If you”re super-cool, you know of The Mooney Suzuki. But even if you”re super-lame, chances are you”ve heard some of their music. For a rather obscure – but totally rockin” – band, The MooSuz have managed to leverage themselves into a few high-profile placements. Ever see School of Rock? The kids in the band sounded [...]
Archive for the ‘Music & Whatnot’ Category
The wife’s new 8 gig iPod Mini
January 6th, 2006
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This Christmas, the wife was dropping hints about how she might like a 4 gig iPod Nano as an upgrade from her current 4 gig iPod Mini. Seeing an opportunity to both bring a new gadget into the Wisdom household and knock out a big chunk of my Christmas budget for her (my new iPod [...]
The Dan Band: A review
August 9th, 2005
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[editor"s note: For those of you who don"t already know who the hell Cap"n Ken is or what the hell he does for a living, putting together where he is this week and the fact that he saw The Dan Band Monday night may help you compile some info. If you"re somewhat smart ...] Those [...]
From the ‘none of you will care’ department
July 18th, 2005
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I like Peter Case”s blog, partly because I dig Peter Case and partly because he writes good and interesting stuff. Peter Case, since you probably don”t know, was/is the driving force behind The Plimsouls (remember the movie Valley Girl? Punko Nick Case took the VG to a “punk” club – the band playing was The [...]
I’m full
June 28th, 2005
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After a few months of work, I”ve managed to finally fill up my 40GB iPod. That little puppy is chock-full-o- music now so, in the spirit of full disclosure, I give you the rundown of artists in The Cap”n”s iPod. I dare you – DARE you – to take issue with artists in my iPod. [...]
More thoughts on XM Radio
June 10th, 2005
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It”s interesting to me that once again I”m out in L.A. with an XM-equipped rental car (another Pontiac G6 – again, not bad for an American sedan, but why would anybody buy an American sedan?), but once again I chose to listen to local L.A. talk instead of tuning in to XM. Of course, I”m [...]
Jack FM
June 7th, 2005
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So commercial radio is all abuzz over Jack FM, which Wired says represents a rare bold idea in the horribly boring and useless commercial music radio industry. What constitues a “bold idea” in this industry? Actually attempting to play a decent variety of music. Jack stations compare themselves to “an iPod on shuffle” as they [...]
Out at The EARL
May 15th, 2005
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I caught a triple-bill of Atlanta rock Friday at The EARL – The Woggles, Catfight and The Cogburns. Briefly: – The Cogburns: Decent, fun rock, but fellas (and gal) … don”t end your sets with a cover, even if it is Dash Rip Rock”s [correction: not written by DRR. Thanks, Glenn] fabulous “Pussywhipped”. It makes [...]
Stephen King, music thief
April 23rd, 2005
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So I guess the RIAA will be dispatching a team of lawyers to sue horrormaster Stephen King for illegal music distribution. In his latest Entertainment Weekly column, King proudly admits to downloading (presumably legally) and then redistributing music to friends are relatives: “I”ve made close to 40 CDs for friends and relatives in the 18 [...]
The Kills at The EARL
April 15th, 2005
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So TCL and I ended up catching The Kills last night at The EARL. With their set not kicking until 12:15 on a Thursday night, the other potential attendees pooned. They were as advertised and expected; which was somewhat of a disappointment. Their records are completely minimalist, and the live show pretty much re-creates the [...]
