I’ve got some money, cause I just got Lazy Saturday.

One of the best parts about writing for a music blog is the occasional disagreements that we get into as a staff.  Kevin says something stupid, James calls him out on it, I lob in my two cents and we’re off on a fifteen message e-mail string where everybody is calling everybody else an asshole.  If we had the temerity to post one of the more heated of these exchanges, you’d laugh your ass right off.  In a recent dispute, wherein I inexplicably confused darling of the scene Ryan Adams with Canadian schlock-meister Bryan Adams, I said that I just got indie-rock douchebaggery confused with Canuckian-douchebaggery.  James about lost his mind, accusing me of having no taste and being an idiot and so on and so forth.  (In my defense, I was just trying to express that I didn’t want to share a beer with either Adams any time soon, not that Ryan has any lack of credibility or talent.  Turns out I was wrong on both counts, as Ryan Adams is, by all accounts, a cool dude to hang out with.  My bust.  First round’s on me, Mr. Adams.)  We sorted things out without coming to blows, but James urged me to go back to Heartbreaker and remind myself of the splendor of high-period Ryan Adams.  I did.  He was right.  The tracks below are my apology to James for slighting his dude, my apology to Ryan Adams for forgetting he’s a genius and a total boon for you on Lazy Saturday.

“Come Pick Me Up” – Ryan Adams, Live 2001

“To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high)” – Ryan Adams, Live 2001

In other news, today is the 119th anniversary of Max Ernst’s birth.  In celebration of the day, we’ve got the Mission of Burma song that celebrates his existence.  (“Dada, dada, dada…)   We’ve also got L’Ange du Foyer ou le Triomphe du Surréalisme up top.  If you represent the Max Ernst estate, we’re using the image because it’s awesome and not for some nefarious copyright infringement purposes. (Editor’s note:  This is not Max Ernst’s birthday.  That’s actually April 2.  We suspect that Brian was just looking for an excuse to post this track.  Jerk.)

“Max Ernst” – Mission of Burma, Live 2004