Day 12: The Von Bondies

I was supposed to put this up yesterday but the day got away from me in a serious way and before I knew it, it was 2am.....love but hate those days. You're having fun but that fun rarely involves any serious productivity.

Anyways, I found out about the Von Bondies for the first time on Day 12 while watching "Rescue Me" (also a first!) and immediately had their song "C'mon C'mon" stuck in my head for no less than 8 hours. The Von Bondies are a US alt. rock band (their words not mine) that started in the late 90's but blew up around 2003/2004 with their 3rd album "Pawn Shoppe Heart".  The song "C'mon C'mon" was a hit back in 2004 and a shortened version of it is featured as the title track to the show "Rescue Me".

While I am mildly obsessed with "C'mon C'mon", I must admit that I am not really digging the rest of their stuff. They are very guitar heavy, similar to Dinosaur Junior, The Thermals, etc, and some of their songs start to really sound the same- two things I am not super into but I do like their other hit, "No Regrets".

Overall: Not really sure if they are still making albums or if they are still trying to ride out the "Pawn Shoppe Heart" wave AND after finding out that one of the band members got into an altercation with the White Stripes frontman Jack White years ago that led to one of them being treated for injuries at a hospital, I think I have to hate a little bit on the Von Bondies. Love that one song but anyone that messes with the White Stripes is no good in my book. Fact: I sing "Your Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)" and/or "We're Going to be Friends" to myself pretty much Every. Single. Day.

Buuuuuuuuuut ignoring that extreme bias, I think they are ok- I leave you to make your own decisions.

Going to Canada today so I am not sure if/when I will be posting but expect a lot of Canadian Firsts in the near future!!

Until Tomorrow (but hopefully I will get totally caught up and it will really be later today),
Cat!

P.S.
The Von Bondies do have a legit music video to go with "C'mon C'mon" but, for some reason, I could not get it to copy to the blog. If you want to see it, just go here.

Day 5: The Vaccines!

I feel sick. Really really sick. The kind of sick where the moment you move a fraction of an inch in any direction your whole body feels like it's going to fall apart. So......I did what any rational person does in this situation, I spent the whole day in bed trying to not die of bordom/disease.

It's hard to find new things to do when you can't leave the couch/bed, let alone the house. It was around 12pm that I felt like I really might die if I moved at all. Doing nothing was terrible but reading a book or magazine meant that I would have to move my hand/wrist to turn a page, which was completely out of the question. So, I turned on the tv and saw a promo for a new band from London called The Vaccines.

How flipping perfect is that? I am sick and the first thing I do to entertain myself introduces me to a band called "The Vaccines". I took it as a sign and made note to do a little research on them as soon as I was in a more functional state of mind.

As previously mentioned, they are a London based band just breaking into the US scene. Their debut album, "What did you expect from the Vaccines?", officially comes out in March but they have already released a few singles including "Wreckin Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" which happens to be the first song on their CD. What little I have heard of them so far reminds me of the Ramones and I am digging it.

I need to hear the whole album before I make a firm decision on them but I am a tentative fan. The video for "Wreckin Bar" is up top. I leave you to make your own judgments.

Until Tomorrow,
Cat!