Author: Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Courtney’s Books: Mad World, Carsick

Mad World and Carsick

Two books I got for my birthday. These are both great. John Waters of course is brilliant. This is him hitch-hiking from his place in Baltimore to his place in SF. He is very clever and this is a really fun read so far. If you’re yet to leave on vacation get this before you go.

Mad World is great reference material for the most influential bands of the era and more importantly the “why” of their success. Actually or possibly more importantly is that its written by an amazingly clever writer. (And also one good and sensible writer (two writers). The gal Lori is stunning though. Totally worth the price of admission. Maybe see if there are some excerpts online and check out what I mean. Pretty incredible.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

The best time ever with The Horrors, Telegram, and Temples.

“Summer Camp Was Over…”

The best time ever with The Horrors, Telegram, and Temples. The best time ever with The Horrors, Telegram, and Temples.

Well we just spent two days having the best time ever. We really fell in love with these bands.

When we finally got on the bus last night and headed to Austria we found ourselves pretty wistful that when we woke up today all these amazing people would no longer be there to hang out with. Summer camp was over. What a gang. We miss em already.

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CTT Tour Photos From The Past Few Days When His Phone Wouldn’t Send Photos For Some Dumb Reason

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Had a great party with the London Police, Fujiya Miyagi, Gomez, some gothic drag queens and of course the Dark Horses. Don’t they look like they’re having fun.

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Had great weather for our last day in the UK. Good espresso here but I must admit the carrot cake tasted like bleached white flour.

One more thing about Oxford. Sure it’s the premier college of earth or whatever but when ya walk around the city with all the rest of the normal people you can’t help but think: “OXFORD: MOST OF US ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY STUPID.”

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This is what the Swiss are really worried about.

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Not bad framing for a selfie.

And check out all that ancient architecture.

After cruising around on matching bikes with Claudio DeAngeli and his moustache (the two coolest guys in Italy) eating pasta bolognese then gelato and then the ultimate lovely double espresso which nobody seems to be able to do outside of this country, we rode out into the hills and up to the St Luca cathedral.

Now that’s exactly what I mean when I say I need a day off.

Alrighty. Time for a nap then back to food plus I’m goin face-first into the local Italian wines. Wish me luck.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

Tour Photos: Courtney’s Hope and Resentment

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I’m on tour! WooHoo! And this is the Minneapolis St. Paul Int’l Airport employees counseling/prayer room floor.

Where I spent last night.

My European tour experience kicked off with 20 hours locked in MSP. I did spend 4 of those hours asleep in this tiny room and about 35 mins reading their copy of the GEETA learning about how to clear my mind of hope and resentment. When Krishna refers to “hope” I gather he means material or other desires and what good timing because my mind was ONLY filled with hope and resentment.

Well I cleared it, got a little snooze and was woken by the cleaning trolley so I’m up and at em and ready to rock.

Seeya in Europe.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

CTT: Go See The Von Trapps Thursday in Portland

I must say….fuckin wow. Thomas you little genius.

Hello friends!

Back from their triumphant United Kingdom tour, the von Trapps — Sofi, Melanie, Amanda and August … the great-grandchildren of Maria & Georg von Trapp — are blossoming in Portland!

On Thursday night (June 26) at 8pm at Mississippi Studios (3939 North Mississippi) the von Trapps will unveil their brand-new Portland-based band … and will be performing songs from “Dream a little dream” … their recent collaborative album with Pink Martini.

Pioneering a new sound and look, they will be debuting brand-new compositions of August von Trapp, as well as smart fashions from the legendary Paige Powell Style Council.

Tickets for this performance are ridiculously reasonable : only $20 … that’s only $5 per von Trapp … AND you’ll get the bonus of their new bandmates Simon Lucas (drums), Will Gibbs (upright bass) and Esther Shim (piano). Inevitably there will be surprise guest appearances and many hilarious moments. Mostly, however, this is a great opportunity to show support for Portland’s newest neighbors the von Trapps! They are irresistible … and they make great schnitzel!

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You can purchase advance tickets at www.mississippistudios.com or at the door or through the link above.
I highly recommend that you get your tickets in advance … because it will most likely sell out! See you Thursday night at Mississippi Studios!

Love,

Thomas M. Lauderdale

von trapps debut of brand-new songs at mississippi studios

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

CTT: Video of the Day

Well I’m real glad we got video of the day for ‘Bohemian Like You’ [yesterday on Chicagoist] but the problem is that isn’t the official video.

This actually is.

And whats worse is that Capitol/EMI didn’t even bother to find the censored version and upload it onto Vimeo/YouTube so I guess we’re stuck with people watching a randomly chopped up version of my SXSW film award winning video.

Boohoohoo.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

Courtney Likes A Record: Cage & The Elephant

Have I ever reviewed a new record? I don’t think so. I don’t review records.

I just listened to the new Cage the Elephant record. Um wow. Boys? Wtf. I’m afraid I’ll not stop listening to this one for a long time. I get the feeling I’m going to develop a little problem with it actually. Now that I think about it I’ll have to carry my ipod around and have to remember where I put my headphones. The extra weight in my manpurse is surely going to give me scoliosis. I’ll start having to sit down during our sets. I’ll forget what time it is or where I’m supposed to be.

Damn. I sure hope I get tired of it by our next tour.

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The Dandy Warhols

Date City Venue Country
Tour: 2024-12 30th Anniversary
12/02/24 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with guests Tremours Buy Tickets
12/03/24 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge US
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12/04/24 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge US
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12/06/24 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 US
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12/07/24 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. with Secret Smiles Buy Tickets
12/11/24 Portland, OR Mission Theater US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1624 NW Glisan. Venue phone: 503-223-4527. ** Little Cloud Records Showcase with LSD & The Search For God, Sun Atoms, and Tremours ** Buy Tickets
12/12/24 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1332 W. Burnside. Buy Tickets
12/13/24 Portland, OR The Odditorium US
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12/14/24 Tacoma, WA Spanish Ballroom US
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12/15/24 Tacoma, WA Spanish Ballroom US
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