Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) to Radio Free Europe

"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"  Florence + The Machine  Lungs
"Rabbit In Your Headlights (3D Mix - Reverse Light)"  UNKLE  Chillout 04
"Race For The Prize"  The Flaming Lips  The Soft Bulletin
"Race For The Prize (remix)"  The Flaming Lips  The Soft Bulletin
"Rachel"  Sleigh Bells  Treats
"Radiation Vibe"  Fountains of Wayne  Whatever!  The '90s Pop & Culture Box
"Radio Cure"  Wilco  Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
"Radio Daze"  The Roots  How I Got Over
"Radio Free Europe"  R.E.M.  Murmur
"Radio Free Europe (Live)"  R.E.M.  Reckoning (deluxe edition)

I figure there are certain things that a certain subculture feels, with virtually no justification, belong to them.  When that thing gets found out by a broader audience, those early fans feel resentment, and maybe betrayal.  There is probably some misplaced sense of superiority - words like "phony" and "poseur" get thrown around.  I recognize the stupidity of it, but it doesn't change the fact I have never owned an R.E.M. album later than Fables nor a U2 album after War (although I think I saw the latter on the Joshua Tree tour).  I know - totally ridiculous.  I am sure I own a lot of music that is considerably worse than "Everybody Hurts" but on a purely emotional level, it just feels like a different band.  No justification for it - just straight stupidity.  The live version (from a concert in Chicago, 1984) may not have sucked at the time, but the recording is total shit - nigh unlistenable.

What the hell is a Fountain of Wayne?  Apparently it is a fountain store in Wayne, New Jersey.  For that matter, what is a radiation vibe? Ah well - maybe "Stacy's Mom" will be in Rhino's '00s Pop & Culture Box when they get around to it.

Sleigh Bells is one of those bands that my girlfriend (who apparently is named "Charles") and I disagree about vehemently.  For Charles they elicit a near-physical revulsion.  For me, they are the best thing I have heard in five years - the kind of band that makes me regret living in flyover country.

So apparently Wilco has left Warner again.  Honest to god, for reals this time, we promise.  They have left Nonesuch and started their own label, to be distributed by Anti-, an affiliate of Epitaph, which is a part of the Alternative Distribution Alliance, which is 95% owned by  . . . oh for fuck's sake!