Sales of digital downloads have not been enough to make up for the decline of CD sales since its peak in 2000. Universal Music Group plans to soften the fall of CD sales by dropping prices across the board, to a maximum of $10. (lulz)
At this point, if you want me to own your CD, you’re going to have to rent the shelf space from me.
So Andre Williams is bringing his “act” to The Park Bar in Detroit on Saturday, courtesy of those fine folks over at The Crofoot.
Assuming your googler is working, you can probably scare up a copy of 1998’s “Silky”, which is known as the “world’s sleaziest album ever.” He’s backed up by the likes of Mick Collins and Dan Kroha on that record, and there’s no shame in requiring that same googler to find out who those people are… but do some homework for Christ’s sake.
If you’ve never seen Andre Williams perform, then I don’t really know what to tell you. You should. Songs about smoking weed and having sex, with a live show ending usually with a 75 year old black man taking his shirt off. It’s magical, and if you’re lucky, it’s free.
Make sure you fill out the email portion of the comment field (kept private) and let’s go with “Euphemisms for sex or drugs” as the contest. Be creative and have fun. Here are some of Andre’s tunes, so you can get acquainted..
Andre Williams - Pussy Stank
Andre Williams - Humpin’ Bumpin’ & Thumpin’
Andre Williams - She’s A Bag Of Potato Chips
This is the Eat This City 2nd Annual NCAA Tournament pool, and we’re upping the ante. The winner will get the last remaining 52 Week High 7″ single “EZNOVAH” on white vinyl. That is valued at $5000, by me.
Hey, there’s another one of those Science Rocks! things at the Detroit Science Center on Thursday. I don’t think I’ve been to the Science Center in years — not since I was in elementary school, probably — so I think I’m going to check this thing out.
Silverghost and Electric Fire Babies and The Prime Ministers and Darling Imperial are all scheduled to play somewhere during the evening. I know Silverghost will be live-scoring an IMAX movie called Search For The Great Sharks, but I’m not sure where the other bands will be playing. I hope one of the bands is encased in this display of sexy dead bodies. It’s a well-known fact that women aren’t attractive until you can count their ribs through their skin or hang your hat on their pelvic bone, so I’m looking forward to checking out these 100+ year old babes. And on the other end of the age spectrum, there’s something called Kids Town that I’m hoping is a hands-on exhibit, if you know what I mean.
The event runs 7-11pm, which is great because you’ll still have time to either go out somewhere afterward or get to bed at a reasonable hour — depending on how old you are or how bad your life sucks. All the official info is here (scroll down).
Oh, hi guys! I was on a little eHiatus but I see that other guy did a great job of ruffling feathers by posting dumb things that he likes. Good work, little buddy.
My time away did allow me to semi-arrange a living room and make room for audio components and the music that I’ve physically purchased. Yes, all 10 of them. I also got a chance to watch some basketball, and also listen to some new music that had been being ignored in the inbox. Some of which was pretty good that I will share with you momentarily.
First though… the sports. So it’s time for that NCAA Tournament, which for those who don’t know, is some thing where a bunch of college basketball teams do a thing for awhile and then one of them gets to be WINNAR! If this is your sort of thing, we’re now unveiling THE SECOND ANNUAL EAT THIS CITY NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THING BRACKET CONTEST. If you would like to join us and fill out a bracket and fight for bragging rights amongst idiots, all you have to do is send me an email at jrc[at]eatthiscity[dot]com with NCAA TOURNAMENT somewhere in the subject. I will then send you a link to join, and then you can watch in awe as my display of college basketball knowledge puts me atop the leaderboard, or at least you’ll get to see Fabian get really really mad. Fun times!
Oh, and the music… Here are some things that have been sitting in the heavy rotation bin. Maybe you can find something you like, or even better something you already like so you can wholeheartedly agree with me on it’s goodness and then we can high-five. Look at the elbow!
Dum Dum Girls - Bhang Bhang, I’m A Burnout
Woodhands - CP24
Oh No Ono - Helplessly Young
Phantogram - Mouthful Of Diamonds
FM Belfast - Lotus
White Mystery - Take A Walk
What about you guys? What’s on that mixtape in your walkman?
Anyone into the current chillwave stuff, along the lines of Washed Out or Memory Cassette, should check out the J. Gerrit Welmers (Future Islands) solo project, Moss of Aura. I discovered the album “March” yesterday and am currently using it to lull co-workers into a much more manageable mood. If you can’t find a place to download this, you obviously suck at the internet — but there are three tracks here and another one here. You’re welcome.
If you’re down at the parade today, Gardens will be playing at Slows Bar B Q with Beef Caves and The Sights. I think it starts at 3pm. I dunno. Ask your waitress.
Lord Scrummage is performing tonight (with Quiet Hooves, Erno the Inferno and Wilford Brimley) at the old Scrummage Insurance Agency (2937 E. Grand Blvd) and will have vinyl copies “From The Future” for sale (free download here). From here, they head out on a mini-tour before playing seven shows down in Austin during SXSW. I can’t make the show tonight so if anyone I know is going and could pick up a copy of the record for me, that would be great. I will totally pay you back.
And stay tuned for tomorrow’s post where I inform you that I’m out of toilet paper and ask if anyone I know is going to the store and if they could pick some up for me. I will totally pay you back.
I’ve haven’t mentioned Coyote Clean Up yet, mostly due to laziness. But also because I have no idea who these dudes are or where they came from. I think their last show was almost a month ago at Lager but again, I’m too lazy to fact-check any of this or to even ask Google.
Basically, Coyote Clean Up is some new sweet shit from Detroit. They have a 23-track LP, called Double Trouble Doo Doo Bubble, that you can download FREE here, as well as a split EP with FUR (Denton, TX), called Lackadaisical that you can download FREE here. I <3 both of them, BIG TIME.
Check it out, fools. It’s free and it’s better than what you’re listening to right now.
Here’s a rad video some people made for one of their songs.
Coyote Clean Up -can’t shake the full moon from I had An Accident Records on Vimeo.
