I used to listen to a lot really slow, sleepy music. You know...slowcore. Bands like Codeine, Bedhead and Low. A lot of it had to do with my life style at the time, which I won't get to specific about here.
All of this, later lead to listening to bands such as Mogwai, Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky. If you ever get a chance to see Mogwai live, I suggest you take that opportunity. It's cool some folks are still making this kind of stuff. It makes rainy days that much more....I dunno...rainy?? Hah....
Funny story that you're not going to believe, but I actually "jammed" with Judah Bauer way back in (I want to say) 1990 (?). Anyway, it didn't take long for me to figure out that this guy way WAY out of my league.
Years later, I saw him at a show after they got pretty big, and I was pleased that he remembered who I was (it helped that I was good friends with his best bud from Appleton, Wisconsin.
Are you sure you like Sufjan Stevens, or are you just pretending because all the critics are gushing over him? Personally, I keep trying to listen to him to find out what it is I might be missing that continues to force me to pass on him, time and time again. It usually starts out with "you know, this song isn't bad" but always ends up with "fuck, this song is annoying as hell" and I turn it off. I just don't get it and I don't think I ever will. Just like Beefhearts "Trout Mask Replica".
I don't know. Maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I like "songs". You know the kind with discernible melodies, verses, choruses, etc...music with emotion behind it. There's only so much improve I can take before I start calling bullshit. I'm the same way with jazz. Coltrane, sure....Albery Ayler, not so much.
Thank god for Glenn Branca. Thank god for Sonic Youth. Where would New York trash and noise be without them? Your precious White Stripes or Yeah Yeah Yeahs would be non-existent. Sure, there still might be the Strokes, but those guys are kind of boring anyway.....
There wouldn't be these guys, Hunters, and that would be a shame, because I was really into this today. Kind of kicks ass...
note: I have been listening to this every day now and have decided it kiss ass for sure.
Here's a really good mix for Friday. It's so good, that it was actually hard to wait until today to post about it. Kraz does a pretty amazing job at drawing a line from the "Godfather of Soul" to the "CEO of Rocawear" and back.
I don't know. Calling yourself New Division seems kind of a bold and presumptuous move. They should have called themselves "Fashion Dispatch", 'cause some of their songs sound like Martin Gore and company than any incarnation of New Order or Joy Division. Still, I enjoyed listening to this today, as I like all three of those groups.
