Up the Tree

  • Editors Editors
    The Back Room
    :2 Stars:
    Kitchenware 2005

    Eh? Who the hell are the Editors you might be asking. Well if moody rock were wheat production in the midwest, these guys would be connecticut. They are not particularly memorable and I kind of get the feeling this band is England’s attempt to show ownership of the sound Interpol stole away. Their lyrics are trite and poppy without much substance and seem to land fairly flatly against the Killers influenced pop rock beats.

    Unfortunately, the band just doesn’t do anything for me. I tried, but nothing connected with me; not the beats, not the vocals, not the lyrics, not the personality, not the tone, not even the production.

    I liked this band better when it was called Interpol.

    (GONG!)

    but you don’t Have to take my word for it.

  • Download me - I'm a Podcast

    Josiah’s Back! Yay! We reconnect for part one of a two part episode with an exclusive interview with “Voxtrot…”:http://www.voxtrot.net/ unfortunately the audio is almost unintelligible. If you listen really closely you might hear something about bloggers and them helping to push the band forward… or maybe a bit about the band and their day jobs. Unfortunately my iRiver did a particularly craptastic job recording the boys. I need a Mic! What Mic to get!? HELP!

    I will hopefully have a mic for the next time the band visits again… First interview C+

    *Played on Today’s Show*

    # “(mp3)When I Wake”:http://www.the-changes.com/When%20I%20Wake.mp3 by “The Changes”:http://www.the-changes.com
    # Raised By Wolves (played by permission) by “Voxtrot”:http://www.voxtrot.net/
    # “(mp3)The Beast”:http://www.petitemort.org/music/KingOfFrance_TheBeast.mp3 by “King of France”:http://www.thekingoffranceband.com/ From NYC
    # “(mp3)Oh Mandy”:http://spintonic.net/audio/spintoband/ohmandy.mp3 by -Spintonic- “The Spinto Band”:http://www.spintoband.com/
    # “(mp3)Analog Set Hard to Find”:http://www.ezsite.bz/mashup/artistsongs/Aggro1%20-%20Kelly%20Clarkson%20Since%20U%20Been%20Gone%20v.%20American%20Analog%20Set%20Hard%20To%20Find.mp3 mashup by “Aggro1”:http://www.aggro1.com
    # In Love with a Car Bomber (played by permission) by “The Way It Is”:http://www.thewayitismusic.com

    *Mentioned on Todays Show*

    * Votrot on the Show Yay, but difficult to listen to
    * Upcoming one year Anniversary with Archives

  • 9/11

    I walked to the Brooklyn promenade last night to look at the lights, which are still my favorite tribute to that day. Somehow they seem to have a ephemeral, poetic justice that a building can never have. Especially the “inventive” specimens proposed by over inventive architectural firms.

    When I got to the promenade, I could still smell the powdery smell of burning drywall. It hung in every subway stop and drifted along the tunnels, pushed by subway cars. I think I will remember that smell forever.

  • !(photo)https://www.upthetree.com/wp-uploads/2005_09_07t031329_450x413_us_mercury.jpg(Anthony)!

    Now don’t get me wrong… I think Anthony is a brilliant musician who deserves “every praise he gets.”:http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/mercury2005/story/0,16197,1564286,00.html I worry about the lad is all. In the same way Robert Smith from the Cure worries me.

    I get the sense they could commit great bodily harm to themselves with crullers.

  • For posterity’s sake, I thought I would post the snippet about the show from Entertainment weekly (It’s in this week’s [8/26/05 edition] Entertainment Weekly page 61) and post it on the site. (Thanks Arnold for the cutting) Notice what the iPod is playing?


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    Thanks again to all you listeners and contributors to the show! You guys rock!