Twitter Roundup #12

Tweet tweetBelow are the things we’ve posted to Twitter recently. In reverse chronological order, just like Twitter… We’re reposting 128 tweets this time with a total of 84 links to stuff that (mostly) didn’t end up on GLONO.

# “Suddenly, you realized that every great band or musician you love also loved Alex Chilton and Big Star; it’s certain.” http://ow.ly/1ozyj about 2 hours ago

# Jack White (cont): “In the end she’s laughing all the way to the Prada handbag store. She wins every time.” http://ow.ly/1oze3 about 2 hours ago

# Jack White (cont): “For that, they repay her with gossip and judgment.” http://ow.ly/1ozcj about 2 hours ago

# Jack White on Meg: “She can do what those with ‘technical prowess’ can’t. She inspires people to bash on pots and pans.” http://ow.ly/1oza1 about 2 hours ago

# “This line here, ‘Bring your friend, her friend and a blender’…? That’s real good.” http://ow.ly/1oyqP about 2 hours ago

# #FF @loudersoft for delivering the Chilton scoop without any sense of self-aggrandizement. about 6 hours ago

# RT @MOJOmagazine: Alex Chilton 1950 – 2010. A personal tribute to the reluctant Big Star legend, by Martin Aston. http://tinyurl.com/yez8xw2 about 6 hours ago

Lots more below, and you might consider following us on Twitter if you want to keep up with this stuff as it happens…


# Says the band – not studio cats – played on some records. RT @Lefsetz: The real Box Tops story from a member: http://bit.ly/aBYPm2 about 16 hours ago

# Ha. RT @KevinShieldsMBV: a sad day indeed – listening to bandwagonesque in his honour. about 21 hours ago

# Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) formally acknowledges Alex Chilton, “a rock and roller, an indie music, alternative producer.” http://ow.ly/1nXPl about 24 hours ago

# RT @jgrossnas: Big Star- interviews w/ Hummel http://bit.ly/bTBbyG & Jody Stephens http://bit.ly/aMiTca & LX’s solo yrs http://bit.ly/9oXBVT 8:38 AM Mar 18th

# RT @jgrossnas: From Ye Wei blog RIP LX Chilton: Last night when I heard that Alex Chilton died, I wanted to believe… http://bit.ly/bRWMP5 8:37 AM Mar 18th

# Whipped up a playlist this morning with my 120 fave Box Tops, Big Star, and Chilton songs. Still need to rip that Panther Burns disc. 5:45 AM Mar 18th

# RT @iamMarkRonson: i F’ing love this new MGMT song “it’s working”. holy crap. it’s like F’ing Nuggets 2010 5:31 AM Mar 18th

# Butthole Surfers, Nick Cave, and unfazed Alex Chilton. RT @ftrain: My favorite Alex Chilton story is http://bit.ly/4gkMUI 3:09 AM Mar 18th

# RT @gregkot: Alex Chilton RIP. Very sad business having to write this appreciation for one of my musical heroes: http://bit.ly/9M5wGm 2:59 AM Mar 18th

# RT @iancr: . @mynameisjm & @bobmoz just gave me one reason to prefer the iphone, it auto-umlat’s “motorhead” 7:54 PM Mar 17th

# Ha! Who’s the real nerds? RT @tankboy: Find it amusing SXSWi folks didn’t break twiter or foursquare but the music folks keep crashing both. 7:54 PM Mar 17th

# RT @CKlosterman: I have nothing to say about Alex Chilton that wouldn’t be better said by virtually any song he ever wrote. 7:47 PM Mar 17th

# RT @hitsville: NYT post on the death of Alex Chilton http://nyti.ms/aY7HoM He was 59–and a true star for 44 years. 7:46 PM Mar 17th

# RT @Jumex: I have few true musical heroes, but Alex Chilton was one. Thank you dearly, and rest in peace. I can hardly type it. 7:46 PM Mar 17th

# @tankboy Commercial Appeal is the paper of record of Memphis. Bob Mehr, dude. 7:43 PM Mar 17th in reply to tankboy

# RT @fingertipsmusic: Seattle Weekly has [Chilton news] now http://bit.ly/dxzDcl 5:34 PM Mar 17th

# RT @loudersoft: For people looking for some kind of official statement, I just talked to one of the publicists at Ardent – tomorrow. 5:33 PM Mar 17th

# Only seeing one source for the Chilton news. Anyone have anything besides the Commercial Appeal article? 5:23 PM Mar 17th

# Wow, and I just thought it was absurd and fun. RT @jesshopp: Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” and post-structural feminism: http://bit.ly/ahp4wo 1:50 PM Mar 17th

# RT @CharliNye: @gloriousnoise Josh actually played a bill with [Crystal Bowersox] four yrs ago for Folk You. We were blown away by her then. 12:04 PM Mar 17th

# This list of the BD downloads for Neil’s Archives makes me really glad I didn’t buy a Bluray player just for that. http://ow.ly/1nwdS 11:51 AM Mar 17th

# You know what creeps me out? People still get to GLONO searching for “Fake Marriage License.” What are you freaks doing? http://ow.ly/1nrno 8:55 AM Mar 17th

# So lame. @Billboard_Music uses Brian Jones-era photo for their “Exile on Fallon” story. And “instant classics”? Research! http://ow.ly/1nr9p 8:47 AM Mar 17th

# Johnny Loftus on Clientele & Field Music: “It’s a double shot of refracted love.” http://ow.ly/1nqhy 8:20 AM Mar 17th

# Two egomaniacal buffoons. RT @Billboard_Music: Courtney Love Issues Facebook Apology to Billy Corgan – http://ow.ly/16Pbyd 3:03 AM Mar 17th

# “backstage adventures” – You wanted to say Cocksucker Blues, didn’t you? RT @maura: Tonight’s ‘American Idol’ recap: http://bit.ly/cpKxnr 3:00 AM Mar 17th

# Srsly. The guys all sounded so wimpy and lame. #idol RT @maura: who was the genius who decided to have this top 12 sing the rolling stones? 8:01 PM Mar 16th

# @maura Would’ve been better had she switched it to “I blew his nose and then I blew his mind” rather than “He blew my nose…” #idol 7:57 PM Mar 16th in reply to maura

# @CharliNye Yeah, in the scene at home where she’s playing piano. Gashlycrumb Tinies umbrella cover image. Awesome. #idol 7:07 PM Mar 16th in reply to CharliNye

# Crystal Bowersox is about 150x better than anybody else on #idol this year. She better fucking win. 6:56 PM Mar 16th

# On Aaron Kelly, who pussed up Angie: “Can someone just beat him up already? He needs a good ass kicking.” #idol 6:52 PM Mar 16th

# Siobhan Magnus has an Edward Gorey tattoo on her shoulder. Therefore she gets my vote. #idol 6:43 PM Mar 16th

# Tim Urban: if you’re going to sing the most perfectly misogynistic song ever written (Under My Thumb), you CAN’T sing it like a pussy. #idol 6:40 PM Mar 16th

# Dang, I really wanted to see Kelly Clarkson. RT @tankboy: Lilith Chicago up against P4K music fest. http://bit.ly/9aocmU 1:22 PM Mar 16th

# Michael Jackson’s $200-250 Million contract includes album of never-before-released recordings, Off the Wall reissue. http://ow.ly/1n2qn 11:31 AM Mar 16th

# Morrissey interviews longtime friend/artist Linder for Interview Magazine: http://ow.ly/1n111 10:40 AM Mar 16th

# James Brown’s body NOT missing. It’s right where they left it: in a mausoleum in the front yard of another daughter. http://ow.ly/1n0Td 10:37 AM Mar 16th

# Miley Cyrus on Twitter: “Just enjoy the moment you’re in, and stop telling people about it. Just enjoy it.” http://ow.ly/1n0Mp 10:32 AM Mar 16th

# Bonnie Prince Billy – Daytrotter Session recorded Mar 15, 2010: http://ow.ly/1n0rH 10:20 AM Mar 16th

# About time. RT @subpop: Sub Pop is pleased to announce that we’re up on EMusic! Been a long time comin’! http://ow.ly/1mYqi 9:49 AM Mar 16th

# Listening to “Endtroducing…” for the first time in over a decade. It’s still awesome. Thanks for the reminder, @ampstyle. 5:44 AM Mar 16th

# “Roll over, Woodstock. We won.” RT @soundofthecity: Harold Ford Jr., Trying His Best Not To Look Terrified Of Iggy Pop http://bit.ly/aXAggI 5:42 AM Mar 16th

# RT @slicingeyeballs: Spin mag’s archive on Google Books: Links to The Cure, R.E.M., Morrissey, The Replacements and more http://ow.ly/1mQaf 5:39 AM Mar 16th

# RT @davidwala: No Expectations Rock N Roll Photography Exhibition Square Yard Gallery Newcastle 23 March – 26 March: http://wp.me/px1Vj-3N 5:38 AM Mar 16th

# RT @Billboard_Music: Stooges, Genesis, ABBA Enter Rock Hall of Fame in NYC Ceremony http://ow.ly/16Ovyi 3:01 AM Mar 16th

# Liam: “Stick with Wrangler jeans. If they were good enough for the cowboys, then they’re fucking good enough for me.” http://ow.ly/1lqCU 8:21 PM Mar 15th

# Just streamed Micah Schnabel (from Two Cow Garage)’s solo album. It’s acoustic with some strings. Sad and pretty: http://ow.ly/1lk37 1:40 PM Mar 15th

# Gorillaz’ “Stylo” sounds exactly like Eddy Grant’s “Time Warp.” Listen: http://ow.ly/1ldET For shame! @gorillazband @MurdocGorillaz 10:13 AM Mar 15th

# MW: Did it have four legs? ZD: Yeah! It could stand up. MW: Was it black and white? ZD: Yes. MW: Oh yeah, it was a zebra. http://ow.ly/1ldlz 9:59 AM Mar 15th

# You know what’s the best part of that live, b-side version of “Surf Wax America”? Dude yelling “smoke dope” during the quiet part. @weezer 7:12 AM Mar 15th

# RT @aquadrunkard: reading Klosterman interview w/ Malkmus from recent a gq magazine http://bit.ly/aJylny 3:06 AM Mar 15th

# Asheton and Williamson both on guitar! RT @aquadrunkard: The Stooges. 1971. Four gigs. Yes. You need ’em. http://tinyurl.com/yhkqq6j 6:19 AM Mar 13th

# Stand by your man! RT @TheMandyMoore: not quite EMPEROR but then what is?? great job, ry!! :) http://ryanada.ms 7:28 PM Mar 12th

# Funny how young people confuse “absurd” with “genius.” RT @adamlambert: The telephone video is genius! Get it girls! 7:26 PM Mar 12th

# Runaways Movie Brings Cherie Currie Back To Music – http://ow.ly/16MZcg 7:23 PM Mar 12th

# ‘Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’ soundtrack has sold more than 50 Cent, Them Crooked Vultures, Kris Allen. http://bit.ly/cSujdA 2:17 PM Mar 12th

# Could this new Peter Wolf album (ft. Neko Case, Shelby Lynne, and Merle Haggard) actually be good? This video is cool: http://ow.ly/1isRh 12:56 PM Mar 12th

# I’m already getting sick of that Field Music album. Too lite rock, 70s radio style. 12:34 PM Mar 12th

# She wasn’t the worst, but Lilly was just alright. And had deplorable style. I’ll miss Alex. RT @maura’s #Idol recap: http://bit.ly/bnlxwN 11:29 AM Mar 12th

# There’s nothing new under the sun. #navelgazing RT @maura: Ten years passed by, and in some ways, not much happened. http://bit.ly/aArGXz 11:26 AM Mar 12th

# The Hound Blog on Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps, incl pics, vids, mp3s, and history. Awesome. http://ow.ly/1ieB6 9:06 AM Mar 12th

# OK, that @LadyGaga & Beyoncé video is off the hook bonkers. Well worth the next 10 minutes of your life: http://youtu.be/GQ95z6ywcBY 8:52 AM Mar 12th

# JAMES BROWN’S BODY IS MISSING – mirror.co.uk: http://bit.ly/9wq2C2 8:22 AM Mar 12th

# Strokes confirmed for Lollapalooza, new album due in September – @gregkot http://ow.ly/1ibPs 8:15 AM Mar 12th

# “Swapping between the HM-801 and my 15GB iPod while listening to WAV files the Hifiman totally clobbered the iPod.” $790. http://ow.ly/1ibGV 8:13 AM Mar 12th

# Thank you! @tweettwittwhat RT @_cubiczirconia: @gloriousnoise thanks for the review.. glad you came.. :) 9:49 PM Mar 11th

# She & Him Vol 1 has sold 190,000 to date. Does that seem low, high, or about right? http://ow.ly/16MmIY 2:58 PM Mar 11th

# On This Day in 2003: Beastie Boys Release Anti-War Song. I still like the “cocaine and Courvoisier” line. http://ow.ly/1hm4I 1:36 PM Mar 11th

# Chris Brown posts plea to fans, complains that radio stations are not playing his songs. http://ow.ly/1hbRn 10:52 AM Mar 11th

# RT @KRSStaff: Elliott Smith reissue pre-orders are up! Free poster w/ the first 300 orders: http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/ 10:49 AM Mar 11th

# EMI is contractually forbidden to sell Pink Floyd music other than as complete albums without written consent. http://ow.ly/1hayO 10:30 AM Mar 11th

# “And after your heart is gently broken / I hope that you get a second chance.” – Clem Snide, “Happy Birthday” 10:05 AM Mar 11th

# “And I hope that your friends are true and funny / And your girlfriends are sweet and wear tight pants…” (cont.) 10:05 AM Mar 11th

# John Lennon feeling up Andy. Classic. RT @ebertchicago: http://twitpic.com/17u8w4 – Andy Warhol rarely looks this happy in a photograph. 10:01 PM Mar 10th

# RT @jgrossnas: OK Go’s Damian Kulash Talks About the Band’s Split With EMI http://bit.ly/cIN7ES 9:23 PM Mar 10th

# @grumptastic Fair enough. But are you suggesting I should actually listen to music before criticizing it? How quaint. So 20th century! 2:43 PM Mar 10th in reply to YoDre

# @grumptastic Do they still fall under the category of “metal funk” in any way, shape, or form? 2:34 PM Mar 10th in reply to YoDre

# @nothinghappens They’ve been with Capitol since 2001. 2:32 PM Mar 10th in reply to nothinghappens

# RT @Lauren_Bacall: Why do starlets today have such bad posture? That Montana girl and that Twilight girl slouch like potato sacks. 2:03 PM Mar 10th

# @tankboy I don’t watch it, but have any other adventurous internet phenoms ever played the Today Show? Any indie artists at all? 12:47 PM Mar 10th in reply to tankboy

# But would their goofy videos have landed them on the Today Show, etc w/o major label support? RT @tankboy: OK Go http://bit.ly/ciJHvQ 12:36 PM Mar 10th

# People actually give a shit about Faith No More? Huh. 10:12 AM Mar 10th

# “As music becomes less physical, it becomes more disposable. When we change our minds, we just download it again.” http://bit.ly/a8x0nQ 10:06 AM Mar 10th

# @solace I just love that major labels are willing to accept that’s what it costs to put together something like that. 9:13 AM Mar 10th in reply to solace

# @solace Sure, but only 29 iTunes LPs are currently for sale! http://bit.ly/dcNqwl 9:07 AM Mar 10th in reply to solace

# “Only 29 iTunes LPs are currently for sale, about a dozen of which were available when the format was launched.” http://bit.ly/dcNqwl 9:06 AM Mar 10th

# @fascinated Awesome, isn’t it? Major labels are subsidizing geeks now. Of course, it’s all recoupable by the artist, so…sucks to be them. 8:58 AM Mar 10th in reply to fascinated

# iTunes LP “developer costs run upwards of $60,000 per title.” At least somebody’s getting paid! http://bit.ly/dtQgDh @billboardglenn 8:11 AM Mar 10th

# Now we can really get behind this band. RT @tipsheet: OK GO Leave EMI, Re-Release Latest Album on their Own http://bit.ly/cxeiGp 8:04 AM Mar 10th

# Christgau On Lil Wayne: “If I’ve ever been this high, which I doubt, it was 40 years ago.” http://bit.ly/9bQIEG via http://bit.ly/9yTuGs 6:42 AM Mar 10th

# Well said. RT @jgrossnas: My good/bad/ugly thoughts on the RnR Hall of Fame (Village Voice) http://bit.ly/cJ80Nx 9:36 PM Mar 9th

# Remember those Swisher urinal screens that said “Say No to Drugs” on them? I miss pissing on those. 1:26 PM Mar 9th

# Neil Young, “Computer Cowboy” from Trans. http://youtu.be/UGXeBpvCxro I don’t understand how anybody who loves music can not love Trans. 1:18 PM Mar 9th

# Bass. RT @tankboy: Billy Corgan opening auditions to fill even more vacant Smashing Pumpkins spots. Are you in? http://bit.ly/bdvWWX 12:08 PM Mar 9th

# On Mark Linkous, kinda. RT @KristNovoselic: We Can’t Rationalize Suicide, We Can Only Forgive http://bit.ly/cqHwAy 12:05 PM Mar 9th

# Download new MGMT track, “Flash Delirium.” http://ow.ly/1g9Ua 9:40 AM Mar 9th

# Good old @Lefsetz on why people are buying the new Sade: “because they’re planning on playing it.” http://ow.ly/1g6CX 8:03 AM Mar 9th

# This is awesome. “AFOL A Blocumentary” – a 30 minute documentary on Adult Fans of Lego: http://ow.ly/1g6mr 7:55 AM Mar 9th

# Uggh. “[Sparklehorse’s Mark] Linkous was drinking and became upset after texting with an unknown person.” http://ow.ly/1g5Tz 7:44 AM Mar 9th

# Bruce Graham, architect of Sears Tower and John Hancock Center, dies at age 84. McCormick Place is still an abomination. http://ow.ly/1g5se 7:38 AM Mar 9th

# Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy solo at the Vic in Chicago, March 12-13. Tickets available for $50, proceeds to charity. http://ow.ly/1g58E 7:25 AM Mar 9th

# 700 followers! Thanks, everybody! 6:50 AM Mar 9th

# The final scene was a bit much. My theory: Meg was hammered. 7:29 PM Mar 8th

# Oh, and there were a couple of dorks actually dressed like Jack and Meg. #youcantgetawaywithredpantsbro 7:27 PM Mar 8th

# And I don’t want to sound like a pig, but Meg’s boobs stole the show. 7:25 PM Mar 8th

# Just got out of the new White Stripes movie. It was good. Humanizing toward Jack. 7:23 PM Mar 8th

# Bill Callahan’s Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle is freaking me out. 4:08 PM Mar 8th

# Nominating John Stirratt for some sort of award for awesome, seamless harmonies in Wilco…and tasty basslines. Can I get a second? 3:29 PM Mar 8th

# @grumptastic “Easy Lover” is a song I am not ashamed to love. “She’ll take a hold of you, believe it!” 3:21 PM Mar 8th in reply to YoDre

# Steve Albini on Mark Linkous: “he was as open, sincere and unaffected a person as I’ve ever encountered.” http://ow.ly/1fNa2 1:55 PM Mar 8th

# This 2008 Pitchfork interview with Mark Linkous is bumming me out. http://ow.ly/1fMQz 1:47 PM Mar 8th

# Know what song I should hate but don’t? Phil Collins’ “Two Hearts” it’s kinda perfect. 1:25 PM Mar 8th

# Jeez, this mp3 of Party in the USA I downloaded must be a YouTube rip. So distorted and compressed and bad. Or is that what it sounds like? 1:11 PM Mar 8th

# RT @fingertipsmusic: NYT on how Pandora has avoided the fate of most other music start-ups http://nyti.ms/9iWBLQ 10:38 AM Mar 8th

# RT @soundofthecity: In Memorium: @harvilla on Mark Linkous, a/k/a Sparklehorse, Dead At 47 http://bit.ly/9vaHYN 10:33 AM Mar 8th

# Johnny Weir responds to commentators who questioned his gender, example he sets: http://ow.ly/1fE3F This kid is an American hero. 9:11 AM Mar 8th

# “The parasites will love you when you’re dead. La la la la la.” –Sparklehorse, “Weird Sisters” 6:43 AM Mar 8th

# New York Times: The Singer-Songwriter Known as Sparklehorse is Dead at 47 – http://nyti.ms/b4iR6S 2:00 PM Mar 7th

# We posted this mp3 last week. Sparklehorse, Dark as a Dungeon: http://bit.ly/bDdUGv I’m blaming EMI for blocking the Danger Mouse album. 9:28 AM Mar 7th

# This is really sad. RT @tankboy: NO! @LAWeekly: Apparent suicide RT @pitchforkmedia: R.I.P. Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous http://bit.ly/9v9bRP 9:09 AM Mar 7th

# RT @ebertchicago: Jeff Bridges could have had an actual career as a C&W singer; he and T-Bone were great at the Indies. 12:41 PM Mar 6th

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2 thoughts on “Twitter Roundup #12”

  1. Reading Jake Brown’s Twitter Roundup always gives me a sense of nostalgia. It reminds me of that summer in 2010 when my friends and I would jam out to Big Star on our road trips, sharing stories of bands and tweets that shaped our memories. The powerful resonance of Alex Chilton’s influence, even in today’s music, is truly timeless.

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