I was talking to a friend yesterday afternoon about what a pain in the ass it is to move a piano and was immediately reminded of this absolute classic. I’ve probably seen The Music Box 50 times over the course of my life, and I still belly laugh every time. Genius.
The Difficult Second Album
I initially thought maybe this was part of a documentary coming in October, but if you click the link in the description, you’ll learn that this video is to promote a tribute band performance in Australia! Anyway, pretty cool recollections by band members and producer Sandy Pearlman. It’s absolutely bonkers to think that Joe Strummer died at 50 and has been gone for almost 24 years.
Hammer Done Done It Again
And just in time for Halloween! What a coincidence.
Phoebe Bridgers Is Having A Moment
And here’s the first single off her brand new album, Lost Weekend. (Edit) Incidentally, Makerbot, Jr. is going to see Bridgers in New York this fall. She’s just a wee bit excited.
On a motorbike, doing 90 in a 55
To another life
Where they make you cut your hair
Impatient with a rifle and your papers
Weightless but not scared
This machine is killing me
I pretended it was make believe
Lost boys
Never grow up, never go home
Lost boys
Never spend their lunch money, yeah
Lost boys
Never grow up, never get old
Lost boys, find me
That one time in East Berlin
Whеn you threw a tantrum with a 57
And broke a rib
You told me you wish you wеre dead
But I don’t believe that
I still wonder how you’re sleeping
And I don’t feel bad, but I’m sorry
This machine is killing me
I pretended it was make believe
Lost boys
Never grow up, never go home
Lost boys
Never spend their lunch money, yeah
Lost boys
Never grow up, never get old
Lost boys, find me
In a twin bed
Where all will be forgiven in an instant
Hands in each other’s hair
We are born again
So who cares where we’re going?
In the morning, you are not there
One, two, three, woo, ah
Lost boys
Never grow up, never go home
Lost boys
Never spend their lunch money, yeah
Lost boys
Never give up, never get old
Lost boys, come find me, yeah
Foo Fighters & Queens Of The Stone Age & Mannequin Pussy, Oh My
Thanks to the absurdly kind generosity of a friend of ours, Monkeystador and I got to attend the Foo Fighters show in Nashville this past Saturday, which included backstage passes, a tour of all the gear, and a trip to Club Rami (named for the Foo’s keyboard player), a suite stocked with free beer and water.
I’m a casual Foo Fighters fan, but was very pleasantly surprised to learn that QOTSA were on the bill, and then positively THRILLED when they played several songs off my favorite album of theirs, Songs for the Deaf. Some nice YouTuber posted a couple of the highlights, which I now submit for your approval.
You can’t see us here, but were in the pit on the left side.
The Age Old Debate Continues
I’ve recently gotten hooked on this YouTube channel called SPEEED. As the title suggests, it’s mostly car stuff (the host, James Pumphrey, used to be one of the dudes on DONUT), but this episode seems most relevant to you bastards.
I should probably mention that the car videos are great, too. Pumphrey is obsessed with older, affordable foreign cars, and there are several videos devoted to modding and whatnot. Anyway, enjoy or don’t.
Conan’s 2026 Harvard Commencement Speech
As funny as you would expect.
Another Horror Movie Restoration?
Grab a copy here, if you’re so inclined.
I Love Shit Like This
I’ve been a David Shrigley fan for a while. In fact, I’m drinking coffee out of this as I type. Anyway, a few years ago he embarked on a new project that I found both hilarious and brilliant.
In 2017, a charity bookshop in Swansea, UK made headline news as a result of exhibiting several hundred copies of Dan Brown’s 2003 novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in its window with a sign requesting that no more copies of the book be donated as they had more than they could sell.
‘Pulped Fiction’ is a project by visual artist David Shrigley, who has produced a limited run of 1,250 copies of George Orwell’s dystopian novel ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ made entirely from the pulped remains of unwanted copies of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
In 2023, Pulped Fiction was launched at the very charity shop in Swansea that started it all. 250 copies were available to buy at an exclusive price. After selling out within the first hour, and making headline news, the remaining copies are now available to buy.
Throughout the journey David and his studio team were documented by filmmaker Jay Bartlett. Telling the story of how the project came to be and the numerous hurdles faced along the way, the documentary can now be seen online for the first time here.
And if you’re interested in picking up one of the few copies left, it’ll set you back £1095. Cheap!
Hey Now!
Somehow, I missed this upon release last October, but it’s available to rent on Amazon Prime.
Based on the novel written by Glen Matlock, I WAS A TEENAGE SEX PISTOL follows Glen Matlock’s journey as a founding member of the influential punk band the Sex Pistols. Having co-written ten of twelve songs on their only studio album, NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, Matlock’s contribution was essential to the band’s success. Experience the Pistols’ rise to global infamy with an honest, insightful account of a group of malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large.
I know what I’m doing tonight!