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bethje and I watched that last night. I found it more interesting for the Haitian cultural stuff than for the actual story, and I didn't think it was scary at all. And what was with the totally gratuitous sex scene? Oh, well. It was interesting enough.
In a dream I had last night, I was in a classroom, and there was a shelf with a lot of books hanging on the door. Among the materials there were a lot of Oz-related things, including a book on Button-Bright and the symbolism in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (despite the fact that Button-Bright isn't IN that book), some collections of short stories that I hadn't read before, and some old-looking editions of The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders (a collection of Ruth Plumly Thompson stories published by the International Wizard of Oz Club). I took a few of the items, and tried to make a stack that I could carry to my next class, along with my notebook and other things I already had. I remember being concerned because there was no way to let anyone know I had taken the Oz books, so I was going to try to stop by the library and tell them. For some reason, I never left the room, but a class came in there, and I was apparently part of it. They were playing Christmas music, which bothered me, because the winter was coming fairly close to ending, and I didn't want to be reminded of the BEGINNING of winter again. They were also handing out giant Goldfish crackers, but I never got the chance to take one. I never was able to read the Oz books, either.
Today saw the release of Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, the new Neko Case album. As with her last few albums, it's credited simply to "Neko Case," not "Neko Case and Her Boyfriends." I'm not totally sure where the line between the two is drawn, but since "Her Boyfriends" didn't seem to have a consistent line-up or anything, I'm guessing Neko just ceased to find the name amusing. Anyway, the album is really good. On my first listen, the first song on it that really stood out for me was "A Widow's Toast," which has kind of a minimal, empty-room sound to it (if that makes any sense). Neko played the old spiritual "John Saw That Number" when I saw her live back in 2004. I didn't know the title at the time, and I wondered if it was the same as "John The Revelator," which I'd heard Frank Black perform the previous year. I've since learned that the songs are about two different Biblical Johns, but they're both pretty cool. Other early favorites of mine are "Dirty Knife," "Maybe Sparrow," and "The Needle Has Landed." The title track is also cool, and lyrically enigmatic, especially since I'm not really sure what a fox confessor actually is. I guess you could say I find it somewhat back-loaded, but the earlier tracks are also quite good. It's a short album, but all of Neko's are. One song, "Star Witness," clocks in at over five minutes. I think that's rather longer than average for her, but I don't feel like going back and checking the song lengths from her other albums. The liner notes are pretty neat, being of sort of a scrapbook variety, with photographs, drawings, and what look to be clippings from old books. Interestingly, there are no pictures of Neko or any of the other musicians involved.
Fox Confessor is the third new album for 2006 that I've heard.revme has said that the Dresden Dolls and the Ditty Bops are slated to release albums in April, and there's always the new Frank Black in June. So I don't think there will be a dearth of new music I'll want to listen to this year.
EDIT: Incidentally, according to her website, Neko will appear on Jay Leno on Thursday. It's cool that she's getting some recognition from the media, but, come on, Leno? Neko, you can do better!
bethje and I watched that last night. I found it more interesting for the Haitian cultural stuff than for the actual story, and I didn't think it was scary at all. And what was with the totally gratuitous sex scene? Oh, well. It was interesting enough.In a dream I had last night, I was in a classroom, and there was a shelf with a lot of books hanging on the door. Among the materials there were a lot of Oz-related things, including a book on Button-Bright and the symbolism in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (despite the fact that Button-Bright isn't IN that book), some collections of short stories that I hadn't read before, and some old-looking editions of The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders (a collection of Ruth Plumly Thompson stories published by the International Wizard of Oz Club). I took a few of the items, and tried to make a stack that I could carry to my next class, along with my notebook and other things I already had. I remember being concerned because there was no way to let anyone know I had taken the Oz books, so I was going to try to stop by the library and tell them. For some reason, I never left the room, but a class came in there, and I was apparently part of it. They were playing Christmas music, which bothered me, because the winter was coming fairly close to ending, and I didn't want to be reminded of the BEGINNING of winter again. They were also handing out giant Goldfish crackers, but I never got the chance to take one. I never was able to read the Oz books, either.
Today saw the release of Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, the new Neko Case album. As with her last few albums, it's credited simply to "Neko Case," not "Neko Case and Her Boyfriends." I'm not totally sure where the line between the two is drawn, but since "Her Boyfriends" didn't seem to have a consistent line-up or anything, I'm guessing Neko just ceased to find the name amusing. Anyway, the album is really good. On my first listen, the first song on it that really stood out for me was "A Widow's Toast," which has kind of a minimal, empty-room sound to it (if that makes any sense). Neko played the old spiritual "John Saw That Number" when I saw her live back in 2004. I didn't know the title at the time, and I wondered if it was the same as "John The Revelator," which I'd heard Frank Black perform the previous year. I've since learned that the songs are about two different Biblical Johns, but they're both pretty cool. Other early favorites of mine are "Dirty Knife," "Maybe Sparrow," and "The Needle Has Landed." The title track is also cool, and lyrically enigmatic, especially since I'm not really sure what a fox confessor actually is. I guess you could say I find it somewhat back-loaded, but the earlier tracks are also quite good. It's a short album, but all of Neko's are. One song, "Star Witness," clocks in at over five minutes. I think that's rather longer than average for her, but I don't feel like going back and checking the song lengths from her other albums. The liner notes are pretty neat, being of sort of a scrapbook variety, with photographs, drawings, and what look to be clippings from old books. Interestingly, there are no pictures of Neko or any of the other musicians involved.
Fox Confessor is the third new album for 2006 that I've heard.
revme has said that the Dresden Dolls and the Ditty Bops are slated to release albums in April, and there's always the new Frank Black in June. So I don't think there will be a dearth of new music I'll want to listen to this year.EDIT: Incidentally, according to her website, Neko will appear on Jay Leno on Thursday. It's cool that she's getting some recognition from the media, but, come on, Leno? Neko, you can do better!
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Date: 2006-03-07 10:39 pm (UTC)Frank Black...is wicked old now. I do like some Pixies songs, though (admittedly all of the ones you're supposed to like).
You and your girlfriend have good taste.
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