today:
Antony and the Johnsons, I Am a Bird
Now
– Read my gush
below.
Clap Your Hands Say
Yeah
– The Electric Company (yes, that was Rita
Moreno screaming “Hey you guysssss”) on LSD. You must give them a chance. How
can you not, when they have lyrics like “You will pay for your excessive charm”?
You can download tracks
here.
The Arcade Fire,
Funeral
– The 80s, 90s and oughts in one
gilt-wrapped package of emotional devastation and resurrection. Pitchfork, as
always, has a more intelligible
review.
Recommended:
Senuti (cute reversi-name, instantly
recognizable by Manila commuters who flag down taxis named Selaznog and
Zerreitug) by Whitney Young is a donation-powered lovely little piece of
software (requires Mac OS X v 10.3 or higher) that lets you transfer songs from
your iPod back to your Mac. Thank heavens because I accidentally deleted Dear
Catastrophe Waitress and Opera Chillout from my hard disk.
Podcasts:
Top
Dogs in Manila
– The self-proclaimed “world’s
first vodkast.” Irreverent, spottily hilarious, but quite valuable for those who
need to be slapped in the face with testosterone. Here’s the
feed.
Not Your Usual
Bollocks
– Feed
yourself some delish UK indie.
Geek
Fu Action Grip
– “Reviews and rants from a
gamer, fangirl, writer and mommy, all in one.” She sounds too familiar. Get my
doppelganger’s feed here. Sample: “The most important baby purchase
you can make is a Tivo.”
Yes, you can now
download podcasts and listen to them through iTunes v 4.9. And you can also use
GarageBand to create your own podcast, so what are you waiting
for?