Get ready for a stupid-lame music post.

Apparently I was completely out of the loop last month. Not just out of the loop, but probably across the room from the loop and looking the wrong direction.

I completely missed that Manic Street Preachers lost writer and guitarist was finally pronounced 'presumed dead' at the end of last month. After almost 14 years. Which is a shame, because his work was really incredible brilliant.



Motown Junk is one of my top favorite songs.

Also, I just got the little Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! book a couple of months ago that was about Tim Noble and Sue Webster who are two artists that I love to death. The book is hysterical and I am so insanely jealous of them meeting Nick Cave. My favorite part:

"Tim Noble: The President of Iceland and his wife are pretty good though, weren't they? They're totally open.

Nick Cave: He seems like a really good guy...and Dorrit was sweet...

Tim Noble: Yeah...

Nick Cave: I think she thought I was Nicholas Cage"

That freakin' cracks me up.

Also, saw the new music video for More News From Nowhere:



I know this ones pretty old too but watched Tom Waits press conference for his Glitter and Doom tour and was pretty amused:



And finally, saw Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Thursday and was blown the hell away. It's been two years since I've seen them in concert and damn has the budget gone up. Just when you think they couldn't possibly cram in more lights/fireworks/fire/smoke/lazers they do. Amazing as always. Also they had Johhny Lee Middleton which, if I'm not mistaken, usually does the West Coast tour. Also I damn near peed myself when they played this lovely Savatage tune and dedicated it to Criss Oliva:



I think that's it...

Oh and this painting of Saint Patrick holding a beer. Yeah, BOSTON!