Soap And Water

The Matt Smith “Ass N Titties” – A little over a week ago, Vicky had a status message on her IM that read “I have the dulcet tones of “Ass N Titties” stuck in my head.” We ended up chatting about that, and I started thinking about how amusing it would’ve been if Elliott Smith had recorded a cover of the song, a version that sounded as haunted, fragile and angst-ridden as his original material. I posted a snippet of our conversation to the tumblr, and within an hour of the conversation, The Matt Smith had recorded and uploaded this version of the song, which is about as close to the ideal of a dour indie folk take on DJ Assault’s ghettotech classic as one could hope for shy of resurrecting Elliott, or drafting that guy from Iron & Wine. This is the beauty of the internet: From New Zealand to New York to Milwaukee to the internet in about an hour, and a simple joke that holds up surprisingly well to repeat listening. Enjoy.

Fluxcast #5 – I’m rather pleased with how this episode turned out, though, uh, I’m sure you’ll pick up on some verbal tics that plague my back-announcing, especially as it moves along. This one includes music from The Make Up, Cornershop, Dead Prez, Deerhunter, and Ce’cile, among others. The full tracklist with links will be available on the Fluxcast site in a few days, though if you are feeling impatient, you can find the playlist in the mp3’s metadata. (In iTunes, you can check under ‘lyrics.’)