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[UPDATE] Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman–Good Omens (1990)

Posted in Adventure, BritLit, Digression, End of the World, Funny (ha ha), Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett on June 3, 2007| 1 Comment »

good.jpgI Just read here that editions of Good Omens now comes with a “Pratchett on Gaiman” and a “Gaiman on Pratchett” addition. Sometimes the cachet of having an older edition of a book simply pales in comparison to getting a newer edition with extra stuff in it. This would be similar to buying the indie label version of a kick-ass album and feeling really smug about it when you hear it’s going to the majors, and then you discover that the major label release comes out with a bonus disc of unavailable b-sides and a DVD of a full length concert. Where’s my cachet now?

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Stephen McCauley–Alternatives to Sex (2006)

Posted in Boston Phoenix, Boston, MA, Canadian Music, Funny (ha ha), LGBTQ, Neil Young, Rheostatics, Stephen McCauley on June 1, 2007| Leave a Comment »

sex.jpgSOUNDTRACK: RHEOSTATICS-Greatest Hits (1987) & ROGUES GALLERY (2006).

greathits.jpgRHEOSTATICS-Greatest Hits: I first found out about the Rheostatics many many years ago on a driving trip to Niagara Falls & Toronto. I bought Introducing Happiness and really liked their weird sensibilities. They don’t really sound like anyone else (except perhaps one or two of Neil Young’s phases); whether it’s Martin Tielli’s alto voice, the meandering guitar work, or the harmonies of Bidini and Vesely, the Rheostatics are uniquely them.

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Heather McGowan–Duchess of Nothing (2006)

Posted in Deftones, Funny (ha ha), Funny (strange), Heather McGowan, Tom Waits, Unreliable narrator on May 31, 2007| Leave a Comment »

duchess.jpgSOUNDTRACK: DEFTONES-B-Sides & Rarities (2005).

deftone.jpgThe Deftones are fascinating. They play some really really heavy metal, and yet they have a softer side, like Sears. One of the all-time great metal songs is the Deftones’ “My Own Summer (Shove It)”, it has a dynamic loud-soft interplay and an excruciating chorus. Sheer madness. And then, you get their B-Sides collection and find out that they do an awesome cover of the Cocteau Twins’ “Wax and Wane.”

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David Foster Wallace–Consider the Lobster (2005)

Posted in Big Books, Boston, MA, David Foster Wallace, Essays, Funny (ha ha), Funny (strange), Gilmore Girls, Meta, Tom Waits on May 29, 2007| 2 Comments »

lobster.jpgSOUNDTRACK: TOM WAITS-Orphans (Bastards) (2006).

orphans1.jpgThis is the piece de resistance of the Orphans set. All of the really, really weird songs by Waits get thrown together on this disc. Weird and wonderful, including a crazy cover of “Heigh Ho” from Snow White.

[READ: Summer 2006] Consider the Lobster.

When I was living in Boston, and going to graduate school, (more…)

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Joshua Braff–The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green (2005)

Posted in Funny (ha ha), Joshua Braff, Set in New Jersey!, Tom Waits, Unreliable narrator, Veronica Mars, Vikram Chandra on May 26, 2007| Leave a Comment »

SOUNDTRACK: TOM WAITS-Orphans (Bawlers) (2006).

orphans1.jpgThe thought of Tom Waits singing lullabies is a pretty scary one. The strange thing is that his lyrics and melodies are really quite beautiful, I’m just not sure I want that voice in my kid’s head at night.

[READ: May 2007] The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green

After the heaviness and length (I’m sure Gaitonde would appreciate THAT beginning) of Sacred Games, it was nice to kick back with a comparatively light, and yet thoroughly enjoyable book like this one. (more…)

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Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett–Good Omens (1990)

Posted in Adventure, BritLit, End of the World, Funny (ha ha), My Morning Jacket, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett on May 17, 2007| 1 Comment »

good.jpgokonokos1.jpgSOUNDTRACK: MY MORNING JACKET-Okonokos (2006).

[READ: Summer 2006] Good Omens.

This book is precisely what this blog is all about.

Fascinating back story: I had read Neil Gaiman’s Sandman graphic novels and really enjoyed them. In fact, they are what got me into graphic novels in the first place. So, when I saw that he had written a book I thought I’d check it out. It turned out to be co-authored by some guy named Terry Pratchett. Now here’s the funny part. There is a fog on my memory. And then suddenly I am reading Terry Pratchett’s first novel The Colour of Magic in a warehouse in Cambridge, Ma. (more…)

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