The weekend is off to a fabulous start thanks to new music from my lo-fi hero Lou Barlow. He has a brand new solo record coming out called 'Goodnight Unknown'...and I love it. But I am totally biased.
Here is one of my favorite tunes from the new record, followed by my favorite all time Lou song(off of his 'Emoh' record).
* ' Don't Aplogize' MP3
* 'Holding Back The Year' MP3
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Mickey Rourke may very well have been put on this Earth to play the part of Randy'The Ram' Robinson in Darren Aronofsky's brand new movie 'The Wrestler.' Rourke is pitch perfect as an aging wrestling icon from the 80's. Having filled arenas in his hey day, now the Ram is relegated to weekend matches at the Y and a part time job in the deli of his local supermarket. Throw in a stripper/single mother love interest(portrayed so well by Marissa Tomei) and an adult daughter that he barely knows, and you have the portrait of a broken man.
The movie pulls no punches, put's no silver lining on the cloud. It's a stark, bleak looking picture that is so earnest ,almost to a fault, that it has a documentary like feel ot it. I loved it. I will now forgive Mr. Aronofsky for unleashing 'The Fountain' on us a couple of years ago.
* Lou Barlow - 'Round And Round' MP3.
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I have been pretty lucky in my musical life and seen ALMOST all of the bands that have meant something to me over the years. Growing up in Columbus, OH that meant a lot of road trips to places like NYC, Chicago, Indianapolis, Miluakee, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. Even several trips to Coachella.
But a few of my favorites have eluded me over the years. I never got to see Alice in Chaings(with Layne Staley - and I have no desire to see them without). I have never seen Steve Earle OR Lucinda Williams. But the one that I think gets to me the most is never seeing Lou Barlow or Sebadoh. Man, I LOVED those early Sebadoh records, and Barlow's solo disc 'Emoh'.
I am still keeping my fingers crossed and my eyes peeled for a Sebadoh tour, until then...here is my favorite Barlow penned tune, 'Holding Back The Year'.
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