Out of my top ten bands (on last.fm), only three do not involve accordions, and they are Of Montreal, The Beatles, and The Cure. This is hardly relevant, but I found it interesting….probably only because it applies to that which is relevant to my interests.

End.

Okay, so you say something brilliantly snarky. You need to flaunt your brilliance, right? Of course! But how?!

Dance. That's right, dance.

The best approach is to employ some Walk-Like-An-Egyptian hand movements and bob your head accordingly. James Mercer moves are also ideal, but they are for experts only due to their level of difficulty.

Here's some music that is good to Victory Dance to in this manner:

E-Pro - Beck
Supernatural Superserious - R.E.M.
Girl - Beck
Seventeen Years - Ratatat
Ghettochip Malfunction - Beck
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Pressure Zone - Beck
Crush With Eyeliner…

Oddly, this journal has nothing to do with Mr. Merritt. But he deserves a mention for being so godly-awesome.

Moving on.

They Might Be Giants are kings of men. The trip out east to witness their glory went well. There were few significant kinks in the trip itself, and the kinks that did exist were minor and sorted themselves out for the better.

But that's the boring part for anyone reading this. Now for the exciting part.

Friday, March 28th, 2008 — TMBG at The Somerville Theatre in Boston

It was a rainy day, but my sister and I were…

Very-slight-musical-similarities-that-are-just-fun-to-notice:
(Feel free to suggest more.)

Maine - John Linnell & Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb - Spoon & I Can Add - They Might Be Giants

Signal To Noise - The Cure & Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M.

I Thought You Were My Boyfriend - The Magnetic Fields & Love Today - Mika

Memphis (Gibson Lounge) - TMBG & Heroes And Villains - The Beach Boys*

Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel & Objects of My Affection - Peter Bjorn & John

*AnaAerophina (five!)

This is my new ongoing experiment: listening to different musicians/albums and then deciding which ones make the best soundtrack for each season. Spring is the one under the most observation right now as I can walk with my iPod in the spring weather. Here's what I've come up with so far:

SPRING:
Yann Tiersen - Amelie soundtrack
Belle & Sebastian - Piazza New York Catcher
- Another Sunny Day
- Sleep The Clock Around
- Seymour Stein
- Is It Wicked Not To Care?
The Shins - New Slang
They Might Be Giants - Stalk of Wheat
Of Montreal -…

One band. Fifteen questions. Choose the most amusing/applicable song title as the answer. Dont repeat song titles.

Artist: The Beatles

Are you male or female?
Another Girl

Describe yourself
I'm A Loser

How do you feel about yourself?
I Feel Fine

Describe what you are thinking right now.
Act Naturally

Describe your current boyfriend.
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby =P

Describe where you currently live.
Here, There, and Everywhere

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Across The Universe

Your best friend is ___________.
Free As a Bird

What would you ask for if you had just…

From TMBG's online tour blog: my sister is first in line, and I am third. Quite bitchin'.

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I went to see TMBG at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, WI on February 29th…on Leap Day! (or Weep Day, as Zeppyfish would say.) It was manic fetching, and manic freezing. Of course, we had to get there early and be first in line for the general admission show. So we had to stand outside for about an hour, hour and a half in the cold. But it was well worth it. We got front and center and there were no barricades in front of the stage.

Oppenheimer played first. I was so glad I got to see them again.…

Just out of homework-avoidance:

I had two dream- TMBG-filled nights in a row! The first night, I dreamt that Linnell was driving my family somewhere, and he was going to drive my sister and I to the concert later on. He joked about making us pay him for his services. :) Then, someone spilled French fries randomly and Linnell and I picked them up. And he came over to my family's house later and we had burgers. I was very distraught because I couldn't find a veggie burger. Linnell was so nice and funny. He looked like he does in…

I am so happy! I finally have the accordion of my (realistic) dreams! It's a 120 bass Nobility with a 15 inch keyboard.

I got my first lesson today…and lo and behold, I suck. Horribly. But the hardest part for me is reading the notes. I am hopeless with that right now. But I am not in the least bit discouraged. I will dedicate myself to diligent practice.

Oh, it's so gorgeous. Such an upgrade from my BROKEN 48 bass Rossetti. Well, that pretty much goes without saying, but…there you have it. And it was only $100 more! It's used,…