Yes, definitely, but that's OK, it's good to have a place to put down my musical thoughts and links.
I was in New York this last weekend and heard a couple of things I liked, but wow, how things have changed. Am I still the person who'd go to New York for a weekend just to see Ellen Allien (check out that mix btw, I'm listening to it and it's very good so far)? I don't think so really. The only music I came across on this trip was background music while I was doing other things (picking up jeans, drinking a cappuccino). But, it still counts, and with the wonders of technology I was able to remind myself who the first track was by and figure out what the second track was.
I'd forgotten how cool looking the video is to this song. I heard it again while sitting in a hotel lounge at seven am, and the funny thing is that this song sounds like hotel lounge music anyway! Still good though, very good:
Here's a Grizzly Bear track I like. I liked Grizzly Bear when I saw them on Jools Holland, playing live, but wasn't as impressed when I listened to them on record. Might have to give them a bit more time though. Definitely like the drama in this record:
Just came across this shamelessly retro track at the Guardian. Very late 80's sound to it I think, but maybe that says something about how forward sounding music was in the late 80's??
Couple of reading links now. I'ved lived in the DC area since 2007 but never really paid attention to the Washington City Paper (WCP) until a few weeks ago, when I decided to pick it up randomly. I'd been turned off in the past cos it didn't compare to the Baltimore City Paper, but I've been quite happy with what I'm finding in there now. It's a short read but there are always at least a couple of good articles in there. This week's issue has two good pieces that relate to music. One is an amusing tour diary that seems to capture the modern life of an indie rock band pretty well. I'm not sure if the print version's intro is included, or if this fact was in the diary section, but the writer has been doing this for ten years. Keep that in mind as your read the entries... Second article is by Ian Svenonius, a local musician who's been popping up randomly for me recently. First read a bit by him in Harper's, then came across some more writing somewhere else, then an acquaintance was going to see him live, and now he's on the cover of this weeks WCP. He only stood out to me cos I found his writing quite funny and truthful, and now you can check it out for yourself here. I wouldn't mind picking up his books myself.
I was in New York this last weekend and heard a couple of things I liked, but wow, how things have changed. Am I still the person who'd go to New York for a weekend just to see Ellen Allien (check out that mix btw, I'm listening to it and it's very good so far)? I don't think so really. The only music I came across on this trip was background music while I was doing other things (picking up jeans, drinking a cappuccino). But, it still counts, and with the wonders of technology I was able to remind myself who the first track was by and figure out what the second track was.
I'd forgotten how cool looking the video is to this song. I heard it again while sitting in a hotel lounge at seven am, and the funny thing is that this song sounds like hotel lounge music anyway! Still good though, very good:
Here's a Grizzly Bear track I like. I liked Grizzly Bear when I saw them on Jools Holland, playing live, but wasn't as impressed when I listened to them on record. Might have to give them a bit more time though. Definitely like the drama in this record:
Just came across this shamelessly retro track at the Guardian. Very late 80's sound to it I think, but maybe that says something about how forward sounding music was in the late 80's??
Couple of reading links now. I'ved lived in the DC area since 2007 but never really paid attention to the Washington City Paper (WCP) until a few weeks ago, when I decided to pick it up randomly. I'd been turned off in the past cos it didn't compare to the Baltimore City Paper, but I've been quite happy with what I'm finding in there now. It's a short read but there are always at least a couple of good articles in there. This week's issue has two good pieces that relate to music. One is an amusing tour diary that seems to capture the modern life of an indie rock band pretty well. I'm not sure if the print version's intro is included, or if this fact was in the diary section, but the writer has been doing this for ten years. Keep that in mind as your read the entries... Second article is by Ian Svenonius, a local musician who's been popping up randomly for me recently. First read a bit by him in Harper's, then came across some more writing somewhere else, then an acquaintance was going to see him live, and now he's on the cover of this weeks WCP. He only stood out to me cos I found his writing quite funny and truthful, and now you can check it out for yourself here. I wouldn't mind picking up his books myself.
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ReplyDeletequite like all these songs. please don't put more than 3 in one post, thank you!
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