Loquacious Music

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I’ve never seen an ad like this before. It’s for the new Jetta (which I own), and was produced by Crispin Porter + Bogusky:

Unbelievably powerful. Wow.

Indeedy-doo. I am remixing some of the early Ben Gott tracks to try to give them a bit of a facelift. You know, like Dolly Parton.

The first track to be redone is 2004’s little pop ditty “The National Guard.” It was supposed to appear on an album, but it never did. Damn shame, I think. I kind of like it.

“The National Guard” (2006 Mix) (2.6 MB, AAC)

If you’re interested, the following instruments are utilized on this track:

Apple Synth Pad (Aquatic Sunbeam)
Danelectro bass
Cheap 12-string guitar (the precursor to the Rickenbacker)
Orchestra Steinway Piano
MIDI Grand Piano
Wurlitzer Electric Piano
ARP Solina
Rhodes
Drum kit
Tambourine
Various samples
Heavily-processed vocals

Garageband is great.

In one episode, Matt Stone and Trey Parker have dissed Family Guy and dared Viacom to cancel their show for good. You’ve got to see this:

(Part 1)

(Part 2)

(Part 3)

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

UPDATE: As expected, Comedy Central wimped out. They did not show the image of Mohammed on this week’s episode. I am disgusted but not surprised. See the clip here. Read an article from the Associated Press here.

Let’s take an exit off the highway o’ musical joy to talk about my favorite thing ever: George W. Bush being a big old poop. Take, for example, the leak that George W. authorized and about which Scooter Libby testified:

“Libby Claimed Bush Authorized Plamegate Leak” (via The Smoking Gun)

Back to the music later!

Yes, the new Morrissey album is out. Yes, you can buy it from iTunes by clicking here. And, yes: it’s great.