Elvis Costello Fan Forum

My sister just got me Nathan Englander's "The Ministry of Special Cases," which I heartily recommend. It's about a Jewish couple whose son gets disappeared during Argentina's Dirty War in the 70's. Very well-crafted, if a bit "novel-y" at times with the symbolism and whatnot. I j...

I've heard good things about Beirut, and I'm a fan of Camera Obscura myself (though I don't know if they're your style; they're a little twee). Also heard good things about Electrelane, Holly Golightly, and Jens Lekman. I saw the Thermals once, they were fun. And once that Peter Bjorn and John song ...

From Wikipedia: "Wilburys" was a slang term coined by Harrison and Lynne during the recording of Cloud Nine as a reference to recorded "flubs" that could be eliminated during the mixing stage (i.e., "'We'll bury' them in the mix"). The term was used again when the entir...

Jersey City!

I kind of liked how none of the Sopranos grew or changed even a little. Tony was monopolizing AJ's shrink's attention with his mother talk, Carmela still seems content, AJ's short political awakening was instantly forgotten once his parents solved his problems for him (and bought him a new car), and...

Have you guys ever read her book of interviews? The one with Gene Simmons is amazing. She's awfully cool-headed.

A good friend of mine's take on Fantasy Baseball:

http://www.slate.com/id/2165544/fr/flyout

By the way, the picture looks nothing like him...

Happy birthday! Congratulations! Huzzah!

5:55

You never realize how fast you move your head around until you whack it into something.

On a spree about a week and a half ago- Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob Modest Mouse - We Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank Feist - The Reminder Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Living with the Living Have to say, none of it is really sticking. A little disappoint...

Otis Westinghouse wrote:OK, her dad's well-known, but that's not the real reason she's become famous.

Who's her dad?

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Me! I'm going! But apparently no one else.

Happy birthday!

I am the only person I know who can spend a week in Mexico and come back as pale as the day is long. I get a little OCD with the SPF.

I am very much looking forward to getting Charlotte Gainsbourg's "5:55" and Feist's new one. Will let you guys know what I think.

I go to the Aveda Institute and get a student cut for about $20. They're really good, too! And highlights are only $35--best-kept secret in NYC.

Going this afternoon to buy tickets for Elvis at the Nokia Theatre (worth the hassle to deny Ticketmaster the inconvenience fees). Yay! Anyone else going?

I also loved "Will in the World." Lots of "Shakespeare probably would have known about this, so I'll posit it as an inspiration." You end up learning a lot of general history, almost alll of which I've forgotten. Found a pretty cool-looking website for trading books: http://www.b...

Stranger, are you saying you think Ryan Gosling is troubled no more at the end of the movie?

Otis, I believe my official title would be "ghost writer"...

Loopy in a good way. But also from a day of traveling.

Okay... the band's name rhymes with Mink Moyd...

I spent the weekend in Texas, interviewing a woman who used to be married to a guy in an extremely famous rock band. She wants to write her autobiography. I'm still feeling a little loopy fromt he experience...

invisible Pole wrote:Harpo - Movie Star

You feel like Steve McQueen when you're driving in your car
And you think you look like James Bond when you're smoking your cigar.

Stereo Total covered that!

I am listening to Pavement's "Wowee Zowee," which I just(!) picked up.