Under the Big Black Sun
When one has a nagging case of the blues, as I have lo! these past several weeks, a bit of retail therapy can be in order. Fortunately for me, this a relatively inexpensive proposition, as I'm easily distracted by a $0.50 paperback or the $3.99 CD. Anyhoo, here's some of my new acquisitions...
First off, I finally grabbed a copy of the Firefly DVD. The show is every bit as absorbing as it was on the first viewing. Most of the programming on TV is just plan shite, and most of what is worth watching airs on cable; watching the pilot episodes for the second time I couldn't help but be slightly amazed that Firefly managed to air at all on the carnival freak show that is network television. So go watch it already, and then go see the upcoming movie.
There's been music too. Like The Best: Make the Music Go Bang, a compilation from X, and you can never have too much X. This is an excellent place to start if you're not familiar with this band; or you can just go and buy the best parts of X's catalogue, re-issued by Rhino Records. Also in the rotation, two Richard Thompson CDs - Action Packed: Best of the Capitol Years and Shoot Out The Lights. Why two? Because sometimes you feel like hearing 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ("red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme") and other times more like Did She Jump Or Wash She Pushed.
First off, I finally grabbed a copy of the Firefly DVD. The show is every bit as absorbing as it was on the first viewing. Most of the programming on TV is just plan shite, and most of what is worth watching airs on cable; watching the pilot episodes for the second time I couldn't help but be slightly amazed that Firefly managed to air at all on the carnival freak show that is network television. So go watch it already, and then go see the upcoming movie.
There's been music too. Like The Best: Make the Music Go Bang, a compilation from X, and you can never have too much X. This is an excellent place to start if you're not familiar with this band; or you can just go and buy the best parts of X's catalogue, re-issued by Rhino Records. Also in the rotation, two Richard Thompson CDs - Action Packed: Best of the Capitol Years and Shoot Out The Lights. Why two? Because sometimes you feel like hearing 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ("red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme") and other times more like Did She Jump Or Wash She Pushed.
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