Jon & Carly, or was it Carly & Jon @ SubT 08/26/09

So I was among the intimates invited to bear witness to an awesome display of indie rock duo prowess.
These two cats can play any intimate setting I host anytime. They shamelessly self-promoted how hard they rocked by referencing the very sweat they left on stage. Carly rocks some heart achingly good lyrics while Jon plays some sweet (if not sweat inducing) acoustic.
By far the most fun I had was hearing the direct influence of Xyzr_kx on some pro-quality iPod action. You can tell it's pro because of the case, to paraphrase Jon from Jon & Carly (or Carly & Jon.... depends on who brought more people).
The beats that came out really tie their style together, well... not to say I didn't enjoy the acoustic + bass duo in their own rite. What happens though when it goes electric + acoustic/standup bass? I'm curious. I want to see that. I'd pay double to see that up in the house—even my own house. Sure why not.
They're not moody, but they play with feeling; they're artistic without being overly self-indulgent. Frankly I wonder if hipsters get confused about whether they should go or not, though in my humblest of opinion, you should at least try'm out to say, "Yeah, I tried 'em, 'n' they're not too shabby. They play some tracks and we have a drink and it's great night out. They're super accessible for being pretty good. We chatted. Pretty sweet."

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Frumpy? Yes. Dowdy? You betcha. Needs a makeover? Like you wouldn't believe. Miss Pettigrew has a problem. And lucky for her, she's found just the people to fix it.

:Plot Outline:
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.:

Meanwhile, WWII looms on the horizon, giving a bit more heft to the film than might appear in the previews. Unless they played up that part.

The music is pretty good, with live big band stuff out of the 40s. A touching number near the end, "If I Didn't Care," is originally by an all black band called The Ink Spots. I don't know whether to laugh or cry about their name, but they made decent song.

Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)

Ok, I'm probably one of the least qualified contributers to this site to give a proper review of music on this site given that my background is nil. Well, that's a lie, I enjoy karaoking every so often and singing during mass, I was in choir for a short stint during grade school. And I've been listening to music all my life for pleasure purposes, but I digress. The fact of the matter is, I can't give great details about transitions and such within the song and overall composition and other technical jargon, but I can say whether I liked it or not. So here I go:

Clocking in at about 43 minutes, I'll say this if the best 5 pence I've spent on music (link on entry title). Actually, the overall cost was 50p, with 45p going to transaction fees. You decide yourself how much you want to to pay. But me being the broke student, I only gave 5p, making the total cost to be about US$1.01 at the current exchange rate. Anyway, overall I like this album. The first time I listened through it, I was a little iffy about it, but the second time around, I began to like it more. And the more I listened to it, the more I appreciated the album as a whole.

I've always preferred the Bends and OK Computer over Pablo Honey, Kid A, and Hail to the Thief; and this album reminded me of the ones I liked. I totally loved singing along with "Karma Police" (Jon can back me up on that) and I can totally see myself doing that with the song "Nude". It's just really soothing to me. And "Faust Arp" has a good lyrical beat and also is mellow even though it is the shortest track at just over 2 minutes long. "House of Cards" also just seems to speak to me right now, I dunno why.

I highly recommend this album. But then again I'm biased since I'm a big Radiohead fan. However, going at a price that you set, you can't go wrong. I read somewhere that the average is about 5pounds-sterling for purchase (US$10), which I really wanted to do, but I'm poor. There's also a 40Pound option that includes the download along with a CD and vinyl copy of In Rainbows.