. Why? I dunno, but it's still seems to sound strangely Grant-Hart-esque.

Not much tonight. I'm tired and a little lazy.

*Sixeyes interviews Finn Andrews of the Veils. Me, I'm still shocked that Nux Vomica has been released in other parts of the world for months and months and is only next week getting a proper release in the States. What a shame. I'm definitely buying it, though! (She says, as she finally buys Cassadaga...)

Everyone gets excited about Dinosaur Jr. Well... Chromewaves and Can you see the sunset from the southside? do. I know I am. I've heard mixed reviews of Beyond, though, but I think I like what I've heard. Anyway, Frank links to the video for "Been There All the Time" which I am mainly linking to due to its featuring Thurston Moore and his lovely daughter, who is basically the cutest rock chick since, well, her mother. Coco's got a good future. (But she's already cooler than me.)

Weird shit: Amazon has started a "Go Indie" campaign. I'm not sure what exactly it's for, other than a new way to show off their use of the phrase "indie cred". I like that they sent me an email about it though... Anyway, their "150 for $9.99" isn't that sweet of a deal, although I did manage to score the deluxe version of Slanted & Enchanted for half-price.