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Blame it on Eve album available for streaming on last.fm

This doesn't count as one my entries, but the submission I made finally went through, and you can stream the entire Blame it on Eve album, cheekily called "Greatest Hits," at last.fm. I put that I wanted users to have the ability to download the songs, but I can't quite figure out how to do that. So, if you would like a copy of the album, either in mp3 or in full-quality CD, shoot me an email (on the about page) or let me know in the comments.

The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

Popular Culture, an English-department class of which I am a member, requires that the students create a "media project" based on the readings we've done in class. Since these readings include DJ Spooky's Rhythm Science, I decided that I'm going to do a remix (probably based off of 50s sex-ed videos from archive.org). Anyway, as I was researching DJ / remix groups for inspiration, I came across this gem by The Avalanches, entitled "Frontier Psychiatrist."

You can download the mp3 here.

Alternatively, you can watch the music video here

Band names with meat in them

During a conversation between Ashley and I, we started coming up with band names that have some sort of meat in them. For example:

The Meatles

Scrapple in Stereo

Do Steak Say Think

Pretty Girls Steak Graves

Less Than Steak

Cherry Poppin' Patties

Clap Your Ham Say Yeah

Fiona Scrapple

Gravy Jones

Sunny Day Veal n' Steak

The Flaming Ribs

Hen Folds Five

Jeff Duckley

Hot Hot Meat

Nine Inch Quails

Justin Tenderloin

Nick Steak

No Trout

The Poultry Service

The Beef Boys

Can anyone else think of any other ones?

The Muffin Man

I tend not to dwell on the past too often. But few memories bring me as much joy as the time my old band Blame it on Eve performed a genre-bending cover of "The Muffin Man" at the Hammonton High School "Battle of the Bands" to a packed auditorium.

It starts out simply enough: Steve accompanies the lines "Do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man? Do you know the muffin man...." with a minimal slow strum on the guitar. Then for the next lines, "...who lives on Drury Lane," he cranks up the distortion and plays a crescendoing chugga-chugga riff. Then the song explodes, drum, bass, and guitar, into what can best be described as a pop-punk interpretation of the song. At this point I gathered that most of the audience was fairly incredulous. But it gets better.

After the pop-punk fiasco, Rob, the drummer, transitions into a breakbeat. This is followed by the following priceless exchange between myself and the audience:

- When I say muffin, you say man - muffin!

- (silence)

- Muffin!

- (silence)

This is repeated once or twice, then followed by something like "Muffin man! Say it as loud as you can! Yeah, muffin man. Alright."

It was pretty much a flop, but high school students aren't really known for either their subtlety or their sense of humor. I'm still bitter that we lost to that Nu metal band. Maybe if I too had taken off my shirt during the performance, I wouldn't be griping. But I had to think about all the poor girls that probably would have fainted if I tried to pull off such a stunt.

Best Songs of 2004

I'm sure you're mostly all sick of end-of-the-year lists, but I haven't quite had my fill yet. So, I've made this list of songs that I feel were the best of the last year. Of course I only included one song from each artist, as is proper etiquette in such lists. Additionally, some of these songs come off of various EPs that didn't make it onto my "best albums" list. For those who would be interested in lending their ear, I've set up a torrent tracker for it here. Enjoy!

01. Of Montreal - Spike the Senses

02. Belle and Sebastian - Your Cover's Blown

03. Elliott Smith - Twilight

04. Brian Wilson - Wonderful

05. Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing)

06. Ben Kweller - Hospital Bed

07. Morrissey - First of the Gang to Die

08. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

09. Snow Patrol - Run

10. Rilo Kiley - It's a Hit

11. The Streets - Fit But You Know It

12. The Thrills - Whatever Happened to Corey Hai?

13. A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug

14. Daniel Johnston - Rock This Town

15. Air - Venus

16. The Trash Can Sinatras - Got Carried Away

17. The Faint - Southern Belles in London Sing

18. Phantom Planet - Big Brat

19. Modest Mouse - World At Large

20. The Advantage - Castlevania 3 - Evergreen

Best Albums of 2004

Oh, aught-four. Is it already that time again? Indeed it is. I've mulled over this list for quite some time, and I've listened to more crappy music than you can shake a stick at - from the numerous indie pop bands which thoroughly disappointed me to the bizarre Ralph Wiggum-on-a-harp that is Joanna Newsom. But let's not belabour the point. I'm Frankie Dintino, and I approve this list.

New Demo

vaporware - /vay'pr-weir/ Software that is announced long before it is ready for sale, and that sometimes never materializes. The term came from Atari users and was later applied by Infoworld to Microsoft's continuous lying about Microsoft Windows' release date.

If I had to come up with a band name for my solo stuff, "vaporware" would probably be the most suiting. I've gotten a bad reputation for starting things and then never, or at least rarely, finishing on time. That doesn't just go for music, but for pretty much everything. However, I broke the viscious cycle and somehow managed to sustain my concentration and interest long enough to write a new song / record a demo of it. There aren't any vocals or drums yet (Steve or Rob, would you please record a drum track for me?) but I'm still extremely happy with the result. Please give it a listen and tell me what you think. Oh, and it doesn't have a name, since it doesn't have any lyrics yet.

MP3: Untitled

Best Albums of 2003

Well, actually, this list is simply my favorite albums of 2003, but that's the same thing as 'the best' right? 2003 was a decent year for music, though I don't think it was quite as good as 2002. Anyway, here's what I've come up with:

Radio Playlist

Alright, here it is. The CDs are already burned so there's no changing it. Rip it apart as you see fit. (in this order):

Update: Well because of time constraints I had to cut some stuff, and the order was slightly different. But there's always next time - hope those of you who listened in enjoyed it.

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

Quasi - California

The Apples in Stereo - Strawberryfire

The Apples in Stereo - That's Something I Do

Beulah - If We Can Land a Man on the Moon Then Surely I Can Win Your Heart

Stars - Elevator Love Letter

Beulah - Landslide Baby

Belle and Sebastian - Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying

Belle and Sebastian - Lord Anthony

Belle and Sebastian - If You Find Yourself Caught in Love

Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945

Bright Eyes - A Perfect Sonnet

Elliott Smith - Somebody That I Used To Know

Elliott Smith - Waltz #2

Daniel Johnston - Unpack Your Adjectives (Schoolhouse Rock Cover)

The Shins - New Slang

Grandaddy - Now It's On

Grandaddy - I'm On Standby

XTC - Statue of Liberty

Steve Burns - Mighty Little Man

Of Montreal - Penelope

The Starlight Mints - Submarine #3

The Faint - Glass Danse

Modest Mouse - Gravity Rides Everything

Modest Mouse - Paper Thin Walls

Beck - The Golden Age

The Starlight Mints - Sir Prize

Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In

The Flaming Lips - Fight Test

Virtual Turntable

I know that several people who read this weblog either make music or are interested in music production, so for those people I recommend a new weblog: Virtual Turntable. Lots of neat tricks, tips, reviews, etc.

Keeping Going What You're Doing

For historical purposes, I've set up the original Blame it on Eve site here (for those not in the know, Blame it on Eve is my old band). The message board, info, and contact parts are down - but you can download the final cuts to three of our songs: Keeping Going What You're Doing, Maynard the Moose, and Carnie Rock. The old demos aren't on there for bandwidth reasons. If anyone wants a copy of the CD just IM me (again, Frankieist), or email me at fdintino at comcast.net (spambots be damned!) with your mailing address and I'll send you one.

Mmm-tsa mmm-tsa mmm-tsa

I recently came across this series of Beatbox Tutorials which are very detailed and interesting.

Vivendi Burning MP3.com Library to the Ground

Vivendi has announced that it's flushing all the music it hosts at MP3.com down the toilet:

...they're not selling the archive, containing more than a million songs by 250,000 artists. As of December 3rd, they're destroying it.

What's Going on at Kindercore?

I sensed that something was terribly wrong when Kindercore decided to place two legos on their website, their original one, and this new one. Apparently, the label that hosts such bands as Dressy Bessy and Of Montreal decided to expand their horizons, and include hardcore bands under their new skull logo. Now, anyone who has ever heard Dressy Bessy or Of Montreal knows how completely absurd this juxtaposition is. About a week ago Pitchfork reported that Kindercore's financiers have pulled out and that it is no more. Now, though, it looks like this might not be the case, but there is a power struggle between the two parts of the label going on and it is in under chaos. So Of Montreal, Dressy Bessy, Mercury Program, Jet By Day and Agenda are without a label. Gersey, Palomar and I Am The World Trade Center are shopping for new ones. The only bands which is actually staying on the label is Japancakes. Hmmm. The whole intriguing story is over at Pitchfork.

Album Cover Finder

I came across this amazingly useful album finder. Apparently it searches amazon and comes up with the images - you can even leave the album field blank and get all the album covers for a band.

Album Covers in Lego

Someone with more time on their hands than I have and some initiative has decided to make a small gallery of album covers replicated with legos - my only complaint is the selection could be a bit better, but oh well.

Kids Review Stuff

Kids review recent music, radiohead, Guided by Voices, and classic video games (my personal favorite, next to the radiohead one).

Postal Service Recieves Cease-and-Desist Order

In news worthy of the Onion, The Postal Service of recent indie fame has recently received a cease-and-desist order from the U.S. Postal Service. I'm sure the problem was that people were getting confused and going to Sub Pop Record Labels trying to send there mail . Pitchfork's take on it is humorous:

Tamborello notes: "Ben's not around to work on little things like this. It's more just in the spirit of [The Postal Service]. But actually, the U.S. Postal Service sent us a cease-and-desist letter. We're talking to them right now, it's not figured out yet. So all these remixes I've had to do under different names." Ridiculous! I'm sure if it were up to Ashcroft bands like the Dead Kennedys, Bush, Anthrax, the Presidents Of The United States Of America, and classic '80s indie outlet I.R.S. would have to pack it up, too. It just goes to illustrate the misplaced priorities of this administration. I mean, if the federal government sends any band a cease-and-desist letter this year, it should be Staind!

And maybe Creed while they're at it.

Magnae Clunes Mihi Placent, Nec Possum De Hac Re Mentiri

Baby Got Back in Greek and Latin.