Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Central Booking (Day 182)

A.C. Newman - "Miracle Drug"
Devendra Banhart - "Chinese Children"
Devendra Banhart - "Queen Bee"
Fountains Of Wayne - "Janice's Party"
Kings Of Leon - "Razz"
Shuggie Otis - "Happy House"
Pavement - "The Hexx"
Yo La Tengo - "Stay Away From Heaven"
What do these two things have in common?





















Umm, apparently this song. This Yo La Tengo instrumental on the Prisoners of Love compilation was evidently recorded for the soundtrack to the 2001 movie The Invisible Circus. Who knew? Although it looks like a cheesy Cameron Diaz rom-com, maybe the poster is deceiving. Per Wikipedia:
Phoebe O'Connor's California dreamin' days are done. Lost and confused in post-free love San Francisco, this headstrong flower child (played by Jordana Brewster) decides to unravel the mystery of her sister's (Cameron Diaz) suicide in Portugal. In her desperate search for answers, Phoebe is forced to face the past, as well as disturbing truths about her own future.
Okay, maybe it's not awful. I'd hope YLT would have at least read the script. If they did it for the Benjamin$ (which is also okay), it doesn't appear that it really paid off. Anyone see actually this movie?
Midlake - "You Never Arrived"
Los Lobos - "Is This All There Is?"
Bishop Allen - "Central Booking"
The Black Keys - "Black Door"
Devendra Banhart - "Insect Eyes"

And then I got to work.

Today's Stats
Total songs listened to: 13
Total minutes of music (approx.): 46
Song with the most previous plays: "Central Booking" - 14
How I Rate Today's Playlist (1-10): 6
Miscellaneous factoid about my trip to work today: G and I agreed - - our faces turned into Popsicles.

2 comments:

comoprozac said...

What's with all the Devendra Banhart?

Anonymous said...

i saw the movie. it was good, and i am a fan of indie films, wes anderson and quentin t. the movie is not the norm for cameron diaz.... it delves into something pretty dark, the dark side of being an anti-war or anti-government protestor.... what if innocent people are harmed by your actions? does that make you as bad as the people you are protesting against?