I <3 Cake

So, Cake (the band) makes me happy. Their B-Sides album has been out for a year or more, but I finally got around to picking it up last week. (Mel, tell CK that this is his fault.)

Why do I love this band?

Because they released their album with five variant scratch-and-sniff covers including leather and fresh-cut grass. I got grape.

Because they have a live version of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" with one of the guys from the Flaming Lips as a bonus track.

But mostly, because they did a totally rockin' cover of "Mahna, Mahna." What other band in the universe would even consider that?

Getting in touch with my Other Mother

I have no choice but to go see Coraline this weekend. I'm weirdly excited about this one.

Anyone else wanna go?

In other news...

Confirmed that Middleman DVDs will be available this summer. I will be purchasing this so fast my amazon account may well travel backwards in time.

Now I just want to know if it's labeled "Season One" or "Complete Series." :-(

Simple Directions for Rocket Science

Spare, but funny.