Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Monday, November 07, 2005
Cry Baby Cry
So, I've been a touch cynical lately, I know, I know, its sooo hard to tell... but one of the few things that has been able to pull me out of the bitter funk is the new Santana album, "All That I Am".
Unlike "Shaman" this album is less trendy & more soulful & very yummy. Yes, there are still trendy people collaborating on the album, but its almost as though they all got together & decided they didn't want to repeat the disaster that was Chad Kroeger on "Shaman." (Can you say formulaic?)
"All That I Am" has that good old fashioned hip grinding vibe to it. Excellent. One song in particular, "Cry Baby Cry," features Joss Stone & Sean Paul. Between Joss' luscious voice, that spine tingling guitar & the sexy sexy bass line, you just can't go wrong. Oh, and Sean Paul doesn't hurt, either. Try it out, this album is a winner.
--E
Unlike "Shaman" this album is less trendy & more soulful & very yummy. Yes, there are still trendy people collaborating on the album, but its almost as though they all got together & decided they didn't want to repeat the disaster that was Chad Kroeger on "Shaman." (Can you say formulaic?)"All That I Am" has that good old fashioned hip grinding vibe to it. Excellent. One song in particular, "Cry Baby Cry," features Joss Stone & Sean Paul. Between Joss' luscious voice, that spine tingling guitar & the sexy sexy bass line, you just can't go wrong. Oh, and Sean Paul doesn't hurt, either. Try it out, this album is a winner.
--E
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Friday, November 04, 2005
My little Bubble Of Protest
So, this is my car. Her name is Tia and she's been voicing my outrage for two years now. The stickers change every few months. There is one you can't see that says "DEMAND PAPER BALLOTS" up at the top. Some of the harder ones to read say: "George Bush is a CORPORATE WHORE" (middle white)
"AGAINST THE WAR NOT THE WARRIOR" (right blue on window)
"Where did the WMD GO? Call George at 202-456-1111" (glared out by the sun)
"I'm straight, not narrow"
The little round one is an Air America sticker: airamericaradio.com
If you look to the left, there are my little Louis XIV and NIN stickers. Wouldn't be a rockchick without 'em!
I get tons of reactions from people. I've had notes left on my car, both good and bad, people have flicked me off, given me thumbs up, glared at me and nodded appreciatively at red lights, and on and on.
This is my way of speaking out against the Bush administration. I hope everyone is finding their own ways of making their opinions known
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
I am tired of being quiet. Here are 2,031 reasons why.
At this point its no big secret that I am less than thrilled with our president and pretty well over the war in Iraq. While I understand that there were valid reasons beyond the WMD myth to go into Iraq I am irritated at the arrogance of the Bush Administration to think that the American public wouldn't accept these reasons. Lying is soooo much better.
I am also a former Navy wife. My husband was in the Navy until 2002 and fortunately was allowed to leave military service with an Honorable Discharge when his contract expired. However, I still have friends and family who are enlisted in various branches of the military and I still know people who are currently in Iraq. I worry for them every second of every day. Every American should worry for every service member every second of every day.
I am ashamed that the American media thinks whoever Jennifer Aniston is dating at the moment is more important than what is going on in Iraq. What the fuck?
So I say screw the Bush Administration, who is THRILLED with J.A.'s love life, and screw the American media. Until this war is over I am going to keep a tally of the American lives lost in this sham of a war.
Yes, I understand everyone over there volunteered to join military service and I respect that. My intentions are not to criticize these men and women in any way, shape or form. I am intimately aware of the risks they take and the sacrifices they and their families make every day. I can not describe how grateful I am to each and every one of them. I am devastated at the loss of their lives and would like to honor these brave mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, our friends and colleagues.
As of today, November 2nd, 2005, 2031 members of the American military have been killed in this war.
It is also worth noting that as October 26, 1053 people have been confirmed dead as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Thanks, W.
Tell me, how many cluster fucks can one administration get away with?
--E
I am also a former Navy wife. My husband was in the Navy until 2002 and fortunately was allowed to leave military service with an Honorable Discharge when his contract expired. However, I still have friends and family who are enlisted in various branches of the military and I still know people who are currently in Iraq. I worry for them every second of every day. Every American should worry for every service member every second of every day.
I am ashamed that the American media thinks whoever Jennifer Aniston is dating at the moment is more important than what is going on in Iraq. What the fuck?
So I say screw the Bush Administration, who is THRILLED with J.A.'s love life, and screw the American media. Until this war is over I am going to keep a tally of the American lives lost in this sham of a war.
Yes, I understand everyone over there volunteered to join military service and I respect that. My intentions are not to criticize these men and women in any way, shape or form. I am intimately aware of the risks they take and the sacrifices they and their families make every day. I can not describe how grateful I am to each and every one of them. I am devastated at the loss of their lives and would like to honor these brave mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, our friends and colleagues.
As of today, November 2nd, 2005, 2031 members of the American military have been killed in this war.
It is also worth noting that as October 26, 1053 people have been confirmed dead as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Thanks, W.
Tell me, how many cluster fucks can one administration get away with?
--E
Saturday, October 08, 2005
My Kid Has Piernos de Pollo
There's a little hand up by the face and I think that's a little chicken leg kicking. (Or it could be that I completely confused the pictures and that's actually the umbilical cord... my memory is complete crap these days.)
Stretching the head back and that little bump on the belly is fist.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
The Mystery is Solved!
I'm oh so glad that someone finally figured out what was going on. Global warming? Nah. Weather cycles? Pshaw! Mob hit? ABSOLUTELY!
Here is the real deal, courtesy of that bastion of truth known as FoxNews.com:
Global warming? Act of God? Nope, says one Idaho weatherman — Hurricane Katrina was part of a man-made plot against America.
Scott Stevens, a meteorologist who for nine years has been forecasting the weather on KPVI-TV in Pocatello, says the Yakuza — the Japanese mafia — is using a Russian-made electromagnetic generator to launch terrific storms against the U.S. mainland.
The devastation of New Orleans was in revenge for the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Stevens explains on his Web site. He says it will soon be used again against another major American city.
"A battle in the skies is waged daily. Some battles are won and others lost. We yet know not which," Stevens writes on the front page of his site. "For years this massive global project has been under way, but only now is it making it to the forefront of the consciousness of those with curious minds."
Rumors have long circulated of a secret Soviet weather weapon, but Stevens told the Idaho Falls Post Register he became convinced it existed after noticing strange patterns in a Montana cold front in 2004.
"I just got sick to my stomach because these clouds were unnatural and that meant they had [the machine] on all the time," Stevens told the newspaper. "I was left trying to forecast the intent of some organization, rather than the weather of this planet."
Nor is it a coincidence that both Katrina and Ivan — the huge hurricane that hit Florida a year ago — are Russian names, Stevens says.
At least one other scientist, however, thinks it's all a bunch of hooey.
"I have been doing hurricane research for the better part of 20 years now, and there was nothing unusual to me about any of the satellite imagery of Katrina," Robert S. Young, an associate professor of geology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., told the newspaper. "It's laughable to think it could have been man-made."
Other hurricane experts explain that the spate of severe North Atlantic storms in recent years is part of a natural 25- to 30-year cycle. There was a wave of damaging hurricanes between 1935 and 1965, then a lull before the number of bad storms increased again around 1995.
The U.S. government has apparently tried to influence hurricanes, but its Project Stormfury, which from 1962 to 1983 sought to weaken cyclones by seeding the storms' eyewalls with silver iodide, was a failure.
Stevens is unperturbed by those who scoff at his findings.
"I fully expect one more 'event' this year to impact the United States," he writes. "My gut feeling is that it will be an earthquake/volcanic event with intensity of at least 7.5 in magnitude resulting in insured losses to exceed $25 billion."
Here is the real deal, courtesy of that bastion of truth known as FoxNews.com:
Global warming? Act of God? Nope, says one Idaho weatherman — Hurricane Katrina was part of a man-made plot against America.
Scott Stevens, a meteorologist who for nine years has been forecasting the weather on KPVI-TV in Pocatello, says the Yakuza — the Japanese mafia — is using a Russian-made electromagnetic generator to launch terrific storms against the U.S. mainland.
The devastation of New Orleans was in revenge for the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Stevens explains on his Web site. He says it will soon be used again against another major American city.
"A battle in the skies is waged daily. Some battles are won and others lost. We yet know not which," Stevens writes on the front page of his site. "For years this massive global project has been under way, but only now is it making it to the forefront of the consciousness of those with curious minds."
Rumors have long circulated of a secret Soviet weather weapon, but Stevens told the Idaho Falls Post Register he became convinced it existed after noticing strange patterns in a Montana cold front in 2004.
"I just got sick to my stomach because these clouds were unnatural and that meant they had [the machine] on all the time," Stevens told the newspaper. "I was left trying to forecast the intent of some organization, rather than the weather of this planet."
Nor is it a coincidence that both Katrina and Ivan — the huge hurricane that hit Florida a year ago — are Russian names, Stevens says.
At least one other scientist, however, thinks it's all a bunch of hooey.
"I have been doing hurricane research for the better part of 20 years now, and there was nothing unusual to me about any of the satellite imagery of Katrina," Robert S. Young, an associate professor of geology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., told the newspaper. "It's laughable to think it could have been man-made."
Other hurricane experts explain that the spate of severe North Atlantic storms in recent years is part of a natural 25- to 30-year cycle. There was a wave of damaging hurricanes between 1935 and 1965, then a lull before the number of bad storms increased again around 1995.
The U.S. government has apparently tried to influence hurricanes, but its Project Stormfury, which from 1962 to 1983 sought to weaken cyclones by seeding the storms' eyewalls with silver iodide, was a failure.
Stevens is unperturbed by those who scoff at his findings.
"I fully expect one more 'event' this year to impact the United States," he writes. "My gut feeling is that it will be an earthquake/volcanic event with intensity of at least 7.5 in magnitude resulting in insured losses to exceed $25 billion."
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
WALKING ALL OVER THE LITTLE PEOPLE....
George Bush and his government have been the bane of my existence for six years now. But lately, with the hurricaines, they are becoming the thorn in the side of millions of Americans. Want to know why?
Because in order to "fund" the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast, G Dub and his evil cronies are going to cut HUGE amounts of government funding for the following programs, most of which affect the middle and lower-income class:
Here they are. I hope you are sitting down:
(info from Moveon.org)
$225 billion cut from Medicaid, the last-resort health insurance program for the very poor.
$200 billion cut from Medicare, the health care safety net for the elderly and the disabled.
$25 billion cut from the Centers for Disease Control (!!!!!!!!!!!)
$6.7 billion cut from school lunches for poor children
$7.5 billion cut from programs to fight global AIDS (FURIOUS YET?)
$5.5 billion to eliminate all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
$3.6 billion cut to eliminate the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities (!!!!!!!!)
$8.5 billion cut to eliminate all subsidized loans to graduate students.
$2.5 billion cut from Amtrak
$2.5 billion to eliminate the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
$417 million cut to eliminate the Minority Business Development Agency
$4.8 billion cut to eliminate all funding for the Safe and Drug-Free schools program (So whip out those crack pipes kids!)
AND THOSE ARE JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE LIST!
As moveon put it, "This plan is not about "offsetting," or rebuilding—it's about exploiting this crisis to push their longstanding goals for America." How true. The Bush administration will use whatever tragedy it can to provide a smoke screen for their political agenda. THEIR PROPOSAL IS OVER FIVE TIMES THE COST OF RECONSTUCTION. It really makes me ill.
THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO!
Sign the petition to let congress know that the American public is watching and will not stand by and watch while Bush and his uppercrust good ol'boys eliminate funding to some vital programs.
HERE IS THE PETITION:
http://www.political.moveon.org/rebuild/?id=6043-4590252-ekbLk_W3MKpUQuc2CjiO5A&t=3
and HERE is the entire proposal in all of its horror:
http://www.political.moveon.org/images/operation_offset/operation_offset.htm?id=6043-4590252-ekbLk_W3MKpUQuc2CjiO5A&t=4
-A
Because in order to "fund" the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast, G Dub and his evil cronies are going to cut HUGE amounts of government funding for the following programs, most of which affect the middle and lower-income class:
Here they are. I hope you are sitting down:
(info from Moveon.org)
$225 billion cut from Medicaid, the last-resort health insurance program for the very poor.
$200 billion cut from Medicare, the health care safety net for the elderly and the disabled.
$25 billion cut from the Centers for Disease Control (!!!!!!!!!!!)
$6.7 billion cut from school lunches for poor children
$7.5 billion cut from programs to fight global AIDS (FURIOUS YET?)
$5.5 billion to eliminate all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
$3.6 billion cut to eliminate the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities (!!!!!!!!)
$8.5 billion cut to eliminate all subsidized loans to graduate students.
$2.5 billion cut from Amtrak
$2.5 billion to eliminate the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
$417 million cut to eliminate the Minority Business Development Agency
$4.8 billion cut to eliminate all funding for the Safe and Drug-Free schools program (So whip out those crack pipes kids!)
AND THOSE ARE JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE LIST!
As moveon put it, "This plan is not about "offsetting," or rebuilding—it's about exploiting this crisis to push their longstanding goals for America." How true. The Bush administration will use whatever tragedy it can to provide a smoke screen for their political agenda. THEIR PROPOSAL IS OVER FIVE TIMES THE COST OF RECONSTUCTION. It really makes me ill.
THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO!
Sign the petition to let congress know that the American public is watching and will not stand by and watch while Bush and his uppercrust good ol'boys eliminate funding to some vital programs.
HERE IS THE PETITION:
http://www.political.moveon.org/rebuild/?id=6043-4590252-ekbLk_W3MKpUQuc2CjiO5A&t=3
and HERE is the entire proposal in all of its horror:
http://www.political.moveon.org/images/operation_offset/operation_offset.htm?id=6043-4590252-ekbLk_W3MKpUQuc2CjiO5A&t=4
-A
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
You People Disappoint Me
And yet I still reward you. I've decided that no news is good news and even though none of you posted on my super important Arrested Development thread (fucking spam doesn't count), you all watched it and my show is safe for at least one more season. So with that, I give you the promised Louis XIV photos.
The first photos are from Music Midtown back in June. Technically, Louis XIV's set back then was my kid's first concert. 'Cept I didn't know it at the time. It just so happened to work out that the next concert I went to after Midtown was a Louis show at the Roxy, so either way it works out. Cool. I threw in a few pics from that show, too. Oh, did I mention that they headlined the Roxy that night and were AWESOME?! I know the awesome part goes without saying, but it was pretty cool to get an official Louis XIV ticket without some other band's name printed on it.
And remember, next Monday, Charlize on Arrested Development. 8 pm. Fox. Be there. My future child's well being depends on it since I won't be able to keep the kid in diapers if I have to shell out for cable. (Yes, I will sink so low as to use my kid... this is for a good cause. Besides which, the kid can hear now and I'm pretty sure I could feel it laughing. Which means my child obviously has good taste and not only enjoys Louis XIV, but is also an AD fan.)
Without further ado...
This is the only decent picture I got at Midtown that included Hot Bass Player. Now I know for future concerts to stand more toward the middle. Even if it means hurting little girls to get there. I promise I won't do any permanent damage. Especially to their libidios.
Here is the lovely Brian, 8 stories tall. Hee hee!
Not to be out done, here is an 8 story Jason. Amy, did I hear you slurping??
This was the clearest shot I got of Mark.
This is the coolest picture I got of Mark, but that stupid line jacks it up. I think there was a breeze or something that screwed it up. A few pics came out like that. I couldn't trash this one though because it was so damn cool. I tried to mess with it in Photoshop. That online class my boss popped for really paid off, huh? Anyway, I don't regret blowing out my cheap ass car speakers one bit. Mark rocks!
Louis XIV at the Roxy in Atlanta, August 2005. Sadly this was the best picture that I got at the Roxy. Stupid no-flash camera.
More of Louis XIV at the Roxy in Atlanta, August 2005.
I just thought this was a funny picture of my dogs.
The first photos are from Music Midtown back in June. Technically, Louis XIV's set back then was my kid's first concert. 'Cept I didn't know it at the time. It just so happened to work out that the next concert I went to after Midtown was a Louis show at the Roxy, so either way it works out. Cool. I threw in a few pics from that show, too. Oh, did I mention that they headlined the Roxy that night and were AWESOME?! I know the awesome part goes without saying, but it was pretty cool to get an official Louis XIV ticket without some other band's name printed on it.
And remember, next Monday, Charlize on Arrested Development. 8 pm. Fox. Be there. My future child's well being depends on it since I won't be able to keep the kid in diapers if I have to shell out for cable. (Yes, I will sink so low as to use my kid... this is for a good cause. Besides which, the kid can hear now and I'm pretty sure I could feel it laughing. Which means my child obviously has good taste and not only enjoys Louis XIV, but is also an AD fan.)
Without further ado...
This is the only decent picture I got at Midtown that included Hot Bass Player. Now I know for future concerts to stand more toward the middle. Even if it means hurting little girls to get there. I promise I won't do any permanent damage. Especially to their libidios.
Here is the lovely Brian, 8 stories tall. Hee hee!
Not to be out done, here is an 8 story Jason. Amy, did I hear you slurping??
This was the clearest shot I got of Mark.
This is the coolest picture I got of Mark, but that stupid line jacks it up. I think there was a breeze or something that screwed it up. A few pics came out like that. I couldn't trash this one though because it was so damn cool. I tried to mess with it in Photoshop. That online class my boss popped for really paid off, huh? Anyway, I don't regret blowing out my cheap ass car speakers one bit. Mark rocks!
Louis XIV at the Roxy in Atlanta, August 2005.
Sadly this was the best picture that I got at the Roxy. Stupid no-flash camera.
More of Louis XIV at the Roxy in Atlanta, August 2005.
I just thought this was a funny picture of my dogs.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Now, Watch This
Ok, for TWO YEARS I've been talking about Arrested Development. TWO YEARS PEOPLE! And does anyone listen to me? Noooooo. Of course you'd rather watch freakin' Extreme Make-Over Home Edition. I know Ty Pennington is hot, but until the guy rebuilds homes in Waveland that the insurance companies won't cover because the house was "flooded" rather than "got flooded because the hurricane ripped the roof off" I don't wanna hear it!
Thankfully, Fox agrees with me and they moved my precious (yes, I am almost Golum-esque in my devotion) Arrested Development from Sundays at 8:30 to Mondays at 8. THAT'S TONIGHT PEOPLE! TUNE IN!
Seriously, this is a very smart, funny show. Its been getting a bum rap for years now, I'm guessing in part because of the time slot. There is NOTHING on Monday nights. NOTHING. So you must watch.
I know this is starting to border on begging, but this is the first edgy comedy to hit regular TV in a long time. I can't afford cable, so would you please freakin' give this show a try so that I have something *good* to watch every once in a while? I don't ask for much.
As I bribe, I offer this. Ms. Hottie Hot Charlize Theron is going to be in a bunch of episodes. If you don't believe me that the show is smart and funny, then at least watch for her lovely hotness.
I'm done with the begging. For now.
--E
P.S. If you watch, I'll post more Louis XIV photos... you know you want to see 'em.
Thankfully, Fox agrees with me and they moved my precious (yes, I am almost Golum-esque in my devotion) Arrested Development from Sundays at 8:30 to Mondays at 8. THAT'S TONIGHT PEOPLE! TUNE IN!
Seriously, this is a very smart, funny show. Its been getting a bum rap for years now, I'm guessing in part because of the time slot. There is NOTHING on Monday nights. NOTHING. So you must watch.
I know this is starting to border on begging, but this is the first edgy comedy to hit regular TV in a long time. I can't afford cable, so would you please freakin' give this show a try so that I have something *good* to watch every once in a while? I don't ask for much.
As I bribe, I offer this. Ms. Hottie Hot Charlize Theron is going to be in a bunch of episodes. If you don't believe me that the show is smart and funny, then at least watch for her lovely hotness.
I'm done with the begging. For now.
--E
P.S. If you watch, I'll post more Louis XIV photos... you know you want to see 'em.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
The Rockchicks Love Brian...
I figured I would post this pic now. I've had it for a while, but the ultrasound pic was so cool, I didn't want to steal Elaine's thunder. I figured she wouldn't mind a couple claps being given to Brian. I mean...it's Brian. Besides, he can keep the baby company on the site. :-)You can't see it, but Jason is over to the right cutting his hair using the side mirrors of the tour bus. :-) The guys were SOOOOO awesome to us. Jason seems to have relaxed back to his old self, which is great. Also, "Hot Bass Player's" real name...Jimmy. Isn't that ironic? As far as I'm concerned, our name for him is his only name. PLUS...the guys shop at Target. We first saw them returning on foot from a large shopping expedition at the Target across the street from the venue. Apparently, Elaine and I are not the only ones who love that place. What shocks me is that I STILL shop there even though it's not a nice place to work. go figure. anyway, the show was phenomenal, of course. They really rocked out and it was supremely cool to look around and see people singing along. very cool.
Monday, September 05, 2005
It's all a little bit too much...
Trent posted this link on his site, and I wanted to post it on ours too...
I have to say, reading it is really hard.
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/laf/
I have to say, reading it is really hard.
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/laf/
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Due in February
Is it okay that I just a tiny bit intimidated by this? --E
Yes, that is actually a person growing inside me...
Yes, that is actually a person growing inside me...
Saturday, August 13, 2005
WATCH THIS
Alright, I try not to make a big deal about TV, because, well, it's TV and I'm ashamed to admit that I watch entirely too much of it. However, on a recent sick day I stumbled upon this AWESOME show, Miami Ink, on TLC.
It rocks. The tattoos these guys do are in absolutely incredible. I am so itching for more tattoos now... Plus you get the stories of why the people want these tattoos. Cool.
Anyway, MIAMI INK is on TLC on Tuesdays, with repeats throughout the week. Carve out some time to watch, it is totally worth it.
Check out the website to get viewing reminders and see pics of some of the tattoos the guys have done.
It rocks. The tattoos these guys do are in absolutely incredible. I am so itching for more tattoos now... Plus you get the stories of why the people want these tattoos. Cool.
Anyway, MIAMI INK is on TLC on Tuesdays, with repeats throughout the week. Carve out some time to watch, it is totally worth it.
Check out the website to get viewing reminders and see pics of some of the tattoos the guys have done.
Monday, July 25, 2005
***Aslyn***
I've fallen in love with a singer/piano player we saw with Better Than Ezra last night. Her name is Aslyn and she has a very potent, powerful voice (Matt and I think she could easily be in Rent on broadway...) and her music is great. What's the icing on the cake? The fact that she is this tiny little sprite of a woman with unruly blonde hair and a very sweet personality.
I went out to meet her after her set, and fell a little bit in love. It's pretty rare that you meet someone as talented as she is who is also so friendly and sincere.
Her album is called "Lemon Love" (like cars are lemons). It's damn good.
I think she and our lovely, dirty little Nikka should go on tour together. They could call it the Sugar and Spice tour.
Anyway, that's about it.
I went out to meet her after her set, and fell a little bit in love. It's pretty rare that you meet someone as talented as she is who is also so friendly and sincere.
Her album is called "Lemon Love" (like cars are lemons). It's damn good.
I think she and our lovely, dirty little Nikka should go on tour together. They could call it the Sugar and Spice tour.
Anyway, that's about it.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Shut Up and Listen
I don't mention music I'm listening to that much here, so let me talk about a brand new album I purchased recently. This is a new segment I would like to call,
"Shut Up and Listen"
Can'tneverdidnothin' by Nikka Costa.
Nikka is an old RockChicks favorite, first introduced to me by Elaine back when we used to terrorize the good folk of Chesapeake, Virginia. Her second album is more funky and more fun. She channels everything from Nina Simone (OK, she doesn't exactly channel Nina so much as brilliantly cover her song "Mosquita's Tweeter." Does anyone know what the hell a tweeter is? anyone? No? OK...) to AC/DC in the guitar and drum-drenched "On and On." I think that in the time between the last album and this one, Nikka has been sitting with her head between the speakers listening to Elaine's Funk CD's and old Led Zeppelin records. The result is a CD that grooves hard but doesn't overextend itself. The lyrics are tongue-in-cheek in some places and mournful in others. Nikka wails and screeches like her life depends on it.
Let's just face it... I'm shamelessly in love with this album.
It's so damn good.
So, please...Go get the CD, and shut up and listen.
"Shut Up and Listen"
Can'tneverdidnothin' by Nikka Costa.
Nikka is an old RockChicks favorite, first introduced to me by Elaine back when we used to terrorize the good folk of Chesapeake, Virginia. Her second album is more funky and more fun. She channels everything from Nina Simone (OK, she doesn't exactly channel Nina so much as brilliantly cover her song "Mosquita's Tweeter." Does anyone know what the hell a tweeter is? anyone? No? OK...) to AC/DC in the guitar and drum-drenched "On and On." I think that in the time between the last album and this one, Nikka has been sitting with her head between the speakers listening to Elaine's Funk CD's and old Led Zeppelin records. The result is a CD that grooves hard but doesn't overextend itself. The lyrics are tongue-in-cheek in some places and mournful in others. Nikka wails and screeches like her life depends on it.
Let's just face it... I'm shamelessly in love with this album.
It's so damn good.
So, please...Go get the CD, and shut up and listen.
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