Sunday, August 12, 2012

Songs On Juliana Hatfield's Covers Album

the songs

Cells by Teenage Fanclub
Learn To Fly by Foo Fighters
Bad Moon Rising by CCR
Ready For Love by Bad Company
Self Machine by I Blame Coco
Fruit Fly by Nada Surf
Closet by Pete Yorn
Sweet Is The Night by ELO
Do I Wait by Ryan Adams
Friend Of Mine by Liz Phair
My Wife by The Who
Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin

1. CELLS (Norman Blake)
vocals, bass, guitars—Juliana
keyboards—Peter Adams and Juliana
drum track—Tom Dube
background vocals—Matthew Caws
recorded and mixed at Playtime Music Studios
engineered by Tom Dube
produced by Tom Dube and Juliana

2. LEARN TO FLY (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel)
vocals, acoustic guitar—Juliana
keyboards—Peter Adams
basic tracks recorded at Playtime Music Studios
produced by Andy Chase, Tom Dube and Juliana Hatfield
mixed by Andy Chase (with additional instrumentation and drum tracks added)

3. BAD MOON RISING (John C. Fogerty)
vocals, guitars, keyboards, tambourine—Juliana
recorded and mixed at Playtime Music Studios
engineered by Tom Dube
produced by Tom Dube and Juliana

4. READY FOR LOVE (M. Ralphs)
vocals, guitars, percussion—Juliana
bass—Ed Valuaskas
drums—Pete Caldes
keyboards—Peter Adams
recorded and mixed at Q Division
engineered by Rafi Sofer
additional mixing done at Playtime by Tom Dube

5. SELF MACHINE (Klas Ahlund, Eliot Sumner)
vocals, acoustic guitar—Juliana
keyboards—Peter Adams
background vocals—Matthew Caws
basic tracks recorded at Playtime Music Studios by Tom Dube
produced by Brad Walsh, Tom Dube, and Juliana Hatfield
mixed by Brad Walsh (with additional instrumentation and drum tracks added)

6. FRUIT FLY (Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, Ira Elliot)
vocals, guitars—Juliana
keyboards—Peter Adams and Juliana Hatfield
secret bass drum—Tom Dube
recorded and mixed at Playtime Music Studios
engineered by Tom Dube
produced by Tom Dube and Juliana

7. CLOSET (Pete Yorn)
vocals, guitars, keyboards, tambourine—Juliana
bass—Ed Valuaskas
drums—Pete Caldes
recorded at Playtime and Q Division
engineered by Rafi Sofer

additional engineering—Pat DiCenso
8. SWEET IS THE NIGHT (J. Lynne)
vocals, acoustic guitars—Juliana
keyboards—Peter Adams
background vocals—Matthew Caws
basic tracks recorded at Playtime Music Studios by Tom Dube
produced by Andy Chase, Tom Dube, and Juliana Hatfield
mixed by Andy Chase (with additional instrumentation and drum tracks added)

9. DO I WAIT (Ryan Adams)
vocals, guitars—Juliana
bass—Ed Valauskas
drums—Pete Caldes
recorded and mixed at Q Division
engineered by Rafi Sofer

10. FRIEND OF MINE (Liz Phair)
vocals, guitars—Juliana
bass—Ed Valauskas
drums—Pete Caldes
keyboards—Peter Adams
recorded and mixed at Q Division
engineered by Rafi Sofer

11. MY WIFE (John Entwistle)
vocals, guitars, keyboards, tambourine—Juliana
bass—Ed Valuaskas
drums—Pete Caldes
recorded and mixed at Q Division
engineered by Rafi Sofer

12. ROCK AND ROLL (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham)
vocals, guitars, percussion—Juliana
recorded and mixed at Playtime Music Studios
engineered by Tom Dube
produced by Tom Dube and Juliana

Friday, August 3, 2012

Why? (August 2012 Edition)

Why did I not realize until just now that the name of the musical “group” LMFAO was really the text/IM abbreviation for Laughing My Fucking Ass Off?  I remember thinking back when I first heard them that their name must stand for something, yet until just now I didn’t trip to it.  Maybe I don’t send people tweets, texts and IMs often enough.  Or maybe I just think it is one of those stupid things that I refuse to participate in, like LOL.  The name fits the group though- their songs like Party Rock Anthem and Sexy And I Know It are frivolous, of the moment, ubiquitous, and verging on annoying and passé. 

Why did I go to Chik-Fil-A for food tonight?  Not because I’m anti-gay marriage because I’m actually fine with it.  Not because I’m pro-capitalism, which I’m also in favor of.  Nor was it because I think people should be allowed to conduct themselves however they wish, as long as it doesn’t harm me.  (And tell me how there is any difference between organizing protests because the owners of a company support traditional marriage and political groups lobbying to defeat gay marriage bills?  They both are examples of one group trying to thwart the rights of another group.) 

No, the reason I went by the chain restaurant was because I wanted to see if the food was worth incurring the wrath of the gay marriage proponents.  If it wasn’t particularly good, I would have no problem avoiding the chain for good.  Heck, I’ve only ever eaten there a couple of times.  I think the last time was four years ago when I was Christmas shopping with my parent’s at Concord Mills Mall in North Carolina.  There was even a location that opened up literally 2 miles away from me last year and I still had never gone by there even though it is very convenient to me.  Last night while playing poker over at Faith’s house, the people there got into several discussions during the course of the evening.  All that talk of Chik-Fil-A made me hungry to try them again.  I’m happy to say that the spicy chicken sandwich was good but not so special that I couldn’t get something similar elsewhere.  The problem though is the waffle fries.  They are incredibly delicious!  They are worth going back for so I still have no idea what I’ll do in the future if this imbroglio continues.  It’s not like the company is doing anything illegal or immoral so why shouldn’t they be allowed to continue selling such delicious fries?

Why is the song “Lights” by Ellie Goulding suddenly getting lots of airplay?  Ditto for “Tongue Tied” by Group Love.  I was listening to both those songs last year and deciding that the singles were good but the rest of the albums by both bands were weaker than the singles and not worth getting, although for Goulding it was too late because I had already bought it after hearing all the hype coming from England.

Why is it more fun lately to watch TV than it is to go to the movies?  I’ve been enjoying all the shows of the USA network this summer more than I have most of the Hollywood movies that have come out.  For instance, e series Covert Affairs is better than the movies Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter or Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World.
 
Speaking of which, why does Keira Knightley only get recognized for movies that require her to wear a corset?  She was freaking brilliant in Seeking A Friend but the movie just vanished.  Possibly because it showed how one dimensional Steve Carrell is in dramatic roles but more likely because it was a downer of a film that ended with the world being destroyed.  Still, she tore up the screen in her role, as she has done in just about every movie of her that I can think of, corset or no corset. 

She got loads of positive acclaim in costume drama movies like Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, The Duchess, and Pirate Of The Caribbean and she did great in movies set in the modern day, like Love Actually, Bend It Like Beckham, Last Night, and even Domino, though I didn’t entirely buy her as a kick-ass bounty hunter.  Why does she not have an Academy Award?  It’s a travesty that Eddie Murphy has as many acting nominations as she does and that Adrian Brody and Jennifer Hudson have won the award, as has that chick from The Artist (although the chick did do a great job) but Knightley hasn’t.  I hope she knocks everyone’s socks off with Anna Karenina and she wins for that.   

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Books I've Read (2003 Thru 2012)

Books I've Read This Year       
Title Author Genre Grade Year
Please Kill Me Legs McNeil     2003
Nightmare Town Dashell Hammett     2003
Skipping Christmas John Grisham     2003
Burglar In The Rye Lawrence Block     2003
The Chelsea Girl Murders Sparkle Hayter     2003
Nanny Diaries, The Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus     2003
Stainless Steel Rat Joins The Circus Harry Harrison     2003
Roaring 2000's, The Harry Dent     2003
Dreamcatcher Stephen King     2003
T2: Infiltrator S.M. Stirling     2003
Deer Leap, The Martha Grimes     2003
Liar's Club, The Mary Karr     2003
T2: Rising Storm S.M. Stirling     2003
Sex & The City Candace Bushnell     2003
Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Everest Conrad Anker & David Roberts     2003
Harry Potter & Order Of The Phoenix J.K. Rowling     2003
About A Boy Nick Hornby     2003
All The Old Bargains Benjamin M. Schutz     2003
Tanner On Ice Lawrence Block     2003
Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle     2003
Candy & Me Hilary Liftin     2003
Mysteries Of Pittsburgh Michael Chabon     2003
Pleasure Of My Company, The Steve Martin     2003
Fearless Francine Pascal     2003
Even The Wicked Lawrence Block     2003
Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot Al Franken     2003
Hitman Lawrence Block     2003
Bridget Jones: Edge Of Reason Helen Fielding     2003
Pumping Irony Tony Kornheiser   B+ 2004
Naked David Sedaris   B- 2004
Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Ann Brashares   B+ 2004
Tinsel William Goldman   B 2004
Complete Idiots Guide To Running Bill Rodgers   C 2004
Songbook Nick Hornby   B+ 2004
Bad Boy Jim Thompson   C 2004
George Bush, Dark Prince Of Love Lydia Millet   B 2004
I, Robot Isaac Asimov   A 2004
Chance Robert B. Parker   B 2004
Shame the Devil George Pelecanos   C 2004
Scribble, Scribble Nora Ephron   C 2004
King Of Torts, The John Grisham   C+ 2004
T2: Future War S.M. Stirling   A 2004
L Is For Lawless Sue Grafton   B 2004
Catch Me If You Can Frank W. Abagnale   B 2004
Dance At The Slaughterhouse Lawrence Block   B 2004
Prey Michael Crichton   C 2004
Girl's Poker Night Jill A. Davis   C+ 2004
Getting Over Jack Wagner Elise Juska   B- 2004
Stargazey Martha Grimes   B- 2004
Stainless Steel Visions Harry Harrison   C- 2004
N Is For Noose Sue Grafton   C+ 2004
Switch Bitch Roald Dahl   B 2004
Widow's Walk Robert B. Parker   B 2004
Back Story Robert B. Parker   B 2004
I Capture The Castle Dodie Smith   B 2004
         
America: Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart   A 2005
Man Against Nature Charles Neider   B- 2005
Naked Brunch Sparkle Hayter   B+ 2005
My Quest For The Yeti Rheinhold Messner   C+ 2005
Past Tense William G. Tapply   B 2005
A Fine Line William G. Tapply   B 2005
Shadow Of Death William G. Tapply   B 2005
Series Of Unfortunate Events: Wide Window Lemony Snicket   B- 2005
Teammates: Stockton & Malone Robert Schnakenberg   D 2005
Da Vinci Code, The Dan Brown   B- 2005
Second Summer Of The Sisterhood Ann Brashares   A- 2005
Series Of Unfortunate Events: Miserable Mill Lemony Snicket   B- 2005
Series Of Unfortunate Events: Austere Academy Lemony Snicket   B- 2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Douglas Adams   B+ 2005
Bitch Creek William G. Tapply   B 2005
One Minute Manager, The Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson   B- 2005
Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris   C+ 2005
Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman   B+ 2005
Bandit Queen Boogie Sparkle Hayter   B+ 2005
Girls In Pants: Third Summer Of The Sisterhood Ann Brashares   A- 2005
Thank You For The Music Jane McCafferty     C+ 2005
Aspen Pulp Patrick Hasburgh   B- 2005
Fargo Rock City Chuck Klosterman   B- 2005
Demons & Angels Dan Brown   B- 2005
Travels Michael Crichton   C+ 2005
Thirty Nothing Lisa Jewel   B- 2005
Secrets Of "Angels & Demons" Burstein, Daniel. B- 2005
Collected Short Stories Of Truman Capote Truman Capote   B 2005
Blue Last Martha Grimes   B+ 2005
Killing Yourself To Live Chuck Klosterman   A- 2005
Underneath It All Traci Lords   A- 2005
Digital Fortress Dan Brown   B+ 2005
         
To The Nines Janet Evanovich   B- 2006
Couplehood Paul Reiser   B  2006
Deception Point Dan Brown   B  2006
Lincoln's War Geoffrey Perrett   B  2006
Love Monkey Kyle Smith   B+ 2006
Emily's Reasons Why Not Carrie Gerlach   C- 2006
Long Way Down Nick Hornby   B+ 2006
Bad Business Robert B. Parker   C+ 2006
Thank You For Smoking Christopher Buckley   B- 2006
Where The Truth Lies Rupert Holmes   B+ 2006
First Light Phillip Craig & William G. Tapply   B- 2006
Nervous Water William G. Tapply   B- 2006
Mr. Monk Goes To Hawaii Lee Goldberg   B- 2006
No Man's Land Greg Rucka   B- 2006
Little Green Men Christopher Buckley   B 2006
Mr. Monk Visits the Firehouse Lee Goldberg   B 2006
Housekeeping Versus The Dirt Nick Hornby   B+ 2006
Hearts In Atlantis Stephen King   A 2006
Sammy's Hill Kristin Gore   B+ 2006
Loose Lips Claire Berlinski   B- 2006
Phil Gordon Little Green Book   B- 2006
         
IV Chuck Klosterman   B+ 2007
Silent Gondoliers William Goldman   B 2007
Mr. Monk & The Blue Flu Lee Goldberg   B 2007
Dupont Circle Paul  Kafka-Gibbons   C+ 2007
Derailed James Siegel   B- 2007
Polysyllabic Spree Nick Hornby   B+ 2007
Love Is A Mix Tape Rob Sheffield   C+ 2007
Hundred Dollar Baby Robert B. Parker   C+ 2007
I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron   B- 2007
Rogue's Game Milton Burton   B 2007
Turning The Tables Rita Rudner   B 2007
Then We Came To The End Joshua Ferris   C+ 2007
Dedication Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus   B+ 2007
Lucky At Cards Lawrence Block   C+ 2007
Lean Mean Thirteen  Janet Evanovich   C+ 2007
Last Summer (Of Me And You) Ann Brashares   B+ 2007
Harrington On Hold'em Vol 3 Dan Harrington   B+ 2007
I Love You, Beth Cooper Larry Doyle   B+ 2007
Swing Rupert Holmes   B+ 2007
Assertiveness Skills National Press Publications   D- 2007
Sammy's House Kristin Gore   B+ 2007
Little Blue Book Of Poker Phil Gordon   C+ 2007
Lion Eyes Claire Belinski   B 2007
Harrington On Hold'em Vol. 1 Dan Harrington   B 2007
Sammy's Hill Kristin Gore   B 2007
Confessions Of A Teenage Slueth Chelsea Cain   B- 2007
Everything I Need To Know, I Learned From A Chick Flick Kimberly Potts   B- 2007
Star Trek Academy: Collision Course William Shatner   B 2007
Cons, Scams & Grifts Joe Gores   C+ 2008
Playing For Pizza John Grisham   B- 2008
Devil's On The Deep Blue Sea Kristoffer A. Garin A 2008
Candy Girl Diablo Cody   B+ 2008
Bleachers John Grisham   B- 2008
High Five Janet Evanovich   B- 2008
Deadly Beloved Max Allan Collins   B- 2008
Ammunition Ken Bruen   C+ 2008
Friend Of The Family Lisa Jewell   B- 2008
Eat This, Not That David Zinczenko   B- 2008
Mr. Monk & The Two Assistants Lee Goldberg   B+ 2008
I Was Told There'd Be Cake Sloane Crosley   B- 2008
Mr. Monk In Outer Space Lee Goldberg   B- 2008
I Hated Hated Hated this Movie Roger Ebert   B- 2008
The Film Club David Gilmour   C+ 2008
Central Europe: Friends & Enemies Lonnie Johnson   C+ 2008
Death De Jour Kathy Reichs   B- 2008
Next Michael Crichton   C- 2008
Rough Weather Robert B. Parker   B+ 2008
Downtown Owl Chuck Klosterman   B 2008
Fencing Master, The Arturo Perez-Reverte   B 2008
How To Be Good Nick Hornby   B 2008
Are You There Vodka?  It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler   B- 2008
Hell Bent William G. Tapply   B 2009
State By State Matt Weiland & Sean Wilsey   A- 2009
Mr. Monk Goes To Germany Lee Goldberg   B- 2009
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Rachel Cohn & David Levithan   A 2009
Mysterious Benedict Society, The Trenton Lee Stewart   B+ 2009
Death Of A Musketeer Sarah D'Almeida   B+ 2009
Club Dumas, The Arturo Perez-Reverte   A- 2009
Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The Stephen Chbosky   A- 2009
Supreme Courtship Christopher Buckley   B- 2009
Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher   B- 2009
Mysterious Benedict Society & The Perilous Journey Trenton Lee Stewart   B+ 2009
Pop Princess Rachel Cohn   B- 2009
Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List Rachel Cohn & David Levithan   B+ 2009
The Fix (A "Burn Notice" novel) Tod Goldberg   B- 2009
In Defense Of Food Michael Pollan   B+ 2009
Into The Volcano: A Mallory & Morse Book Forrest DeVoe   B- 2009
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Greg's Journal Jeff Kinney   A- 2009
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Jeff Kinney   A- 2009
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Roddick Rules Jeff Kinney   A- 2009
Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy Douglas Adams   A- 2009
Restaurant At The End Of The Universe Douglas Adams   A- 2009
Life, The Universe & Everything Douglas Adams   A- 2009
How To Be Good Nick Hornby   C+ 2009
For Your Eyes Only Ian Fleming   C+ 2009
Grave Maurice, The Martha Grimes   C+ 2009
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Jeff Kinney   B- 2009
Hearts In Atlantis Stephen King   C+ 2009
Great Train Robbery, The Michael Crichton   B+ 2009
Out Cold William G. Tapply   B- 2009
I Might Be Wrong (But I Doubt It) Charles Barkley     2009
         
         
Broker, The John Grisham Drama B- 2010
Lost Symbol, The Dan Brown Thriller C+ 2010
Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams Lawrence Block Mystery A 2010
What Music Means To Girls Lavinia Greenlaw Biography C - 2010
Mr. Monk In Trouble Lee Goldberg Mystery C + 2010
Dial H For Hitchcock Susan Kandel Mystery C + 2010
Mr. Monk Is Miserable Lee Goldberg Mystery B- 2010
Mr. Monk And The Dirty Cop Lee Goldberg Mystery B+ 2010
Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart Lawrence Block Mystery B+ 2010
Professional, The Robert B. Parker Mystery B 2010
Mystery Of The Headless Horse (3 Investigators Mystery)   Young Adult B- 2010
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan Sophie Kinsella Comedy B- 2010
Eating The Dinosaur Chuck Klosterman Essay C+ 2010
Girl Who Played With Fire Steig Larssen Thriller A- 2010
How Did You Get This Number Sloane Crosley Essay B+ 2010
School Daze Robert B. Parker Mystery B- 2010
Payback Richard Stark Noir B- 2010
Alphabet From A To Y & Bonus Letter Z Steve Martin & Roz Chast Children B 2010
Missing Golden Ticket, The Roald Dahl Young Adult B 2010
21 Proms Anthology (Cohn, Levitan, etc…) Young Adult B+ 2010
Painted Ladies Robert B. Parker Mystery C+ 2010
Pillow Stalk Diane Vallere Mystery B+ 2010
         
Mr. Monk Is Cleaned Out Lee Goldberg Mystery B 2011
Lady Sings The Clues Diane Vallere Mystery B- 2011
Mysterious Benedict Society & The Prisoner's Dilemma  Trenton Lee Stewart Young Adult B 2011
Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest Steig Larssen Thriller B+ 2011
Mr. Monk On The Road Lee Goldberg Mystery B 2011
Pride & Prejudice Jane Austen Drama B+ 2011
Food Rules Michael Pollen Non-Fiction D 2011
Outwitting Trolls William G. Tapply Mystery B 2011
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland Patton Oswalt Memoir B 2011
Burn Notice: The Reformed Goldberg, Lee Thriller B 2011
Commencement Courtney Sullivan Drama B 2011
Designer Dirty Laundry Diane Vallere Mystery B- 2011
Hunger Games, The Suzanne Collins Young Adult A 2012
TinTin- Various books in the series Herge Graphic Novel A- 2012
Catching Fire Suzanne Collins Young Adult A- 2012
Books Can Be Deceiving  Jenn Mckinlay Mystery C+ 2012
Mockingjay Suzanne Collins Young Adult A 2012