Too tired to shine, dependent on the kindness of strangers and lawyers

Grizzly Bear Performing "Two Weeks" Last Night on Later... With Jools Holland

Before this post officially stops with a blunt and pretentious introduction, I'd just like to say that Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest is officially released in two weeks (WOAH!) and the countdown has officially begun. Although the album has already leaked, my faithful ears have yet to hear anything other than Cheerleader and Two Weeks. The verdict? I'm content with throwing up every record I've ever owned. Yeah, that good.

BACK TO THE FUTURE!

Hello my lovely friends, and welcome to what seems like another harrowing evening, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. After what could only have been 24 hours of writing about the idiosyncrasies of Mercutio, in comparison with Romeo (granted, it was only an hour), I'm finally prepared to retire and unleash upon the world the mighty power of the Mother's Day Mixtape. Lock up your mothers, ladies, this one's a little intense...

15 Years Of Torment & Bio-hazardous Threats To My Life Haven't Made Me Hate You Yet;
An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Mother's Day Mixtape!

Warning: This mixtape contains extremely bitchin'... I mean explicit content. So, for fucks sake, don't show it to your mom.
Warning: If your mother has a sense of humor, or has lost her hearing aid, you can probably disregard that last message. Also, immigrant parents who haven't yet learned English apply as well.

01 Her Majesty - The Beatles (For my second mother, Kaitlyn)
02 Your Mother Loves You, Son - Beulah
03 Mother & Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover) - Grizzly Bear
04 Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives - Voxtrot
05 Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth - Neko Case
06 Mother - Pink Floyd (For Daniella)
07 We Share Our Mother's Health - The Knife (For Kacper, the one I'd never bring home to my mother...)
08 It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan
What's that?! Did you hear a bonus track? I thought so!
09 Bitches Ain't Shit - Dr. Dre (Because whenever the topic of women comes up in front of my mother, these words basically escape her lips)

So, share the love with your creators today, and look forward to a post tomorrow. Or don't, because apparently, I'm not so good with these promise things.

Love, love, love, letters, lobotomy, legume, love.

THFNS # 1: 1960 - 1970

Bonjour mon amies! Welcome to very first post of the official Holy Fucking Nostalgia Series. On this very fine Monday evening we will be taking a trip through the terrace of time to see what it is that makes nostalgia so appealing. This very tedious secret will be revealed each week in short installments that will reveal the superb music of various decades. This week we will be taking a look at 1960 - 1970, as well as another little surprise (which isn't a surprise at all, seeing as you can just scroll down the page and view it immediately). Enjoy!

1960:

August 1 - The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, Germany. The band at the time included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.

1961:

December 8 - Beach Boys release their debut 45rpm single: Surfin'/Luau on the small California label Candix Records.

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

1962:

The Rolling Stones form in London.
Isaac Hayes' recording career begins.

Please Please Me - The Beatles

Baby, Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams) - Bob Dylan

1963:

The Kinks form. The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me.

Masters of War - Bob Dylan

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

1964:

February 9 - The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, which breaks television ratings records.
March 21 - For the first time in history, all Top Ten singles on the UK chart are by British acts.
October 19 - Simon and Garfunkel release Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., which is initially a total flop upon first release. After release of their second album, Sounds of Silence, in 1966, it hits #30 on the Billboard charts.
December 11 - Sam Cooke is killed under mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles, California. Shortly thereafter, "A Change Is Gonna Come," a song considered by many to be his best, is released. MC5 forms. The Who's musical career begins.

Homeward Bound (Live) - Simon & Garfunkel

1965:

March 6 - The Temptations has their first hit, "My Girl", written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, from Motown records.
March 18 - Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman are fined five pounds for urinating on the wall of a London gas station. The band had asked to use the restroom, but it was out of order.
June 12- The Beatles are appointed Members of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen. Since it was unusual for rock stars to be appointed as MBEs, a number of previous recipients complained and protested.
July 25 - Bob Dylan plays Newport Folk Festival, is booed for playing electric set with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joan Baez and Donovan also play sets.

In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

1966:

March 4 - The Beatles' John Lennon is quoted in the London newspaper, The Evening Standard as saying that the band was now more popular than Jesus. In August, following publication of this remark in Datebook, there are Beatles protests and record burnings in the Southern US's "Bible Belt".
July 29 - Bob Dylan is involved in a motorcycle accident. July - In this month, The Mothers of Invention release their debut album, Freak Out!, a pioneer concept album.
August 29 - The Beatles perform their last official concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators

1967:

January 4 – The Doors release their début album of the same name. Jefferson Airplane's influential album Surrealistic Pillow is released.
March 12 – The Velvet Underground release their debut album, The Velvet Underground and Nico.
March 25 – The Who perform their first concert in the United States, in New York. Pink Floyd stage the first ever rock concert with quadraphonic sound at Queen Elizabeth Hall, England The debut album of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced is released in the UK.
November 9 – First issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published

SWLABR - Cream

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

There She Goes Again - The Velvet Underground

1968:

January 13 - Johnny Cash performs his famous concert at Folsom Prison in California.
February 18 - David Gilmour joins Pink Floyd, replacing founder Syd Barrett, who checked himself into a psychiatric hospital.
July 7 - The Yardbirds perform for the last time before disbanding.
September 7 - Led Zeppelin performs for the first time; at their first show, they are billed as The Yardbirds (the Yardbirds had disbanded two months earlier, and guitarist Jimmy Page subsequently formed this new group).
November 26 - Cream plays their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall. It will be the last time Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker play together until their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Who Needs The Peace Corps? - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

Care of Cell 44 - The Zombies

1969:

The Stooges' eponymous debut, The Stooges, was also released this year to little critical or popular acceptance. The album, however, went on to become one of the most important recordings in the early development of punk rock.
January 12 - Led Zeppelin's eponymous debut album released.
January 30 - The Beatles perform for the last time in public, on the roof of the Apple building at 3 Savile Row, London. The performance, which was filmed for the Let It Be movie, is stopped early by police after neighbors complain about the noise.
March 20 - John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
July 3 - Brian Jones is found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Sussex, England almost a month after leaving The Rolling Stones.
October - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band release Trout Mask Replica.
David Bowie's musical career begins with the single "Space Oddity", the unofficial anthem for the moon landing in July of this year

Sally Simpson - The Who

That's all for today's installment,
check back Wednesday for a radically different styled post
in THFNS.
Until Wednesday

It was 41 years ago today, that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play

Hello everyone, and welcome to an absolutely glorious Sunday evening, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. The reason that this Sunday is so very glorious, is because (as this post title stated), 41 years ago today, a VERY influential album was released. I refuse to go as far as many major publications (*cough*Rolling Stone*cough*) and call it the MOST influential album of all time. Yet, it is impossible to deny the greatness of this album. Released on June 1st, 1967 in Britain (a day later in America), this album sports one of the most interesting album covers of all time. For those of you who haven't seen it (newborns, and those who are blind), the photo is of the Beatles, dressed to the nines in Sgt Pepper attire, surrounded by their "friends". These "friends" include famous film stars, philosophers, great minds, and basically just influential figures (living and dead). It also played a very prominent role in spurring on those very devoted advocates of the Paul Is Dead rumors.

Now, for the music. The songs on the Sgt Pepper album were all very innovative and unique in their own ways. The concept of an imaginary band, essentially Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was ditched after the first two songs (only reappearing near at the very end, in the form of a reprise), yet each song on the album stays strong. The Beatles became one of the first bands to experiment with backwards technology, unique recording techniques and manipulating orchestral sounds in their songs. The songs on this album, like almost every other Beatles album, were very distinctly either Paul's or John's. 

Anyways, here are a couple tracks to accompany your ears on these last two remaining hours of Sgt. Pepper Day. I hope you enjoy.

A Day In The Life - The Beatles

Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

Til' Tomorrow

Mother, do you think they'll like this song?

Good morning everyone, and welcome to another Sunday here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. Today's edition will feature the first ever Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice official Mother's Day Mixtape. So, grab a blank disc, a sharpie and your mother; and prepare yourself for this mother of a mixtape. Enjoy;

The Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Official Mother's Day Mixtape; Mother, Do You Think They'll Like This Song?
WARNING: IF YOUR MOTHER IS ANYTHING LIKE MINE, SHE MIGHT HATE THIS MIX

Track Listing:

1.Mother- Pink Floyd
2.Your Mother Should Know - The Beatles
3.We Share Our Mothers Health - The Knife
4.Grendel's Mother- The Mountain Goats
5.Mama, You Been On My Mind - Bob Dylan
6.Tessellate - Tokyo Police Club
7.My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist - The Decemberists
8.Mother/Father - Swans
9. Mother Stands For Comfort - Kate Bush

So, get off your computer and go spend some time with your mother!

Til' Tomorrow

I Live in a Yellow Submarine, You Live in a Yellow Submarine, We All Live in a Yellow Submarine

Hello again, welcome to a late night edition of Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. It's pretty late so this post might not stay new for long but anyway if you look at the title you might know that I'm posting some Beatles tracks, one to be exact. This particular track has grown on me, you probably guessed what it is, and another which is one of my favorite John Lennon songs. So enjoy and once again see you tomorrow.

The Beatles- Yellow Submarine

John Lennon- Woman

The hand of your lover is made of clay

Well, Random Music days are usually not tough posts to write, as I just pull songs off my itunes and write about them like delicate muses. Today though, while walking my dog, I felt I was fully embracing the new found springtime, so I thought that today I'd post a couple songs that were based around the idea of change, spring and the sun. So, be entertained this incredibly corny mix of songs and if you enjoyed a particular song, please feel free to let me know in the comment section.

Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice (Mini) Mixtape #2: Shit that has to do with spring

Green Green Grass (Demo) - American Analog Set
I swear, I'll stop posting American Analog Set for a while!

Green Grass - Tom Waits
When most people think of Tom Waits, they don't think of spring. I, on the other hand, beg to differ.

New Slang - The Shins
The Shins are my bouncing around the park band, my long car ride with the windows open band (Did I actually write this? Answer: Sadly, yes.) and if weren't for fucking Natalie Portman I wouldn't have anybody rolling their eyes for me having posted this song.

A New Name For Everything - The Weakerthans
John K. Samson (the front man of the Weakerthans) is one of my favorite Canadian poets, actually scratch that, one of my favorite poets period, and a damn fine musician as well. The Weakerthans are a band that puts out consistently great material and tour extensively to boot. I highly recommend buying their entire discography right at this very moment.

Here Comes The Sun/The Inner Light [Transition] - The Beatles
Yeah, I posted it. What're you going to do about it?

Forecast Fascist Future - Of Montreal
Why? Why not.

Hey!? That wasn't much of a Mixtape.

Enjoy

The Argument

I've been in this argument many times before and my position has always been a neutral one. I don't particularly think that either band is the greatest in the world because I don't believe that there is a greatest band in the world. Sure, there are many great bands, but I'd never strand myself on a desert island with just one album. Well, maybe In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. The point is, I don't think that you can classify one band as the greatest because there are so many different styles, genres and eras that influence bands to make them great. Now, I'd like to know what you guys think. Which one of these bands is the greatest, or even just better than other? Let me know in the comment box.


The Who

Pinball Wizard

Sally Simpson

The Beatles

I'll Be Back

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Happy Arguing!