I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout

Things I Think I Think

1. I've never really listened to Mono, but what I do know, is they are Japanese and they are a post rock outfit. Mono Review at Pitchfork.
And yes, they totally pulled one on Victory Records and Hawthorne Heights. Read the wonderful manipulation of some lame call to arms letter Victory sent out., below.


2. Um... So I finally saw Brokeback Mountain the other day. Uh... well.... I saw it. It was well shot. Heath and Jake were terrible in it. Sorry, but they could have gotten much better actors. The sex scenes were a bit tamer than I thought, but the first one, was well, unexpected to say the least.

3. Does David Bowie just keep latching himself onto hip cool bands or what? I mean, every few years, he just finds another young hip band, and latches himself on. This time around, it's, TV On The Radio. He scurried past me last week right as the band was about to go on stage at the Bowery. According to this Rolling Stone story, he's been a fan for some time. He's appearing on one of their new album's tracks. I also hear he was working with the Secret Machines on their new one.

4. Wilder Valderrama, enjoy your fame and your romps with hot young celebutantes now, because this is what your future looks like. Hot Springs Homes.Oh, poor Erik Estrada. How far you've come from your days with Morgain Fairchild

5. How do you know MisShapes has jumped the shark? Axl Rose was there this weekend. Yeah, that Axl Rose. Guns N' Fucking Roses. Man, they will let anyone in these days. I'm just waiting for Jim J. Bullock or Gerardo to show up and throw down some records. Ah, well, since Misshapes moved, to Don Hill's, you just can't call it home anymore... You know, where everybody knows your name... Ha, see videohere

6. Now did I call it or what? Keith Hernandez (aka 'The Second Spitter' ) made some creepy comments during the Mets game on Saturday night. here "Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?" Hernandez said during the broadcast. "What's going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only player personnel in the dugout."

"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout," Hernandez said.

Hernandez, a former Mets first baseman, then laughed and said: "You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always have." He also went on to say that he thought she "was Morgana ['The Kissing Bandit'] for a minute, but she wasn't blonde."

WOW! I don't even think James Woods could have made that shit up. AWESOME!!! Dude is so getting fired. And she's definitely not asking him up for coffee.

7. Apparently, Monopoly is in for some changes. For real man, the game that has stayed virtually unchanged since being invented in 1935 is in-store for some big time changes. As I found out from this CNN Article, the game's updated Here and Now edition, due in the fall, will replace Atlantic City landmarks with legendary streets, neighborhoods and national monuments. Until May 12, fans can vote for their favorite landmarks from 22 cities — including New York's Times Square, Chicago's Wrigley Field, Honolulu's Waikiki Beach, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. What, no Pinky's Hot Dog stand, Playboy Mansion, or The L Train? Bummer!

Listening Pile:
Band Of Horses's Everything All the Time isn't gonna win them any prizes for originality. At times singer, Ben Bridwell's reverb-laden vocals immediately evoke memories of Built to Spill and more recently, My Morning Jacket. However, they do sound refreshing over the course of the album. Ultimately, the album's ethereal atmosphere is set with the opening track, brilliantly titled "The First Song." "The Funeral" is the winner here, which builds like a slow burn, leading to the song's crescendo, a burst of floating guitars, drums and reverb. The band's niche is its delicate balance between gloomy, quiet and loud dynamics. It's a good listen, that surprisingly, gets better each time.