Sky Blue Sky

Wilco's new album doesn't hit the stores until May 15th. But you can hear the entire thing on their web site today... wilcoweb.com.

We went back to Lake Arrowhead this weekend for more wedding planning. It was beautiful as usual.

More photo's from Saturday here.

UPDATE: More photos from Lake arrowhead:

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Let's recap

Did I lose you? It's been a while since I've posted. So let's catch up real quick.

Since last I posted...

We had a great time in Lake Arrowhead in James' super cool cabin (click for pics):

I went to an Ayn Rand exhibit in Hollywood.


I took this picture of JL:














I got the Canon ST-E2 that allows me to take pictures like this:














Went to one of the most amazing shows ever with Chevas and Lisa. We saw Earlimart at the Getty Center with a string quartet. It was almost an out of body experience. It definitely ranks as one of my all time favorite live music experiences. (not my photo)











Oh, and the Master Batters started off the season by beating Off Constantly 9-4. We'll look to extend the streak tonight. Thanks for hanging there... more pics tomorrow.

Reader Question

Reader Sheila asks:

hey, do you know who sings the song with those lyrics before Beck? "Let me hear you say "Ooh La La Sassoon". I am trying to find that song. It would have been around the year 200[0]. Any ideas?

Thanks for the question, Sheila. "Ooh La La Too Soon" was actually a disco song by Sarah Dash released in 1980 that was then used in commercials for Sassoon Shampoo/jeans. That's where "Ooh La La Sassoon" originates in pop culture.

By the mid-90's, Beck was using the phrase to rev up crowds at live shows and it eventually made it into a song on his 1996 album, Odelay, called "High-5."

Now, you say you're looking for a song released circa Y2K. Maybe you are looking for 1999's commercial hit by The Wiseguys called "Ooh La La," which also uses the famous hook. Ironically, that song was then used by Budweiser in more commercials. You can read more about it here. And just for good measure, YouTube provides us with the video:



So, is that the song you were looking for, Sheila? I hope I could help.

And if anybody else has any questions for The Creamy One, leave them in the comments or send me an email.

Chocolate, meet Peanut Butter

Two programs I've talked a lot about in the past year are Pandora and eMusic. Pandora is a great site for discovering new music and eMusic is a nice companion because it deals primarily in indie artists (and indie releases of major artists). They're two tastes that taste great together.

And now somebody has gone to the trouble of actually mashing them together... Chocolate, meet Peanut Butter.

Hooray Wilco!

Right about now you're probably saying, "Gee Sean, we love the photos, but where can we download live versions of the new, unrealesed Wilco songs?"

Well, I'm glad you asked.

Turns out, Wilco has always been pretty cool about letting people record the shows and pass them around for non-commercial use.

So go get you some new Wilco songs courtesy of Jesse Jarnow's Frank and Earthy Blog.

Let me hear you say "Ooh La La Sassoon"

Ahhh... life in Marina del Rey. I took this picture off the pier shortly before sunset. This was one of about 10 dolphins we saw that day. Click the picture to biggie size it.

Last night Chev and I went to a Beck concert for about 200 people. It was part of Yahoo! Live Sets concert series so it should be up on there soon.

On stage was Beck, a drummer, 4 multi-instrumentalists and 4 puppeteers.

Yeah, it was surreal to say the least. As soon as they post the show, I'll link to it here.

In the meantime, here's some free live Beck tracks.

Stove by Evan Dando

As promised... Live acoustic version of Lemonheads song "Stove." Performed at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, Ca.