In their own words

I'm shallow. For realio. For all my weak faux-hipster guises, I know after listening to the first 15 seconds of a song if it's going to be my next obsession of the week, lyrics and all that meaningful shit be DAMNED.

But sometimes, my instincts are spot on! Songs that sound rad in 15 seconds turn out to be totally effing rad the whole way though. It's almost like talented musicians got together and, like, thought about it or something. Those creators of awesome hooks also seem to be good at words too, or at least enough to please me (which may not be saying much).

EXEMPLARY EXAMPLES! (You are most welcome!)

Let's start with DORKY lines and make our way towards SUPER BADASS lines.



"all i want is a DeLorean"
robyn, time machine






"you in your kerchief, and me in my hat, we can settle down for an afternoon nap"
the features, the idea of growing old






"i need you to go down to the slurpee station...and get me a DRANK"
ghostland observatory, codename rondo




"modern science, i put my faith in your capable brains"
the black and white years, to modern science






"they seem wild but they are so tame"
arcade fire, rococo






"yeah, all the white girls trip when i sing at sunday service"
the dead weather, blue blood blues




Lurve,
Tilly

P.S.: This is time capsule from 2010 because I wrote it so long ago and was too lazy to post (ergo the staleness of the music choices).

ACL Day 2: It's on, bitch!

Well, day 1 was excellent. We had eye sex with cute French Phoenix and Mr. Andrew Bird, and then watched Karen O and the other Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock out.

And now, we bring you our picks for Saturday!

GRIZZLY BEAR.
Thom is excited to see them outdoors (unfortunately in the rain), rather than when she saw them at SXSW. Also, they just put out a really good album!




THE DECEMBERISTS/DEVOTCHKA.
So here we have our first example of ACL fucking up artist scheduling. Every single person who likes The Decemberists likes Devotchka and vice versa. This is ridiculous. We have chosen The Decemberists, but we hope you all choose wisely for yourselves!







GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY.
Do we need to say anything? Seriously. Ghostland. We have seen them twice, and both times they have been awesome. And I (Tilly) have it good authority that a certain group may be making a musical cameo during the show!




Love,
T-T

We need to talk

I just want to let you know that this is just as embarrassing for me as it is for you. However, it's what's best for you. I certainly wish my parents had discussed this with me sooner.

We need to talk about protection.

Hearing protection that is.

You're inexperienced, going to a lot of a concerts thinking,
hey, I'm young and virile, why would I need to wear hearing protection?

Well, if you've ever had ringing in your ears after a show, you may not realize it now but your ears have been damaged. It only takes one night without protection to do some harm.

I know earplugs are not, as you kids say, 'hip' or 'cool' to wear, but they really are important. And they're really not too bad, you just need to give them a chance.

I wore Hearos earplugs to a few concerts. They were ok but the sound was a little muffled; also, they were too big and would sometimes slip out of my ear canal. When you're at a concert you don't want your protection slipping in the heat of the moment.

Recently a friend suggested these Etymotic earplugs to me:

The sound quality is much better and I plan on testing them out at the next concert I go to. Any person who uses these earplugs certainly values both protection and pleasure.

Before your next music outing it would probably be a good idea to put them on just once, you know, for practice. Also, buy another pair and give them to a special friend. I'm sure they'll thank you for it.

See, that conversation wasn't too awkward was it? I think we've all learned a little bit about each other. I just want you to be safe.

Below are a few bands I saw live and were a bit too loud. I wish I had worn protection back then.


Ringo Deathstarr - "Sweet Girl"
Ghostland Observatory - 'The Band Marches On'