January 24, 2005
To Be Young
Posted by nerdling | January 24, 2005 12:31 PM
The weekend was quite nice, as I spent part of it shopping for records—my pathological desire for music is quite out of control—and another part cheering on Sweden in the Saturday night Sweden-South Korea soccer match in Carson. It was an amazing game (despite the tie); the teams were evenly matched, and both goals were beautiful, perhaps even masterful, shots.
I screamed myself hoarse (in Swedish, no less), but it was a good time.
Perennial hyperkinetic favorite Petra Haden has joined forces with The Decemberists for their upcoming album, Picturesque.
The almighty Ted Leo is going back on tour in February!
Elvis Costello has signed on to write a Danish opera based on the life of fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, exploring his unrequited love for Swedish singer Jenny Lind. The unrequited love theme always reminds me of Alexander Pope, and the end of "Eloisa to Abelard":
And sure, if fate some future bard shall join
In sad similitude of griefs to mine,
Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more;
Such if there be, who loves so long, so well;
Let him our sad, our tender story tell;
The well-sung woes will soothe my pensive ghost;
He best can paint 'em, who shall feel 'em most.
He may have been a small, sad, angry man, but he was a damn good poet. Where's his opera?
I think I've mentioned this before, but Interpol will be contributing a Joy Division cover for the soundtrack of Touching From a Distance.
As previously reported, The Eels have signed to Vagrant and will be releasing a 33-track double album. The track list can be found here.
Kiki & Herb, the New York drag/cabaret duo (I was lucky enough to catch a performance while I was in NYC) cover The Decemberists' "I Was Meant for the Stage" on their new album.
Though the album currently has only a UK release date, Waiting for the Sirens Call, the album album from New Order (sans founding keyboard player Gillian Gilbert), does have a tracklist available for Stateside fans.
