Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
Now, its time, to chill out
This one’s for you Al:
Youth of Britain, relax.
And one for Bob:
The guvnor!
Man the music is incredibly catchy!!!
Thanks Miko!
Delicious Morsels
Archive for the 'Music' Category
Sunday, August 21st, 2005
Girl of the North Country
Well, if you’re travelin’ in the north country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.
Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm,
When the rivers freeze and summer ends,
Please see if she’s wearing a coat so warm,
To keep her from the howlin’ winds.
Please see for me if her hair hangs long,
If it rolls and flows all down her breast.
Please see for me if her hair hangs long,
That’s the way I remember her best.
I’m a-wonderin’ if she remembers me at all.
Many times I’ve often prayed
In the darkness of my night,
In the brightness of my day.
So if you’re travelin’ in the north country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.
~ Bob Dylan
I love this hypnotic cover tune by Secret Machines from their EP The Road Leads Where It’s Led. Secret Machines is a three piece group from Dallas. This is their funky website. “the latest link in the loose-knit chain that connects Pink Floyd, Neu, Can, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, La Dusseldorf, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Band, My Bloody Valentine, and Spiritualized.”
Hear them live in concert from Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club just 10 days ago.
Monday, July 25th, 2005
Sufjan Stevens and the 50 States
“Sufjan Stevens was found in a milk crate on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, in Detroit, MI, on Canada Day, July 1, 1975. He was wrapped in cellophane, and tagged on the wrist with the mysterious note: “I love you.” Mr. and Mrs. Stevens had three other children: Jo-Jo, Zukey-Dukey, and Jam-Jam. Mrs. Stevens crocheted afghans for the flea market. Mr. Stevens was the custodian at the hospital. They had very little money, but very big hearts. They decided to keep the baby (using the milk crate to hold their National Geographics). They named him Sufjan Stevens, after Abu Sufjan Muhammad, the great Armenian Sufi warrior who slew ten thousand dragons to save the Fairy Princess. Despite his despondent looks, Sufjan was a good kid. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens did the best they could. They fed him carrots, they read him parts of the Bhagavad Gita, they combed his hair, they sang songs and tap-danced in the living room. Things were looking good!”
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens has a totally unique and ambitious goal - to explore all 50 states of the USA and produce a full length CD about each one, inspired by the places and people he meets and the stories they tell. I have to admit, when Nathan first told me about this guy a few months ago, I had this idea in my head that Sufjan wanted to do this as a bit of a fun joke, purely to see if he could do it, because it seemed so ridiculously impossible. But tonight I listened to some of his tracks for the first time. They are hauntingly soulful and so much care has been taken into writing and composing each piece. Yet at the same time the songs just flow so naturally and easily, like he could write them in his sleep. He is so talented, I wouldn’t be surprised if he does.
He has already released two -
Greetings from Michigan, The Great Lakes State
)- Take a listen to Romulus (RealAudio - from NPR All Songs Considered, The Best Songs of 2003)
- and listen to All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! or Forever Hold Your Peace! (RealAudi0 - courtesy NPR’s All Songs Considered)
Come on Feel The Illinoise
- Take a listen to a bone chilling tune about the serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr. (RealAudio - courtesy NPR’s All Songs Considered)
As a brief departure from this project, he released a new album -
Seven Swans
- Take a listen to Sister (RealAudio - courtesy NPR’s All Songs Considered)
If you like what you heard there, there’s more! more…
Monday, June 20th, 2005
Finally, XBox 360
The new XBox is going to be much more than a tool to play Halo 9. It’s going to (finally) integrate all of your media resources (including phone). The little silver box won’t just blur the line between PC and TV, but essentially turn the line into a big circle, with everything inside…
“Xbox 360 has Extender capability built in, giving users an effortless link between all the combined features - games, videoconferences, phone calls, a music library, photos, and all the high-definition video programming stored on Media Center’s DVR.”
And, for those of you who might still just like to use your Xbox to play video games…
“Xbox 360 will introduce gamers to a world where they can create and maintain a persistent, evolving online persona regardless of which game they’re playing. A user profile, maintained at a Microsoft data center, will follow you around and track your progress from game to game. That way, if you’re a Halo 3 ace, you won’t get thrown into a multiplayer Splinter Cell session with a bunch of newbies.”
