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March 20, 2006
Blogging from Las Vegas – Apple’s 'iPod Gerbil' Attacks!
The accused gerbil is of course the tiny one inside every shiny iPod that’s sole job is to churn random songs when in shuffle or random mode. Sometimes it seems the iCritter cues up the exact song for the moment, while other times it trips and spits out a hidden Dave Matthews song you thought you deleted leaving you red in the face when trying to impress your cool friends with the latest Tapes ‘n Tapes mp3.
This afternoon I landed in Las Vegas (that’s right Motherfuckers, Vegas on a Monday – Merry Swankster.com, setting a new jet set standard) and on the taxi ride to my hotel I was rocking out to some tunes in lieu of cabbie - Merry Swankster conversation. What follows is a true account.
The spinning little rodent started off great…
“Gold Lion gonna tell me where the light is”
“Take our hands out of control”
Two things that are fitting in the city of sin. Coming from beer - guzzling & pouring-on-herself Karen O, even more so. Lets hope MGM Grand doesn’t adopt this song as its own.
Belle & Sebastian – Sukie in the Graveyard
I love the new Belle and Sebastian album, The Life Pursuit. This song has a distinct Bowie vibe. With a character driven story named in the title and everything. Funky organs, and later horns, give it a variety show band feel which fits this here Vegas theme. Lines like ”Be my photo bitch and I'll make you rich” seal the deal.
Next, the little bastard veers off his wheel and leaves me high and dry…
Destroyer – A Dangerous Woman up to a Point
Perhaps the title is an omen for the next few days (if not a metaphor for this vengeful, evil desert metropolis. Begs the question though, is ‘Vegas’ a feminine city?) Not feeling this track at all. I attempt to converse with the cabbie, but alas…he must have received training from professionals in NYC because he does not respond to what I thought was safe, template chit chat openers – “how goes it?” and “is it busy on the strip?”
Screw that gerbil. If those buggers had a caste system it would barely sit above sewer rats in hierarchy. I’ve been in this town for 8 minutes and my left hand is in perfect cocktail gripping form, ready to quench my late afternoon parchedness.
Partial redemption…
Electro pop synths + cute female whimpering Swedish vocals. Aviator sunglasses are locked in place, the cabbie is dead to me and I’ve arrived. Viva Las Vegas.
Tags: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belle and Sebastian, Destroyer, Friday Bridge
Posted by Merry Swankster at March 20, 2006 11:40 PM
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