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Andy Hull – How I Waited

Burgo — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:44:45 +0000

So if you’re a fan of Manchester Orchestra, and specifically Andy Hull, then you should probably stop reading right now, and head right on over to his new tumblr blog, Something For Somebody Somewhere.

The thing is an absolute treasure trove right now, with Hull posting streams and downloads of out-takes, demos solo tunes. Below, you can grab the just-posted “How I Waited”, and then head on over for more goodness.

Listen: Andy Hull – How I Waited

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In memory…

Burgo — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:26:58 +0000

Yet another year goes by… but I won’t let it pass without comment. RIP.

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In memory…

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I interrupt your usually scheduled blogging to bring you a dude playing piano on Chatroulette.

Burgo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:23:56 +0000

If you haven’t heard/tried Chatroulette yet, you wouldn’t be reading this blog. So I won’t explain it.

But by far, the coolest, coolest thing I have seen to come out of the chat site is this: A dude playing piano and improvising tunes to his chat partners. Sheer joy.

And yes, I know that I’m a few days late on this one. But if it makes you smile as much as it does me, then you won’t mind.

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Kids + Lisztomania = Awesomeness

Burgo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:46:11 +0000

Just when I thought “Lisztomania” was getting to the “overplayed to the point of banality” stage, this comes along and changes all of that. So, is it wrong that I think this version not only builds on the original, but could even improve on it? Whatever. If it is, I don’t want to be right.

Quite simply, beautiful.

Ps. So, did you miss me? I’m back. I think. We’ll see.

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What the? What’s going on around here?

Burgo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:08:20 +0000

Sooo… here’s the new design. What do you guys think? Any suggestions/criticisms/yo momma jokes welcome.

Sound off in the comments!

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Thinking about changing the look of Burgo’s Music Blog…

Burgo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:57:01 +0000

So, recently I’ve been thinking about changing up the look of things here at Burgo’s Music Blog. I’m a bit hesitant to do so for a few reasons though:

- One is, quite simply, the old adage of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The blog has had this current theme for probably around a year and a half, if not more, and it’s become a large part of the blog identity.

- Secondly, it is a unique theme that definitely helps it stand out amongst the numerous other music blogs out there.

- Third, it is pretty hip looking :P

However, I have to admit that, unfortunately, the theme itself is not the best when it comes to being search engine friendly. Now, most of my visitors are recurrent, direct traffic, so to be honest this blog isn’t all that reliant on search engines. But it is something I really should be thinking about, if I’m looking to expand the blog.

So, anyway, I’d like to open it up to you, the readers… what would you think about me changing the theme on your friendly neighbourhood music blog? Voice your opinion in the poll below!

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Where’s Burgo been?

Burgo — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:49:21 +0000

… I know, I know, it’s been a while since I posted here with any regularity, and for that, I apologise. To be honest, I’m not 100% sure why that is. Part of it, I know, is that work has been ridiculously busy the last few months, and as such my mind hasn’t really been in the right mindset to post all that often.
Another reason could also be the dreaded “twitter bug”. After close on two years using Twitter (follow me here, by the way, if you’re into that sort of thing), it’s become clear to me that it’s having a noticeable effect on my posting habits. For example, where I would have thrown up a quick post in the past discussing a song I’d just come across, nowadays it’s far easier to just twitter about it… which is a problem when you should be blogging.

Anyway, this is just a post to let you know that I’m going to try get the posting back on track. There’s a few bands I’ve meant to mention lately, and over the next week I’ll try to put some short posts up about them. It’s not really fair to the bands that they only get short posts from me, but at this stage I think it’s more important that I get the posts out there before they fade into the background.

Anyway… I’m back.

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To everyone who has emailed me…

Burgo — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:21:55 +0000

To everyone who has emailed me in the last week to tell me about your band/client/new release/gig, sorry for the lack of replies. I’ve been away the last few days at the 2009 SMX Conference in Sydney, and haven’t had a chance to check personal emails. It will be a few days before I get a chance to get round to it, as work resposibilities come first… but I just wanted to let you know that, as soon as I can, I’ll get round to your email.

Scout’s honour. Seriously.

Thanks for your patience.

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Motown 50 – 50 Great Years

Burgo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:39:39 +0000

Regretably, this will be a quick post today, as it never rains, but it pours, you know? Anyway, hat-tip to Richard at Makakmedia for bringing this to my attention: today, January 12, marks the beginning of a year long celebration of the 50th anniversary of global music icon: MOTOWN.

Read more about the event here… but I thought I would pay simple tribute with this… two of my favourite clips, of possibly two of my favourite Motown artists… the incomparable Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.

Stevie Wonder – Superstition

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On/What’s Happening Brother

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Motel Motel, “Spanish Harlem”… Happy Holidays everyone!

Burgo — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:33:31 +0000

One of the most effortlessly cool bands I know, Motel Motel (originally featured on this blog here, and also a band that made it onto my “Best of 2008” post) have released a Youtube video wishing you all a happy holiday. And, true to form… it’s pretty damn cool.

I’ll hopefully have a chance to post again before Christmas, but if not… this will do. Happy Holidays everyone. Be lucky.

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Motel Motel, “Spanish Harlem”… Happy Holidays everyone!

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