February 24, 2010

Lost Cubicle Chatter: The Lighthouse

Ryan Dembinsky February 24, 2010 16 Comments

In an effort to focus our attention on something besides Phish for a change, we’ve decided at HT headquarters to (hopefully) drum up some good chatter about the final season of the greatest television show in the history of the idiot box. Check in on Wednesday of every week during Season 6 to share your thoughts, theories, complaints and assessments of the previous night’s episode. Big time SPOILER alert for anyone didn‘t watch yet.

Synopsis: As always, with the help of our good buddy the Joker from Coventry Blog.

Geronimo Jackson, 2/23/2010

Set I – (Off Island): Scar Tissue (1) > Jeepster (2) > You’re No Son of Mine (3) > I’m Not Ready to Make Nice (4) > White Rabbit (5) > Mother (6) > Piano Man (7) > Secret Agent Man (8)

Set II – (On Island): Ghostbusters Theme (9) Tic Tac Toe (10) > Tunnel Vision (11) > Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (12) > Dharma Lady (13) > All Along the Watchtower (14) > All Eyez on Me (15) > Mirrors (16)

Encore: Sanity > My Friend, My Friend (17)

(1) Red Hot Chili Peppers; Jack on vocals, Jack’s mom on bass
(2) T. Rex; Jack on vocals
(3) Phil Collins; Jack on vocals, David on drums
(4) Dixie Chicks; David on vocals and banjo
(5) Jefferson Airplane; David on vocals, lyrics by Jack
(6) Pink Floyd, Margo Shephard on vocals
(7) Billy Joel, David on Piano
(8) Johnny Rivers; Dogen on vocals with alternative “Secret Asian Man” lyrics
(9) Ghostbusters; Hurley on Vocals
(10) Kyper; Miles and Hurley rapping
(11) Tuesday Blue; Hurley on vocals
(12) U2; Kate on vocals
(13) Geronimo Jackson Original; Claire on vocals, last time played S5, Ep. 6
(14) Bob Dylan; Hurley on vocals, Jack on guitar
(15) Tupac Shakur; Jack on vocals
(16) Disco Biscuits; Jack destroys drum kit
(17) Phish; Claire on vocals, Fake Locke on “Knife” chants

Epic One Liner of the Week: Hurley’s reaction to the obvious gaping plot hole in this week’s episode, that somehow after six years of episodes, the characters managed to find a new lighthouse this week? “Maybe we just weren’t looking for it?” Um… Right.

READ ON for more and to talk Lost with Ryan and Joker…

Last Week’s Sauce: February 15th – 21st

DaveO February 24, 2010 3 Comments

While this weekly feature is normally a good way to recap what touring bands were up to by way of choosing audio and video to embed for our readers, this week we’re also going to give you a recap of last week’s shenanigans involving the Disco Biscuits and this publication, Hidden Track.

At around 2PM last Thursday afternoon, Disco Biscuits bassist Marc Brownstein simply tweeted the URL www.planetanthem.com. With no real fanfare, tDB had launched a fun, and somewhat hilarious, pre-order site for their first studio release in eight years, Planet Anthem. While some of the items available for purchase were pretty standard (i.e. signed CD’s, a copy of the CD plus entry to the record release shows at the TLA in Philly), some were much more interesting (i.e. for $500 you and four friends get to sing the “Oooooooo” part of tDB epic Basis For A Day at Camp Bisco or $250 to get the Disco Biscuits to remix a song for you).

At 2:40pm EST, I sent ScottyB an email to ask a) if he had seen the Pre-Order page and b) if this situation was ripe for satire. With a little help from tDB guru Matt Quinn we went live with a B List at 5pm titled 10 Rejected Planet Anthem Pre-Order Items.

The post was well received with a few of our readers joining in on the comment section to offer up their own entries of funny would-be pre-order items. I also got a couple of emails from friends saying they enjoyed the piece and we were all happy with the way it went. Fast forward to 8:06am the following morning when I got a text message informing me that a number of the jokes listed in our B List had magically appeared on the actual pre-order page! While some of the Hidden-Track inspired items have been purchased, fans still haven’t been able to pool together the $1 million to get tDB to make their triumphant return to the Pacific Northwest.

READ ON for more on this highlight in Hidden Track history and for LWS selections from tDB, Trey, Wilco, George Clinton & P-Funk and MMW…

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Mums The Word

Jeffrey Greenblatt February 24, 2010 1 Comment

Last week in our CPR edition of Friday Mix Tape, Ryan via my recommendation dropped a tune from the Mumford & Sons – whom I described as “the UK’s answer

Review: Dawes Fans Can Dance

Ryan Dembinsky February 24, 2010 5 Comments

It would be easy to develop a salty predisposition toward Americana/Soul act Dawes. Upon releasing their debut LP North Hills in early 2009, the music media enveloped them in a roar of buzz like a swarm of locusts, quickly propelling them to “it“ band status. Fortunately for Dawes and their fans, the band possesses an intangible quality that dispels any need for distaste toward this group of youngsters – one whose oldest member clocks in at just 24 years old. That intangible is humility.

In a coming out party of sorts on Friday night at the Bowery Ballroom, the band radiated pure joy and genuine appreciation about getting to where they are today, so much so that it became almost impossible not to root for them. Not only did frontman Taylor Goldsmith repeatedly reflect on previous trips to the city, playing to less attentive crowds and minimal accolades while supporting other bands and in much less glamorous rooms, but they made it clear that it wasn’t just about them. It was about a collective “us.” Goldsmith literally thanked the fans at every opportunity, making it clear that it wasn’t just Dawes that’s been getting bigger, it was about everybody in the room getting bigger together. These guys understand that they aren’t doing this alone.

To put it simply, Dawes is a happy band. North Hills, while a very solid album, does almost zero justice to the band’s live performances. Taylor Goldsmith possesses charisma on par with Bruce Springsteen and their songs – while simple at their core – serve as lightning rods to channel the band’s electric personality out to the crowd. During the highlight tune of the night, When My Time Comes, a song with an overt metaphor for the evening, the band had the entire crowd not just singing the title lyric, but (I kid you not) screaming it at the tops of their lungs. They even got the crowd dancing, singing, and belting out unabashed cheers. I know that I got goosebumps on three separate occasions and I doubt if I was alone.

READ ON for more from Ryan on Dawes at the Bowery…

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