1. Medley: Thine Alone, etc. — Al Payne
2. An Astro Nation of the United Worlds of Outer Space — Sun Ra
3. Mr. Tough — Yo La Tengo
4. Metche New — Mahmoud Ahmed
5. Wedding Dress — Sam Amidon
6. Horsetail Feathers — Final Fantasy
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So here’s some of what I’ve been listening to lately. And as it [...]
Summer is ending. Just typing those words depresses me. This post is about depression. I get depressed a few times a year and I’m sure most of you probably do too. It’s happening to me again. The days are getting appreciably shorter and the light is changing. Our tree [...]
We kind of skipped out on the whole kids’ music scene, and now that our son Jasper is approaching five it looks like we’ve left it behind. I know kids’ music has gotten much better in the past ten years, what with all the aging B- and C-list recording artists starting second careers once they [...]
1. Django — Modern Jazz Quartet
2. Tahquamenon Falls — Sufjan Stevens
3. Blue Stamp — Anderegg
4. Bells 1 — Born out of Moonshine
5. Suite No. 6 in D, Prélude, by J.S. Bach — Mstislav Rostropovich
So I spent last week and most of the week before that at a ten-day silent meditation retreat of the sort so [...]
Hello again. The Other James here, long-time lurker, occasional commenter, and second-time contributor, presenting another fun playlist for your Thursday enjoyment.
So. “Sin Qua Non,” huh. Without which, nothing? Yep. This playlist came to me pretty quickly. I recently received my MA in Art History and Criticism and began looking for a job. Good times, right? [...]