Here Lies Love, the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim collaboration "about Imelda Marcos and Estrella Cumpas, the woman who raised her," hits shelves on February 23. Guest vocalists include Santigold, Natalie Merchant, Steve Earle, Tori Amos, and Cyndi Lauper.
I HATE IT WHEN YOU SING AND I HAVE TO HEAR IT, NATALIE MERCHANT
Maybe she can duet with Bob Dylan for vol. II of his Xmas album!
There was a time when David Byrne could've farted into a microphone for 9 minutes and I would've bought it. He lost that carte blanche after one-too-many self-indulgent and overly esoteric albums released in the 1990s.
But his last album, with Brian Eno, was actually very good. So, he's trending upward. I have high hopes for this project. Here's hoping it's good.
These beats are out of fashion. This groove is 20 years old. Yep. Love it.
The fart album "Stop Making Scents" is quite good.
I have to mark this passing somewhere. Bruce Allen, the guitarist from The Suburbs, died this week. He had been sick for a while.
Here is "Love is the Law"...a song that always makes me smile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx6B9_ZLsk0
Oh, I'm just seeing this. I'm now sad.
Credit in Heaven.