Something for the Weekend 11/11

'Choons: Grab them while you can, because a week from now, they'll be set ablaze by les jeunesses de banlieu.

Something New: I can't stop a-ravin' about the Cardigans' latest, Super Extra Gravity.  For fans who found themselves bewildered by their last album, the shockingly stripped down Long Gone Before Daylight, this new collection marks a return to form.  If all you know of the Cardigans is Gran Turismo, there's enough here for you as well.  Try on "Godspell" for size, and note the quality and comfort.  Looks good on you, doesn't it?

Something Old: Keeping with the theme of vocalists called "Nina", I thought this would be a good weekend to drop some Nina Simone on ya.  Bust some damn rocks to "Work Song".  And be quick about it.  These rocks/spreadsheets don't bust themselves, ya know.

Something Covered: Herbie Hancock, master of some sort of 88-keyed-thing, released a duets album, Possibilities, back in August.  I'm way late on this soul train.  After stumbling upon a John Mayer duet called "Stitched Up", I turned a co-worker on to it.  He rushed out and bought it before I could steal buy it, and thus, I burned it.  On the same disc, rather voyeuristically, is the presence of Carlos Santana, who only wishes his previous duet cerveza-coasters were as rich (his fascination with Michelle Branch a tad unfortunate).  The cover in question is "When Love Comes To Town", well-done by relative musical moppets Jonny Lang and Joss Stone, both, though their voices would tell otherwise, Caucasian. 

Something Else Covered, Junior Varsity Division: Canadian lovely-noise-maker "Leslie" Feist puts the Bee Gees to shame with her coverage of "Inside and Out".  If I were Maurice Gibb, I'd have died too, 'cause this is just that good.

Something to Eat: This weekend, I will mostly be eating dessert.

Something to Drink: I'll be spending much of the weekend outside and/or cold.  So hot tea it is.

Something to Watch: I'll be forced to sleep through tonight's Friday Night Fix window, so I'll have to catch Boondocks and Squidbillies the old fashioned way.  That copy of Hustle and Flow Keef "discovered" also calls my name this weekend.  And that name is "Leroy".

Something to Salute: Make sure you thank a veteran today (11/11).  Regardless of your stance on current military affairs, the ability to snark freely about it is a direct result of their sacrifices.  There's a reason we celebrate Veterans Day instead of "Sensible Foreign Policy" Day.

Something Funny: Oh, dear.  It's the Silverman girl what's gone and done a movie, then.  Sound career move: wrecking Jimmy Kimmel's home.

Something To Aspire To: All married couples should be like Patriots coach Bill Belichick's:
“Bill's parents, Steve and Jeanette, were welcoming. Visiting them was like watching a TV routine they'd been perfecting over 50 years." –David Halberstam, in his new book about the Super Bowl winning coach-savant, The Education of a Coach.

Something to Remember: The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down, you know.  Happy anniversary, Fitz!

Something to Test Drive: Flock.  Flock rocks.  Even in buggy-ass beta mode.

Something Quotable: "If it's wet, keep it dry. If it's dry, keep it wet. If it's not supposed to be there, cut it off."--Dr. Gregory House.  Note: Not a real doctor.

Comments

[kara]

interesting covers this week. hmm...

[Robin]

It's always a good weekend for a little (or a lot) Nina Simone. Good choice.