An actual IM conversation I just had with a “friend” (typos included; links added after the fact):
11:42 AM Shane: yo
me: hey
Shane: I got to give a listen to Astral Weeks and Blood on the banks
I really like Astral Weeks, very good
me: tracks…. blood on the tracks
Shane: Though, I know this [...]
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sometimes i question my ability to pick friends
Posted in folk, rock on July 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
a wisftul romp down fingerpicking lane
Posted in folk, rock on July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My dad plays guitar (of the acoustic variety), and pretty much the only kind of music he ever played, at least when I was growing up, involved fingerpicking. I think he taught himself — both guitar generally and fingerpicking specifically — by listening to records, including Mississippi John Hurt, Doc/Merle Watson, and Jerry Jeff Walker [...]
well, slap my lawnmower…
Posted in country, folk on July 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This one came out of flapping NOWHERE. I was just leading my Bolton Wanderers to a delicious 4-1 road victory over Newcastle in the 2010 Premier League season opener… no big deal… And then Box comes in and lays down this vinyl treat. Blown away.
There are several things going on with this duo and album. [...]
bob vs. bob: round one
Posted in bob vs. bob, folk, reggae on June 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
First, let’s just get something out of the way: I’m a massive Bob Marley fan. There’s never been a musician who I was so into for so long a period as Bob Marley – from my sophomore year of college until two or three years after I graduated, at least 75% of the music I [...]
new music friday: cat power - moon pix
Posted in folk, new music friday, rock on May 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is the first post in what I hope will be a recurring feature on this site – New Music Friday. I’m an emusic subscriber, which means I pay a monthly fee for the ability to download a set number of songs per month (in my case, 50). In the interest of spreading out my [...]
233 dylan songs and nothing’s on
Posted in folk on May 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I was pretty excited to get I’m Not There from Netflix a couple of weeks ago. I’d wanted to see it in the theaters but hadn’t gotten the chance.
I liked the film, but loved one scene in particular. It’s in the Richard Gere segment which, if I remember correctly, represents Dylan’s post-motorcycle crash [...]
if i promise to settle down
Posted in folk on February 17, 2007 | No Comments »
One thing I hadn’t anticipated about having a music blog is the fact that you instantly become a repository for all sorts of unsolicited self-promotion and PR efforts. And that, for the most part, is awesome for a music fan. It’s just tough to find the damn time to listen to everything enough [...]
of john prine, the long tail, and waiting til the time is right
Posted in country, folk on February 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been exposed to John Prine’s music in bits and pieces for what’s been more or less my whole life. Even though it took me until college age to recognize the name, the songs and the voice had been familiar for a long time before that. I probably had five John Prine albums [...]
steal away my mind
Posted in country, folk on December 21, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I can listen to Elliott Smith, Leonard Cohen or Radiohead and only occasionally have to stop because it’s too much and too dark to not affect me in a bad way. I can’t listen to a Townes van Zandt record end-to-end. I’ve never done it, and I doubt I ever will. If [...]
two songs, unrelated
Posted in folk on November 29, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Over my Thanksgiving vacation, a friend gave me a copy of Vetiver’s first major release. I had heard a bit about Vetiver, but had only heard one song. This album came out in 2004 and I’m thinking I really missed the boat.
The album is a really good one. Part of my liking it [...]
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