Elbow is playing Washington, DC tomorrow night. I bought my ticket the day they went on sale. The last time I saw Elbow was… 2017? After the release of Little Fictions? That feels right. Yes, November 4th. It rained in Washington that evening, and I stood outside in the rain outside the 9:30 Club. LittleContinue reading “Elbow’s 2025 North American Tour”
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The Man on the Moon
The amount of Oasis content in my Facebook feed is decreasing from its peak at the beginning of the month, probably inevitably, but two pieces of unlicensed merchandise crossed the feed that I thought were worth sharing. An Oasis baseball jersey! I don’t need it and wouldn’t buy it — I wore the Washington NationalsContinue reading “The Man on the Moon”
Resetting the Algorithms
One nice thing about last weekend and seeing Oasis in New Jersey is that it has reset my Facebook algorithm entirely. All of my ads, all of the algorithmic content, is Oasis-related — fan accounts, radio stations, bootleg merchandise, etc. This is not a comprehensive survey, just a couple of things I’ve screenshotted. Couldn’t getContinue reading “Resetting the Algorithms”
Mad For It
Sixteen years ago last week, Noel Gallagher left Oasis. The band was no more. I wrote at the time, “I’m downright gutted.” I never saw Oasis live and in concert, though I considered seeing Noel Gallagher and Beady Eye at various times. (Money was usually the reason I didn’t.) Noel Gallagher released solo albums, whichContinue reading “Mad For It”
Motherfucking Oasis!
“Whatever.” I sang “How Sweet to Be an Idiot” in honor of Neil Innes.
Ging Gang Goolie
While I’d known about Eric Idle’s pseudo-Rutles song, “Ging Gang Goolie,” for years, I’d never heard it until last night. It’s an old Boy Scouts nonsense song, performed by “Dick & Stig” — ie., Eric Idle and Ricky Fataar, as Idle played Dirk McQuickly and Fataar played Stig O’Hara in Idle’s The Rutles: All YouContinue reading “Ging Gang Goolie”
The World of Weird Novelty Songs
You would think I would have heard of the New Vaudeville Band. I listen to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and Neil Innes and the Rutles — how could I not know of the New Vaudeville Band? We all have our cultural blindspots. Not only is their greatest hit (albeit one recorded by session musicians,Continue reading “The World of Weird Novelty Songs”
It’s Looking Like a Beautiful Day
This came up in my Facebook memories five years ago today. Students at a high school in England made a music video for Elbow’s “One Day Like This.” I was thinking about this video recently (read: within the last six-nine months) and couldn’t figure out the right combination of search terms to find it. I…Continue reading “It’s Looking Like a Beautiful Day”
The Adam West Christmas Album
I keep thinking about an album that doesn’t exist — Adam West’s 1968 record, Christmas at Stately Wayne Manor. Other than the title and the jacket art — West looking very much like Bruce Wayne, in a velvet jacket against a solid color background — there’s nothing related to the Batman television series about thisContinue reading “The Adam West Christmas Album”
Friday Night in Towson
Friday night, Carbon Leaf played The Recher in Towson. This show had been on my radar since it was announced earlier in the year, but I didn’t buy my ticket until a week before. Meanwhile, the date tickets for their May show in York went on sale I bought one. I don’t like going intoContinue reading “Friday Night in Towson”