Best Wishes Norman, Also Greetings From Leamington

Good morning to everyone who is currently reading Looks Like Coffee Tastes Like Juices (Unless your in different times zones). Prior to Norman temporary leaving for Quebec I was asked to look after the blog for the week and I will be posting another entry hopefully tomorrow. If some of you readers and commenter alike don’t remember me or never had the chance to forget me I am Norman’s not so long lost cousin who happens to be called Joseph.

I made a few posts when the blog was still new this was before Norman’s high school shenanigans but then I accidentally fell through a portal to another dimension full of strange creatures and hidden secrets which lead me to become inactive for several months. I greatly apologize for my inactivity but enough with phony half true excuses I promise that I will contribute more towards your blog. I am although extremely happy to say that this blog has grew in everything imaginable from the people viewing from the contents you can find in it, thank you very much for posting in the blog and continuing to make it active. Thank you, m̀gòi, grazie, dĕkuji, danke, dōmo arigatō et finalement merci beaucoup pour ton aide.

Anyhow enough about me how is everyone this week?

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Now for the music in today’s blog because of my incredibly small collection which one day I’ll like expand I will only be posting one song a day for download but I’ll follow it up by two videos that I found on Youtube if that’s alright with all of you here.


See Me, Feel Me- The Who

This nice track can be found at the end of The Who’s first concept album Tommy.

Now for the videos I’ll be posting from Mozart one of them is Eine kleine Nachtmusik, you will know this one, and the other from his 25th Symphony those two pieces are to the ears as to what Nutella is to toast, in other words…




Excellent!





It's also an awesome movie as well!

If there is anything wrong with the post I would appreciate if you can post it so I can fix it as soon as possible, Thank you!

Also thank you for reading and have an excellent day.

Quebec Bound!

Hello everyone!
I'm off to Quebec!
While I'm away, speaking french and whatnot, this blog will be in the perfectly capable hands of one Dr. Joseph Najem. Please be kind to him.
A parting gift?! Why yes! I do have a parting gift for you!

The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air - Norman Nehmetallah

Yes, it's a joke.

Au revoir!

Holy Shit

Don't shine your censors on our midnight escapades.

Hello friends,
I'd just like to start by saying that I am slightly addicted to this song. If you walk by me in the hallway/street, and you don't here my faux-Scottish accent, trying to mimic this song; then you are deaf, friend. DEAF! Enjoy it!





Yeah, I yell like a prepubescent girl whenever I hear this song.

Anyways, onwards to the news and the sounds!

Sonic Youth! Sonic. Youth. Youth?! Sonic Youth.

You see the sub-heading above this?! Well, that's how I feel when I listen to Sonic Youth. Sure, I love them as much as any other snobby hipster does, yet, at least I can admit that they, pardon my french, confuse the living fuck out of me. I choose to continue listening to their music though, because sometimes I enjoy being confused, and, well, they're fantastic. You see, the reason I'm even writing about Sonic Youth right now, is because they're releasing another album. This new album, which may or may not be entitled The Eternity (uncharacteristically metal?), is going to be released on their new record label, Matador. Not much is known about the new album, but Thurston Moore had this to say;

The album will feature more than a few "heavy ass weirdo hooks" and that "it's rock-centric, but still experimental...I still don't know how to play the guitar."

Needless to say, I'm a little bit excited.

Here's a bit o' the ole Sonic Youth to tie you over until the new album comes out.

Teen Age Riot - Sonic Youth

Dark Was The Night

From their MySpace;

"Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th, 2009. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization was the executive producer. A total of 32 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation. It will be available as a double cd/triple vinyl/download and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease – and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it. This is the 20th year of Red Hot, and this is the 20th release!"

Here is the track listing for this mind blowing album;

THIS DISC (DISC ONE):

1. "Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. "Cello Song" - The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
3. "Train Song" - Feist and Ben Gibbard
4. "Brackett, WI" - Bon Iver
5. "Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear
6. "So Far Around The Bend" - The National
7. "Tightrope" - Yeasayer
8. "Feeling Good" - My Brightest Diamond
9. "Dark Was The Night" - Kronos Quartet
10. "I Was Young When I Left Home" - Antony with Bryce Dessner
11. "Big Red Machine" - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
12. "Sleepless" - The Decemberists
13. "Stolen Houses (Die)" - Iron & Wine
14. "Service Bell" - Grizzly Bear + Feist
15. "You Are The Blood" - Sufjan Stevens

THAT DISC (DISC TWO):

1. "Well-Alright" - Spoon
2. "Lenin" - Arcade Fire
3. "Mimizan" - Beirut
4. "El Caporal" - My Morning Jacket
5. "Inspiration Information" - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
6. "With A Girl Like You" - Dave Sitek
7. "Blood Pt. 2" - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. "Hey, Snow White" - The New Pornographers
9. "Gentle Hour" - Yo La Tengo
10. "Amazing Grace" - Cat Power
11. "Happiness" - Riceboy Sleeps
12. "Another Saturday" - Stuart Murdoch
13. "The Giant Of Illinois" - Andrew Bird
14. "Lua" - Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch
15. "When The Road Runs Out" - Blonde Redhead & Devastations
16. "Love Vs. Porn" - Kevin Drew

I soiled a perfectly good pair of pants after reading this. Then, after hearing three tracks from the album (which are all available for streaming on MySpace) I ruined another. This might just be the Merriweather Post Pavilion of charity albums. Yes, the Animal Collective references have started already.

http://www.myspace.com/darkwasthenight

Apparently, the new Antony & The Johnstons album is very, very good!

Expect a review of the new Andrew Bird album tomorrow.

Goodnight, my dear constituents, and pray tell that the wrath of exams does not fall upon you.

New Decemberists!

There is a new Decemberists song that was released (sans money!) on their website today. It is called The Rake Song, and will be included on their new full length, The Hazards Of Love.

I'm not completely happy with this song, as it starts to get a little annoying at the end. I think the Decemberists have started to concentrate a little more on capping songs off at the three and a half minute mark, then actually creating quality songs. Y'know that's just me though, maybe I'm just another fan yearning for those Picaresque days?

Regardless of my opinion, give the song a listen. The Hazards Of Love is out 3/24 via Capitol.

The Rake Song - The Decemberists

01 "Prelude"
02 "Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)"
03 "A Bower Scene"
04 "Won't Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)"
05 "Hazards Of Love 2 (Wager All)"
06 "The Queen's Approach"
07 "Isn't It A Lovely Night?"
08 "The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid"
09 "An Interlude"
10 "The Rake's Song"
11 "The Abduction Of Margaret"
12 "The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing"
13 "Annan Water"
14 "Margaret In Captivity"
15 "Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!)"
16 "The Wanting Comes In Waves" (Reprise)
17 "The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)"

On another note, I'm trying out a new file upload website,
so if there's any trouble, please send an email this way.

Antony Hegarty

New York Magazine has a great piece (there are some shit moments) on Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. It includes a bio and interview that I think all of you should read.

Thank you to Pulp and Circumstance, Juiced for pointing me towards this!

http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/53322/

A word of warning, if anyone is considering writing their 9th grade french ISU on Bruce Springsteen, I urge you to reconsider.

It's the most wonderful time, of the year.

In case you were not aware of this,
today is Jacey Eleanor Steen's birthday.
She is a very special girl,
and it is a very special day.
Happy birthday Jacey, I love you.

My bed is a pool and the wall's on fire.

Bonjour mes amis! Welcome to another week of Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice goodness. This week has been particularly fruitful in the world of music, with releases from Animal Collective (you have NO idea how strongly I feel about this) and The Steps. Jesus, in hindsight, it really hasn't been a fruitful week for the music world. I guess that we'll have to make the best of it. So, enjoy. Onward, Russia!

The Steps' Steps

If you live outside Austin, Texas, or Japan, you most likely don't know who The Steps are. Hey, you might not even care. This is my blog though, so I'm going to tell you about The Steps.

From www.wearethesteps.com

The Steps are: Will Thompson (vocals and guitar), Sam Thompson (lead guitar), Stephen Ross (bass), and Z Lynch (drums). In 2005, the band took flight on a journey to bring a classic sound back to modern rock. Making their home in Austin, a city with a voracious appetite for music, The Steps became darlings of the rock scene with their incendiary live performances.

In 2007, The Steps went into the studio with producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith (Dandy Warhols, IV Thieves) and emerged with an album that caught immediate international attention. Young and Lost Club Records in the UK released a 7" vinyl single, Outlaw, in November 2007. Shortly thereafter, Japanese label, Kurofune Records decided to release the full album. Having toured both countries, The Steps continue to prove their mettle on the world stage.

I suppose you know the band just as well as I do now, but it's impossible to really KNOW the band, without hearing their debut record, The Steps. The Steps is, essentially, a good record, but it is made even better by the little tidbits of other bands that can be uncovered once you sit and peel through the music. My personal favorite track on the album, Cold Floors, screams with echoes of Jonathan Richman (of The Modern Lovers) mixed with the angst-ridden wails of Mick Jagger. Yes, you can make your Strokes comparisons here, but just try and tell me that The Steps aren't an original band, and I'll call you a filthy liar. Sure, they've obviously borrowed concepts and attitudes (and maybe even some chord progressions?!) from other very well known bands, but The Steps create something that is, described at best, exciting to listen to. One could mask this spark of originality under heaps of comparisons, but it remains clear; The Steps are a band who are at least worth listening to. Besides, if Will Thompson's perfectly idiomatic drawl doesn't make you want to keep listening, there is not much I can do.

Regular readers of this blog will know, though, that I don't really know much. So, don't take my word for it. You can download two tracks from the album below.

Cold Floors - The Steps

Dagger - The Steps

You can purchase the album here.

Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion

Okay, here's the deal. I was going to review this record. Honestly! I'm not just being lazy! I sat down, listened to it, and wrote down a slew, a cornucopia, of wonderful things to say, glowing words of praise. But, c'mon, EVERY OTHER FUCKING BLOG IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE HAS REVIEWED THIS RECORD! Most of them have proclaimed the same thing as well, "This is the best album of 2009." Even though we're only 11 days into 2009, they're probably right. This album IS amazing. It's fantastic, it's a reason for people who don't enjoy Animal Collective to take umbrage, because I can't think of any reason why one wouldn't be pleased to hear this record.

The album starts with a susurrus, and ends (dear God) with the melting of some major organs. Don't really understand what I mean? Here, I'll show you.

Summertime Clothes - Animal Collective

Bluish - Animal Collective

Animal Collective definitely proves that blips and bleeps, screaming and Strawberry Jam, can most likely be the most canorous thing I've ever heard.

Here's the awe-inspiring Pitchfork review. I really didn't think I had a chance against it.

Nearing the end of this post, I'd like to offer a little foreshadowing:
Exams are drawing near. This, being my first year of highschool, is going to be my first set of exams, and I'm a little frightened. Therefore, if you don't find there is the usually plethora of posts up here, don't be alarmed, it'll all be over soon.

Until ... tomorrow!

Out in the morning calm, you don't need to be so honest.

Lover please, do not fall to your knees...

French is a language that I have never understood.
French is a language that I do not understand.
French is a language that I am incapable of understanding.
French is a language that I do not plan to understand in the immediate future.

Jesus Christ, does anybody catch my drift here?!

Gobbledigook

Good afternoon! Welcome to another edition of Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. Before I get down to business with today's post, I have a petite announcement to make. You know the picture on the top of the page? The one of the intersection in Boston? Well, I'm thinking a change is in order, considering it is a new year. So! If anyone has any suggestions for a new photo, or has a still that they've taken (all photos will be credited), it would be very much appreciated. There will be a small post showing all the photos, and then I will use my keen decisive powers to pick a winner. The winner's photo will don the blog til' ... 2010! So, yeah, get on that. The contest will run until January 25th. Another point of potential interest; the blog will be run by a(n unnamed) contributor for about 4 days, between January 28th - 31st, at which time, I'll be skiing the snowy slopes of Quebec, and enjoying the Winter Carnival! So, January looks to be an exciting month for myself, and the music world in general. Below is a list of my most anticipated albums of 2009; it looks to be a helluva year.

01-06:

King Khan & BBQ Show: "Animal Party" 7" [Fat Possum]

01-12:

Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion [Domino] [UK/Europe release]

01-20:

A.C. Newman: Get Guilty [Matador]

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast [Fat Possum]

Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion [Domino] [CD release]

Antony and the Johnsons: The Crying Light [Secretly Canadian]

Bon Iver: Blood Bank EP [Jagjaguwar]

David Bazan: "American Flags" 7" [Barsuk]

Robert Pollard: The Crawling Distance [Guided by Voices Inc.]

Will Sheff / Charles Bissell: Will Sheff Covers Charles Bissell, Charles Bissell Covers Will Sheff 7" [Jagjaguwar]

01-27:

Of Montreal : An Eluardian Instance EP [Polyvinyl]

02-03:

Handsome Furs: Face Control [Sub Pop]

02-10:

Malajube: Labyrinthes [Dare to Care]

02-17:

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: The Century of Self [Richter Scale]

Asobi Seksu: Hush [Polyvinyl]

Morrissey: Years of Refusal [Attack/Lost Highway] [U.S. release]

N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo [Anti-] [U.S. release]

Throw Me the Statue: Purpleface EP [Secretly Canadian]

02-23:

First Aid Kit: Drunken Trees EP [Wichita Recordings] [UK release]

Robert Wyatt: Back catalogue box set [Domino] [UK release]

03-03:

Neko Case: Middle Cyclone [Anti-]

03-10:

Bishop Allen: Grrr... [Dead Oceans]

BLK JKS: MYSTERY EP [Secretly Canadian]

John Wesley Harding: Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead [Popover/The Rebel Group]

The Thermals: "When I Died" single [Kill Rock Stars]

03-16:

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Beware [Domino] [UK release]

03-24:

The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love [Capitol]

03-31:

Great Lake Swimmers: Lost Channels [Nettwerk]

04-07:

The Thermals: Now We Can See [Kill Rock Stars]

I'm terribly sorry for those of you who haven't figured out the scroll control on your keyboards...

Anyways, I'm sure you can see that my excitement is warranted.

I'm off to play Scrabble..

I took my lady to dinner ...

Hello Universe! I thought that the first post of 2009, which is this one, coincidentally, would be very verbose, and full of wonderful things. Trust me, that post will come (most likely) tomorrow, but for the first post of 2009, I figured I would do something a little more appropriate, and let the music speak for itself. Enjoy.

Took My Lady To Dinner - King Khan & The Shrines