It List: Wednesday
The Police/Elvis Costello (Starplex): I've probably said this before on here, but I feel inclined to say it again-- I have honestly never really enjoyed a single thing Elvis Costello has ever done aside from his collaborations with Burt Bacharach a number of years ago. I couldn't even tell you why exactly, but Costello is one of those artists that I've never been able to connect with in any meaningful way at all. I'm sure a lot of people reading this do not share my view, but I find most of his music to be quite boring, even his "cool" early output, and no one has ever been able to change my mind. Sorry. Anyway, The Police apparently sold over 2.5 million tickets on their last tour (2007), making it one of the most successful tours of the year anywhere. And with tickets starting at $55 and going all the way up to $250 in most locations, I'd have to guess that the thing Sting can't stand losing... is money.It's What We Get (Hailey's): This will be Alan Palomo's last appearance in Denton with It's What We Get, as he'll be moving to New York for the summer to begin his new musical projectbefore a permanent move to Austin later in the summer (a move that was one of the major forces behind the break up of Ghosthustler, apparently). Tonight's show will also feature a guest set from Keith P. Stop by and say goodbye to homeboy.
Taxi Fare (Zubar)
The Scoop (Fallout Lounge)
posted by stonedranger at 3:48 PM
35 Comments:
don't apologize for not liking Elvis, there are lots of us out here who completely agree. This guy makes Lawrence Welk seem hip! Plus, I think he stole shit from him too. And who strals shit from Lawrence, I mean, really...
Saturday 5/24 at the Swiss House:
9:PM
the lovely sparrows
Silver Pines
Rival Gang
i totally agree! as an independent woman of the 90's, my views of elvis costello being a boring old twat were, too, frowned upon.
Daniel Folmer's new album "A Leaf" will be available tonight at J&J's. Listen to songs here.
the best thing elvis costello ever did was co-produce rum, sodomy, and the lash (pogues, duh)
Yeah, I feel like I SHOULD like Costello, and yet I can't find one song that makes me want to dig deeper.
a little movie called Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Elvis Costello was originally going to produce They Might Be Giant's 5th album, Apollo 18. This was an idea by TMBG's manager, and they freaked out on her. EC ended up not producing the album.
Aren't you glad you know that now?
i'm really glad that he didn't produce apollo 18 - that's my favorite...
i'm glad i found my people. all of you have made points validating my bewilderment at the canonization of costello's musical output.
You guys should check out some of the bootlegs of his tour with the Damned in the late 70's thats the good Elvis Costello.
and also, fuk tha po-lice
Elvis
Was a hero to most
And he is to me
I feel bad for you guyc that you don't get it.
not only am I NOT 8:07, but I swear I didn't even read his post before I made a companion 1989 hip-hop referenece.
Year of tha funkee drumma
i spit in your coffee.
go to hailey's and a girl will play with your dick.
Y'know, there was a friend of mine that came from out of town recently (from the east coast).
I asked a few people "Where would you take someone?"
"Oh, Lee Harvey's" they said. "Fer sure Lee Harvey's"
"Ok" says I. "Lee Harvey's is cool. We'll go there."
So, unexpectedly, my friend says (not verbatim) "Don't you find it odd that there is a cool bar named after a man who assassinated a President? I mean, you're sort of glamorizing/paying tribute/honoring a guy WHO SHOT A WELL LIKED PRESIDENT!
"Y'know, I never thought about it that way," I said. "I guess you're right."
It seemed a perfectly natural thing to do. We like anti-heroes.
So, I should expect nothing less from a website called "We Shot JR." to completely tear down everything.
If you love it, if it is crafted, if it is successful, it will be torn down in Dallas.
Dallas is the Australia of the world. No success allowed.
not only the Kennedy thing, but we'll soon be home to the Bush presidential library.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=34114084
Totaly agree about your comment on Elvis Costello.
His hook up with Burt Bacharach was good, but that CD would have been great with a different singer singing the songs.
(Painted From Memory)
hey 9:52, well said. I LOVE THE METROPLEX (i love shitting)
shipbuilding
sometimes how i connect with a band is through individual instrumentalist. Sometimes you can muffle the speaker or use the e.q. to get the annoying shit in the case of e. costello(his lame bullshit noir/l.a.coffee house lyrics.) I think he stole his lyrics from the leftover food in a raymond chandler novel refrigerator.
I'm glad smart people still post on here.
sneaky feelings is the best song ever written
contrarians united
Never liked the Police very much, but they were amazing last night.
o.k. where to begin? daniel folmer sux, nobody cares, gut girth.
mike myers is SO kinda dumb, dr. evil excluded.
comparing dallas to australia is like comparing tanzania to sweden.
swampass: sounds like a personal problem.
the pogues? really?? you know, terrell's really not that far away. not at all............................
Daniel Folmer does suck. Dr Evil is just one of many pathetic characters in a terrible series of movies. Tanzania isn't a city. Loving the metroplex and loving to shit are strikingly similar, but neither are problematic. The Pogues are an awesome band. Terrell isn't relevant because it's hardly part of the metroplex.
So, uh, what?
Let me know when Elvis takes the clothespin off his nose and starts singing through his mouth.
Cause that makes sense....
I guarantee that almost all of you hipper-than-thou asshats complaining about how annoying Elvis Costello is listen to a thousand things that are a thousand times more annoying.
p8-10 has to be correct even though im not a fan of abbot i mean elvis presley i mean costello...
trust me, i'm totally un-hip. which explains why i don't like elvis costello, right?
Totaly agree about your comment on Elvis Costello.
His hook up with Burt Bacharach was good, but that CD would have been great with a different singer singing the songs.
(Painted From Memory)
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Dude i didn't know my Dad read weshot
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