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 »
evil vs. the powerman
Posted in rock on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This one’s been stewing for quite a prickly while. For the record, I hate mgdistrict’s iPod. It’s shiny-new, could eat fifteen of my turd-sized nanos and still be hungry, has a killer-sweet screen interface-thing… beautiful eyes…. I mean, come on!
And then… AND THEN!!!1!$!!… that bastard of a gadget goes and preempts a post I’d been [...]
if you’d written a bunch of really good songs, they’d vote for you
Posted in miscellany, rock on July 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m guessing the chances are pretty good that the following two statements are true: (1) you’re a Radiohead fan, and (2) you don’t have anything important to do for the next 90 seconds.
If I’m right, go to this site and fill out the form.
Listen, I know what you’re thinking (because, if you’re anything like me, [...]
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 [...]
some initial track-by-track thoughts on ‘viva la vida’
Posted in rock on June 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
After downloading the new Coldplay this morning (while gritting my teeth because it was from the terrible, terrible iTunes Music Store), I thought I’d jot down some notes after hearing each song. Take it for what it’s worth.
1) Life in Technicolor - Sounds like Sigur Ros opening for them on this one. [...]
new music friday: someone still loves you boris yeltsin - pershing
Posted in new music friday, rock on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the second post in our New Music Friday series, where I offer up a few thoughts on one of my recent regular Friday music purchases. It should be noted that even though I’ll post these on Fridays, I’ll be writing about music I bought the week before… gotta give it at least a [...]
3 song shuffle
Posted in 3 song shuffle, rock on June 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I suppose the whole point of these 3 Song Shuffle posts is the occasional embarrassing track that pops up. Otherwise, it might as well just be “3 Song Mix,” no? With that in mind, I humbly submit a freshie.
For those of you unfamiliar with the nature of these posts, they are shamelessly based [...]
paging dr. greenery… dr. rich greenery
Posted in rock, soul on May 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A the risk of revealing that I am both a music snob and an NBA enthusiast, I wanted to congratulate my beloved Boston Celtics, who, last night, earned their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1987. Paul, Ray-Jay, Kaginski — let’s show those Hollywood dilettantes what Boston is made of. Luckily, 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 [...]
music for when your wagon catches on fire
Posted in rock on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Or brakes an axle. Or sinks during an ill-advised attempt to ford a 23-foot-deep river, drowning your entire family of pioneers.
I was riding the metro home from work yesterday and was on a crowded car full of very loud and boisterous students. In my frantic attempt to find something on my iPod that would drown [...]
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