Saturday, May 19, 2012

The Afghan Whigs cover "See And Don't See"

The Afghan Whigs got back together this year to play some shows. Although I am a big fan of frontman Greg Dulli's other band The Twilight Singers, The Afghan Whigs are also one of my favorite bands, so I'm happy to see them back together.

It's unknown whether or not they are going to record a new album, but they have recorded a cover song, originally sung by Marie "Queenie" Lyons, called "See And Don't See". It was released yesterday for free on The Afghan Whigs website, making it the first new recording the band has released in over five years. You can download the song using the widget below.
 
The band will be playing the song when they appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, May 22nd. It will be their first appearance on television in over a decade.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Maurice Sendak

June 10, 1928 - May 8, 2012


Most people who know me well know that I'm really into children's books, especially ones I grew up with. The books Where The Wild Things Are (which he wrote and illustrated), What Do You Say, Dear?, and What Do You Do, Dear? (both of which he illustrated, but did not write) were all a huge part of my childhood, and all made an immeasurable impact on the person that I've become.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Signs That Your Partner Is A Player

There's another one of those stupid articles on the front page of Yahoo.

I'd like to revise the list of signs. It now has only one, but it's a huge one.

1. If he walks around with his shirt collar like that, he is a player, and must be dumped immediately. The only reason a man should ever have his collar like that is if he's in the act of putting on a tie.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Adam Yauch

August 5, 1964 - May 4, 2012
His style was wild. He had gall. He had guile.