January 2012
21 posts


Maybe it’s just me, but in the hurdy-gurdy new video for the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s “Look Around,” Josh Klinghoffer looks like John Frusciante if you’re not paying close attention. Similar (identical?) guitars aside, Klinghoffer’s posture even looks like Frusciante’s. I wonder if this is deliberate on their part or he’s is unknowingly borrowing elements from his collaborator’s stage persona.
Regardless, here’s Frusciante and Klinghoffer with Joe Lally of Fugazi as “Ataxia.”
New favorite term for Dudes That Emulate Steve Albini To A Painful Degree (I used to call them “mini-Steves”).
Earworm Farm Podcast 2: Auld Lang Syne
In which I indulge my curiousity about a ubiquitous song that we never *really* think about.
Resources:
The Morgan Library & Museum: Auld Lang Syne: The Story of a Song
CBS News: Raise a Glass to ‘Auld Lang Syne’
Wikipedia’s ‘Auld Lang Syne’ Entry
Remember, no man is a failure who has friends
An “Oh, lord, kill it with fire” video an ill-advised dance-pop remix of the song