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Marilyn Manson - This Is Halloween

Marilyn Manson - This Is Halloween

Snaps of CMJ: New York City 10/21-23/09

Ray, bartender at Spring Natural one of my haunts when I am in the city. I could eat here every day. Ray is a Virgo, a painter, a fan of Portland and other Maine locations. He pours a nice bloody Mary and a perfect Guinness. I gave him All the Real Girls cd "My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers".  We'll see what he thinks! I pointed out Ogunquit '74 cause he's been there. Until next time Ray!

Bebe Buell's band played at the Village Underground and later at a party for photographer Bob Gruen. The set rocked! Bebe and Jim are former residents of the Portland area and Jim was in Vacationland, remember? Bebe's new album is called Sugar and the title track and a song written for the late Joey Ramone (Black Angel) were probably the highlights of this set. Much enjoyed!

Suckers played to an ecstatically packed house at the Delancey on Thursday night. I walked past Quinn Walker (pictured above) on the streets of the lower east side a few times that afternoon and I had the sense he was either in a band I'd be seeing or in the audience partying wildly next to me. Turns out he was in the band! Suckers diversify the playing of various instruments and share the vocals. Quinn has a mean falsetto at times. They remind me a LITTLE bit of MGMT and that is not a bad thing at all.  A quick google and I see Quinn also has his own releases dating back a couple of years. I wonder if this guy needs a manager? Do check out Suckers. Musical Love.

Portugal the Man. Of all the music I saw the last few days, both at CMJ and back here in Portland on Saturday night,  Portugal the Man made me the happiest. I was swimming in it! At the Bowery Ballroom on Friday night, I made my way right up front and center and floated away on the melodies and the joyous crowd around me.  I had hoped to see this band Sunday the 18th in Boston, but then with so much going on I bailed on that show.  At the last minute on Friday I realized they were playing the Bowery which happened to be a hop skip from the place I call home in Manhattan. So there I was. And I am listening to this now.  "Sitting in the stars glistening glistening...we are all we are all just lovers"

Peter Donovan (All the Real Girls)

How Fiction Works
an unreleased song from Peter accompanied by Elijah Ocean

When in New York

Mode Dial is not in Proper Position

Changing (by Saosin)

best people category
not our first meeting, but
I found out how much I loved these guys Oct. 1st over lobsters and shared desserts, talk about life, death, love affairs, karaoke, cobras blood, and adult swim. Saosin.