femme fetals emerged from shadows to watch this creature fare

Just remembered how much I love Ziggy Stardust. First verse of “five years” never really catches my attention, but that song usually has me tearing up by the end. The drummer on this album is seriously great/solid/has that tight sort of drumming production that rocks in the same way Wire’s drumming does. When the guitar comes in for the chorus of “Soul Love” comes it, it’s so damn tough, partly because of how un-tough it is. I’d say soul love’s chorus is tougher than “Queen Bitch” by a mile. It’s also one of the few rock songs with saxaphone that doesn’t piss me off. Mick Ronson sure has some cool guitar tones. I love how “Moonage Daydream” comes in on the beat right after the last beat of “soul love” and fits perfectly.
I’m not going to let this become a play by play on Ziggy Stardust.

Just posted a hell of a lot of poems on the Allister page.

In the most recent episode of the Best Show on WFMU, Tom Scharpling tries to detirmine who has the better singing part on “under pressure”. He first has people call in to vote. He then decides to get a definite answer by singing along with the song and, much to my astonishment, absolutely nails it. I was very impressed by his singing chops, as I expected to be getting some laughs out of hearing him sing it sloppy. It was not sloppy. It was spot on. Tom Scharpling, I’m sorry I ever doubted you. You oughta sing in a rock band or something.

Had a pretty nothing day today. Worked on the PH Tape Comp a bit. Cleaned up the house. blah blah blah. Point is, I now suffer from a serious case of the “i stayed in the house all day alone not doing much and didn’t see anybody and now I feel desolate and energetic” blues. I think I’ll go to the library and study for finals, if I can muster the guts.

Nothing else to say, I suppose. Boo hoo.

my younger sister’s ninth birthday is coming very soon. I promised her a comp. here it is so far:

1. the first song on the new D Jones + Squids album. I don’t know what it’s called.

2. “By Eagles” by B;ast Wagon

3. “My Great Movie” by Ogami. shamelessly.

3. the fifth song on the first chavez album

4. “On Fire” by Lightening Bolt. a pretty one. not joking.

5. “Emma, Get  me a Lemon” by the Walkmen

6. “Run, Run, Run” by the Velvets

7. “Mt. Pleasant Isn’t” by Evens

8. “Wrote a Song for Everyone” as covered by SKWM.

9. “Home” by Six Organs

10. “Sweet and Low” by Fugazi.

that’s all so far. got to finish it by this weekend.  I really hope she likes it.

PHR has forged an alliance with boygorilla  records. expect colab. Also: expect a Thrones + Sons of No One + Ogami show at Le Sous Sol, organized by yours fucking truly.

I may have said it earlier, or may not, but, and I think Max is with me on this, I’m casting all shame to the wind and won’t ever pretend like I don’t think Ogami is the greatest. I love us. We rock. nothig can stop us. NOTHING. I’ll never give in. We three are fucking in this and nothing can stop us because we’re all very strong and have gotten damn good over the years.

uhh, that’s all. got my ten minute speech written. jeah, I’m rollin deep on that.

break up your band

I’m writing this on the train, right now, which is not to say that the train has internet. But it’s also not to say that I don’t have a fancy laptop computer. I’m gonna copy that sucker and I’m gonna paste that sucker, because I’m saavy. I’m making a comp CD for my sister’s birthday. I already told her I’d make it, though, so it’s not like it’s some big surprise. You can tell her, if you want.

The absurd, legendary status that Ogami is bound for has started to show it’s buds, peeking out the cold Oregon soil: I was peein in the bathroom, right? And this young man, he comes in and he’s looking at me funny. Whatever, I’m a wild-eyed lad with scraggly hair and bad posture wearing a blue and white checkered old tweed, peeing with a certain air of valiance. I get a good deal of that, peeing or not. But, as I leave, I hear the man say to another: “wait, who was that guy?!” Not in a “that dude was weird, WTF” way but in a “where have I seen him, on the big screen or something?” kind of way. Needles to say, I assumed he’d heard the rumors bout our Eugene insurrection. Bear in mind, this was Portland.

Chavez is my flavorite band at present, because they are awesome.

So I hear the next “Burn to Shine” is going to be in Eugene, and P.J. Hayden is going to curate it. It’ll have the Squids and Little Girl Big Spoon and Patrick’s solo stuff and Sons of No One and Ed Cole’s new band and, of course, Ogami. I’m excited. There were no condemned houses available, so the Ogami Clan kindly condemned one for the “Burn to Shine” folks. We wrote a writ, a decree of condemnation and signed it in our blood.

Yes, the condemned house is that of Stop Sign Go. We’ll be sending Ogami Clan Demolition Squad B to take care of it. The background music in the movie that will set a dramatic backdrop for the sights of the demolition will be Seger’s “Ramblin Gamblin Man.” Imagine it, the Ogami clan toughs strutting officiously up to the house with their demolition gear to that opening drum beat. oh, the delight!

Good night, for now.

BTW: if you don’t already own Ogami’s EP: “Scroll of Icarian Flight: Jesus Bio Wizard” then you should maybe do something about that.