Recommended Songs With No Explanations

The Fall “Repetition”

Wire “I Don’t Understand”

(bootleg mix) Nine Inch Nails (“Closer”) Vs. The Beegees (“Stayin’ Alive”)

Tages “I Read You Like An Open Book”

Easybeats “Sorry”

The Scissor Girls “New Tactical Plan”

(not to be confused with The Scissor Sisters, they of the very good electro “Comfortably Numb” cover)

Jonathan Fire*Eater “Everybody Plays The Mime”

Shampoo “Viva La Megababes”

Oneida “Number Nine”

Helium “I’m Going To Get You, I Mean It”

Don’t Read This If Yr Allergic To Undiluted Geekiness

Former NXM penciller Ethan Van Sciver is teasing us with clues (and probable red herrings) as to which NXM cast member will die by the end of the Riot At Xavier’s storyline over on Barbelith. My gut instinct is that Xavier himself is getting the ax, but there’s a strong case to be made for Jean’s umpteenth demise. I’m not buying Ethan’s hint that Henry might get killed, though. That may just be because I like Henry more than the other characters – wishful thinking.

What I’ve Learned The Past Few Weeks

That one should never order anything to be sent via Media Mail, no matter how much money it will save you. I’m currently on day 19 of waiting for a book that I ordered via Half.com. It’s aggravating, and not worth the small amount of money that I saved. Also, if you have any sense of courtesy for the people that you may be sending packages to, never use Media Mail, because it’s just not a very nice thing to do to someone.

It’ll Be A Good High This Year

As it turns out, the “K-Rock” guy from the Slow Century dvd is Rian Murphy. I had sort of guessed that it was either him or Dan Koretsky, since the humor of that bit was so similar to the jokes in the “Cut Your Hair” and “Painted Soldiers” commentary, but I wasn’t confident in the guess not being too familiar with Drag City and there being no credit listed anywhere. Thanks to Tim O Thompson for the heads up. Tim also mentioned that Lance Bangs at some point on one of the Matador bulletin boards stated that there were technical problems with “U R A Light” and “Summer Babe” from that Seattle show, which explains why those two songs are absent from that setlist. Still no explanation for the double shot of “Date With IKEA”, though. Not that I mind two “Date With IKEA”s all that much, since I’ve come to like that song more than I ever had before lately.