GRIFT

Neil Diamond fucking rocks.

My only complaint is that the Hulk's torso looks oddly long. Otherwise the film looks brilliant.

http://www.myspace.com/scarlettalbum I must have misread the article I picked up that information in. It said something along the lines of: Anywhere I Lay My Head features four songs written by Tom Waits, six songs written by Tom Waits and Brennan, and one original composition, "Song for Jo." Upon review that could suggest that that original is by Johansson.

The original track was written by Tom Waits and his wife/long time collaborator Kathleen Brennen. It is fittingly called A Song For Jo

Rollins Band - Nice for the win.

After moving I found a slip for a free download of Bright Eye's Cassadaga (I bought it on vinyl) that I had misplaced. I finally downloaded it today and it has allowed me to give the album a much closer listen. It is pretty grand.

The release is sometime in September for the States, but the Brits get lucky with a June 23rd release date. Source.

Have you guys heard of Beatallica? If not thank me later. If yes congratulations you are cooler than most.

Walk Hard I expected this film to be a lot worse than it was. It wasn't pure gold, but there was some great stuff in there anyhow. It was by far the best spoof movie in years, and some great absurd humor. Still it faltered a little so 6.9/10

Nickelback, 3 Days Grace, and all those shitty schlock rock bands that sounds like they were hand picked by Satan to destroy the radio with mundane banal mediocrity.

They have the consummate reunion song in "High with my Friends." Every time I go home and meet up with old friends that song gets playtime.

Guy professes love in public place, preferably in a manner that would seem embarrassing but ultimately sweet. Also, interrupt her wedding.

Fact: Grifter bought his girlfriend's 15 year old little brother that NIN album, and he claims it changed his life.

BEAUTIFUL. My hate for Carson supersedes my hate for Fallon.

No. The concierge has been instructions to give whoever calls with the code the package no questions asked.

The thing I find with Mule Variations, though, is that it seems very self-conscious in including "everything"; it's almost Tom Waits-by-numbers, like he's sat down and gone "here's the rocker, here's the ballad, now a creepy spoken word piece"...it's a brilliant album, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't seem to have the flow and feel of some of his other works. Which, incidentally, would lead me to say that, probably, "Rain Dogs" by Tom Waits would by my ONE album. It flows brilliantly from start to finish, is utterly timeless, unique, and overall just full of brilliant songs. Honourable mention, though, goes to "Bone Machine" by Tom Waits, "Nebraska" by Bruce Springsteen, "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by The Velvet Underground, "The Queen Is Dead" by The Smiths, "Warmer Corners" by The Lucksmiths, and probably lots of other things. I always quite liked the flow of Mule, I mean it starts out with a song that absolutely typifies his experimental style and gets the album off with a bang. The next song, Lowside of the Road, continues the feel but slows it down slightly, then Hold On slows it down further. The next few songs balance the ballads until Cold Water (my consummate drunken slurred song, many a night has ended with me and a friend walking arm and arm howling the lyrics at the moon on our way home from the bars) the spoken track splits the album, breaking it from the more traditional folky stuff and the more industrial. A couple ballads later Box spring hog wakes you up, Take it With Me me kills you and breaks your heart, and finally you are delivered when he invites you to Come On Up to the House. Also I don't know how I missed mentioning Nebraska... on a side note that album has my all time favorite album cover.

Mule Variations by Tom Waits... It has your gritty knock down songs, your beautiful ballads, some real oddities, and lyrics that shine on every track. Honorable mention to Born to Run, and also the soundtrack to Be Here to Love Me: A film about Townes Van Zandt, but Mule Variations takes the win here for the Grifterman.

Yes... and on a slightly less related note: http://badnews4batman.ytmnd.com/

So I just completed Operation Slipknot... basically you follow the link on that site to http://www.gothamintercontinentalhotel.com/ and scroll to the bottom of the page where they have the contact number for the Concierge. Then you give them your reference number (the total amount of letters in your name and then your last name with each letter shifted forward one. Example, I am Robert Booth so my reference would be 11cppui) I am awaiting the next bit.

I watched the deleted scenes from Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny... The scene with Bubba at the army surplus store is better than anything in the whole movie. I can't believe that got cut.

The Leprechaun on your shoulder?

The voices in your head? I watched more Dexter today. I am about to sit down and write a paper on Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? for my Literature into Film class, and then Strangers on a Train. So I'll be watching both of those very soon for the umpteenth time.

Dexter Season 1... I finally get what all the fuss is about. I love this show.

Rescue Me wins. I can't wait for season 4 to come out.

Kottonmouth Kings...