6.01.2008
in which i crack myself up on google chat.
me: there's a song on the upcoming okkervil river album called "On Tour With Zykos"
like, really.
gomillis: haha
so are you still down for hanging out tomorrow?
me: yeah man.
"on tour with zykos" though? really? i can't stop wondering what that song will sound like.
gomillis: it'll just be about hanging with the dudes
having fun, playin jams
me: i'm hoping he actually sings 'booher' at some point during the song
'booher is everywhere'
'look at his hair'
'bear'
'bare'
that's a really good impression of okkervil river lyric stylings right there.
like, really.
gomillis: haha
so are you still down for hanging out tomorrow?
me: yeah man.
"on tour with zykos" though? really? i can't stop wondering what that song will sound like.
gomillis: it'll just be about hanging with the dudes
having fun, playin jams
me: i'm hoping he actually sings 'booher' at some point during the song
'booher is everywhere'
'look at his hair'
'bear'
'bare'
that's a really good impression of okkervil river lyric stylings right there.
Labels: funny, internets, lovedones, music, okkervilriver
5.24.2008
Oh, internet.
Oh man, one of my favorite things to do when I'm bored (is it sad to be writing about this during the prime part of a Saturday night?) is watch (usually adolescent) youtubers cover Okkervil River songs. It's simultaneously surreal, heart-warming, and terrifying. Y'know... learning to play & sing along with your favorite indie rock band is something that all of us probably did as teenagers, but it's not really something that I ever would have shared with, well, the entire world.
For the two people out there who care about this topic:
These kids, covering an old song called 'Auntie Alice,' are my absolute favorites. They are really, really, really genuinely good. I love the 'talent farm' banner in the back, the kid's pretty voice, the smattering of applause at the end that sounds like about a dozen old people, their clothes, and especially the fact that Auntie Alice is the song they picked. Cute! I love love love this without irony. The kid in the middle playing tambourine? Awesome.
This guy is who you would hire to do an impression of Sheff's voice on one of those CDs of pop songs covered by studio bands that they used to sell. But then you see what he looks like and it's totally a weird match. I would never see this guy somewhere and think that he was an Okkervil River fan. I guess that's my bad. Love.
Something about this whispered, Iron & Wine type version of Westfall kind of scares the shit out of me.
Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe as performed by a 16 year old Conor Oberst.
??????
BONUS! Okkervil River in Wales covering my second favorite ABBA song and splitting my heart open in the process:
For the two people out there who care about this topic:
These kids, covering an old song called 'Auntie Alice,' are my absolute favorites. They are really, really, really genuinely good. I love the 'talent farm' banner in the back, the kid's pretty voice, the smattering of applause at the end that sounds like about a dozen old people, their clothes, and especially the fact that Auntie Alice is the song they picked. Cute! I love love love this without irony. The kid in the middle playing tambourine? Awesome.
This guy is who you would hire to do an impression of Sheff's voice on one of those CDs of pop songs covered by studio bands that they used to sell. But then you see what he looks like and it's totally a weird match. I would never see this guy somewhere and think that he was an Okkervil River fan. I guess that's my bad. Love.
Something about this whispered, Iron & Wine type version of Westfall kind of scares the shit out of me.
Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe as performed by a 16 year old Conor Oberst.
??????
BONUS! Okkervil River in Wales covering my second favorite ABBA song and splitting my heart open in the process:
Labels: internets, music, okkervilriver, youtube
5.07.2007
Okkervil River much?
Hey guys,
I have a strange little favor... I am writing an epic and overly long personal essay on the subject of Okkervil River. Right now, I'm writing it for no reason in particular, just because I had a lot to say about them and their influence on my musical world and my emotional state, the high I get after their shows, the way I've watched them grow up... I wanted to get some of the thoughts on all of that and more out of my system, maybe just in an effort to stop talking about it to anyone who will listen.
But it's coming along kind of nicely and I'm thinking about doing "something" with it, like possibly submitting it for publication to some yet undiscovered publication that publishes several thousand word essays about girls and their favorite bands.
I am wondering if any of you have any thoughts or ideas or memories or emotional blathering about the first or eighteenth time you heard or saw Okkervil River. I don't have to have introduced them to you for you to qualify, I'm just interested in other people's experiences and how they relate or differ from mine. I'd probably quote you and this might (might, might, might) be published, but I'll certainly email you a copy before I do that...
If you have anything, comment or email me. Thanks!!! Love!
I have a strange little favor... I am writing an epic and overly long personal essay on the subject of Okkervil River. Right now, I'm writing it for no reason in particular, just because I had a lot to say about them and their influence on my musical world and my emotional state, the high I get after their shows, the way I've watched them grow up... I wanted to get some of the thoughts on all of that and more out of my system, maybe just in an effort to stop talking about it to anyone who will listen.
But it's coming along kind of nicely and I'm thinking about doing "something" with it, like possibly submitting it for publication to some yet undiscovered publication that publishes several thousand word essays about girls and their favorite bands.
I am wondering if any of you have any thoughts or ideas or memories or emotional blathering about the first or eighteenth time you heard or saw Okkervil River. I don't have to have introduced them to you for you to qualify, I'm just interested in other people's experiences and how they relate or differ from mine. I'd probably quote you and this might (might, might, might) be published, but I'll certainly email you a copy before I do that...
If you have anything, comment or email me. Thanks!!! Love!
Labels: music, okkervilriver
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