Or not. I don’t know. How can we be sure? Even though the premise seems like a set-up for easy present-bashing in favor of a twisted nostalgia for a period when new music was, you know, good, I’m looking forward to reading Simon Reynolds’ recent book, Retromania. Part of the blurb on Amazon makes it [...]
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It Came from the Dollar Bin
As many of you know, I have a bit of a “thing” for records. They seem to follow me around and jump in my way, pleading for me to buy them and bring them home to hang out with the other thousands that Jen and I have accumulated over the years. It’s very hard for [...]
For fans of Weather Balloons
Do you dig the quiet noise? Here’s a free download of 40 tracks from Room 40.
Un Poème pour des Travaux…
“Que mes murs sont tristes et trop fades mes rideaux, Mais bien seule je suis pour y faire des travaux! Où trouver l’artisan qui saurait apporter La lumière et le style à ma demeure aimée? Ma requête est soumise à budget resserré… Mais que vois-je sur ce site? Un espoir à mes souhaits? De ma [...]
I’m about to get my Old Spice on — 2010 Mix
Dear Reader-Listeners, As I sit here composing this post and listening to the mix of songs from 2010 I have made, I think of you as you may be as you listen to it wherever, whenever, however it may be you listen to it — blasting from your stereo as you make dinner with friends, [...]
On Vacation
To keep you busy until we’re back and I can make a 2010 mix, here’s a random mix. I hit the shuffle button, and these were (almost) the first 20 songs that came up. I skipped one 25-minute nearly silent electronic piece that would have put you to sleep, and one band came up twice [...]
