Sonic Youth, Lionel Richie, And Nightmare Of You
This is great:
From electrical.com via Ultragrrrl (happy birthday Sarah!).
Miss Lewitinn is so busy since she stopped drinking, so I can barely keep up with where she works these days. We were coworkers at two separate times in the last five years, but not anymore.
Anyway, I got a phone call from Ultra 'round midnight last Wednesday where she was seated in front of Jay-Z and LA Reid at an Island/Def Jam showcase. Lionel Richie was on stage singing "Hello," and Sarah's holding her Sidekick in the air for two minutes while I say "Hello? Sarah? Hellllo?" until I just have to hang up.
Some background: Some say Lionel Richie's "Hello" is the worst music video of all time, but I say it's awesomely bad. So awesomely bad that my wife and I named our cat Lionel Richie. And I made the video's infamous clay head my Technorati icon and AOL IM avatar:
So thanks for the concert call Ultragrrrl. A lovely gesture.
Sarah is dating Jay-Z now and running her own label Stolen Transmission for Island/Def Jam. She's driving Nightmare Of You down the road to success, so this is my birthday present to her. Go stream four NOY songs here and if you like what you hear, submit questions to the band at MTVu (you have three more days to do so). The band will answer them in a video blog launching later this month.
Shitty birthday present I know. I'll have to stop by Urban Outfitters or something on the way to Orchard Bar.
Posted at 2:34 PM
People are already sick of the Killers, so I doubt that a bad Killers ripoff will have much success. Try again.
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This band reminds me of how much I like chitlins smothered in moldy Snickers bars. Thank you.
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I always figured Sarah to be one of those annoying losers holding their cellphones/sidekicks in the air at concerts. Thanks for validating my belief.
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Well, at least NOY _looks_ good.
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Goddamn that Nightmare of You band is HORRIBLE.
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the lionel ritchie clay head gave me nightmares as a kid. worse than the thriller video, because at least those monsters danced and looked cool.
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I guess true indie love does happen. Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Stereogum for keeping my hope alive.
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god i hate ultragrrrrrrrl
i'm just going to pretend I still don't know you two are friends scott
i liked it better than way
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ultragrrrl is so fucking annoying and she's always fucking LATE on new bands and then trys to champion them like she found them and they aren't even fucking good to begin with. oh and she name drops like crazy. i really don't care that she hung out with hillary duff or that she met interpol. rad.
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I don't care who came up with it, props to them for noticing the similarity between a classic LP cover and a photo of Angelina Jolie and some geeky schlub (where was Brad?)
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clay lionel is my icon too!
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Hey has anyone checked out the new Richard Cheese?!? It's awesome! If you like Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Beastie Boys or Snoop Dogg, you'll love these hilarious covers. He really brings something great to these songs.
Check out myspace.com/surfdog for more info.
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boooo for talking about ultra(crappy)girl.
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HI,
I have song for you which i wrote
I like if u accept thst lyrics and make a
good song for me
this is for Mr. lionel Richie
what u mean to me...
when I couldnt smile...
on those days when nothing's right
when sorrow seems to be my plight
you were there... u were care..
when happiness seems far away
and dark clouds over up the day
you sent something to me which i couldnt find
a lovely thought to ease my mind...
hey... what u mean to me
what u mean to me...
when i feel lost and life's unfair
you reached out to me, you were find me there
and lighten up my mood always
I still thinking.... I still serching..
what u mean to me
dear.. what u mean to me..
what u mean to me
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You can't be 44814 serious?!?
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