hi yall. who remembers me? poking my head back in for a looksee.

For the love of god and all that is holy, please listen to the 13th Floor Elevators. Also listen to Gonn, the Spencer Davis Group, The Sonics, Cuby and the Blizzards, The Birds, Keith West / The In Crowd, The Pretty Things ... I could seriously go on for days. And listen to new stuff that hearkens back to that stuff (I just named bands that an awesome newish band covered a lot). Go buy ANYTHING labeled "Back From The Grave," "Teenage Shutdown," "Nuggets," etc. Check out this blog: http://rideyourpony-twighlightzone.blogspot.com/ and this one: http://chocoreve.blogspot.com/ Good luck. IMO, this stuff is the greatest music ever created. edited to say: Someone PLEASE recommend me some good sixties SOULLL. I have stuff by Solomon Burke and Otis Redding and I adore them and I have no idea where to go from there.

You live in Detroit. You can save yourself. ANYWAY. My band played its first show on Saturday. Video: In case you've forgotten that I'm a girl, or that I play drums, I'm the girl playing drums. If you like, add us on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thevanpeltslouisville </shameless plug>

The back of my CD has Jack Lawrence. I live in the US. UK people are getting Patrick Keeler. I looked all over for a Patrick CD and could not for the life of me find one. Hence, I think the UK releases have Patrick Keeler on the back and on the CD. Anyway, I opened it and it's good. It didn't really blow me away, but it's good. I need to listen to it some more but I really freakin' love Consoler of the Lonely and really freakin' dislike Rich Kid Blues. edited later to add that the more I listen to it the more I like it. And it makes me really freakin' want to go home and play my drums. Jack Lawrence is the SHIT, by the way.

I'll admit, I was more tempted to open it to see if my CD had Patrick on it or not... but I think it must be Jack Lawrence, as he's on the back and it seems the UK releases have PK. Sooo.... I shall find someone to buy one for me.

I dunno, it's kind of like opening Christmas presents early. I hid it so it can't tempt me. LOL

Apparently the FYE in Louisville has it out for sale. I find this hilarious and will go buy it very soon. I'm not gonna listen until Tuesday though. Nope.

^ I know, right? I was still 17 (unable to attend shows!) and three days away from graduation. Good lord. So like... today.... I might have gotten an eensy bit excited about the album. I still miss The Greenhornes like crazy, though, don't get me wrong. I'm still very much Greenhornes > Raconteurs. But to be fair, it's not BBS, they've had time to perfect newness, and hopefully it'll have a totally different sound. I'm okay if it blows me away. And if it doesn't, well, just what I expected.

No, I mean, I used to like them, 2 years ago I was spaztastic over them, then I realized that The Greenhornes are probably over around the same time as I realized that they're not the same as they used to be, and I don't like the music anymore and it has all added up to the fact that I just don't care. I do, I guess, but I care because the FINISHED Greenhornes album won't be out for ages now.

I feel a huge, resounding "MEH" coming on. stupid Raconteurs.