Tom Waits is more romantic. Captain Beefheart was discordant and more abstract.

That Johnny Paycheck entry is like a mirage
It's always on the horizon moving further and further back.

Brad Paisley?
Kind of boring, actually.

Ya gotta shoot 'em in slow motion with a little fountain of blood squirting out from the bullet hole. It needs to be poetic. We're making art here.

And of course his guest spot on "WKRP in Cincinnati" as Loni's old jealous boyfriend.

I had no idea this guy was such a bastard.
Good music, though. Hee Haw had a few good musicians, actually. Wasn't Roy Clark on there?

Also
Hey, it's Mojo Nixon:
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Also…
"Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?"

That's kind of like the game where you take a bunch of songs and substitute the word "love" with "crack":
All You Need is Crack
Crack, Crack Me Do
Crack Comes to Town
etc.

Jeez, this looks awesome.
No irony here. It looks really good.

Have they made a video game of the "The Last Starfighter" yet?

Is it like "The Last Starfighter"?

Money Changes Everything
Her best song.

With Music by Brian Eno!!!
Love that Robert Fripp guitar as the sandmen are riding the worms.

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I think part of his charm comes from the fact that he was a big fuck up and he knew it.

"Heartworn Highways"
Excellent little documentary. Especially good are the DVD extras of Steve Earle and company hanging around the kitchen drinking whiskey and singing songs. Also great is the scene of Townes Van Zandt getting his royalty check in front of his girlfriend. It's like $175. They are not happy.

Looking forward to the Van Zandt article
Prime AA country f*ck up.

And let's not forget him in "Bartelby"
He does a good little silent movie kind of comedy routine with a copy machine and a sandwich.

Elizabeth Moss
homina homina homina…