So, are you the type of person who, at a party, makes the rounds, constantly on the move to chat, to flirt, to, well, whatever, with as many people in as short a time as possible. I’m not. I’m the type that finds a corner and hangs out there. Sometimes alone, sometimes with a few …
Great video, catchy tune: For a flava of Bat For Lashes live, check this one out: And another live video: I’m definitely planning on getting their debut album in the next week or two. Yes, I could download it from Amazon.com or iTunes. But I’m feeling archaic these days and will probably hit up an …
The first time I heard Diamanda Galas was in a car, driving through the fog at 2 am, listening to her Plague Mass being played on WRIU. Freaked me the fuck out – wasn’t sure if I was hearing a human or a demon or an angel. I’ve seen her live twice and both times …
I just finished using Delicious Library to inventory my cds. You remember, those actual, physical objects that seemed so shiny and new and exciting about 15 years ago. Just wait till I inventory the LPs & Tape Cassettes! If you want to look through my cd collection, click on the link below for a pdf …
Wil Wheaton has a good post on his site about the RIAA and their current underhanded, slimy, evil and generally effed-up tactics to control those dangerous internet radio stations: If SoundExchange can scare enough indie webcasters into signing this horrible agreement, the RIAA will be able to go to congress and tell them that they …
Last night before going to see The Secret Life of Eskimos (which wasn’t half-bad as a theatrical production, but the script left a little, well actually quite a lot to be desired), I stopped by an actual, physical music store and bought those old, archaic things called “cds.” I refrained from buying vinyl. This time …
The Flaming Lips = Dell Wilco = some car commercial (can’t remember which because I was so distracted by hearing Jeff Tweedy’s voice in a commercial. 🙁 Technorati Tags: commercials, flaming lips, wilco
A very dark and scary piece that I created tonight using Garageband loops and samples from the Freesound Project. Voices Decay and the City Screams a Death as Alien Crystal Bleeds Samples used include: plagasul – “grito matriz” cognito – “perceptu_schoolyard” fabe – “bigben_5_uhr_5_a_clock_my_grandmas_clock” meatball4u – “explode4” the “All Dead” Sample is a supposedly real …
As testament to the power of internet radio, I recently bought Courier, by Richard Shindell. Radio Paradise played a song called “Transit” which caught my attention more than most songs do. Something about the voice: round and full, but with an edge to it, Shindell has a voice that feels like the truth should feel. …
“Clumsy Card House” – Blue October “D.I.Y.” – Peter Gabriel “Honey Bee” – Grinderman “Used to Love Him” – Fiona Apple “Wearing the Inside Out” – Pink Floyd “Experiment” – Kevin Kline (De-Lovely Soundtrack) “Mixed Emotions” – Lords of Acid “Back Off Turkey” – Les Claypool “Preludes – Livre II, XII” – Debussy “Songs without …