Maybe you’ve had enough Franz Ferdinand
Two Tune Tuesday: Drugs
I was recently explaining having been straightedge in the mid 80s to friends who’d never heard of it, and heard tell that these days, straightedge kids drink but don’t do any illegal drugs, & to that I say: feh. The whole idea was to be raw to the universe, with no pain-bearing barriers. & For the record, some of us weren’t self-righteous or judgmental; we just got tired of being asked if we wanted a beer.
FWIW, I never did like most of the music made by straightedge bands, but preferred music by guys like Mark E. Smith, who “took some of these.”
Two Tune Tuesday: Lene Lovich
Athens Boys Choir
As a kind of postscript to Amos Mac and Original Plumbing here’s Athens Boys Choir:
Athens Boys Choir is a he, not a them, and he comes with a huge sense of humor. I’m sure plenty of people won’t appreciate what he’s up to, along the lines of: is he a trans guy? or a drag king? both? is a man who wants to date a man but who can handle a vagina a gay man or what?
I don’t know, but I love it.
Two Tune Tuesday: Power & Beauty
These two ladies have gorgeous voices. You might know Corinne Bailey Rae from her “I’d Like To” (which, imho, is one of the sexiest come on songs ever recorded), and Janelle Monae has a new CD out 
Do take note of this bit of lyrics from “Sincerely, Jane:”
Teacher, teacher please reach those girls in them videos
The little girls just broken Queen, confusing bling for soul
Danger, there’s danger when you take off your clothes, all your dreams go down the drain girl
Sing it!
New Rufus Wainwright
I already did a Two Tune Tuesday, for Rufus Wainwright, so today I’m just going to tell you he’s got a new record out, called All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, and there’s a cool review of it in Viceland.
He’s also on tour all over the place (but when will he be in Milwaukee, at last!)
I have no idea what Rufus Wainwright fans are called. Rufusians?
Pirate Metal Extravaganza
Adam Ant Live – for the first time since 1995. There’s a track list at ALF, and a great review – including Adam’s post-show meltdown – by my old friend Helen Howard.
Red Scab Returns (or, Adam Ant is Back)
Oh, because I have to: I just read the first really good interview with Adam Ant in forever and a day, AND he’s shown up on boingboing as well.
I guess you know you’re famous when a costume company sells a pre-fab costume of you, eh?
Adam Ant is playing live again, which pretty much kills me because I’m not in London. He’s also turned up for gigs with Gary Numan, and the Glitter Band.
But he’s also playing with a new band, and has finally figured out that people want to hear him do the old punk stuff, like “It Doesn’t Matter” and “Red Scab.”
I so wish I could be there, but at least he’s back.
Two Tune Tuesday: Got a Groove?
I’m not much into “music to do drugs by” but these two tracks have appealed to me lately: the Hot Chip has some New Order resonance, and Animal Collective – at least this track – strikes me as an odd combo of Paul Winter and Adrien Belew.
Two Tune Tuesday: Taxes
Taxes are due on Thursday, so why not two songs about cash?
There’s a cool list of songs about money, but I’d love to hear more from you. I’m thinking of The Jam’s “Pretty Green,” for starters. Others?