Okay, so I will admit it: I am still working my way through The Dandy Warhols last two albums: ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...(2008) and The Dandy Warhols are Sound. I feel like I need to listen to it a bit more, perhaps over the weekend.
I got a very lazy tip today when my friend Julie wrote me a note today and told me that I should check out the movie Dig!, which documents The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, their rival band. I will somehow have to get a hold of that movie over the weekend. All things seem possible with the Internet, so hopefully it won't be too tough.
One more lead to follow after listening to John in the Morning yesterday. I added the band Pixie Carnation. I really like their sound and well, they are Swedish, and I have a thing for all things Swedish. So, I will definitely check them out over the weekend.
One thing is clear to me now. I do not have time to pursue everything I want. I wish I knew someone who would be willing to contribute to the blog from time to time...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Easily Distracted
Today is the second day of my project. As usual, my long term plans for the blog have already changed. I was going to listen to a few albums and comment on them and see where things would take me. However, the Austin City Limits Music Festival or "ACL" is coming up very soon and there are so many artists I need to reconnect with before I go. The Delays announced their tour today and The Dandy Warhols are coming to Austin on September 9th and I need to get to know their latest album a little better before they perform. I am going to be busy!
On the agenda for tomorrow: The Dandy Warhols.
As promised, I listened to the album, Life Like, by the Rosebuds. The album was great and after listening to the entire thing 4 or 5 times, I really like it. It vacillates from slightly upbeat to dark, layered and brooding--right up my alley. The album is full of beautiful and interesting melodies and each song, though clearly unique, flows into another. Of course, their Track 6, "Another Way In" brought me to the album, but it isn't my favorite track, although I still really like it.
My other favorites are track 1 "Life Like," which has beautiful harmonies and track 7 "Concordia Military Club," which has a very haunting melody. On track 8,"Hello Darlin," they whistle for quite a long introduction which is a refreshing sound on the latter part of the album and somehow manages to tie everything together.
As usual, I am looking for your opinion on The Rosebuds or anything thing else that seems relevant.
I would write more, but as you can see, I am easily distracted.
On the agenda for tomorrow: The Dandy Warhols.
As promised, I listened to the album, Life Like, by the Rosebuds. The album was great and after listening to the entire thing 4 or 5 times, I really like it. It vacillates from slightly upbeat to dark, layered and brooding--right up my alley. The album is full of beautiful and interesting melodies and each song, though clearly unique, flows into another. Of course, their Track 6, "Another Way In" brought me to the album, but it isn't my favorite track, although I still really like it.
My other favorites are track 1 "Life Like," which has beautiful harmonies and track 7 "Concordia Military Club," which has a very haunting melody. On track 8,"Hello Darlin," they whistle for quite a long introduction which is a refreshing sound on the latter part of the album and somehow manages to tie everything together.
As usual, I am looking for your opinion on The Rosebuds or anything thing else that seems relevant.
I would write more, but as you can see, I am easily distracted.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
A Lazy Listener
We just moved back to Austin from the NYC area, I haven't lived here since 1992, so a lot of things have changed--for the better. I haven't stopped listening to music, but I stopped seeking it out and worse, I was just listening to what I happened to stumble upon.
Moving back to Austin has inspired me to catch up on music missed over the past few years. Where do I begin?
I think I should start with a couple of things that I downloaded from iTunes a few months ago. I promise I will always listen to the whole album, not just a few songs. I think that as great as it is to be able to download music off of iTunes, it has killed the art of making an album to a certain extent. Can't you hear an entire generation saying, "Why pay for the entire album when I can buy the song that I like for 99 cents?"
For tomorrow, I will listen to Life Like by The Rosebuds. I downloaded the album a few months ago after hearing "Another Way In" (Track 6) on the John in the Morning Show on KEXP. An excellent source for new (and old) alternative music--especially for me, a lazy listener.
Moving back to Austin has inspired me to catch up on music missed over the past few years. Where do I begin?
I think I should start with a couple of things that I downloaded from iTunes a few months ago. I promise I will always listen to the whole album, not just a few songs. I think that as great as it is to be able to download music off of iTunes, it has killed the art of making an album to a certain extent. Can't you hear an entire generation saying, "Why pay for the entire album when I can buy the song that I like for 99 cents?"
For tomorrow, I will listen to Life Like by The Rosebuds. I downloaded the album a few months ago after hearing "Another Way In" (Track 6) on the John in the Morning Show on KEXP. An excellent source for new (and old) alternative music--especially for me, a lazy listener.
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