Johnny Marr in Barcelona - what the hell!?!?

Hello all,

Well, shocking news today. I knew Johnny Marr was playing with Modest Mouse lately, but I just knew today that not only he will be touring with the band, but also that they will be in the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona at the end of the Spring! Marr is one of my all-time idols, as he penned most of the Smiths tunes with Morrissey. And that's enough to give the whole festival a go.

Even when I already had bought the ticket way in advance, anyway.

The Smiths always meant a lot to me, and their song are ageless. Morrissey always _has_ the exact lyric at the right time, no matter what happens in your life, and that's only making four studio albums together, plus B-sides compilations like Hatful of Hollow, The World Won't Listen or Louder Than Bombs. You love The Smiths or hate them, but their legacy is still there as one of the most influential bands of all-time. A lot of people had written tracks about being depressed or sad, but never about being lonely, with so much frustration, irony and dark sense of humour than anyone ever in music history.

So, Johnny Marr will be in town and that's good news. What else is happening? Nothing much... Looks like my lifestyle and my doctor are wild enemies. I went to the doctor and says I should do more sports, eat less and healthier and quit alcohol. I told her I do sports, I eat healthy and that there is no way that, having to work at night four days a week, Friday night arrives without me going out and drinking some. No way at all.

I have been listening to a They Might Be Giants compilation all day long and I like most of it, but it is too intellectual music. They Might Be Giants are music for nerds sometimes. I mean, what kind of lyrics are these?

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees

Weird, huh? I wonder what they were thinking about when writing it. Or better, I don't wanna know. :) Some songs like Birdhouse in Your Soul or Don't Let's Start are cool, and their gigs are always fun... but to me it's just a band to listen from time to time.

If anyone out there watches EuroSport 2, I highly recommend the ULEB Cup semifinals tonight. Unics and Madrid already provided an instant classic in the regular season, while the game between L.Rytas and FMP is going to be wild, too. Keep an eye on that, or get to ULEBcup.com for more info!

Gotta run. Take care, everyone @ MySpace!

Javi