Murdochs: The Countdown

Out of all the Murdochs, I think I've decided my favorite.

Here is the countdown:

4. Colin. I've included the inventor of disposable hypodermic syringes only because he showed up on Wikipedia when I searched for Murdochs.


3. Rupert. Of Course there is good ol' Rupert. CEO of Fox News and critic of the BBC. In addition to the fabulous spin of Fox News, thankfully Rupert brings us the more legitimate news in Britain or on Page Six for all of us American fans.
Still, he is 3 out of 3. (well, now 3 out of 4 since I included Colin).


2. Iris. Writer, philosopher, poet, playwright. She was influenced by philosophers. Oh yea, and I saw a film about her with my mom in Ann Arbor my junior year of college (about her Alzeheimer's).

1. Stuart.

The real reason for my post. Belle and Sebastian was just awesome. And isn't Stuart just so cute. (It's not just the accent but he reminds me of Ewan McGregor...you probably will disagree b/c I always think people look alike when they completely don't).

I haven't been to the Electric Factory since my sophomore year of college when I saw the Disco Biscuits on New Years Eve (and my friend Brian from Bighampton, NY). (Told you I was a hippie-wanna-be). I've also seen G. Love and the Special Sauce there, George Clinton and the P Funk, Ben Harper. So, it was freakin' weird seeing a concert there populated with all these hipsters instead of hippies. In addition, it was the first time that I could go there and go upstairs to the bar (what an honor! I'm old!!)

The show was awesome. The New Pornographers are just straight up pop fun. (Just look at the drummer). And they sounded damn good...even if Neko Case or Dan Bejar weren't there...which we are still not sure about. And, even if they have quite a few redheads in the band (hey, i may have a soft spot for redheads thanks to my daddy dearest, who was a straight carrot top before he someone must have scared the hair color out of him).

Belle and Sebastian, on the other hand, are much softer yet no less energetic (especially my love Stuart). And, I don't even care if people say their new stuff isn't as good. I hardly knew the new songs at all and I still had an awesome time. They sounded great live. And, it made me want to listen to all the cds I downloaded months/or bought three years ago that I haven't gotten around to *really* listening to.

And, I'm not the only one who is talking about this tour.

Sorry, right now, I'm music reviewed out so you don't get a special treat with all my "feelings" about this show. It was just a great night and I loved having the electric factory as an outside source able to ground me in my own life (or watch me grow up and go through different stages).

AND!!! to top off the weekend (no, I'm not talking about the Oscars...maybe I'll post about that another time...), Dave Chappelle's Block Party? Yea, I danced in my seat. It was awesome. And I loved when Erkyah Badu took off her wig. It was exactly like the movie said, I totally wouldn't have expected that from her (maybe b/c she looks so serious?) but nope, she took it off and kept on rockin'. Um, and, just for the record - You Got Me by the Roots, Erykah Badu (and now Jill Scott) was and is one of my all-time top ten favorite songs.