Friday, June 08, 2007
we're all in our own LA
I subscribe to emusic to legally download music. it's a far cry from itunes as far as mainstream music and availability goes, however every once in a while there are some real gems that come through. most of the music I have downloaded over the past year has really expanded my horizons. Everything from Daniel Johnston to Kelly Willis to Elliot Smith and Aimee Mann and Cat Power and some old Willie demos and Danielson, Badly Drawn Boy, Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, M. Ward, Matisyahu, Robert Earl Keen, Sufjan, Ray Charles, Chet Baker...(btw if you read this and decide to subscribe to emuisc yourself please let me know...I get a discount for recommending people!).
Last night I went to see the film 'Knocked Up.' I had thought about it in the swell of good reviews last Friday and Saturday, and then Sunday after hearing personal reviews from friends I thought I'd just pass on it, but then spur of the moment my roommate asked if I wanted to go with him, and so what the hey. And yeah, it didn't suck. Much funnier than The 40-Year Old Virgin, in my opinion, but nothing to really write home about. And so you know...I won't. But one thing that did stand out to me was the great music, performed mostly by Loudon Wainwright III. He was a name I had heard and seen from time to time, but I wasn't really familiar with his stuff.
And so here's the tie-in. On a whim I decided to dial up the emusic after getting home to see if by some off chance the soundtrack album (actually a "Music Written For and Inspired By...") was avaliable, and sure enough there it was hidden away. The whole album was Loudon and man it's really mellow and ironic and cool. The first song is a track called 'Grey in LA' and it might have just become one of my favorite songs.
"When it's gray in L.A.", I sure like it that way 'cause there's way too much sunshine round here."
The lyrics only get better. I'll have to upload it for ya'll to hear. Or you could... ¶ 6/08/2007 06:18:00 PM
Last night I went to see the film 'Knocked Up.' I had thought about it in the swell of good reviews last Friday and Saturday, and then Sunday after hearing personal reviews from friends I thought I'd just pass on it, but then spur of the moment my roommate asked if I wanted to go with him, and so what the hey. And yeah, it didn't suck. Much funnier than The 40-Year Old Virgin, in my opinion, but nothing to really write home about. And so you know...I won't. But one thing that did stand out to me was the great music, performed mostly by Loudon Wainwright III. He was a name I had heard and seen from time to time, but I wasn't really familiar with his stuff.
And so here's the tie-in. On a whim I decided to dial up the emusic after getting home to see if by some off chance the soundtrack album (actually a "Music Written For and Inspired By...") was avaliable, and sure enough there it was hidden away. The whole album was Loudon and man it's really mellow and ironic and cool. The first song is a track called 'Grey in LA' and it might have just become one of my favorite songs.
"When it's gray in L.A.", I sure like it that way 'cause there's way too much sunshine round here."
The lyrics only get better. I'll have to upload it for ya'll to hear. Or you could... ¶ 6/08/2007 06:18:00 PM
