All I Know Is I Got No Money, And That’s Got Something To Do With A Good Time

I will rationalize paying the frankly ridiculous Ticketmaster service fee that I paid on top of the cost of my Sonic Youth ticket this way: when I saw them over the summer, it was for free and it was wonderful. It was one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time. This charge in some way retroactively pays for that show. Of course, I’m just deluding myself. I guess maybe I can just think of the fact that surely Ticketmaster has some nice person working for them who really needs cash, they’re working hard to support their family. I can imagine that money going to them. It’s just as well. I’m very excited to be seeing Sonic Youth again. I’ve even marked my calendar, geek that I am. I hope they play “Skip Tracer” this time around. Or “Expressway To Yr Skull”. Or “Silver Rocket”. I’m seeing the first of two shows at Irving Plaza, so knowing my usual luck, I can expect to see those songs in the setlist for the second night, right? Again, it’s just as well.

Feel The Wrath Of His Bombast

Yeah, Mark. It’s a real SHOCK that Paul Levitz wouldn’t answer those questions. When I think of the name Millar henceforth, surely the first thing that shall spring to mind is ‘tact’. And definitely not ‘self-serving’.

Three People Asking Doesn’t Make It ‘Popular Demand’, But Let’s Do It Anyway…

Here’s some recommended songs to download, with no explanations.

John Cale “Hello, There”

Soft Cell “Tainted Dub” (Be careful – there’s another version out there that’s lame techno. You want the dub version of the hit “Tainted Love”. You can listen to real audio of this version here, thanks to WFMU’s Advanced D&D program.)

The Kills “Wait”

Lou Reed “Andy’s Chest”

Bjork “Possibly Maybe” (acoustic string version from the new Family Tree box set)

Polvo “Lazy Comet”

Har Mar Superstar “Cry 4 Help”

Erick Sermon and Redman “React”

Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles “’03 Bonnie and Clyde”

Boredoms “7”