Athens Popfest 2016, Day 1 – The Embrace
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John Ferguson (left) and Robert Schneider (right) serenade the crowd in Spaceflyte. The above screen grab and all videos shot by Jason Selpie. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 T-shirt for the day: Tunabunny tee circa Genius Fatigue, hot pink on lime green. Acquired after the first gig I ever saw in Athens. Symbolic, much? I can […]
Where The Metaphor Fails | “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture”
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By Ms Tiarney Miekus Anyone who cites this off-quoted quip has probably received a negative review. As far as one-liners go, it’s as vapid and reductive as they get. Yet this morning it greeted my Facebook feed alongside a hastily photoshopped Warholesque photo of Elvis Costello. Poor Costello in October 1983 for Musician magazine: “Writing about […]
There is no such thing as good and bad music | Music played in week 1 of KMB003
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Music played in week 1 of KMB003. This was for the general introductory lecture + tutorial. Most of the quotes below are mine. Click on the song title for the link. 1. Destiny’s Child – Survivor (ft. Da Brat) Never even knew this song till I saw Beyoncé perform it last year, surrounded by clouds […]
Music for politicians (spot the odd one out)
I think if I was in a band and David Cameron said he liked my band’s music, I’d have a long hard look at my band’s music.
Howard Monk | Things I am embarrassed about – Number one in a series
So you’ll have these obscure bands being lauded, and mortals like us trying to figure out just what it was that XXXX found in their music.
Everything Is Plastic – The Corrupting Ideal of Authenticity In Music
ALL music is fake. That’s why they call it a performance; that’s why they call it an act.
The Muppets cover ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
And yes … fuck yes … I reckon Kurt would have approved. For sure.
three videos to start your day with
The “ow-ow” at 0.42 is out of this world.
Wild Flag – Wild Flag (Merge)
Wild Flag isn’t really a band, it’s just four All-Stars negotiating for their spot on the plate.
A day in music
Seems to me I most listen to music most any hour, don’t matter day, don’t matter night.