Radio Dick – Summer is Gone Edition
This week is an ominous black cloud, menacingly hovering above Citizen Dick headquarters. Three of our five writers are educational professionals, meaning that in five short, fun-filled days our carefree summertime existence comes to a screeching halt. Our three month hiatus from all things work-related has been a great ride, as it is every year. We’ve been able to provide quite a bit of excellent coverage all Summer, and while we certainly hope to continue in the same mode, we know that our time is going to be more limited. Weeknight concerts become more difficult to attend, boozing nights become quite a bit cheaper, and our bedtimes slide back a couple of hours. Certainly a majority of the working world doesn’t get the benefit of having a gigantic three-month vacation every year. You won’t hear us complain. Nonetheless, tension is mounting and the excitement and terror of getting back into the swing of things is forcibly setting in.
What does this mean for our regular readers? Absolutely nothing. We’ve added two more writers to our staff this summer in anticipation of this swarm of events. While Brian is tediously writing his dissertation and Justin and I are teaching our courses, James and Rob will also be around. Likewise, the burden of daily posting will not be hindered in the slightest. We just like to bitch about going back to work, basically. Music has been piling up and we’ve got plenty of reviews and emerging music coverage still on tap each and every week.
This week in particular has been pretty hectic in the music world. James hit a lot of the recent flurry of activity in his Friday Hodgepodge post, alluding to the Radiohead mystery and whether or not this Wall of Ice EP release is actually going to happen tomorrow. Although all of the evidence is beginning to point toward the midnight release of this EP, we hope it’s not true. At midnight, everyone is going to be going to the Wall of Ice website to see whether or not it is for real., ourselves included. If there is a download available at this time, I’ll be upset. Our opinion is that this is too contrived to be a Thom Yorke production. It would easily be a stronger statement against the recording industry if they released tracks one-by-one. I’m going to keep my feet planted and state that I think it’s all a trick. There will be no EP tonight at midnight. Of course, our feet may end up in our mouths on this one, but the last week’s events prove that the buzzing hype is easily manipulated. I can’t think of a more huge way to justify this than to have a million people show up to the website to snag an EP only to find nothing there. While the internet flutters with buzz about the chicanery the band has lobbed out into the ether, we’re sitting back and just enjoying the ride. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. Radiohead is certainly on each of our favorites list and any new material is good material, regardless of how it ends up being released.
Our 8 tracks this week are new tracks from upcoming albums, with the exception of Atlas Sound’s new Fleetwood Mac cover of “Walk a Thin Line.” Personally, I think it’d be interesting to hear an Atlas Sound version of Landslide (kidding, of course), but the unique take on this particular track is refreshing. Dead Man’s Bones’ new track is getting worn out on my stereo this week, and The Frowning Clouds’ “Time Wastin’ Woman” is the raucous drinking song I’ve enjoyed keeping in my hip pocket as I transition back into the realities of the labor force. In any event, enjoy these 8 songs and be on the lookout this week for continued coverage and reviews of our favorite emerging music. Likewise, enjoy all of your work weeks and wish us luck as we wipe the summertime sleep from our eyes and look forward to the daily grind.
Atlas Sound – Walk a Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
Dead Man’s Bones – My Body’s A Zombie For You
The Frowning Clouds – Time Wastin’ Woman
Port O’Brien – My Will is Good
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