Come on! (my itunes has outed me)

The only stupid surveys I succumb to. And it's only because I'm DJing Toni's last hurrah (which means mine as well) at 151 on sunday. I like to keep it relevant!


1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how it sounds.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
micheal roll the boat ashore - harry belafonte

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?

Sweet Caffeine - Big Boote'

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Time After Time - cyndi

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
3 minutes - 2 skinnee js

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Requiem Pour Un Con... (Requiem For a Jerk) - serge gainsborou

WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
seasons in the sun -me first & the gimme gimmes

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
She sells sanctuary - the cult

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
All Angels Road - Hopewell

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Rehab - amy winehouse

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Gay Bar - Electric 6

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
hangin' round - lou reed

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
I'm a little airplane - jonathan richman

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Unfair- pavement

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Run - gordon gano/frank black

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Candy - iggy & kate

WHAT WILL YOU NAME THIS BULLETIN?!
Come on! - jesus & mary chain

I'll be there with scabs on.

Wednesday:

I can personally vouch... ok not even vouch - GLOAT about every band on this bill.

Seriously - get there at 9:30 for some puddin' tangy goodness, catch Alanna's set (& buy her ep, punk) and stay till late for the insane run-around-in-circles energy of The New York Howl.

Plus, it's only at the coolest venue in brooklyn. Rockin' DJs too.



Then rest up. Do your laundry. Clean your apartment. Contemplate your purpose in life. Then come back out on Saturday to the Bowery Ballroom and see me reprise my roll as #1 Ramone fan Riff Randell for:


Cover bands are the new real bands...

woo-hoo!

more proof that I'm my mother's daughter & then some

After my recovery period from halloween (and physical therapy) I ventured out Friday to catch one of my favorite bands of all time, The Sonics, at Warsaw. For those not in the know, these guys were around in the mid 60s. You've probably heard brooklyn DJ favorite tracks like "Psycho", "The Witch" and my personal favorite, "Shot down", not to mention "Have Love, Will Travel" which is in some car commercial. Rolling Stone has a decent article here.

Now I realize I have to appreciate the fact that once again, this was a band I never thought I'd see live being they played their last show 10 years before I was born. Plus, they never even played NYC before. The crowd was a mix of NYC rockers... and people from all over the world who came for this momentous occasion. From Sweden to Japan. It was crazy.

My biggest qualm with the show was that during "Shot Down" the throaty-loose-your-shit "WOOOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!'s" were subpar- or even missing. At first I dismissed it to age. I mean, come on, these guys are probably in their 60s. BUt then during "The Witch" the throaty-loose-your-shit "WOOOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!'s" were in full force.

Oh well. Overall, it was a fun show.

Saturday, I had my cousin's wedding out in Long Island and realized my mom knows all the words to "You Shook Me All Night Long". I also heard "Sexyback" for the first time (no shit) and I'm still not sure what the big fucking deal is.

Anyhoooo... another "Everyday is Halloween" side note: In between the church and reception, we hung at my parents house watching old 8mm movies my mom just had cleaned up and transferred to DVD. There was one clip where I was like 4 or 5 and pracing around in a Wonder Woman costume.

Me: "Oh, I don't remember being Wonder Woman for Halloween"

Mom: "That's because this is Christmas"

I was about to argue, then I saw the Christmas Tree and realized she was right.

On an additional sidenote: I think I'm gonna bring Underoo's back.

And speaking of nothing I was just talking about. Remember this sweet jam?
It popped into my head this weekend and I've been listening to it all morning. What happened to these guys?