May 2012
4 posts
GQ: Amen! (D'Angelo's Back) →
I sure hope so.
If you love R&B, you’ve got to read this.
“I believe we are part of a growing global chorus. And I know for a fact that...”
– For the past two decades, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has argued that Islam supports both religious tolerance and equality for women. His organization works to strengthen moderate voices with the Muslim world. (via nprfreshair)
April 2012
4 posts
A.V. Club: Our "White People Problems" Problem:... →
“One of the biggest fallacies in the way we talk about art is this idea that somehow personal taste equates to quality: That each of us miraculously only enjoys movies and music that are the best of their respective medium, and ergo, any music or movies we don’t enjoy must be terrible.”
Amen.
“We never played no fruit rock, no punk rock. We never wore dresses onstage or...”
– Levon Helm, in the mid 1970s
March 2012
9 posts
eMusic: May Your Song Always Be Sung →
This is a great essay on the contrast between the singer/songwriter model of the past and present.
“[B]eing President isn’t the same as running for President. When...”
– Ezra Klein, in The New Yorker
No. 234
“These Days” - Nico
“20th Century Man” - The Kinks
“We Go Together” - The Marvellos
“Run That Body Down” - Paul Simon
“Nashville Blues” - Everly Brothers
“Buck” - Nina Simone
“Everything Is Free” - Gillian Welch
“I’m A Wheel” - Wilco
“You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover”...
Last Day to Download Swing and Float For Free →
Today is the last day that I’m offering my record as a free download. At midnight tonight, it will resume its cost of $7, the amount you would spend on a meal. If you have not had a chance to take advantage of the free download, forgotten about it or didn’t know about it, you might want to do so today.
Thank you to everyone who has downloaded it over the past week. I hope...
Download Swing and Float for Free
A year ago today, my most recent record, Swing and Float, was released. As a way of celebrating the release, I am making it available as a free download for a whole week. You can download it here.
There are no gimmicks. There is no catch. No donations are required and you don’t have to surrender an email address. It is free for the taking. I had a blast making this record and, now that a...
February 2012
11 posts
“In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should...”
– Henry David Thoreau
“If you don’t write your own history, someone else will, and this...”
– The late Mike Kelley
Who Is Bon Iver? →
This should be interesting as the week goes on.
WatchJustin Vernon and The Roots
“The personality susceptible to the dream of limitless freedom is a personality...”
– Jonathan Franzen, from Freedom
The New Yorker: The Caging of America →
A very profound piece by Adam Gopnik on imprisonment in the U.S., a must-read.
January 2012
8 posts
IMA: How Color Changed the Movies →
“I think it would be a great tragedy…if we had our two major political...”
– Richard M. Nixon, in 1959 when he was Vice-President of the U.S.
13.7: Why Do So Many Have Trouble Believing In... →
About Looking: When To Unleash Your Third Eye →
December 2011
7 posts
Songs of 2011, Part Two
“Worried Man Blues” - Pete Seeger with Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon
“Jealous and Unkind Ways” - Morgan Kasprowicz
“What We Gained In The Fire” - The Mynabirds
“Montezuma” - Fleet Foxes
“Fake Empire” - The National
“14th Street” - Rufus Wainwright
“I Used To Be A King” - Graham Nash
“Holocene” -...
Songs of 2011, Part One
“Don’t Do It” - The Band
“One More ‘Fore I Die” - Del McCoury Band and Preservation Hall Jazz Band
“That’s All I Ask” - Nina Simone
“One Dime Blues” - Etta Baker
“Sunday Drivers” - Carl Broemel
“Dark Road” - Daniel Martin Moore
“Marie” - Randy Newman
“House For Sale” - Nick...
PropertyOfZack 10Of'11 : : Koji
kojisaysaloha:
propertyofzack:
PropertyOfZack is stoked to be bringing you another 10Of’11 End Of The Year List from our good friend Koji. Check out his picks below and make sure to check back every day for more!
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I live music. I love music.
Koji and I have been good friends for a long time, and he was nice enough to put my record, Swing and Float, in his Top Ten of 2011 List....
NPR: Hitchens' Legacy of Defying Labels →
“But I wonder if always making consistency into a virtue is wise for anyone. Why strive to enjoy a rich life, filled with the deep, transforming experiences of family, travel, learning, love, daring, triumph and loss if you’re determined just to cling to the same ideas that you’ve always had?”
Those words above are from the writer of this column, Scott Simon. This is a...
R.I.P. Christopher Hitchens →
Grantland: The People That Hate Tim Tebow →
November 2011
3 posts
2012 Poster Calendars
natalienelson:
Since 2010 I’ve been making poster calendars for friends and family each Christmas. Here are the 2012 editions, hot off the (digital) press!
I’m selling them for $10 each this year. If interested in purchasing, please email me: natalie.nelson718@gmail.com.
Click on the images in the post below for a larger view of each one.
Matter of Rothko →
A.V. Club: What Makes Music Boring? →
“If you hear a song and don’t get that elusive, enigmatic, deep-down-in-your-guts feeling, that’s an honest reaction, but it’s not necessarily a criticism of the music. The reason you’re not connecting might very well be you. Your boredom could indicate an inability to appreciate a particular kind of music at this moment in time. You should regretthat—or take it as a (here’s that word again)...
October 2011
11 posts
“If you look at the oath of office the President takes, it is not, “I will...”
– Glenn Greenwald, discussing abuse of power on On Point last week.
Defining Female Artists
I’ve been thinking about female singers and songwriters lately, and that maybe I’m due for a new definition of what makes a great one. Female artists have been just as much of an inspiration to me as male artists (maybe more, sometimes.) So I think it’s safe for me to say that I’ve never had a misogynistic view of women writing songs and becoming artists in their own right....
A.N. Palamara: Defining Female Artists →
showmemusic:
anpalamara:
I’ve been thinking about female singers and songwriters lately, and that maybe I’m due for a new definition of what makes a great one. Female artists have been just as much of an inspiration to me as male artists (maybe more, sometimes.) So I think it’s safe for me to say that I’ve never had a…
Nail on the head. Every word.
P.S. — Andrew, I hope you don’t get...
