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The Official Stephen Malkmus (Solo) Oeuvre Series, Part 1
This is not my first lap around the oeuvre track. I once attempted to write a post for every Pavement track on a single blog dedicated to the Pavement oeuvre. I'm considering starting this up again, but that's another project for another day. On this blog, I once wrote three posts discussing the complete catalog of Archers of Loaf. However, today, I intend to take on the oeuvre of one Stephen Malkmus and his ever-faitful Jicks. This is part 1 of a series in which I hope to break down every SM track post-Pavement.
Stephen Malkmus
"Black Book"
I have no idea what that mess in the beginning: a tribal call of a new era, perhaps. Whatever. This was a clear break from Pavement and a typically lazy stroll of a song for Malkmus to make in the first track of his first venture outside the previously mentioned indie legends. Anyway, the "black book" of which SM is referring seems to be the Bible – literally or metaphorically. By calling the black book "perminently-diversified", he seems to be addressing the commodified nature of the Bible and possibly the Christian religion in general. Could it be considered a prediction of the hipster Christian megachurch future? Who knows. Either way, it's a fairly serious song with that familiar, Pavement-esque, lazy hook and feedback flourishes with sloppy layering.
If you lived in Alaska, you would have fantasies about far away, tropical regions as well. Still, the protagonist stays in his winter wonderland where the temperature reaches 99 below and he spends his time fishing through a hole in the ice. Someone – I suspect someone native to the land, maybe an Eskimo – tries to talk his friend out of a move to the tropics. Still, fantasies persist. (Interesting side note is that this song was used for a Sears commercial. I tried to find video proof, but you'll just have to trust me.)
"Jo Jo's Jacket"
A track of Yul Brynner talking about the freedom enjoyed from shaving his head opens "Jp Jo's Jacket" perfectly as Malk goes into a Brynner-inpired soliloquy about his role in Westworld as a robotic cowboy. From there, it gets fairly absurd, including crap house music, a Christmas-y innuendo, and a Dylan quote. It's a fairly Crooked Rain-era track that made for a good single in true Pavement fashion. The line about being his candy cane hints at a sexual advance, a theme that pops up now and again in SM's solo/Jicks work now and again. The Dylan quote and the following bit reminds us not to take any of this too seriously. In the end, it's just a
Pavement Stephen Malkmus song about Yul Brynner.
"Church on White"
"Church…" is the first track that just reminds me of Terror Twilight/Brighten the Corners era Pavement. And there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, Pavement. Anyway, this song for me is Malk's memoir. He was the spokesman for a generation (or at least the white, male, educated portion of said generation and not exactly by his choosing) and all we ever wanted from him was that he stayed true to form. Whether he sings "I only poured you half a line/life/lie" doesn't really matter. He admits to only giving so much whether it was a half-finished lyric, a small piece of himself, or a partial deception. Whatever. He's given a lot. It's a marathon and not a spring, but I feel as though I'm digressing…
"The Hook"
One of two narrative songs on the album – a totally welcomed aspect of Malkmus' new direction. As it turns out, the dude can spin some yarn. This particular story is about his adventures as a pirate. No one should over think this one. It's a pirate tale and not some allegory for his time with Pavement or some commentary on class. He's kidnapped by some pirates and eventually becomes one of them, to the point that he is their leader. It's just a fun, fun song.
"Discretion Grove"
Discretion happens after hours in an anonymous locale. You sneak around like French freedom fighters in World II, fighting for a sort of freedom not everyone needs to know about, an affair, perhaps?
We don't find trouble; it finds us. No matter how much we try to avoid it, entropy happens and people are messy. Hell, we can't even spell "trouble" correctly.
"Pink India"
This one feels like another Terror Twilight leftover. Continuing Malk's interest in history, he tells the story of Mortimer Durand and the line he drew between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I almost wish he had titled the song "The Great Game" as this was the term that described the conflict between Great Britain and Russia fighting for supremacy in central Asia. I don't know my history well enough to tell you everything, but it's interesting how the lasting effects of this conflict still remain. Also, the lines "Tension grows in Afghanistan / Carbine bullets could settle the score / I had a crap gin tonic it wounded me / Send my way off on one" are pretty great. It causes me to wonder about Durand's experience and whether or not he succumbed to the pressure accumulating in the region. (Also, is it "carbine bullets" or "car-Bible-ets"? I always sing it as the latter which is way more interesting and may not be that far off.)
"Trojan Curfew"
An expertly described scene of a locale where Trojans once prevailed… Now, it's a hotspot for vacationing Swedes and the like. At moments I'm sure it retains the majesty it once held when Troy was on top at certain times of the day. Once again, Malkmus is able to write a fairly straightforward song that simply describes a nice moment in time and the centuries of history that can overtake you when standing on historic ground.
"Vague Space"
Ever been in a relationship where you kinda get off by calling the whole thing…er…off? Well, I haven't. I imagine this as one of those love-hate relationships where making up after regular fights is more fulfilling than being nice to one another. Some relationships need to blow up just to find the spark. They exist in a vague space where relationships rarely flourish except when the threat of ending it is always there.
"Jenny and the Ess-Dog"
The second narrative track of the record is a classic. "Jenny and the Ess-Dog" is your basic May-December romance that fizzles once the younger member of the couple out-grows her companion. In this case, Jenny goes off to college, does well, joins a sorority, and does what we're supposed to do. Her boyfriend the Ess-Dog is an old hippy-type. His life isn't going anywhere and Jenny's move to college makes the distance between them and their years too much to overcome.
Yet another post-Terror track with that same lazy easiness which has allowed the final Pavement record to fair well over time. Something about this song reminds me about "Ann Don't Cry"- maybe the chorus? I don't know what the song is about. It could be about a slow road trip to Vegas for an impromptu wedding that takes a week to happen. There's only one appealing person in a room of old people, possibly at a wedding or wake. A prom scene with full-on 80's feathered hair… It doesn't matter. It's a sleepy way to end Stephen Malkmus' first post-Pavement endeavor.
Pig Lib
"Water and a Seat"
Pig Lib is the beginning of Malkmus and his Jicks playing around with some bluesy yet edgy jamband ish. From the beginning riffs, you get the sense that Malkmus doesn't care and has no interest in making this Pavement, Part Deux. And what better way to invite this new era than with a song inviting the madness the way "Water and a Seat" does? The listener is now prepared for what's about to occur…
"Ramp of Death"
Jazzy slacker rock takes over with what seems to be a pleasant pop moment in the form of a chorus… Just as SM has embraced this new leap into a new chapter in his career, he's encouraging his listeners to do the same. I was in my mid- or upper-20's when Pig Lib came out and it was time to move forward into adulthood. I took this record with me.
"(Do Not Feed the) Oyster"
Despite Pig's departure from his Pavement past – now a full album removed – this song does the mellow jazz docents right, mixing this newfound infatuation with blues-inspired jammy-ness and art house aesthetic. Lyrically, it's a mess trying to cling to a theme that only loosely holds the song together. Still, that's how we like it. What does it mean to not feed the oysters? Fuck if I know. It's just a nice song to jam to. Amirite? Somehow it all concludes with a mail-order bride. Why not?
"Vanessa from Queens"
Bob Packwood was a Republican Senator from Oregon who was eventually forced out thanks to some sexual harassment and assault. Bob was dirty old man which explains so much about this track. One of the best lines ever has to be "Bob Packwood wants to suck your toes."
"Sheets" (Sorry, there's no Youtube video for this one for some reason.)
Sexy Stephen Malkmus makes another appearance in "Sheets" and the instrumentation wreaks of two people going at it over and over again. For me, the song is about getting into a club or party, just getting through the coolness gates or whatever.
"Animal Midnight"
It is rumored that this song is about Steve Kannberg. I'll go with that. Spiral Stairs – like most Pavement members – seemed to not be nearly as serious as Malkmus. SM tried to push that band as far as he could and they just dragged their feet. The band was great for so many reasons, but as I've written over and over, it always felt as if Malk had outgrown the band. Sure, in this context, the song comes off as cold, but that's just how it's played out.
"Dark Wave"
And now for a complete departure in the form of some New Wave, something you won't see coming at this point in the catalog. I feel as if this song is about Miami Vice for no other reason than that's just what it sounds like: ocean-lined highways, neon suits, fast livin', cocaine, etc. You know, Miami Vice things.
"Witch Mountain Bridge"
I do love the Led Zeppelin-like, medievalist narrative. I get the sense that Malkmus is playing a bit with genre and aesthetic, much like the rest of the album. What really brings the Game of Thrones storytelling together is the extended jam at the end. I catch a lot of flack for liking Malkmus' music while simultaneously hating Phish and their ilk, but songs like this hit just the right notes – all of them.
"Craw Song"
Want to demonstrate what Stephen Malkmus can do lyrically and vocally, point your friends to this track. Not only is it another narrative – a positive development over SM's solo career – but this track actually captures some fantastic word play. First, there's the love triangle (or is it a square) where one unrequited love is followed by another. The gem in the first verse is "he couldn't commit to the mental jujitsu of switchin his hitting / from ladies to men." The next verse finds two of the left-out lovers commiserating over dinner, wrapped up nicely with another great line – full of heart and humor: "they want to stay confined within the fortress of this day / stick that in your craw…check it out…" Yeah, he snuck in "crotch." It's one of the sweetest song in all of Malkmus' oeuvre from Pavement on.
"1% of One"
The blues fest continues… I read somewhere that this song is about the Dutchman Remko Schouten, the sound engineer for Pavement. Much like his debut, it's pretty straightforward: "Blind son man from Netherlands, he knew not what bands he mixed / They sounded a bit like a Zephyr and a bit like the Jicks."
The Grateful Dead thing that is hinted at throughout this record comes to fruition in the final song, "Us." At moments, it reminds me a ton of Loose Fur, the side project featuring Wilco members Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche, and Wilco collaborator Jim O'Rourke. It's almost the Jicks theme song. I can't remember how many of this incarnation stayed on, but it felt like they were writing their tour bio in the form of a jam. Lyrics are written to fit the space between extended jams that groove on and on. The song only clocks in at just over four minutes, but you kinda want them to play it out and see where it goes.
Bonus Tracks:
"Dynamic Calories"
This is the poppier counter to "Dark Wave" which paints a picture of high school days in the early 80's. This song is dedicated to 80's jangly guitars and John Hughes movies. Also, this was cute.
"Fractions & Feelings"
This song with the previous one and maybe "Dark Wave" are a bit of an 80's trilogy. I can only imagine SM was studying his old yearbooks and zines while writing these songs. This is the weakest of the bunch, but it's fun. (Later, "Lariat" joins the group but with much more sophistication in its message.)
"Old Jerry"
And back to the Grateful Dead. I deny the connection all the time to my wife, but it's there – literally and between the lines. Aesthetically, I can't think of another song like this in the catalog. There are the ever-Malkmus lyrical twists, but it has a danceable groove that's almost conventional pop. Almost.
"The Poet and the Witch" (live)
I only know of a live recording of this track. It hints at the direction Malkmus was heading, but I'll save that discussion for the next post. Either way, this song is closely related to "Witch Mountain Bridge" in its attempt to connect with a flower child past with Led Zeppelin theatrics, or something. It's fun and seems like a fun song to hear live.
"Shake It Around" (live)
This is a real rocker and I'm not sure it's about much of anything aside from rocking. Our mundane lives need shaking now and again and tracks like this do the trick.
That's the first installment in the series. I hope to get the other albums covered in coming weeks. It's already been tough to get blog posts out there these days. It's way past my bedtime and I have…well, actually, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks tomorrow night (or is that now tonight?). Anyway, you can catch some of my thoughts as shared by an actual journalist here. In the meantime, stay tuned for the rest of the series.
Tempering Expectations
Hopslam arrived here in frigid Middle Missouri and it brought along with it loads of hype and hops. My love for the beer has cooled but not totally gone cold. I have learned to temper my expectations, not lower them. This is a lesson learned from years of buying records and seeing rock shows. See, this blog's original premise still works.
See, a beer like Hopslam is almost as much about hype as it is anything else. It's released only once a year in limited quantities. It's a beer geek's beer, loaded with hops and booze. Those bright green labels picturing a poor bloke begin crushed by a giant hop calls craft beer consumers like voiceless sirens. (Can that even work?) The ~$20 makes you think that it's a big deal. Oh, and it is a pretty good beer.
However, the next Hopslam doesn't ever taste like the first one. This year's version never tastes as good as last year's or the one you drank seven years ago. I don't know if it's a problem of drinkers building it up too much in their own minds or something more akin to a heroin addiction. It's probably a little of both. Either way, the hype and misperception leads to bitter disappointment every time.
Still, Hopslam is an excellent beer. I have come to expect a well-crafted beer that hides an incredible amount of booze while introducing my palate to some sweetness and bitterness without fail. What I don't expect is the same burst of grapefruit or cat piss or whatever aromas the hops might unleash. It seems that big DIPA's like this are really dependent on a large amount of hops. If one harvest or another is slightly off or just different in one way or another, the effects are magnified. The beer tastes different every year, but it is always well-brewed and worth a try.
I'm good with Hopslam these days, but that wasn't always the case. Two or three Hopslams ago, the beer didn't meet my expectations. I wanted that crazy honey-coated grapefruitiness that smelled of a cat lady's house sweater I tasted just the year or two before. However, as explained above, the beer was different. On top of this disappointment, I really had to go out of my way to spend a lot of money on beer. Here in Middle Missouri, Hopslam lasts tens of minutes, not days or hours. So, if you want some, you better be prepared to stalk the local beer dealer. Then, you'll pay $20 a sixer. I used to buy at least two, sometime more. If I had to work that hard and spend that much money on a beer, it better meet my expectations.
Hopslam didn't meet those expectations. So, something had to change. Last year, I didn't buy any in bottles, only on tap. The 2-3 Hopslams (plus a bottle from a friend) were more than enough. I didn't overdo it. I don't blow a wad of cash. It was a good beer among many. I was satisfied, but my exportations were not lowered as much as they were tempered. "Enjoy the Hopslam, not the Hypeslam" was my new mantra and it worked.
2014's version rolled out this past week and I welcomed it. I wasn't going to buy a sixer this year. I have a deal with my mom to grab one in Ohio where it sometimes sits on shelfs for weeks or months. Then, coworkers were running out in the middle of the day to see if the grocery nearby had some Hopslam. I joined them and scored a sixer. One's enough.
I won't write a beer review now. You should know that this year's version is good. I'm glad I bought some and look forward to having more on tap or in a few weeks when my mom delivers the sixer she bought for me.
What I wanted to focus on was the idea of tempering expectations. As I mentioned above, tempering expectations is something I do. However, the ability to do such with beer has been a recent development. No, I've been tempering expectations for a long time in terms of what I expect to get from a new record or rock show.
I realize that it's semantics and someone will undoubtedly argue that tempering expectations is the same as lowering them, but this is my blog post and I say it isn't the same. Tempering expectations considers contexts and past experiences. It keeps me in the moment and more mindful of what I am experiencing. Tempering expectations doesn't allow those expectations or preconceived ideas to taint reality. Instead, I can enjoy the experience in real time.
Take Stephen Malkmus' new album Wig Out at Jagbags as an example. I loved, LOVED Mirror Traffic. My expectations were high for Jagbags, but I realized that this was going to be a different record and it needed its own opportunity to win me over. Of course, the album didn't have to impress me at all. Malkmus has done enough in Pavement and with Jicks to earn my loyalty. Still, I listened with anticipation. To be honest, the first few listens didn't impress. It took 3-4 concentrated listens for me to appreciate this record, but I did. Is it as good as Traffic? I don't know. Does it have to be? All I know is that it's a good record at this moment and I enjoy listening to it.
See? It's all about tempering those expectations so that we can enjoy what's right in front of us. Stay in the moment. This year's Hopslam doesn't have to be last year's or the version bottled six years ago.
On Spotify
Recently, Stephen Malkmus was interviewed by Rolling Stone, closing with the following question and answer after admitting that he doesn't make playlists "on those evil Spotify places" for his daughters.
RS: You're anti-Spotify, then?
SM: Definitely. I think it sucks.
I am one of those parents who has made a Spotify playlist for my kid – a mixture of songs I think she should like and songs she actually likes. I use Spotify all the time. It streams throughout my work day, at home, and sometimes on the road. I used to make a daily playlist with the help of my Facebook network and that has turned into its own co-op. And yes, I pay a monthly fee not to hear commercials and to have the service available anywhere I go.
Spotify really is ideal. I don't have to worry about the longevity and capacity of my iPod. There's no need to figure out a way to lug my records everywhere. I have a service available to me that pretty much will allow me to discover and peruse almost any artist or band on the planet. Spotify is a fantastic breakthrough in music and technology.
But why do I feel so guilty for using the streaming service?
Well, other than Malk's reaction to Spotify, there are other reasons I question its ethics. As you may or may not know, I am a big proponent of craft and indie industries, indie-craft, if you will. It irks me to see large corporations like Spotify and record labels profit from the hard work of artists. At the same time, musicians get a tiny cut of what is a billion dollar pot. There are plenty of reasons not to use Spotify.
Lost is the record collecting culture that used to be a huge part of music. Even those brought up on CDs long for the days of owning something again. Although almost any album by almost any artist is available to stream, it's never really yours or free of the Spotify interface.
There are the horror stories of artists getting fleeced by the Swedes via dinky royalty payments. Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 and Damon & Naomi famously broke down his paltry payments from streaming services on Pitchfork. And it can be argued that Spotify is not the friend of new and lesser known bands as compared to the payouts offered to catalogued bands and their corporate overlords.
Of course, this isn't the whole story. Consider what the rest of Malkmus' quote stated:
That doesn't mean my music isn't on there, though. I'm against a lot of things that I do in life, and I still do them, so there's a lot of self-deception in all our lives. At least in the life of an unprincipled musician.
So, based on this statement, Spotify can be seen as a necessary evil. It's akin to doing radio interviews or promos at best and selling songs to corporations for commercials at worst.
Of course, the real problem in all of this is the record industry as a whole. Why are we blaming a streaming tool like Spotify and not the greedy corporate leaches known as major record labels. Billy Bragg – champion of the working class – thinks as much and I tend to agree.
In his critique of the confluence of Pandora and Spotify, David Marcias takes issue and makes it clear why Spotify actually benefits musicians. Essentially, he makes my argument in favor of Spotify for me. (Yes, that's where I'm going with all of this.)
To compare the two in terms of what they're paying out is a completely fallacious construct. When Mr. Krukowski complains about the amount that he got paid on his BMI statement for his song, what he should be comparing it to is how much he got paid for an equivalent number of spins at terrestrial radio on that same BMI statement. My guess is that he did not get 7900 spins on terrestrial radio; one of the great gifts of Pandora and other tech-based companies like them is that they give an opportunity for music to be heard that terrestrial radio has neither the bandwidth nor interest to play. Technology has been a boon to independent musicians. I would also like to ask what his compensation from Sound Exchange was, both as an artist and what his label made from those spins. Whatever it was, it was more than what was paid out by terrestrial radio, who pays no compensation to owners of recordings. If you want to protest THAT, I'll grab my pitchfork and meet you in the town square.
Basically, artists are getting paid per play at a better rate than what they get for radio, which is basically nothing. Additionally, Spotify (and Pandora) offer artists exposure the marketing departments at their labels, radio stations, or MTV (LULZ) combined. They're getting paid and exposed on a tool they despise? That doesn't make sense.
Then consider the pirating issue. While pirating music does offer a certain amount of exposure, it offers nothing monetarily for artists. Pirating sites and participants are the real enemies of musicians, not Spotify. Although I don't totally trust the correlation, Spotify has made the argument that their service has contributed to the decrease in pirating in the Netherlands. It's a fairly weak argument, but it isn't out of the realm of possibility to imagine Spotify or similar services making pirating obsolete or at least unnecessary.
I use Spotify and don't have a problem with it. I pay a monthly fee so that I have access offline and don't have to hear ads. I make endless playlists. Still, I generally listen to whole albums. Several recent discoveries have been via the service. And even then, I still buy a lot of vinyl or go to shows when I can. If anything, Spotify has improved my financial support of many great artists.
Is Spotify evil? Maybe. It is a corporation making money off of art. That said, I'm just happy I can listen to the music I love whenever I want and wherever I want.
BTW, most of what should be read on the Spotify issue can be found here and a playlist celebrating our corporate overlords is below via Spotify, of course.
Best Records of 2012
Here are ten of the best records I heard this year, in no particular order[1]
Sharon Van Etten – Tramp
Man, I loved last year's Wye Oak album and needed more this year. Luckily, Sharon Van Etten came through this year. Similarly to Wye Oak, Van Etten seemed to come from nowhere[2] to unleash a haunting rock record that grips you from start to finish. It didn't hurt that half of Brooklyn collaborated it behind the scenes or in the margins to help Van Etten deliver a punch to the gut. Still, it's defining moment for a musician I hope to hear more from in the coming years.
The Walkmen – Heaven
Nothing new here. The Walkmen release a record and I love it. Of course, it doesn't hurt that their records are always this good. Somehow a band known for songs about going out and drinking have eventually written one of the best albums about adulthood, having children and all that. There's a simplicity to The Walkmen formula that allows them to adjust to their current living conditions. These are just working stiffs trying to put some food on the table and clothes on the backs of their children. I can get behind that.
Titus Andronicus – Local Business
I'm not gonna lie. I really didn't care for this record upon the first listen. I was having buyer's remorse as I listened to it stream on Spotify, knowing that the new local record shop was holding a copy for me. Then, I gave it another try as the record popped up on several year-end lists. It's really a fantastic record as Titus Andronicus does what every New Jersey band does eventually: they all turn into Bruce Springsteen. There's nothing wrong with this of course. It's just a fact.
Cat Power – Sun
Yes, this has been a shitty year for Chan Marshall. However, that may mean she'll have to put out more records and tour whenever she can scrounge up the dough and good health to hit the road. Cat Power has evolved from record to record. Now, after some faux-bravado, one gets the sense that Marshall is becoming comfortable with her station in life, embracing her demons, health issues, and apparent financial stresses in making what is maybe her most honest record in years[3].
Believers – Believers EP
Someone will surely give me a hard time for praising Believers again, but the praise is legit. Although this EP feels somewhat incomplete[4], it brings with it the promise of great things to come. I fully suspect several of these tracks will reappear – possibly re-recorded/remastered – on an LP via some high-profile indie label.
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Honestly, this would be my record of the year. It's a bit more uneven than 2009's Post-Nothing but it still contains that raw energy that only Japandroids can bring without an ounce of irony. This band makes me want to hit the bars and dance all night before the reality of my middle-class-mortgaged-parenthood comes crashing down on my fantasies. Still, it's nice to dream/reminisce once in a while.
Best Coast – The Only Place
On one hand, I don't know why I like this band. On the other, I don't know why I ask the first question. Like Japandroids, Best Coast has found a recipe that works. Unlike the "live like there's no tomorrow" message in a Japandroids' song, Best Coast wears their California lovin' on their collective sleeves. I appreciate this love for one's home state. Like Jenny Lewis and The Eagles, Best Coast won't let you forget where they're from and they'll make you want to live there as well.
Dinosaur Jr – I Bet on Sky
How is it that Dinosaur Jr. is writing and recording better music after they've reunited? Maybe it's that Lou Barlow has been allowed to come into his own. Maybe it's because J Mascis has mellowed his ego. Whatever it is, I hope they never stop making loud records.
Hospitality – Hospitality
Last year, it was Eleanor Friedberger. This year, it's Hospitality. Last year's Friedberger joint Last Summer had me longing for some straight girl pop rock from the City. Hospitality filled that void admirably. And when you close your eyes, you think it's Belle and Sebastian.
Dirty Projectors -Swing Lo Magellan
I really expected a letdown from Dirty Projectors, but this record – more straightforward than previous efforts – did not disappoint. I knew this as soon as I dropped the needle to reveal the opening track.
Discovered too late to form a proper assessment, but they're pretty great: Tame Impala, Diiv, Grizzly Bear, Metz
Overall, this year wasn't nearly as inspiring as last year's onslaught of great records. However, most of these would rank among last year's best. So, take that for what it's worth, which is basically nothing.
1Ranking art just seems to be so archaic, so overdone. So, I will refrain from it this year. Instead, I'll just tell you about ten records I liked.
2Meaning that, like Wye Oak, she hadn't released anything of note until this latest album which is great.
3In Cat Power years, that's maybe two records a decade.
4Let's face it, every EP feels imcomplete. They are akin to the 20-minute set. You get a taste of the very best, maybe with one stinker. Just when you're into it, it's over.
A Daughter's Request
Most of Sunday, my daughter and I spent our time together watching YouTube videos of Riot Grrrl bands and listening to Wild Flag. Of course, there were several renditions of "Call Me Maybe" in between, but the day belonged to rock. This sudden interest into Daddy's music was spurred on by a couple of screenings of School of Rock, a film where Jack Black pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious elementary school where he discovers his students to be gifted musicians he convinces to play in his band. Thanks to this one film, the grrrl is all about the rock music right now.
The obsession has continued through the week as every evening is filled with more YouTube videos and bedtime is dominated with Daddy sharing his exploits as a live music fanatic of the last 20 years. She is particularly fond of videos in which Kathleen Hanna pogoes. Her requests for more stories has me searching the recesses of my brain for G-rated rock show tales. It's an interesting time to be Lucia's father.
What it all has led to is a request from my daughter to see her first rock show. Apparently, seeing Dubb Nubb several times has not fulfilled her need to rock. I am now faced with finding the right situation where I can make this dream come true.
I was a late bloomer. My first rock show didn't happen until I was 18. We lived an hour from any city featuring rock concerts and even then I wasn't interested in the hair metal and country most of my classmates were going to see. Then, one St. Patrick's Day, my brother and two or three other guys drove the hour to the Newport Music Hall in Columbus to see my first rock show: Soul Asylum with Vic Chestnutt and The Goo Goo Dolls (when they were punk-ish). From that night on, I was hooked. I can understand my daughter's longing to see music performed live.
As a parent, I have to set some boundaries for the kind of show she can attend. I mean, she's not yet four (9/11) and this puts some serious limits on what she can and can't see. for example, she will not catch The Melvins for her first live rock experience, even if it is on a Friday night. I'm considering some basic criteria for this event, criteria that may put off her first concert experience for another year, but that's okay. There's plenty of time to rock.
The show will need to be outdoors, mainly for two reasons: not all shows are all-ages and the noise factor. It's one thing to get your 16-year-old into a bar to see a band; it's a completely different thing to sneak in a four-year-old. Besides, I'm not sure that's the best environment for someone so young. The outdoors provide space for people to spread out and avoid awkward situations around small children and vice versa. Plus, sound doesn't seem to do as much damage when it can harmlessly float to space and not bounce off the walls. My hearing is shit and there's no need to put my kid through that before she attends elementary school.
Bedtime is an issue. I'll have to find a show on a weekend or one that takes place earlier in the day. The trouble with this is that most of the outside shows here in Columbia are on weeknights. That makes for a rough morning getting her to preschool. An all-day even is the next logical step, but we've missed out on most of the festivals for the summer or at least their bargain pre-fest prices.
Finally, the band or bands to see have to be worthy. Although it is not for me to say which bands or musicians you should like, I do have a right as a parent to steer her toward whatever music I feel is acceptable. Of course there will be a time when my opinion won't count, but until then, I control the stereo in my house and I have the credit card.
So, this adventure may have to wait a year. Next summer she'll see her first rock show. I just hope I can deliver Kathleen Hanna or Wild Flag.
Come to my DJ night!
Tonight, I am playing records at the Uprise Bar here in Columbia, MO for Monday Night Vinyl. If' you're nearby, stop in. The set starts at 9PM and will last until either they kick me out or I run out of records. The latter is more likely than the former as I have a pretty substantial list from which to work below as well as a plan to play through The Walkmen's Heaven to finish off the night.
You may also follow me on Twitter where I will do my best to update records played and beers had. (I updated the list with what I can remember. I wrapped about two minutes past closing. It worked well and didn't have to pay for one beer. Said beers: 4 Hands Pryus Saison, Avery 19th Anniversary Tripel, Bacchus.)
Track(s) | Band/Musician | Album
- Cut Your Hair | Pavement | 12 " single
- Here | Pavement | John Peel Session 7″
Baptiss Blacktick | Pavement | Summer Babe 7″
- With a Girl Like You | Condo Fucks | Fuckbook
- Stockholm Syndrome | Yo La Tengo | I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
- Autumn Sweater | Yo La Tengo | I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
- Little Honda | Yo La Tengo | I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
- The Wall | Yuck | Yuck
- Head to Toe | The Breeders | Head to Toe 7″
- Shocker in Gloomtown | The Breeders | Head to Toe 7″ (GBV cover)
- Auditorium | Guided By Voices | Alien Lanes
- Motor Away | Guided By Voices | Alien Lanes
- Try Harder | Times New Viking | Dancer Equired
- Mr. Superlove | Ass Ponys | Mr. Superlove
- My World Is Empty Without You | Afghan Whigs | My World Is Empty Without You
- If I Were Going | Afghan Whigs | Gentlemen
- Gentlemen | Afghan Whigs | Gentlemen
- Divine Hammer | The Breeders | Last Splash
- Boyfriend | Best Coast | Crazy For You
- Walk in the Park | Beach House | Zebra
- Go Outside | Cults | Cults
- Forward Forward Back | Believers | Believers
- Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- After Hours | Caribou | Andorra
- Desire Be Desire Go | Tame Impala | Inner Speaker
- Rock and Roll Will Never Die | Neil Hamburger | Hot February Night
- Sink to the Beat | Cursive | Burst and Bloom
- Going Back to Cali | LL Cool J | Less Than Zero
- Michael Jackson | Das Racist | Relax
- Scenario | A Tribe Called Quest | The Low End Theory
- Hey Ladies | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique
- Gangsta | Tune-Yards | Whokill
- Eleven | Thao & Mirah | Thao & Mirah
- Bellbottoms | The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Orange
- Ditch | The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Orange
- Busted | The Black Keys | The Big Come Up
- Gloria | Patti Smith | Horses
- Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | Born to Run
- A More Perfect Union | Titus Andronicus | The Monitor
- Xmas Trip | Run On | Start Packing
- You're Pretty Good Looking | The White Stripes | DeStijl
- Indian Summer | Beat Happening | Jamboree
Here She Comes Now | Nirvana | 7″ split w/Melvins (VU cover)She's Real | Built to Spill Caustic Resin | Built to Spill Caustic Resin 10″ (Kicking Giant cover) She's Real | Built to Spill Caustic Resin | Built to Spill Caustic Resin 10″ (Kicking Giant cover)Here She Comes Now | Nirvana | 7″ split w/Melvins (VU cover)
- [whenever you see fit] | 7MO6DES4T-HMOEURSEO | [whenever you see fit]
- Slap Me | The Folk Implosion | Take a Look Inside…
- You and Me | Archers of Loaf | Icky Mettle
- Might | Archers of Loaf | Icky Mettle
- Untitled | Interpol | Turn on the Bright Lights
- Obstacle 1 | Interpol | Turn on the Bright Lights
- Look out the Window | The Walkmen | Split EP
- Laminated Cat | Loose Fur | Loose Fur
- Farewell Transmission | Magnolia Electric Company | Magnolia Electric Company
- The President's Dead | Okkervil River | The President's Dead
- King of Carrot Flowers part two | Jeff Mangum | Live at Jittery Joe's
- King of Carrot Flowers part three | Jeff Mangum | Live at Jittery Joe's
- Oh Comely | Jeff Mangum | Live at Jittery Joe's
- Heart of Gold | Neil Young | Harvest
Waiting for Superman | Iron and Wine | Around the Well (Lips cover) Waiting for Superman | The Flaming Lips | The Soft Bulletin
- Inside the Golden Days of Missing You | Silver Jews | The Natural Bridge (and maybe something else from this album)
- Honk If You're Lonely | Silver Jews | American Water (and maybe something else from this album)
- The Wild Kindness | Silver Jews | American Water
- Discretion Grove | Stephen Malkmus | Discretion Grove 7″
- Two Beck tracks that I've forgotten…
- Fall Away | Stephen Malkmus | Mirror Traffic
- Gorgeous Georgie | Stephen Malkmus | Mirror Traffic
Billie | Pavement | Terror Twilight Fight This Generation | Pavement | Wowee Zowee Two States | Pavement | Slanted and Enchanted Stereo | Pavement | Brighten the Corners
- Fillmore Jive | Pavement | Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Hall of Snubs
Let me be clear[1]. I am no fan of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame[2].
Still, I'd like to see the hall recognize bands that should be inducted, like Sonic Youth, Alex Chilton, Brian Eno, etc. A nice list of snubs was printed in the Village Voice just last week. So, there are plenty of bands left out to fill its own hall.
Although I hate the R&RHoF, I worry that Pavement won't garner an induction when they're eligible in a couple years…
Not really, but I worry that some great bands will not get their due credit, whether that means a nod from the Hall or not. So, I'd like to propose an indie hall of fame. I'd probably start with bands represented in each chapter of Michael Azerrad's Our Band Could Be Your Life[3]and go from there. That would mean Black Flag, Minutemen, Mission of Burma, Minor Threat, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, (previously mentioned) Sonic Youth, Butthole Surfers, Big Black , Dinosaur Jr., Fugazi (yes, Ian MacKaye gets in twice[4]), Mudhoney, and Beat Happening all get in for starters.
Of course, maybe craft beer should have their own hall of fame. As far as Americans go, there would be space reserved for Fritz Maytag (Anchor Steam), Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada), Jim Koch (Sam Adams), Charlie Papazian (homebrewing), and Michael Jackson (beer critic). There's room for brewers from other countries, but I'd avoid brands of beers. Let's stick to inventive brewers and founders of various breweries or advocates of beer in general.
Someone needs to get on these halls of fame. Why there isn't a craft beer and indie rock hall of fame, respectively, I shall never understand. If I didn't have other, more important tasks at hand, I'd make my life's work the establishment of one or the other. For now, I'll leave this debate up to you, my dear readers.
Still, what I do here in terms of looking for the crossover appeal between craft beer and indie rock deserves its own attention. I can at least give over a post or two a month declaring a certain performer or brewer as deserving of my hall of fame. So, that's what I'll do…
As with any hall of fame, there should be certain criteria, criteria I will list below. Members of the International Coalition of Craft Brewers and Indie Rockers will…
- …work independently from corporations for at least five years of their existance.
- …maintain a sense of independence from corporate will and focus groups.
- …stick to artisinal and/or traditional ways of practicing their craft.
- …have at least one anecdote of crossover appeal with indie rock or craft beer.
- …appeal to my readership and me.
What else? What other criteria should I consider for this hall of fame?
Also, let me know if you'd like to pick up the cause of either proposed hall. I would gladly lend a helping hand in making them happen.
1 As if I'm ever clear.
2 That said, I visited the hall at least twice during its first year in business. It would be interesting to go back 15 years later to see how it's changed. I would probably be disappointed like I was for the Experience Music Project in Seattle.
3 If I have one essential read in this world, this is probably it. No one reads nonfiction, especially nonfiction about indie rock. To fully understand independent music, one has to read this book. It's so complete in both its variety of subjects and its depth of coverage.
4 Actually, I'd let him in three times. Once for each of the bands mentioned as well as a third time for his work with Dischord Records.


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Ridiculous demands from stars is nothing new. Prince wants clear plastic covering everything in his dressing room. Marilyn Manson supposedly demanded a bald, toothless hooker. Cher insisted on a separate room for her wigs. Madonna gets brand new toilet seats wherever she performs. So I am not sure why I was surprised by the reports of Beyonce's recent backstage demands, but I was. You won't believe what Queen Bey allegedly asked for.
The singer is currently performing several shows in London and, according to the Daily Star, she has made an eyebrow-raising list of must-haves.
Most of these I get. She works hard and needs certain things to maintain her healthy lifestyle, so I understand several of these requests. But red toilet paper? Where in the world does one get that? Is it a regular roll just dipped in dye? Do stores actually sell that? And why does anyone need a titanium drinking straw? Oh well, I suppose that is the problem of some poor lackey at the concert venue. I guess this shouldn't seem so strange. After all, she and hubby Jay-Z took over an entire maternity ward when she gave birth to Blue Ivy. This is small by comparison. Still, it's amazing what stars can get away with, isn't it? Guess they don't call her a diva for nothing!
What do you think of Beyonce's demands?
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It's called making sure the ryder was read.Like Van Halen and the brown M&Ms.
Ozzy has to have a bowl of only green MandMs I dont think most of the things she asks for isnt unreasonable. Other then the red TP only because it would give me hives
This seems tame compared to others.
I've heard of worse.
The maternity ward takeover has been revealed as false...hospital officials have denied that ever happened. Repainting and red tp seem kind of silly but the rest isn't that crazy. I've seen the metal straws before, they're actually pretty cool. I agree with previous posters that the crazy stuff is probably on there to make sure people are actually reading it.
I worked at a theater in college and there were some crazy demands in riders. Carrot Top demanded that the furniture be covered in cheetah print throws, Aretha Franklin demanded the A/C be turned off in the entire building at least 3 hours before she was set to do sound check.... in a 3500 person auditorium.... in June


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Alanon Meetings: Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Free Unitarian Church at 1218 Harrison St. All welcome. Susan Schneider at 371-0568.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday: noon & 7:30 p.m., Thursday, noon, Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m., Blaine United Church of Christ, 855 4th Street.
. 734-1688.
Alzheimers Support Group: First Wednesday at 1 p.m., Good Samaritan, Stafholt Center, assisted living center, 456 G St., Blaine. 332-8733.
American Legion Post 86: Executive board: second Wednesday, 7 p.m., general membership meeting, fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m., 4580 Legion Dr. 371-7311.
American Legion Post 247: Second Sunday at 1 p.m. and third Thursday at 7 p.m., Pizza Factory, Blaine. Call Bill Irwin 332-1307.
Birch Bay Lions Club: First & third Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at Birch Bay Hostel, guest house at Bay Horizon Park, Birch Bay.
Blaine Chamber of Commerce: First Wednesday, noon, Pizza Factory, 738 Peace Portal Drive. Public welcome.
Coast Guard Auxiliary - Flotilla 19: First Wednesday at 7 p.m., Blaine Harbormaster conference room. Men and women welcome. Call Drew West 360/303-8047.
Disabled American Veterans: Second Saturday, 10 a.m., VFW Post, 625 N. State St., Bellingham.
Friends of the Blaine Library: Third Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Blaine library. 332-8146.
Gamblers Anonymous: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Free Church Unitarian, 1218 Harrison Ave., Blaine.
Narcotics Anonymous: Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Free Church Unitarian , 1218 Harrison Ave.
Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce: Third Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. Location varies. For meeting place, visit
. Public is welcome. 371-5004.
Pankcake Breakfast: Third Saturday, 8 – 11 a.m., Blaine Senior Center, 763 G Street.
Semiahmoo Ladies' Club Coffee Wednesdays: Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Semiahmoo coffee and gift shop. All Blaine and Birch Bay women invited. Enjoy 10 percent off all coffee drinks.
Sons of the American Legion: Third Wednesday, 7 p.m., 4580 Legion Dr. 371-7311.
V.F.W. Post 9474: First Thursday, 7:30 p.m., 8000 Peace Portal Way (Custer). For membership, call 384-4286 or after 6 p.m .380-2513.
Whatcom County Marine Resource Committee: First Thursday, 5 p.m., first floor, civic bldg, 322 N. Commercial, Bellingham. Call 676-6876.


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"Turkish Delight" - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Has any person in literature had a bigger craving for anything than Edmund had for Turkish Delight? The way he lusted after it made me assume it was like a decadent, life-affirming pâté. Someone brought a box of the hazelnut variety into my office recently and it was disappointingly pedestrian. Not served in an ornate silver mini-chest? Not followed by a goblet of steamy mystery drink? Conclusion: Turkish Delight is not a treat worth alienating your entire family for.
Wuthering Bites. A sampler platter of our most popular hors d'œuvres including (3) Harry Potstickers, (1) order of the Lord of the Fries, and (2)Tortilla Flats stuffed with The Scarlet Cheddar.
The Perks of Eating a Cauliflower. A creamy cauliflower soup with pecorino romano and truffle oil.
Ketchup in the Rye. Our famous hand carved ham with crisp romaine, tomato, mayonnaise, and ketchup served on rye.
The Da Vinci Cod. A fresh caught cod fillet lightly seasoned with olive oil and Italian herbs. Served with Lime and Garnish, Mint.
Tequila Mockingbird. A mix Jose Cuervo, Cherry, Orange, and Pineapple.
Crepes of Wrath. Our signature dessert. Ask your server about our available seasonal fresh fruit. All crepes served with our fresh homemade whipped cream.


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By ALEXIS ZOTOS6 News Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The mannequins are dressed, the shelves are stocked, and Urban Outfitters is ready for its grand opening.
The much-anticipated opening in Market Square is just two days away.
There was hesitation from some local businesses when the announcement first came that a national retailer would be coming to Market Square, but already the trendy retailer is working to make a home here in Knoxville and those businesses are welcoming them with open arms.
"We want to be involved with the community, we want to be a part of the growth of Knoxville," said Justin Van Laeken, the district manager for Urban Outfitters.
The retailer is already making home in the community by donating a portion of its opening weekend sales.
"One of the things we like to do is pick a local charity that we think exemplifies what our brand represents and we found Joy of Music School," Van Laeken said.
The trendy clothing and accessory retailer spans three floors of the newly renovated Arnstein Building.
"For the first time in a long time all four corners of the square have active businesses in them," said Rick Emmett, the downtown coordinator for the City of Knoxville.
The city certainly has hopes for the store's success. A quarter of a million dollars in city funds has been invested in the store.
For its part, Urban Outfitters guarantees it will remain at the location for at least five years.
Emmett says Urban Outfitters is the next phase in downtown development.
"If you look at Charleston and some of the other large cities I think that is the one ingredient that we haven't been able to get just yet is more retail," he explained.
Urban Outfitters targets 18 to 34 year olds and hopes to bring people from all over the East Tennessee area. That's something local shop owners couldn't be happier about.
"I think they're going to bring a neat crowd down here that wouldn't come down here as often," said Courtney Coffey, the owner of Rococo Boutique, a shop just across the street from Urban Outfitters.
Although it's a chain store, the vibe of Urban Outfitters matches the rest of the square.
"It teeters that line for me because it is still all about art," Coffey explained.
As the remainder of empty buildings fill up, city officials and business owners say this is a step in the right direction.
"It's on the square, buts it's on the outskirts of the square," Coffey points out. "So may be we'll just start spreading out downtown and maybe we'll have a wider variety of places to go and places to shop."
Urban Outfitters opens Thursday, May 2, at 10 am.
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STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - Two emergency dispatch centers across the street from each other will be a thing of the past very soon. The Stevens Point city council approved a joint dispatch center with Portage County Monday night after a lengthy closed negotiation session. Mayor Andrew Halverson says all that's really left is for the appropriate committees and boards to sign off on this final draft of the contract.
He says the City Council approved the same contract language sent to them by Portage County earlier Monday. "We have a final agreement relating to joint dispatch that the Common Council has agreed to forward to the Police & Fire Commission for their consideration and action. We do not feel from the city's Common Council perspective that any further negotiations at this time, relating to the final agreement, are required. Proper protocol for us will be to forward that agreement to the Police & Fire Commission."
He says the city and the county were able to put aside some old differences and work towards a communications solution that works well for everyone. "We're very happy about this day. We think it's very historic, and ultimately it does nothing but put public safety as a priority over politics, and I think it's a great day for everyone."
The document approved by Stevens Point Monday night now will go before The Police and Fire Commission during their May meeting, then back to City Council for their final approval. Then, the document goes back to Portage County for their final approval. Halverson believes that may require a joint meeting of several committees before the full county board makes the last vote in May or June.
Halverson says what started as a possible January 1st implementation is on a fast track,and will happen much sooner than that. "The document itself calls for an August 4th transition and consolidation into a Portage County communications center."
Portage County Executive Patty Dreier believes the joint operation will save both governmental bodies and the taxpayers money in the future. Mayor Halverson agrees, but is most pleased with how this will improve efficiencies for staffing and operations.
A joint center will allow the dispatch center to handle high call volumes by having the appropriate number of people on duty based on what's needed. With Portage County upgrading the 9-1-1 system, a joint center will also allow both units of government to upgrade together, and the city won't have to make the expensive equipment upgrade on their own.


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Council OKs hearing examiner
By Meg Olson
a public hearing devoid of members of the public, Blaine
City Council opted to replace the city board of adjustment
with a professional hearing examiner.
The board of adjustment lacked land use and legal expertise to make appeal decisions, said community development director Terry Galvin. Federal, state and local regulations have become more and more complex. Its a real maze. Having the board of adjustment, made up of community members appointed by council, make decisions on appeals opened up the city to liability and potential litigation, he said.
A hearing examiner would be an independent legal professional hired by the city who would make quasi-judicial rulings when an administrative decision was challenged by appeal. Review of variances from city codes, which had in some conditions been handled by the board of adjustment, will now all go through the planning commission for a decision.
Council also approved fees for appeals to the hearing examiner, which will mean a substantial increase over the $150 it cost to bring a matter before the board of adjustment. On top of the $150 filing fee, appellants will need to pay the $75 per hour cost for the hearing examiner unless they win, in which case the city picks up the tab. It could deter a number of frivolous appeals, Galvin said, estimating an appeal could cost $400 or more. Its one of the very few fees going against the trend, Galvin said in defense of the high appeal cost. Fees are going down overall.
Decisions by the hearing examiner can be appealed to city council, at least for the time being. John Liebert proposed an amendment that would automatically transfer the appeal process to the courts after two years but he got little support from fellow council members. I dont want it to be automatic and we lose that flexibility, said Ken Ely. Most council members wanted to have the time to see how the system worked before relinquishing authority over appeals. We might not see any appeals in two years and Id like to see us review it, she said.
Votes for the hearing examiner system and fee schedule were unanimous but Lieberts amendment failed, his being the only vote for it. Council is just pigheaded, I cant help it, he said after the vote.


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Swedish heavy metal icons, Amon Amarth, have launched their brand new music video, the title track to their 2013 album, 'Deceiver of the Gods.' The video features clips from the upcoming film, Northmen - A Viking Saga.Read More
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Downfall of Gaia has just released a brand new song, as well as the cover art and track listing from their upcoming album 'Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay.'Read More
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Long running UK extreme metal duo/recent Metal Blade signees, Anaal Nathrakh, are pleased to soil your day with the repugnant sounds of 'Monstrum In Animo,' now playing at Decibel Magazine.Read More
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Rivers of Nihil will be live streaming their rehearsal on Thursday, September 18 as they prepare for their two upcoming tours with Black Crown Initiate and Death (DTA Tours).Read More
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Today marks of the official unveiling of Cannibal Corpse's anticipated 'A Skeletal Domain'! Out NOW, the 13th full-length from the American death metal institution was produced by Mark Lewis at Audio Hammer Studios.Read More
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A Detroit firefighter with a set of golden pipes wowed the Comerica Park crowd Saturday night with his rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'Martin Rucker sang the national anthem before the Tigers played host to the Chicago White Sox.Click the video player to hear Rucker sing.It was announced earlier this month that Rucker won Comerica Bank's Home of the Brave National Anthem Singing Contest. His rendition was picked by a panel of judges and voted as the best by the public.The 14-year department veteran received 40 tickets to the game and earned his station a $10,000 grant courtesy of Comerica Bank.
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NORFOLK-- Edward Aldotson's quiet Norfolk neighborhood was the scene of bumper to bumper traffic last weekend.
Ongoing construction work on Tidewater Drive closed the Roland Park overpass in both directions last weekend.
Some Drivers ended up ditching the detour on Norview Avenue to cut through surrounding neighborhoods including Aldotson's Sedgefield Drive.
"I came out to get the morning paper and there was traffic going right and traffic going left and they were congested up at the stop sign," said Aldotson.
The repair work on the overpass is just one of several multi-million dollar projects to ease the flow of traffic on tidewater drive.
"It is a huge project, but once it's complete, it's going to improve the traffic flow in that area tremendously," said Lori Crouch, spokeswoman for the City of Norfolk.
The city says they're taking the neighbors complaints seriously and have created the following new detours:
Northbound Tidewater Drive Detours:
-Lafayette Boulevard to Chesapeake Boulevard to Little Creek Road
-Cromwell Road to Chesapeake Boulevard to Little Creek Road
-Widgeon Road to Sewell's Point Road to Chesapeake Boulevard to Lafayette Boulevard-Philpotts Road to Sewells Point Road to Chesapeake Boulevard to Lafayette Boulevard
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By Lee Howard
Publication: theday.com
Old Lyme — An elderly resident who sustained burns during a house fire on Lyme Street Saturday evening was taken to a hospital by Life Star helicopter, according to Old Lyme Fire Department spokesman Johny Cody.
The fire was first reported at around 8:25 p.m. at 7 Lyme St., a two-story condominium complex that is part of an association that includes Boxwood Apartments on the same street. The victim, who others at the scene identified as a woman in her mid-90s, lives alone in a first-floor unit, Cody said.
Other residents were attempting to help the woman when firefighters arrived at the scene, he said.
"It's a stubborn fire," Cody said.
At about 10 p.m., firefighters broke a window at the front of the structure to give firefighters an extra egress area. At one point earlier, firefighters had been ordered out of the building as officials worried about flare-ups.
"I saw flashing lights and got up to look," said Donna Spicer, a resident of the Boxwood Apartments. "That's when we saw the flames."
Cody said it took about 15 to 20 minutes to put out the flames.
The victim was transported to a landing area at nearby Lyme-Old Lyme High School, where Life Star picked her up. The name of the victim was not released.
The house has four one-bedroom condominium units, though only three are occupied, according to Cody. He didn't know how many other people were in the building at the time of the fire but said everyone else got out without injuries.
One resident, who asked not to be identified, said at the scene that she had been unaware of the fire until firefighters arrived on the scene and told her to get out.
Cody said only two of the four units were affected by the fire. Both of the units were in the back of the building, where a gaping hole in the roof created by firefighters was still releasing smoke late into the night.
The Old Lyme, Essex, East Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook and Deep River fire departments responded to the blaze. No firefighters were injured.
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Aaron Emigh is the CTO and cofounder of shopkick, Inc. He has also served as EVP and GM of Technology at Six Apart, CTO of Rojo Networks, Managing Director of Radix Labs, and CEO of CommerceFlow.
Aaron's work spans mobile, social media, security, consumer internet, anti-spam, networking, storage, e-commerce, data compression, multimedia, vision, machine learning, and operating systems. He is a named inventor on over 70 issued and pending US patents, and has presented original research at numerous conferences and research colloquia, including RSA, APWG, DIMACS, TIPPI, SFECTF, ISSA, MAAWG, ITTC, and the AAAS.
Aaron is a member of the US Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force and the US-DHS Infosec Technology Transition Council, a Research Fellow of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, and a technical advisor to the Financial Services Technology Consortium.
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Dean of Students' Summer Newsletter 2012
Dear Returning Students, Faculty and Staff:
I'm pleased to present the 2012 edition of the Summer Newsletter.
Compiled and published by Bates Communications and the Dean of Students Office, this is a roundup of news from academic and administrative departments.
The newsletter is composed of separate Web pages for each departmental update. A complete list of the updates, with links, appears at the upper right — just click on the "Academics" and/or "Administration" links to see the departmental links. The links marked with asterisks bring you to home pages for offices that have no summer news.
You can also navigate directly from any update to the one that comes before it or after it — just follow the links marked "Newsletter Update" at the bottom of each page.
I'll take this opportunity to highlight some other important information. The last post in the newsletter series is a calendar of important dates for the opening of the academic year. But to see important dates for the entire academic year, please follow this link.
Of particular interest to returning students is the date on which they may return to campus and move into college housing: Returning students may occupy their assigned rooms beginning Friday, Aug. 31.
Please note that although students may occupy their rooms as early as Aug. 31, the board plan is not in effect until dinner on Monday, Sept. 3. Before the board plan takes effect, meals may be purchased in New Commons for an additional per-meal charge.
Though we offer the opportunity to arrive as early as Aug. 31, we encourage returning students to hold off until Sunday or later. Requests to return prior to Aug. 31 cannot be accommodated. We strongly urge upperclass students not to plan their return for Saturday, Sept. 1, as that's the day new students and their families arrive on campus.
All are invited to attend Convocation at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Classes begin on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
I wish all who are traveling a safe return to Bates. We in the Dean of Students Office look forward to working with each of you in the coming year.
Tedd R. Goundie
Dean of Students
Summer Newsletter 2012
- Changes in Faculty, 2012-13
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- American Cultural Studies*
- Anthropology
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- Asian Studies
- Athletics* and Physical Education*
- Biological Chemistry*
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- Classical & Medieval Studies*
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- Environmental Studies*
- French and Francophone Studies
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- Physics and Astronomy
- Politics*
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- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric*
- Sociology*
- Spanish*
- Theater and Dance
- Women and Gender Studies
- Writing Workshop* and Learning Commons*
- Admission
- Career Development Center
- College Advancement
- College Store
- Communications Office
- Dean of the Faculty's Office*
- Dean of Students Office*
- Dining Services*
- Diversity and Inclusion*
- Environmental Health and Safety Office
- Facility Services
- Harward Center for Community Partnerships
- Information and Library Services
- Key Access
- Multifaith Chaplaincy*
- Off-Campus Study
- Office of the President*
- Registrar and Academic Systems
- Security and Campus Safety
- Student Activities