Safe As Milk

Harvey Korman died.

damn.

I’ve been a fan of Alec T.’s for a while. I especially enjoy his Fauxguerreotypes. Yesterday he announced a couple of new prints based on his work from Dead in Desemboque.

Needless to say, I am partial to the beard-themed print:

At just $10, and with only 10 for sale of the run of 25, you should jump right on it if you dig it.

Some screen-printed goodness, based on his Diesel ad work. At $400 it’s a big ticket but damn, that guy can draw.

You can buy one here.

It’s cool to hear these songs without all of the DangerMouse. I like the album just fine, but I prefer my Black Keys raw like this.

[via stereogum]

Just an fyi, I’m having some screws put into my 3rd metacarpal to help a break heal.

Typing one-handed stinks but it’s where I will be for a while.

**5/14 update**
All went well yesterday. It was a longer-than-expected fracture so it took 4 screws to hold in place. It hurts like hell but at least I’m finally on the road to recovery. Thanks for the well-wishes.

If you were looking for a reason to go ahead and sign up for Twitter, here are two of them.

[via J Blankenship]

I had never heard of Antietam but I bought the album based on the allmusic review. I’ve had good luck with blind purchases in the past based on their good word. Opus Mixtum (amazon link) is a double cd and probably a bit more than a person should chew unless they’re way, way into this band. It took me several listens before I got it. And even now it fits better as a passive listen than it does as something I root around for to play. There is some terrific music in here, but there’s just so much in the package that it’s tough to get through the thing in one listen.

“King Me is one of a couple instrumental songs on the album. It’s got a nice groove that I think you will enjoy.

You don’t need me to tell you more about how I love this band.

I’ve covered it.

Often.

RFTC R.I.P. is a recording of their farewell concert from Halloween 2005. I wouldn’t say it’s the band in top form, since they hadn’t toured for a while before this show, but it’s clear from the recording that they were having a good time and that the crowd was deep into it as well.

“Boychucker” is a cornerstone of the RFTC catalog. Killer stop/starts build and release tension and culminate in Speedo’s Florida Declaration at about the 2:20 mark. It’s classic stuff.

This album, like most live albums, is really for the diehard fans of the band. If you don’t know anything about these guys you would be much better served to start somewhere in the rest of their catalog

I was pretty excited to get this one when it came out. I first heard the band via videos on Subterranean from their last album, “Love And Distance“.

I was disappointed when the new album, “Keep Your Eyes Ahead“, didn’t sound as good to me. I read up on what the story was and it turns out that “Love And Distance” was a departure from their sound and that the new one was a move back to why people liked them so much. I guess I just caught them at the wrong time.

Shed Your Love is a nice little (kinda) folky song. It’s the one I like best after a number of listens through the album.

And so you have an idea about what I like from these guys, here’s the video for “Everyone Knows Everyone”, from “Love And Distance”