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So, by her math (Feb 1st was our first date, so March 1st, inexplicably, became 2 months), today she is 30. Oh yeah, one month out, totally counts.


Our pick this week comes from a movie we watched over the weekend, (or is it ; ?) Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. In case you don't know:

A straight bass player in a queercore band, Nick (Juno's Michael Cera) has just been dumped by the two-timing Tris (Alexis Dziena). He's committed to making more self-pitying mix CDs until his bandmates convince him to help track down a top-secret rock concert. Meanwhile, Norah (Charlie Bartlett's Kat Dennings) and her hard-partying pal, Caroline (Ari Graynor), set off on the same journey. Nora had never met Nick, but she already had a crush on him (While attending the same school as Tris, she's been enjoying the mixes Nick keeps making--and Tris keeps throwing away)...

Stop right there. I'm in. Self-pitying mix cd's, girl develops crush through cd's. Sounds good, let's roll. It was pretty good. I was wanting a little more about their musical chemistry, but it had more about how much she liked him, but she couldn't just say that cause girls can't communicate and/or commit. You know, the usual.

Anyway, this song is in the movie. Somewhere. I don't remember where, but I was poking through the soundtrack and alas found this.

I may have to check out the rest of the soundtrack and by all means you should watch the movie. Just a fun little 90 minute movie and it has a hot brunette. Not really sure what else you need.

From Claremont, CA:

We are Scientists - "After Hours":




Bonus Tracks:

Hey everyone, a new Tragically Hip album in April. Here's the first song. Tell all your friends.


The Tragically Hip - "Morning Moon":




And yet another upcoming album. Time to break out the guyliner, the Mode is back. This is for all yous who traveled all the way out to Visage. Both of you.

Depeche Mode - "Wrong":

Need another set of pedals

You know why this happened? He didn't have his girlfriend in the car with him.

Without her sitting there to point out the wall he was approaching at about 150 MPH, there's no way he saw it. In fact, if she'd been in the car, she could have warned him about the car in front of him slowing down, causing him to swerve and hit the car beside him and thus slide into the wall.

Racing would be so much safer if they installed an extra seat for your wife/girlfriend to ride next to you and point out the dangers ahead.

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Our pick this week comes from not far from here (Go east till you smell it, south till you step in it). I was working at the store when this album came out and it grabbed me right away. A record that pulled you in at first listen and made you realize this was a good band, not just a collection of members. Sort of like R.E.M. in that apart, probably not the greatest players, but put together, they were the right combination. They may have been like REM sonically as well: jangly guitar and lyrics that didn't always makes sense (Eskimo Sandune?). They were on Sony which meant we got 6000 promo copies at the store (it paid to like a band on Sony; those guys were whores when it came to giving out free shit). I listened to it solidly for months. It's a record I still listen to.

A month after their record came out and this song had started to pick up some airplay when on the way back from playing an industry event, their van was involved in an accident killing the singer and bass player. So, sadly, we won't know "what could've been", but we have this and that's good.

This song was written as a response to the way they were feeling the day Kurt Cobain died. Hence the title.


So, from Gainesville, FL:

For Squirrels - "The Might K.C.":







Bonus Tracks:

This came out today and I bought it. Have to say, so far, it's really good. Oh and here is the picture from the inside cover of the first single. Since I had to see it...so do you. You're welcome. (Probably not Mormon Friendly)





I hear they have the opposite problem in Atlanta:

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First, some news: LRHG's grandmother passed away last Sunday at 91. We all send our thoughts along to you.

Our pick this week is a cover of a cover, just because I thought we needed one and I've also been listening to this song as I get ready for work in the morning. For whatever reason. Most of you, the cool ones anyway, will recognize it as the theme to the British version of the Office. Not this version, but another. Rod Stewart made it famous, but many others have done it.

So, let's all listen and do the David Brent dance to it.

(pause while Mormon Girl disrobes. You know she only dances nekkid)

From Cwmaman, Wales:

Stereophonics - "Handbags and Gladrags":





Bonus Tracks:

I understand Moonlight is a good show.




KG told me she was needing something this week. Something that spoke to her. Something that said something to her about her life. Well, here you go:

I guess LRHG will have to make new vacation plans

GENEVA - Naked mountain hikers in the Swiss canton of Appenzell-Innerrhoden will in future face on the spot fines of 200 Swiss francs ($170), Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger reported over the weekend.

If you can't hike naked in Switzerland, where can you: Utah? Oh, don't kid yourself, those Mormon's do a lot more of than you think. They don't fool me.

A wave of naked hiking — particularly popular with German visitors (why is it always Germans?)— outraged people last year in the traditionally minded canton, Switzerland's smallest by population, which gave women the vote only in 1990. (Well, I guess they're not all bad. Hey! They beat the millennium.)

Exactly

Not older, just more sophisticated

Hey everybody, Ben's mommy is a year older today. Say Happy Birthday or I'll kick your teeth in.

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Our pick this week was found on the IFC channel, I think. Flipping through the Direct TV and I came across the Live at Abby Road show. They have a couple of bands play in Abby Road studios (where the Beatles and just about everyone else recorded). These guys closed the show and I liked it. Kind of fun, kind of jaunty. I've heard the name before, but failed to check them out (read: lazy). It happens, but like last week, I'll be looking in to them more in the future. I actually had many good things to choose from, but figured I'd start with this since it was the first song I saw them perform on the show.


From Glasgow, Scotland:

The Fratellis - "Flathead":




Bonus Tracks:

Hannah, this is Ryan Adams:




Don't know what made me think of this song, but we'll do it because I like it, haven't heard it in forever and I like to make the Mommies weepy and sentimental.