Archive for February, 2009

February 28th, 2009

Wine Spectator

Here’s an article that I actually love. I think it’s short and sweet (like all great journalism) and sounds like me most of the time.

Wine Spectator

I have no idea why this didn’t show up on your Goog-a-lert but whatever. The world is such a complicated place and I try to be a Luddite whenever possible.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

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February 26th, 2009

Drive

No matter how many traffic accidents there are (est 31,000 last year in the U.S.) I am amazed at how well our traffic system actually works. It seems to me, considering how kinda absentminded we are as a species, that I should constantly be ducking, bobbing and weaving to avoid these giant clumsy projectiles a lot more than I am every time I get in my car. Now add texting whilst driving. Sheesh.

Actually upon a quick analysis, traffic laws might be the only proof that rules actually work, if they are finite and fairly well policed.

can anyone tell me whether or not it is illegal to make a left turn across a double yellow line? i see an awful lot of stopped traffic in town of people waiting for someone to do this.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

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February 26th, 2009

Pictures of You

The Dandys’ cover of the Cure’s “Primary” is available for free along with this week’s NME special tribute to The Cure, pictured with me on the cover looking all bashful. (Oh, that’s Robert Smith.) “Pictures of You, A Tribute to Godlike Geniuses of the Cure.” Get it at your local, what do they call ‘em over there, news agents?

If you can’t pic up the mag, our song is still available on the double length Cure tribute Perfect As Cats, available in stores and on iTunes.

The Cure in NME

UPDATE: Yes, Lee, thanks. This special edition of NME drops in your lap Feb 28th.

Also, this message comes from Robert Smith:

“I LOVE THE DANDY WARHOLS AND I LOVE THIS PRIMARY COVER!”

GOTHMAN

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February 25th, 2009

They Don’t Make ‘Em Like The Used To: Original

This is the original Autotune® sound, by the way. I was looking for a good example before but just couldn’t think of nor find one.

Today this showed up on my “you might like” YouTube box. Wtf? Um….okay.

Well here it is: the sound that threatened some of mankind not much more than a couple weeks ago and prolly still

threatens someone today.

So I still can’t think of a song that I’ve ever loved which employs this effect. I used it on our version of PRIMARY (The Cure) but

ended up taking it off. Maybe I’ll post a mix of it back later.

Actually I took it off because it’s the first time I’ve liked the way my voice sounds singing “yelliie guy” style. Mr Yellsworth. Yells Yellington. It doesn’t really sound like me. I love that.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

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