Thursday, February 19, 2009

did you lose the monkey?

HOLY CRAP, PEOPLE.

So, I saw on Stereogum that Fountains of Wayne is releasing a DVD called "No Better Place: Live in Chicago." The playlist is little retro, as it was apparently filmed in 2005. Oh, and they posted a clip from the DVD.

AND IT'S THE EFFING SOUNDSTAGE PERFORMANCE I WAS AT!!! Except not edited down to less than 30 mins and combined with crap All American Rejects footage, like the damn broadcast was.

See for yourself here, and/or buy the DVD Mar. 3. Wow. Talk about a blast from the past. I'm pretty sure that was first semester 1L year. AND I was subjected to fundraising phone calls (usually on Saturday mornings) from that public TV station for the next two years, till I forcefully told them to take me off their list. Good times.

But anyway, maybe on a nice, hi-def TV, I'll be able to see myself in the audience...

...oh, and in other FOW news, Adam Schlesinger has formed a band with the middle Hanson brother, the drummer from Cheap Trick and Smashing Pumpkins' James Iha. Yes, it sounds like the setup to a joke, but I am not kidding.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of my friends is a huge MCR fan, and she was the one who broke this news for me. Not my rabid Cheap Trick fan friend, but the MCR fan. Apparently, Bob Bryar is quite enthused about this group.

Rent60 said...
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Rent60 said...

I know! Isn't that crazy?! I'm not sure if I love their sound yet, but I think I'll definitely pick up the album. Gotta stay up-to-date with all my musicians *cough*=P