Song #61 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, originally by Four Lads and covered by They Might Be Giants. Here’s the original: Unlike some of the other songs on this list, I did know that TMBG’s famous song was a cover. I hadn’t ever heard the original, however, and like [...]
Posts on ‘July 14th, 2012’
So why did CM Brown go to Korea?
According to the Press, which is really killing it on this story, it wasn’t to meet with airline officials. Houston City Council Member Helena Brown issued a press release Wednesday touting her recent trip to Asia, which she funded with $11,000 in public money, as a “successful business trip” — but it’s become clear her [...]
Patterson talks desalinization
Interesting. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is getting the state into the Central Texas water game. Patterson’s office [announced Monday] that it has contracted with two water consulting firms to examine the feasibility of building a desalination plant between Austin and New Braunfels on land the General Land Office owns. Desalination is an expensive, energy-intensive [...]
Endorsement watch: Who’s your fourth choice?
The Chron endorses a new candidate for the CD36 Republican primary runoff. Two survivors emerged from the crowded May Republican primary race to fill the new congressional seat for U.S. District 36, one of four new congressional districts added to the Texas delegation in Washington as a result of the 2010 Census. The remaining candidates [...]