January 2012
7 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 regret that—or take it as a (here’s that word...
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...
?uestlove: The Songs That Shaped Me →
Show me music: DEAR EVERYONE, STOP CREATING... →
showmemusic:
and pay for your own shit … or at least TRY. You’re totally ruining what I used to think was an awesome idea for dire circumstances … like when my friends’ band had their trailer STOLEN. That was a legitimate reason to do a Kickstarter.
Making your album with a producer you can’t afford, in a…
AMEN.
The New Yorker: Why Obama Invested In Solyndra →
“Solyndra’s failure isn’t a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble means that venture capital should steer clear of tech products.”
Grantland: Do We Really Want Another Season of... →
Must-read. I completely agree with everything in this story.
A.V. Club: Jeff Tweedy Interview →
September 2011
5 posts
The Nets and NBA Economics →
Yesterday, Grantland.com posted a story by Malcolm Gladwell on the economic saga behind the new arena being built in Brooklyn and the sale of the New Jersey Nets, which will move to Brooklyn in 2012. I know some people do not share the same enthusiasm for sports that I have, but this story is absolutely worth a read whether you follow sports or not. I think the nature of this deal speaks to some...
Opening Bell Tonight
I’m playing in Dallas tonight at Opening Bell. The show starts at 8pm and I go on at 10pm. There’s a $5 cover.
If you’re in the area, please come out. And if you know anyone in the DFW area who would like my music, tell them about it and send them my way. It’s my first show since I moved here to Dallas, so any and all help is appreciated.
“Part of our emergency is that it’s so tempting to do this sort of thing...”
– David Foster Wallace, in his introduction to the Best American Essays collection of 2007. We sure have come a long way since then, haven’t we?
Imprint: The Anti-Social Network →
Buy Swing and Float for $1 →
On this day six months ago, I released my record Swing and Float. To celebrate, I’m selling the digital version of the record on Bandcamp (link above) for one dollar. So today, and today only, it will only cost you a buck to download my record. If you know anyone who would like my music, send them over to my Bandcamp page.
If it’s not obvious by the price tag today, making money is...
August 2011
10 posts
MIXES FINISHED. MIXES FINISHED. MIXES FINISHED.
showmemusic:
Dance it out. And so now comes the hard part: everything else involved in putting out a project AFTER the mixes are finished.
She’s got a good reason to be dancing, folks. It’s a terrific record, so make sure you keep tabs on Morgan Kasprowicz from here on out.
Imprint: Design Is An Echo Chamber →
This is a must-read for graphic designers.
The Atlantic: Where Does Religion Come From? →
“Popular music is like a big party, and it’s a thrill sneaking in rather...”
– Tom Waits
Grantland: Watch the Throne: Let Them Eat Cake →
The Record: Wrestling With 'Watch The Throne' →
One of the more interesting parts of this comes from Frannie Kelley: “I hope they don’t think that rapping about the big time makes these songs more important than their earlier work.”
NPR: Evangelicals Question The Existence of Adam... →
A Blog Supreme: Why Do We Sit At Jazz Concerts? →
July 2011
11 posts
Design Envy: Glenn Ligon: America →
“Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion
I wish her heart was still in...”
– Kanye West, “Champion”
“The novelist has more and more to say to readers who have less and less time to...”
– Jonathan Franzen
“The tragedy of the man not set up for tragedy—that is every man’s tragedy.”
– Philip Roth, from American Pastoral
WatchMad Men Opening Titles Redesign by Paul Rogers.