Friday, August 25, 2006
Happy Happy Time...
...to two of my favorites.
Jeff Tweedy, the brains behind my all-time favorite band Wilco, turns 39 today. Words cannot express just how much Tweedy's music has meant to me over the years.
Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer-songwriter of the brilliant Scottish band Belle & Sebastian, turns 38 today. I only recently "discovered" their wonderfulness. You may remember them being made fun of by Jack Black in High Fidelity:
Jeff Tweedy, the brains behind my all-time favorite band Wilco, turns 39 today. Words cannot express just how much Tweedy's music has meant to me over the years.
Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer-songwriter of the brilliant Scottish band Belle & Sebastian, turns 38 today. I only recently "discovered" their wonderfulness. You may remember them being made fun of by Jack Black in High Fidelity:
Barry: Holy shite. What the fuck is that?...and later:
Dick: It's the new Belle and Sebastian...
Rob: It's a record we've been listening to and enjoying, Barry.
Barry: Well, that's unfortunate, because it sucks ass.
[Rob turns off Barry's tape]I think I like them because they are sad-bastard music, but sad-bastard music crossed with 60s and 70s pop influences. (Christ that sounded pretentious.) Anyway, I've been really digging them lately.
Barry: OK, buddy, uh, I was just tryin' to cheer us up so go ahead. Put on some old sad bastard music, see if I care.
Rob: I don't wanna hear old sad bastard music, Barry, I just want something I can ignore.
Barry: Here's the thing. I made that tape special for today. My special Monday morning for *you*... special.
Rob: Well, it's fuckin' Monday afternoon! You should get out of bed earlier!
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