Today you should channel your energy into purchasing tickets for the first of the Walker’s 2007 series of Out There performances, which starts tomorrow. Cynthia Hopkins’s Must Don’t Whip ‘Um is sure to be the bestseller–what with its combination of alt music and alt theater. See what I already wrote about the show in our So Little Time section. Or head to the Gloria Deluxe website–this being Hopkins’s band–to download free mp3’s.
And this other thing: This being January, and the gym being crowded with New Year’s Resolution types and all, I thought it might be a good time to ask the question I’ve long meant to pose: What are the best running songs? And I’m not talking Chariots of Fire here… I want to download some hard-driving but hip, indie running tunes. I’ve tried a couple of those runners’ podcasts, but I’m too much of a snob to enjoy such a thing. So far, the best song in my mix is Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing, which is excellent as far as beats per minute goes. I put in a couple Har Mar Superstar tracks, courtesy of Mr. Taylor Carik. Toss in some Gossip, some Jacques Dutronc, and you’ve got the not-quite-complete soundtrack to my 2007 Boston qualifier. Suggestions, please?
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