Ugly Rumors http://bocapella.net The Happiest Blog On Earth Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Done Moved On http://bocapella.net/2009/06/03/done-moved-on/ http://bocapella.net/2009/06/03/done-moved-on/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:08:49 +0000 E. http://bocapella.net/2009/06/03/done-moved-on/ In case you didn’t know, I’ve taken this blog elsewhere.

Follow along at: http://uglyrumor.wordpress.com/

See you there!
E.

]]> http://bocapella.net/2009/06/03/done-moved-on/feed/ The Forgotten Arm: John Cale’s “Fear” http://bocapella.net/2009/06/01/the-forgotten-arm-john-cales-fear/ http://bocapella.net/2009/06/01/the-forgotten-arm-john-cales-fear/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:18:35 +0000 E. http://bocapella.net/2009/06/01/the-forgotten-arm-john-cales-fear/

Aside from featuring a cover that obviously impacted the members of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, the former-Velvets bassist/keyboardist/violist’s first release for Island records was a gritty, intense masterpiece.  Cale’s previous album, the very different but still stunning Paris 1919, featured more classical and pop influences, but Fear was a move in the direction of rock.  Or something that closely resembled rock.  This shift could be attributed to Cale’s simultaneous production work on debut albums from Squeeze and Patti Smith.  Themes of isolation and, yes, fear carry through each song, with the epic “Gun” standing as the album’s centerpiece.  Like the band on Paris 1919 was Little Feat, Fear’s band was made up of most of Roxy Music and other Island groups.

Listen: John Cale - “Fear Is A Man’s Best Friend”

]]> http://bocapella.net/2009/06/01/the-forgotten-arm-john-cales-fear/feed/ Aural Fixation: Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” http://bocapella.net/2009/05/27/aural-fixation-grizzly-bears-two-weeks/ http://bocapella.net/2009/05/27/aural-fixation-grizzly-bears-two-weeks/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 01:25:55 +0000 E. http://bocapella.net/2009/05/27/aural-fixation-grizzly-bears-two-weeks/

I try really hard to not get wrapped up in the hype that surrounds highly-anticipated albums.

]]> http://bocapella.net/2009/05/27/aural-fixation-grizzly-bears-two-weeks/feed/ The Forgotten Arm: Guadalcanal Diary http://bocapella.net/2009/05/26/the-forgotten-arm-guadalcanal-diary/ http://bocapella.net/2009/05/26/the-forgotten-arm-guadalcanal-diary/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 04:16:57 +0000 E. http://bocapella.net/2009/05/26/the-forgotten-arm-guadalcanal-diary/

No, this isn’t going to be about the movie Guadalcanal Diary (though, now that I think about it, that’d be pretty neat).

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11 am
PJ Harvey & John Parish - Black Hearted Love - A Woman A Man Walked By
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow - Loveless
Kasabian - Fire - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
East Hundred - Slow Burning Crimes - Passenger
The Cloud Room - Hey Now Now - The Cloud Room
Los Campesinos! - Ways To Make It Through The Wall - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
Friendly Fires - On Board - Friendly Fires
Kula Shaker - Tattva - K
The Dead Weather - Hang You From The Heavens - Horehound
Coconut Records - Any Fun - Davy
Liam Lynch - United States Of Whatever - Fake Songs
Paul Weller - The Changingman - Stanley Road
Handsome Furs - I’m Confused - Face Control
The Bird And The Bee - Diamond Dave - Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
Delta Spirit - People C’mon - Ode To Sunshine

12 pm: The Nooner!!
Mission Of Burma - Fame And Fortune - Signals, Calls And Marches
Blur - The Universal - The Great Escape
Elvis Costello - The Other Side Of Summer - Mighty Like A Rose
Guster - Airport Song - Goldfly
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Actually
R.E.M. - Bittersweet Me - New Adventures In Hi-Fi
Ultravox - Vienna - Vienna
Soul Coughing - Soundtrack To Mary - Irresistible Bliss
Bad Manners - Samson And Delilah - Forging Ahead
Buzzcocks - Why Can’t I Touch It? - Singles Going Steady
Ride - Twisterella - Going Blank Again
The Clash - Last Gang In Town - Give ‘em Enough Rope
Saint Etienne - You’re In A Bad Way - So Tough
Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy - Beat Crazy

1 pm
Hot Chip - Shake A Fist - Made In The Dark
The Decemberists - Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle The Thistles Undone) - The Hazards Of Love
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - LeftRightLeftRightLeft
Coldplay - Talk - X & Y
The Replacements - Color Me Impressed - Hootenanny
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks - Veckatimest
XTC - Easter Theater - Apple Venus Volume One
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
eels - Souljacker Pt. I - Souljacker
Wilco - Jesus, Etc. - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Elbow - Grounds For Divorce - The Seldom Seen Kid
Cracker - Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me - Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
Billy Bragg - Help Save The Youth Of America - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry

2 pm
The Thermals - Now We Can See - Now We Can See
Aztec Camera - Oblivious - High Land, Hard Rain
Viva Voce - Good As Gold - Rose City
The Beautiful South - Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud) - Miaow
The Cribs - Men’s Needs - Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
Bat For Lashes - Daniel - Two Suns
Ida Maria - Oh My God - Fortress Round My Heart
The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry - Staring At The Sea: The Singles
Saudi Arabia - NY vs. Philly - Y-Rock Local Tracks Session 10/5/08
Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move - Bitte Orca
Spoon - My Mathematical Mind - Gimme Fiction
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Depeche Mode - Peace - Sounds Of The Universe
St. Vincent - Marrow - Actor
The Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You - Sweet Oblivion

Join me every Friday from 11:00am - 3:00pm (eastern), only on Y-Rock On XPN!!

]]> http://bocapella.net/2009/05/25/y-rock-on-xpn-playlist-for-52209/feed/ Friday 5 kicks off the summer! http://bocapella.net/2009/05/22/friday-5-kicks-off-the-summer/ http://bocapella.net/2009/05/22/friday-5-kicks-off-the-summer/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 01:42:53 +0000 E. http://bocapella.net/2009/05/22/friday-5-kicks-off-the-summer/ Clinic -

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Wilco -

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10 am
Camera Obscura - French Navy - My Maudlin Career
The Raconteurs - Rich Kid Blues - Consolers Of The Lonely
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks - Veckatimest
Soup Dragons - I’m Free - Lovegod
Luna - Sideshow By The Seashore - Penthouse
Rancid - Last One To Die - Let The Dominoes Fall
Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy - Friendly Fires
Mark Ronson - Oh My God (featuring Lily Allen) - Version
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero - It’s Blitz!
The Magnetic Fields - I Think I Need A New Heart - 69 Love Songs
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos - Sun Giant
The Blasters - I’m Shakin’ - The Blasters
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos - Sun Giant
M. Ward - Epistemology - Hold Time
Dinosaur Jr - I Want You To Know - Farm
Guster - Satellite - Ganging Up On The Sun

11 am
Doves - Kingdom Of Rust - Kingdom Of Rust
Joe Jackson - Statue Of Liberty - A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs Of XTC
Doves - Kingdom Of Rust - Kingdom Of Rust
Starsailor - Tell Me It’s Not Over - All The Plans
Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It’s Over - The Days Of Wine And Roses
The Killers - Romeo And Juliet - Sawdust
Jarvis Cocker - Angela - Further Complications
Conor Oberst - Nikorette - Outer South
Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone - St. Elsewhere
Ida Maria - Oh My God - Fortress Round My Heart
Silversun Pickups - The Royal We - Swoon
Mates Of State - California - The OC: Covering Our Tracks
Elliott Smith - Bottle Up And Explode - XO
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Weapon Of Choice - Baby 81
Bell X1 - The Great Defector - Blue Lights On The Runway
The Secret Machines - Atomic Heels - Secret Machines

12 pm: The Nooner!!
Talking Heads - Take Me To The River - More Songs About Buildings And Food
Cake - Sheep Go To Heaven - Prolonging The Magic
The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing - Pretenders
Beck - Devil’s Haircut - Odelay
Ramones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - Ramones
The Feelies - What Goes On - Only Life
The Auteurs - New French Girlfriend - Now I’m A Cowboy
The Cure - In Between Days - The Head On The Door
Aztec Camera - Jump - Aztec Camera
Blur - Girls And Boys - Parklife
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
The Lemonheads - It’s About Time - Come On Feel The Lemonheads
Hoodoo Gurus - Bittersweet - Mars Needs Guitars
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret

1 pm
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
The Dead Weather - Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Hang You From The Heavens Single
The Prodigy - Our Of Space - Experience
Sid Vicious - Something Else - The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle
Peter Bjorn And John - It Don’t Move Me - Living Thing
Wilco - You Never Know - Wilco (The Album)
REM - #9 Dream - Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip - Thou Shalt Always Kill - Angles
Tinted Windows - Kind Of A Girl - Tinted Windows
Grand Duchy - Black Suit - Petits Fours
Cracker - White Riot - Burning London: The Clash Tribute
Ra Ra Riot - Each Year - The Rhumb Line
A.C. Newman - Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer - Get Guilty
Hot Chip - Transmission - War Child Presents: Heroes

2 pm
Animal Collective - Brother Sport - Merriweather Post Pavilion
The Colourfield - Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby - Virgins And Philistines
1990s - See You At The Lights - Cookies
Porno For Pyros - Pets - Porno For Pyros
Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name/I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Behaviour
Bat For Lashes - Daniel - Two Suns
PJ Harvey & John Parish - Black Hearted Love - A Woman A Man Walked By
David Bowie - See Emily Play - Pin Ups
Ruder Than You - Cool For Cats - Philly Stylee
St. Vincent - Actor Out Of Work - Actor
eels - Flyswatter - Daisies Of The Galaxy
Nouvelle Vague - Dancing With Myself - Bande A Part
Illinois - Hang On - The Adventures Of Kid Catastrophe
Stephen Malkmus - Maggie’s Farm - I’m Not There
Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running - Neon Bible

]]> http://bocapella.net/2009/05/15/y-rock-on-xpn-playlist-for-51509/feed/ Declaration of End-of-School-ness http://bocapella.net/2009/05/14/declaration-of-end-of-school-ness/ http://bocapella.net/2009/05/14/declaration-of-end-of-school-ness/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 00:42:00 +0000 E. http://bocapella.net/2009/05/14/declaration-of-end-of-school-ness/ Well, it’s taken me long enough.

Right now, I’ve been done with my third year of college for two whole days.

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2 pm
The Decemberists - I’m Sticking With You - Always The Bridesmaid, Vol. II
Midnight Oil - Forgotten Years - Blue Sky Mining
Handsome Furs - I’m Confused - Face Control
Social Distortion - Death Or Glory - Lords Of Dogtown
Spoon - The Fitted Shirt - Girls Can Tell
Papertrigger - Show Us Yr Teeth - Snake Sale
Animal Collective - Also Frightened - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Hot Chip - Wrestlers - Made In The Dark
Hong Kong Stingray - I Hear They Smoke The Barbecue - Hong Kong Stingray
Grand Duchy - Black Suit - Petits Fours
Cake - Strangers In The Night - Stubbs The Zombie
Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance - Vampire Weekend
White Rabbits - Percussion Gun - It’s Frightening
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Passenger - Through The Looking Glass

3 pm
Depeche Mode - Wrong - Sounds Of The Universe
Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Twelve
Ben Lee - American Television - Ripe
Devo - Head Like A Hole - Supercop Soundtrack
Sam Roberts - Bridge To Nowhere - Chemical City
Rancid - Last One To Die - Let The Dominoes Fall
Peter Bjorn And John - Chills - Writer’s Block
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World - MTV Unplugged In New York
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks - Veckatimest
eels - Fresh Blood - Hombre Lobo - 12 Songs Of Desire
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Almost Gold - Honey’s Dead
Southern Culture On The Skids - Funnel Of Love - Countrypolitan Favorites
A.C. Newman - Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer - Get Guilty
Scissor Sisters - Do The Strand - War Child Presents: Heroes

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