Music
Like so many people as they age I’ve fallen into a rut where 90% of the music I listen to was produced twenty or more years ago. Most of the music I buy now is from bands I was listening to back when I graduated from high school in 1989. The only ‘new’ bands I’ve bought in the last five or so years are:
Black Eyed Peas
The Donnas (because they sound like a perky all-girl version of the Ramones)
The Gorillaz
The White Stripes
and now:
Dresden Dolls
I’ve been hearing bits and pieces of various songs from the Dresden Dolls for a few months now but today was the fist time I’ve actually purchased something of theirs. Their music isn’t the most melodic and the lyrics are pretty depressing, but I like it.
The album I bought came with a video of one of the tracks, Girl Anachronism. It’s a fun, happy tune. Sort of. 
Watching that video I almost wish I could look as good in a bowler as the drummer. My favorite lyrics from the song are:
“and you can tell from the full-body cast
that you’re sorry that you asked
though you did everything you could
like any decent person would
but I might be catching so don’t touch
you’ll start to believing you’re immune to gravity and stuff
don’t get me wet because the bandages will all come off
because the bandages will all come off”
I also really enjoy the song “Coin-Operated Boy”. I love the music. The lyrics are sad, but an all too common refrain I’ve heard over the years.
So I’m not just posting a bunch of videos here, I’ll also recommend checking out Youtube for their videos Backstabber and Sing Chapter II. Sing has a number of iconic images from history in it. Backstabber is just fun. I found myself giggling a bit during the video. It is hot, creepy and silly in turns. Just the way I like my music.
I bought another CD today as well.
It was Depeche Mode. Oh well, I guess 1 out of 2 will have to do.
Now off to drink.
Also, TONIGHT is when the clocks are set back. My friend Computer told me so.
Fans of the Malicious Monocle, don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten the story, I’m just playing with some stuff in my head before setting pen to paper. (Yes, I actually write most of it by hand rather than typing on a computer.)
