Posts Tagged: Music
In bed with U2's Elavation tour
Posted by on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 in - 7 comments
I watched U2's Boston concert DVD last night and I was pleased. Having seen the Elevation Tour in Montreal, I was curious to see how the DVD-on-laptop-in-bed experience would compare with the 18,000-people-in-a-stadium experience. Obviously it didn't touch the real thing, but it was a nice …
moments of musical transcendence
Posted by on Friday, January 11, 2002 in - 33 comments
All this talk of great music has got me thinking (more than I should, perhaps). I love music. I can't listen to music in bed at night because instead of going to sleep, I listen intently until the entire CD is though and only then can I think of sleeping. • What I love most about music is the …
the best 49 bands of all time - and korn
Posted by on Thursday, January 10, 2002 in - 36 comments
SPIN magazine has released their 50 best bands of all time. While this is somewhat of a foolish exercise, I thought we could have a short and fruitless debate about it. • I'm not sure what Rage Against the Machine, Outkast, and Korn are doing in there. Other than that, I think they did as good a …
better late then never: The New Pornographers are good
Posted by on Saturday, November 17, 2001 in - 2 comments
As is often the case, I have only now discovered something that was cool a year ago. In the music-journalist-speak the Canadian indie-rock Supergroup, The New Pornographers won a Juno for Best Alternative Album for their album Mass Romantic. Their name comes from a Jimmy Swaggart quote where he …
good web radio almost exists (thanks for nothing)
Posted by on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 in - 4 comments
Last week I told a heart-warming story about my family trip Disney World and the resulting discovery of Bad Religion and interesting radio. I also ask for some advice: where can I find good web radio? What resulted was a great thread about music, but few answers to my question (thanks to those …
New Music: The 80's by Dennison Witmer
Posted by on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 in
Second hand music recommendation from my friend Dennis via my friend Dan. Dennison Witmer may appeal to fans of Elliot Smith and Damien Jurado (btw, Damien has a new disc out). • Listen to Dennison Witmer's single, The 80's (2.63Mb MP3).
in search of good web radio
Posted by on Thursday, November 1, 2001 in - 31 comments
When I was about 16 years old, I went with my family on the quintessential trip to Disney World in Florida. For my two younger siblings it was great trip. For myself, however, it was not. I was at the age when what I wanted least of all in the world was to be with my family. I bought a refurbished …
unless you already own this, you probably wont buy it on my recommendation
Posted by on Thursday, May 24, 2001 in - 1 comment
The value of random music picks on the web is directly proportional to the number of available gigabytes on Napster. The chances that you will go buy a CD based solely on my recommendation are slim so all you can do is take my word for it. Since Napster is starting to suck, so will this post …
Fiona Apple - Tidal - Sony / Work - 1996
Posted by on Monday, May 21, 2001 in - 3 comments
"Sleep to Dream" • This is a very different song when you realize the line is actually: • “ • I could swallow the seas to wash down all my pride. • ” • That's seas and not seed. A world of difference - but still a decent song, albeit certainly not the best on the album. Nice title though.
Wire - Pink Flag - EMI - 1977*
Posted by on Monday, May 7, 2001 in - 1 comment
"Strange" • Sludge-punk meets psychedelic stoner-rock. Resulting sound is not unlike a body being dragged across gravel, but funky-like. Road trip ensues. • “ • * For those not in the know: • Artist - Album - Label - Year and "Song". Dig? • ”