Hello, Dearest Friends. Things workish continue at a pace most hectic and my blog presence has suffered accordingly. All thanks, as I previously intimated, to those pesky Yankee bankers chasing mammon by lending scads of money to people they shouldn't have. At least I'm working with a bunch of good, decent folk.
Anyway, I was working with one of those folks this afternoon when my cellphone rang (ringtone: Buff Medways' "Troubled Mind," much to my co-worker's bemusement). It was Dearest Wife, in something of a tizz. Apparently the house had just experienced a sudden and robust infestation of flying ants, and what was she to do about it? For the sake of marital harmony, I resisted the temptation to suggest that she look up "Aardvaark" in the phone book. But I really couldn't offer any constructive suggestions. By the time I got home, Dearest Wife had partly denuded the horde with chemicals, and the remainder had dissapated as mysteriously as the swarm had formed.
Oh, let's not beat about the bush. I know you know what I'm about to post:
Adam & the Ants - Antmusic (buy here)
Speaking of pesky, annoying things, today is is Contrast Podcast day. Well, the podcast itself isn't annoying, but what's on offer this week might well be. You see, Bob from Gimme Tinnitus (I have a spot of tinnitus in me left ear, thanks to an overly loud Ned's Atomic Dustbin concert in 1992) has suggested this week's theme of songs that get stuck in your head. So go get it lodged in your brain right here, and don't forget to comment here. Want a preview of what you'll be humming days from now? Here you go:
(00:00) Laromlab - Around the world
Tim from The face of today
(03:47) Lou Reed - Satellite of love
Bob from Gimme Tinnitus
(07:37) Plugs - That number
Ross from Just gimme indie rock
(11:53) Soul Coughing - Circles
Jon from Your moment of Zen
(15:24) The Pixies - Debaser
FiL from Pogoagogo
(21:00) Radiohead - Inside my head
Chris from Phosphorous.net
(24:49) Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up above my head
John from You must be from away
(28:33) Silverchair - Straight lines
Anna from Music I-Quiz
(33:19) The Darkness - Dinner lady arms
Cindy from Adzuki Bean Stash
(37:03) Jona Lewie - You’ll always find me in the kitchen at parties
Crash from Pretending life is like a song
(40:42) Sally Shapiro - He keeps me alive
Dweller from Child without an iPod
(44:59) Jazz Butcher - Nothing special
ZB from So the wind won’t blow it all away
(48:26) Motion City Soundtrack - The future freaks me out
James from Jamesisadork
(52:28) Gina G - Ooh aah, just a little bit
Mark from Cinema du Lyon
(55:51) The Who - Baba O’Riley
Natalie from Mini-obs
Trio -Da Da Da (buy here)
Ah, the Teutonic Casiotone classic. Sticky/catchy/annoying (circle one) as fuck. All hail the Neue Deutsche Fröhlichkeit.
Mortiis - Fanget i Krystal (buy here)
One day, Mortiis decided to pack it in as bassist for infamous and legendary Norwegian black metallers Emperor, don a prosthetic nose and pointy ears, and make beeply, synthy electronic dungeon music. I dare you to shake this groove from your cranium. I'm a fan.
Next week's theme: Musicians with Moustaches. Get a-waxin' and a-twirlin'.
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4 comments:
Vampires can sometimes manifest as swarms of insects. I'm not saying you have a vampire problem, I'm just saying, you know, the odd garlic garland here and there couldn't hurt.
That'd explain my lengthening canines and sallow complexion...
Not to worry you, but one time my house filled with flying ants and it turned out to be termites. . .
Thanks S*E*R*K*! Actually, we were worried about that as well. However, Dearest Wife had a close look at the wings/bodies of the wee beasties and conclusively identified them as ants.
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