Desperate times call for desperate men, I'm just a kid, but I'll pretend

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and what a very wonderful evening it has been. My day has been a very eventful one, to say the least, and you have no idea how much I'm looking forward to sweet, sweet sleep right now. Alas, I sit and blog! Anyways, if you don't listen to CJAM 91.5 (you very well should!), it is my very great pleasure to announce that the hosts of The Breakthrough (My brother Jon, and his cohort Thom) let me come on the show this morning and play a song of my own! It was a very exciting opportunity, and served as a great promo for my show at Dr.Disc Records this Saturday (more information on this tomorrow). For your listening pleasure, here is the MP3 from the broadcast.

Space Between The Light (Live on CJAM) - Norman Nehmetallah

Space Between The Light (Home Demo) - Norman Nehmetallah

Now, moving on to the band of the week;

The Band of the Week: Two Gallants

Two Gallants is a rock (this is an incredible understatement) duo from San Fransisco, California. The duo consists of a Mr.Adam Stephens (guitar, harmonica, vocals), and Mr.Tyson Vogel (drums and vocals). They formed in official in 2002, and recorded two albums, of which both are long out of print. They do however, have three wonderful albums that ARE in print, one of which was released on Alive Records (The Throes) and two of which were released on Saddle Creek Records (What The Toll Tells, Two Gallants). So, enjoy a couple tracks from Two Gallants.

Seems Like Home To Me - Two Gallants

Las Cruces Jail - Two Gallants

Long Summer Day (Live) - Two Gallants

Til' Tomorrow

Locust tornadoes, crosses, and Nazi halos

Good morning everyone! When I say morning, I don't mean "normal person" morning, I mean 7:48 a.m on a Friday morning which happens to be a PA day for myself. This particular Friday, though, is like no other. This Friday signifies the birth off... well, me. I know it doesn't sound as exciting as the lead-in but, trust me, I am excited behind belief. So, I thought, for my birthday post, instead of trying to appeal to the readers of this blog, which I constantly try to do, I'm going to just appeal to myself. So, enjoy this selfish and self-deprecation-free post, but if you don't, I don't give a shit anyways.

Norman's 14th Birthday Mixtape; Unopened Mail Sits On My Desk, Covering The Coffee Stains & All Things Grotesque

I Might Need You To Kill - The Thermals (Live At Daytrotter)

I posted this because I want to.

Las Cruces Jail - Two Gallants (Minus The Extended Introduction)

I posted this because I want to.

Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL - Sufjan Stevens

I posted this because I want to.

My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) - The Ramones

I posted this because I want to.

A Wolf At The Door - Radiohead

I posted this because I want to.

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon

I posted this because I want to.

I Have No Sister - Oh No! Oh My!

I posted this because I want to.

No Children - The Mountain Goats

I posted this because I want to.

Charles Windsor - The Manic Street Preachers

I posted this because I want to.

Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo - Jens Lekman

I posted this because I want to.

Well, I hope you (or don't care if you didn't) enjoyed my selfish birthday post. Have a fantastic day!

Enjoy

Wires penetrate the peeling brown paint

Good evening and welcome to another Sunday on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Coffee.

Today, I have another Sunday mixtape to aid your personal, and perhaps spiritual, advancement. It's going to feature some Silver Jews, The National and a couple other artists who are going to try and help relax you on this bright and cool Sunday. So, without further ado;

Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape #3 ; Wires Penetrate The Peeling Brown Paint

Fake Empire - The National (Off 2007's The Boxer)

The quite dazzling, simplistic piano, accompanied only by Matt Berninger's smooth baritone, set the perfect mood for the song. About 1 minute into the whole ordeal an array of different instruments are slowly introduced and right at the instrumental climax, the song quickly fades out. Audio ecstasy.

Random Rules - Silver Jews (Off 1998's American Water)

This is actually the track that turned me on to Silver Jews. Full of lines that make you sort of shudder, then laugh, as you wonder if this is actually real. Just listen to the opening line (In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection.) and you'll know exactly why I find this song so appealing.

Go - Sparklehorse Ft. The Flaming Lips (Off 2004's The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered)

A beautiful rendition of one of my favorite Daniel Johnston songs, this version features both The Flaming Lips and Sparklehorse. With very relaxing, somewhat ambient instrumentals and prominent violin, it seems as if they've only taking Mr.Johnston's lyrics and created something really different. The TRUE purpose of a cover.

Seems Like Home To Me - Two Gallants (Off 2007's The Scenery Of Farewell)

If you fall into any of these categories; A) a cowboy; B) a wannabe cowboy; or C) a person, then there is no reason you shouldn't enjoy this song. With the beautiful harmonies pushed out by strained, rough vocals and sparingly finger-picked guitar, these track makes for a beautiful driving song.

Passin' Through - The Walkmen (Unreleased Leonard Cohen Cover via Daytrotter)

This is a cover of one of my favorite Leonard Cohen songs. Now, it's done exactly a la Leonard Cohen, they've not changed a thing in the arrangement or lyrics, but it still holds a unique quality to it that I cannot place. It's the perfect track for being still and listening.

This Is The Dream Of Win & Regine - Final Fantasy (Off 2004's Has A Good Home)

I tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried to keep the crowds AWAY.
A brilliant track from Owen Pallett A.K.A Final Fantasy, I believe that Final Fantasy is perfect to listen to on a Sunday, or any other day of the week for that matter. Featuring some fantastic violin and rather bare vocals, this concludes this weeks Sunday Mixtape.

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