JAW ON THE FLOOR: Starbucks to Release Sonic Youth Celebrity Compilation (WTF)

Did you guys know that a lot of coffee shops in Seattle don't even sell drip coffee? You have to order an Americano, and forget about cheap refills.

let the lol-tes hit the floor

01 Bull in the Heather (selected by Catherine Keener)
02 Sugar Kane (selected by Beck)
03 100% (selected by Mike D)
04 Kool Thing (selected by Radiohead)
05 Disappearer (selected by Portia de Rossi)
06 Stones (selected by Allison Anders)
07 Tuff Gnarl (selected by Dave Eggers and Mike Watt)
08 Teenage Riot (selected Eddie Vedder)
09 Shadow of a Doubt (selected by Michelle Williams)
10 Rain on Tin (selected by Flea)
11 Tom Violence (selected by Gus Van Sant)
12 Mary-Christ (selected by David Cross)
13 World Looks Red (selected by Chloë Sevigny)
14 Expressway to Yr Skull (selected by the Flaming Lips)
15 Slow Revolution (exclusive)

people with fish eyes and brown socks ... at least Chloe has taste.

JAW STILL ON THE FLOOR

NIGHTMARE

Actually, I just copied that tracklisting from Pitchfork. They forgot one:

Superstar (selected by Diablo Cody)

which is slotted between "Disappearer" and "Stones."

I'm curious if Dave Eggers and Mike Watt both just so happened to pick "Tuff Gnarl" or if that meant as a collaborative choice.

LOL. "Mr. Watt and I had a lengthy discussion about this."

I could see their e-mail exchange being a McSweeney's piece

No 'Eyes And Teeth' :(

I really like the cover art.

I could see their e-mail exchange being a McSweeney's piece

Heavily footnoted.

I hope they make a lot of money.

09 Shadow of a Doubt (selected by Michelle Williams)

Michelle, can you handle this? I don't think you're ready for this jelly.

If you're going to do a "Sonic Youth's Greatest Hits" CD, this is pretty OTM (except for the omission of "Dirty Boots").

04 Kool Thing (selected by Radiohead)

??????

I find that pretty unsurprising, I think!

Stones is awesome

i couldn't give a toss about sonic youth, but this sleeve is awesome:

http://assets4.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/50636.hitsareforsquare-lg.jpg?

I CLDNT GIVE A TOSS ABT THAT SLEEVE

Is that guy meant to be a square or not?

anybody else keep reading the thread title like that bank advertisement where the manager robs all the customers? JAWW ON THE FLOOOOOOORRRRRR!!!!!

this still happens

WOMG ITS LIKE IT CATCHES THE QUINTESSENCE OF STARBUCKS

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"alternative rock u guys!!1! o shi, wait it's 2008..."

No square would sit with their hand in their pocket like that, the other hand gently plucking out the opening riff to teenage riot selected by Eddie Vedder

he's having a tug

obv

is that sonic youth man? well turn it up!

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Fucking hell, that's one monstrosity of a Starbuck's on the cover. Do they host sporting events in there?

http://i25.tinypic.com/20ru2vd.jpg

I mean, really, that's a huge fucking Starbuck's

It really is a great sleeve though. I want to hang it on my wall.

The sleeve looks just a screenshot of a Starbuck's commercial with the words SONIC YOUTH and the title over it. shrug. There are worse CD covers, but this is pretty eh at best.

yeah it's fucking shit.

the basketball-playerless one I mean.

that cover is awesome. 270 Park Ave, the JP Morgan/Chase building

omg

No it's really great. Beautiful photo, even poignant, and finds a pretty slyly funny way to comment on the cultural phenomenon that it's a part of.

why is it funny?

In a deadpan way. Because they're already disappointing and confusing fans by doing a Starbucks comp and they go and actually put a Starbucks on the cover - something that even Norah Jones would never do. And the guy on the cover kind of embodies a certain kind of aging indie kid turned corporate man.

270 is the building the Starbucks is in. the one across the way is 245 Park, also a JPMC building and also housing Major League Baseball.

Right I see. But I still think it's bad.
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is chloë sevigny the only celebrity with any commitment to making herself look cooler than aging startbucks cd rack patrons - i mean really

anyone know who actually took the photo?

The dude is probably listening to the Decemberists.

It should be titled-

"Espresso to Yr. Skull"

-- stephen, Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:45 PM (Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:45 PM) Bookmark Link

LOL

gabbneb what's your choice?

lol @ op