These Days

Last night was alot of fun. Saint Ex is a great venue. We had a medium sized crowd for most of the night, around 40 people or so. No complaints here. i think the threat of snow kept alot of people in. But the bartender and manager were happy with us, so maybe they will have us back. Here was my all vinyl, beat-matched set in all it's glory:

Gorillaz, "M1 A1"
Primal Scream, "Swastika Eyes"
Idlewild, "You Held The World In Your Arms Tonight"
Morrissey, "First Of The Gang To Die"
Madonna, "Angel"
The Clash, "Death or Glory"
Oasis, "Rock N Roll Star"
The Cure, "Lovesong"
The Smiths, "The Queen Is Dead"
The Jam, "Move On Up"
Bloc Party, "Banquet" (Phones Disco Edit) [download here]
Postal Service, "We Will Become Silhouettes"
Ted Leo, "Better Dead Than Lead"
The Streets, "Fit But You Know It"
The Bravery, "Out Of Line"

I played some other songs right before closing, we'll have the entire set list up on the website soon.

Actually, The Bravery song was from a CD. My set was 5 minutes shorter at the club compared to when I practiced it at home. I had a small corinary when one of my needles went kaput during Angel, but luckily I had an extra and got it attached and the next record cued up before the song ended. Still, shit was hott. Over the course of my set, I got a thumbs up for Lovesong, a "Hellz Yeah" for Bloc Party and a "Right On" for something else, so it seems it went over pretty well. Thanks to everyone that came out! Respect.

I didn't get home until after 2:30 and then, because I'm certifiably insane, I checked my email and the C's score (they lost, badly) and saw the news about the Chris Webber trade. I started to call Coolfer, but then remembered the time. On paper this seems like a bad deal, but remember this: Geoff Petrie (GM of the Kings) rarely is on the wrong end of a trade. And by rarely, I mean never. It's surprising that he didn't get one of the Sixers young studs in return, but I'll wager that Kenny Thomas fits is right where CWebb left off. Plus the Kings add more depth, which they were sorely lacking. Hopefully now Peja will snap out of his season long funk and return to form.

The Sixers weren't done either. They had been rumoured to be looking into Ray Allen, but instead they dealt Glenn Robinson to New Orleans for Rodney Rogers and the decomposing corpse of Jamal Mashburn. Rogers will give Philly another big body off the bench while Mashburn will never play again and have most of his salary covered by insurance.

In response, Trader Danny made his big move! Jiri Welsch (Nooooooo!!!!) to the Land of Cleve for...a first round draft pick in 2007? OK Danny, I'll trust you on this because reports out of Boston say this is part of a bigger deal that WON'T (and I repeat WON'T) involve Paul Pierce. I would have liked to have gotten Luke Jackson in return, but let's see how this plays out. There were rumours of a Ray Allen/Robert Swift swap for PP, but let's hope that's just speculation.

Also, former Celtic Mike James was sent to Houston for a sack of potatoes.

The trade deadline is 3 PM Eastern. More then?

The Sports Guy gives us his All Star Game recap. Good stuff here, click through!

The Boom Bip song featuring Super Furry Gruff to be released as a single.

QOTSA's Josh Homme pukes up blood, calls off UK tour.

elbow in Hollywood with Tom Rothrock mixing their upcoming record.

That's all for now. Stay tuned!