GWFAS Name Dropped In The NY Times
Wow, so this came out of nowhere. I’m just making my usual rounds through the blogs, having just completed my rigorous Monday schedule, and I’m all “Yeah! Stereogum linked to me!”, which was cool and all, and I called Evro and we’re all happy and excited and whatnot. But upon further review I realized that their link was an excerpt from the unfortunately-named New York Times, in which Laura Sinagra wrote about the rise in availability of music videos on the web, and linked to me (as well as DoCopenhagen - only she misspelled “Copenhagan”), even going as far as to devote two full sentences to the site in which she wrote:
“…the unfortunately named GoodWeatherForAirstrikes.com describes each of its 65 top videos and aims for total iPod compatibility. The site’s list also gets points for including the Mary Poppins-like take on Feist’s “Mushaboom” directed by Patrick Daughters, and Lily Thorne’s video for Bright Eyes’s “Easy/Lucky/Free,” which plays on Conor Oberst’s “new Dylan” reputation.”
If Ms. Sinagra is reading, I’d like to overlook (for this sentence only) the shot at the awesome name of this site (she just wishes the New York Times had a cooler name), and thank her profusely, and if she ever needs a hug and some hot cocoa there’s always an open door at 231 Woody dorm at the University of Virginia*. However, regarding the shot at this site’s title, Everett points out that “they just don’t understand the subtle homage to the greatest band currently making music [Sigur Ros], thus our indie cred is still above the New York Times”. Anyway though, this is exciting and my day has been sufficiently made, and for those who want to read the full article, go here to do so (who’d have thought I’d get mentioned in an article titled “Texas History and Presidential Rock”?). If you’re in the mood to celebrate, head on over to Palms Out Sounds, where you can download Diplo’s remix of the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs single, “Gold Lion” (though the actual unremixed single is yet to surface).
ALSO: Finally, the first of The Raconteurs (the collaboration between Jack White and Brendan Benson) new material has been made available for streaming at the band’s website (and if you’re into legalities you can download mp3s of the two songs over at You Ain’t No Picasso).
* I mean this literally - my room mate Dan thinks it’s awesome to leave the door to the room wide open at all times, thus making it possible for the RA to walk by and see the bottle of vodka in my closet last friday, which you know, didn’t go over so well… he also left the door open over all of Winter Break, which was cool and safe I guess… sorry, rant over.
EVERETT’S UPDATE: We here at Good Weather for Airstrikes are unbelievably excited about this news, and I figured there is no better way to have you, the readers, share in our happiness than by giving you more downloadable content. So, as Derek stated above, the title of the article in which our humble website was mentioned is “Texas History and Presidential Rock”. Below, you will find five songs that immediately came to mind when I heard that phrase. Enjoy!
Spoon, The Way We Get By
Of course one of the more famous Texas indie bands gets a spot on the presitigious list of “Bands I Think Of In A Good Way When I Think Of Texas”.
Explosions In The Sky, To West Texas
Another band on the aforementioned list, hitting the triple whammy with a song that has Texas in the title AND comes from a movie based in Texas (Friday Night Lights).
Ben Kweller, Commerce, TX
A nice segue from Texas, the state, to what our current President is interested in (or interested in destroying, depending on your political leanings): commerce. Hooray economy, and yay for its decline!
Bright Eyes, When The President Talks To God (Live from Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club)
I am sure you’ve all heard this song (unless you hate Bright Eyes blah blah save it), so I tried to sweeten the deal by using this version, which is somewhat of a rarity compared to the free iTunes single and the live cut from Motion Sickness.
The Knack, My Sharona
Finally, the song that Mr. Bush gives some rotation on his iPod, a little taste of the “hardcore” our President enjoys (with a healthy helping of “honky tonk”).
So there are your songs, and again, thanks to all you readers for making this website worth writing for. We do it for you, not just for NY Times ego boosts. Thanks for the support. Unrelatedly, if you like this site, you’ll probably also enjoy All Things Go.