This is something I wrote on Tumblr earlier today, as part of an ongoing music meme. Each day presents a new theme, and anyone can post a song that relates to that theme in some way. I’ve recently gotten back into it after a couple months of non-participation, and I’m remembering how much I enjoy [...]
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What was that song, anyway?
March 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · music
This is not going to be a tribute to Alex Chilton (R.I.P.) because honestly I don’t know enough about Big Star or the Box Tops, aside from the more well-known and deservedly much-loved tracks. And I can’t even tell you that my introduction to Alex Chilton was via The Replacements, as it was for so [...]
No one is really tone deaf
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments · music
This is Benjamin Zander’s 2008 TED talk on music and passion. It was one of the free TV offerings on my Virgin America flight to San Francisco yesterday (let us pause for a moment to reflect on how cool that is, that an airline can provide such a range of videos, from some crap CBS [...]
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About an album: Workbook
January 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · music
I love this song. See A Little Light – Bob Mould In fact, I keep this album (don’t know Workbook? Rectify that immediately, please) on fairly heavy rotation — I may even count it among my Top Five Favorite Albums of All Time. Depending on the time of year. And it’s that time of year. [...]
2008 in Review, Part II
December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · music, writing
Here it is with less than 12 hours left in the year and I ran out of time to compose that post I wanted to. So instead of my usual SOC babble about all the valuable things that I’ve learned about myself this year (which, upon reflection, is a horrible idea for a post in [...]
Tags:navel gazing·old things·twittered things·what the hell am I doing with my life?·year in review
some days just kick ass
November 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments · music
– especially when they start with a little ass-kickin’. – and include watching a series of preview clips for this new Elvis Costello show starting on December 3 on the Sundance Channel (oh you KNOW I’m watching). – followed by a trip to the DMV to (finally) renew my driver’s license, and having that trip [...]
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The Wave Pictures
September 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · music
First impressions of the band I can’t stop listening to.
Tags:beta band·england·high fidelity·iTunes·london·music·the four things I need in music·wave pictures