There’s a crane outside of my office window and now I can’t stop singing They Might Be Giants (in my head, no worries).
Category: Music
No Depression Legacy Edition
Uncle Tupelo’s No Depression is one of my favorite albums of all time. So excited to see this release…
Released in 1990, No Depression, is a genuine milestone in American rock n roll, a still striking fusion of traditional folk and country with post punk innovation and hardcore ferocity.
R.I.P. Lou Reed
“Oh, it’s such a perfect day
I’m glad I spend it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on”
Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today. The cause of his death has not yet been released, but Reed underwent a liver transplant in May.
via Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71 | Rolling Stone.
What if Kurt Cobain Hadn’t Committed Suicide?
One of those questions I ponder frequently (having been a tween of the early 90’s and having frequently used his music as benchmarks in my life):
Mrs Loosemore has taught me that it’s good to have a list of things not understandable.
One of Those Nights
1996 Wilco
Forget Ryan Seacrest, this is a great listen to ring in 2013 (especially Box Full of Letters starting around min 24):
Willie and Trigger
It’s amazing to think that one instrument has pretty much provided the soundtrack of my life:
Trigger: Texas Monthly December 2012: “Without Willie, there would be no Trigger. And it’s only a slight exaggeration to say that without Trigger, there would be no Willie. Willie likes to say that his guitar will probably wear out just about the same time he does. But instead of slowing down, as most people do when they approach their ninth decade, Willie keeps doing the things he’s been doing for years, and so does Trigger. The pair did more than 150 shows this year, and they’ll likely do about that many in 2013. They’ll make some more albums and write some more songs. They’ll play as if they’re going to play forever.”
Fantastic article on my favorite musician and favorite instrument.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps Bass
Densely packed and wonderful song, but isolating the bass track really shows Paul’s creativity and ability to add such an ominous feel to what would otherwise be a syrupy song.
Sorta like how McCartney changes the feel of I’m a Loser with the bass (can’t find an original of just Paul’s bass).
Ryan Adams at Abbey Road
Good for a chilly election night…
Sweating the Details, Apple Style
Beautiful:
Apple’s Tribute To Steve Jobs, Yo-Yo Ma, And The Prelude From Bach:
As it turns out, Ma plays the first four Bach suites tuning down his cello a full semitone, and there is a specific reason for doing so. In baroque times, instruments like cellos sounded a little different: the musical note A (A440) didn’t have a frequency of 440 Hz, but was more around 415 Hz — something known as the baroque pitch.
(Via www.macstories.net)