{Just dropping in to say that my posts in the next few weeks might be limited, due to that aforementioned trip to AMSTERDAM!} Lately, things have been busy and I’ve been filling up the remaining spare moments vigorously digesting the Talking Heads discography. I’m kind of embarrassed to say that my prior knowledge of this band wasContinue reading “who is it / what is it”
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Another instant obsession
I’ve had some seriously stressful weeks lately—the kind that involve skipping lunch and sleepless nights and life evaluation—but just as everything was coming to a head, I stumbled upon an amazing artist whose music that instantly made me feel better about…everything. Crazy how something as simple as a song can do that: just make youContinue reading “Another instant obsession”
Outside Lands, continued
And now, the rest of my Outside Lands experience. I’ll be honest, I can’t do music festivals like some people can. No way I can spend all day in the presence of that many people, especially in the bitter windy cold of Golden Gate Park in August. This list says it pretty well (for #14, howContinue reading “Outside Lands, continued”
Song of the night (and rest of the week, too)
This is the last song that plays on the last episode of Freaks and Geeks (which, by the way, is an amazing show – why was it cancelled??). I was already feeling all the feels because of everything that happens in the last episode, then they went ahead and played this song and I just melted.Continue reading “Song of the night (and rest of the week, too)”
So this is what the volume knob’s for
Last weekend I finally made it to the Fillmore, a venue I’ve been wanting to go to for years (it didn’t disappoint: walls filled with vintage concert posters = I was in heaven!). I went with 4 friends to see the Mountain Goats, and left the show an enthusiastic fan. . I’ll go ahead andContinue reading “So this is what the volume knob’s for”
Music for the week
Current favorites: I Cried Like A Silly Boy / DeVotchKa. Heard this song in I Love You, Phillip Morris (good movie, as long as you don’t mind Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor getting it on) and immediately had to download it. DeVotchKa also did music for Little Miss Sunshine, which is an all-time fave. NeverContinue reading “Music for the week”
Gimme some good ol’ American music
I’ve been keeping a list of music that I’ve been obsessing over recently – whether it’s new stuff on the radio or classic albums revisited – and after putting them all in one list, I am noticing a distinct Americana theme going on. I must be going through one of those summery, itching-to-hit-the-road phases orContinue reading “Gimme some good ol’ American music”
Record store finds
Last weekend our local record store Freakbeat Records had a massive sale, and I picked up some serious goods. For $5 I got the film Shine A Light (AWESOME live footage of the Rolling Stones, directed by Martin Scorsese), and for another $5 I got an LP of Ustad Vilayat Khan-Sahib and Imrat Khan-Sahib, circaContinue reading “Record store finds”
I like Tchaikovsky
Sorry for the sparse/short entries recently! I’ve come across so many things I want to write about, but never seem to have the time to actually put together a post. This one’s been waiting unfinished for a while, so I thought I’d share it before this blog becomes totally extinct: I don’t know where IContinue reading “I like Tchaikovsky”
I feel more like a music major every day
My current obsession is in the form of a song. More specifically, it’s the 3-minute introduction to Tchaikovsky’s 1st piano concerto. I really can’t find words to describe it, but about 2 and a half minutes in, I feel like the strings are gripping my heart and pulling me up into the heavens, haha. MeanwhileContinue reading “I feel more like a music major every day”
