it’s probably a positive reflection on my psyche that listening to this album only suits my mood but a handful of times a year. the afghan whigs : gentlemen it’s pretty…intense, but in ways that my normal playlists aren’t. and another link about the album for good measure — someone else’s personal story. (fyi: that site is […]
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inspiration for musicians (electronic)
from the new atlantis, by francis bacon: Wee have also Sound-Houses, wher wee practise and demonstrate all Sounds, and their Generation. Wee have Harmonies which you have not, of Quarter-Sounds and lesser Slides of Sounds. Diverse Instruments of Musick likewise to you unknowne, some sweeter than any you have; Together with Bells and Rings that are […]
news and notes from friday afternoon
(see, a subject header like that makes it seem like i am an actual news outlet reporting actual news.) i decided to go back and re-read obama’s speech, as at the time it didn’t blow me away. i know i wasn’t the only one who thought this — we all thought one of the greatest […]
musical best of 2008
Hunh, I feel obligated to do it this year, not because I think people give a damn, more because I think last year had a lot of music that went overlooked…by me! I didn’t recall being too excited by music last year, and that’s why I didn’t want to write one of these, but I […]
something’s in the air…
have you noticed many small businesses are having some variation on a “yes we can”-type sale this week? (my favourite so far is the local mattress company doing a “barack o-bedding” sale.) seems to me many small businesses are happy to about our new president… not to mention the musicians/artists/publishers/educators who are giving deals on […]
let’s see…what’s new…
hmmm… tuesday night yoli and i went to toronto for the de/vision & seabound show. seabound kicked ass, as usual, and de/vision were MUCH better than when i saw them last spring in philly. opening act was glenn love, who was one of the shittiest EBM musicians i’ve seen in a very long time. this […]