I heard they changed it to "Cole" so they could make it in Hollywood.

I hope you're right TMS, because on my first listen through this album I was wondering just what happened to these guys. Same band, same lyrics, but it felt like something was seriously missing.

I prefer the power-pop anthems to the bittersweet ballads, so I like their first two albums best. They're all pretty great though.
So far the only thing I don't like about Together is the cover.

I'd like to cast my vote for Joe Propinka's idea.

@Buck Stagg that is where the Murphys get awkward, when they try to write generic punk songs.

Hey Warren, the lyrics for I'm Shipping Up To Boston were actually written by Woody Guthrie.
And what's wrong with the lyrics for Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight? Nothing in there to make you cringe.

If Gargamel's Jewish, what happens to my 'Smurfs as an allegory for 1800's Jewish life in the Russian Pale of Settlement Shtetls' theory?

You're the guy who keeps commandeering my cart!

When I go to the 24-hour grocery store at two in the morning I pretend I'm Steve Buscemi.

Stop stop stop stop. Cut. Stop the cameras. Leto, baby, would it kill you to emote a little? C'mon. Wave your arms around. twist your head back and forth. Put some effort into it, for god's sake.

CFL
All I know is I was happy to have this guy come spend a year in Canada playing for the Argos. Not because of anything he did on the field; I just liked the way the Canadian Football League clearly didn't give a shit about his drug problem.

Best train robbery I've seen since 'The Wild Bunch.'

Oscar Zeta Acosta is still out there, though.

It does, too. Nice catch.

Sweet Apple
That cover looks like a shampoo ad. Even the title fits.

If I get this reference, does it mean I've been spending too much time on this site?

Instead of using an iPad loaded with spy gadgets for product placement, he'll have to use a regular iPad for product placement.

They are if you bring a prostitute.

I went out and bought a Mescaleros CD after hearing 'Midnight Jam' used in Coffee and Cigarettes. Absolutely hypnotic. I think Pitchfork called that song unfinished sounding, but fuck 'em.

I would watch that.