James Franco:
actor
painter
short-story author
soaking-wet Gucci spokesman
Oscar-nominee
Oscar-host
General Hospital's psychotic murderer/artist
studied at Brooklyn College, Columbia, Warren Wilson College in the last year
taking classes in filmmaking at NYU where he is also teaching
working on a PhD in English at Yale
plowing through more weed than a tanker full of Round-up
Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.
wearing tights & codpiece under suit
pundit
author
singer
Olympic athlete
war-ender
art-world phenom
sailor
Korean pop star
rapper
ice cream magnate
Congressional witness
feminist boy-toy
March leader (to Keep Fear Alive!)
chef
Emmy winner
Grammy winner
Peabody winner
and Free Pepsi winner!
Colbert also ran for president. but Franco is single, i think, and doesn't have children.
advantage?
04 April 2011
i was born an april fool
So, Manchester Orchestra performed a stellar 4-song acoustic set for KROQ last week. Nadia Noir, who is listed as a staff writer, which I assume means she gets paid to write about music, was in charge of the narrative for this set. She describes them as "grunge-ish indie rock" and in the space of ten small paragraphs, compares them not once, but twice to Bright Eyes. While I enjoy the acoustic versions of songs as much as anyone, I don't think it's too much of a stretch to wonder why she didn't describe how the songs sound in the recorded versions as well. For example, "I've Got Friends" could certainly be akin to "the cathartic crunch of Nirvana-ish guitars" on the album version, while acoustically it sounds nothing like that-ish. I am glad I can hear the stripped-down version of "April Fool" since I've only ever heard it with massive guitar reverb, and now I have more of an idea of the lyrics. But especially with that song, one would think since it was the release date for the single, she may have been able to link to the recorded version for people who wanted to hear more.
Her co-worker explained "that the songs are more fantastic with all the players present." Really? One would think you could provide a link to an example of this difference, and maybe not rely on your co-workers just because it's a band you haven't ever heard. So you're not a fan of the "indie-rock" genre? Well here's a helpful hint: Manchester Orchestra really isn't an "indie-rock" band. But it's actually quite obvious you're not a fan, because you compare Andy's voice to Conor Oberst's voice, of Bright Eyes, which is apparently now the go-to band for anyone trying to make any sort of reference to music that features guitars and male singers. Andy's voice is quite high, yet gravelly, sounding as if he just smoked a pack of cigarettes and then let out a yowl or two, while Conor's, as much as I like it, sounds more like he drank ten cups of coffee and has a slight frog in his throat. And this is all just off the top of my head, because, you know, I don't get paid to write about music, and therefore don't do music research into the bands I'm assigned, or anything. Anyway, I'm going to go listen to these sweet harmonies some more. Robert and Chris sound amazing as well.
Her co-worker explained "that the songs are more fantastic with all the players present." Really? One would think you could provide a link to an example of this difference, and maybe not rely on your co-workers just because it's a band you haven't ever heard. So you're not a fan of the "indie-rock" genre? Well here's a helpful hint: Manchester Orchestra really isn't an "indie-rock" band. But it's actually quite obvious you're not a fan, because you compare Andy's voice to Conor Oberst's voice, of Bright Eyes, which is apparently now the go-to band for anyone trying to make any sort of reference to music that features guitars and male singers. Andy's voice is quite high, yet gravelly, sounding as if he just smoked a pack of cigarettes and then let out a yowl or two, while Conor's, as much as I like it, sounds more like he drank ten cups of coffee and has a slight frog in his throat. And this is all just off the top of my head, because, you know, I don't get paid to write about music, and therefore don't do music research into the bands I'm assigned, or anything. Anyway, I'm going to go listen to these sweet harmonies some more. Robert and Chris sound amazing as well.
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