Another star blinks out…

March 18, 2010

I can’t tell you how sad this makes me, but news today reached my ears that Alex Chilton, singer from personal favourites Big Star, passed away today at age 59 from a suspected heart attack.
To be honest, it’s been a really shitty last 4 months. First Chris “Spacewolf” Feinstein passed away. Scarcely a week later, [...]

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

March 17, 2010

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 [...]

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Things you missed while I wasn’t blogging #2: Brandon Clark and the American Standard

March 13, 2010

So we all know that I haven’t been blogging for a while. In an attempt to make amends, I’m going to post a series of short “Things you missed while I wasn’t blogging” posts that recaps what I’ve been up to/listening to in the last while. Enjoy this peace offering.
Things you missed while I wasn’t [...]

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Things you missed while I wasn’t blogging #1: Timothy Carroll at the Brisbane Powerhouse

March 11, 2010

So we all know that I haven’t been blogging for a while. In an attempt to make amends, I’m going to post a series of short “Things you missed while I wasn’t blogging” posts that recaps what I’ve been up to/listening to in the last while. Enjoy this peace offering.
Things you missed while I [...]

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Kids + Lisztomania = Awesomeness

March 10, 2010

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.

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Another “Best Albums of the Decade” (2000 – 2009) List…

January 2, 2010

God. It’s already December the 15th as I write this (not sure when I will get to publish the post) [Ed’s note: only half a month later. Not bad. I’ll just use the excuse that I was waiting until 2009 was over, to give every possible chance to every album in the decade. Yeah, that’s [...]

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Chris “Spacewolf” Feinstein, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Bassist Dies

December 18, 2009

Chris “Spacewolf” Feinstein, bassist for Ryan Adams & The Cardinals has passed away, and I can’t tell you how sad it makes me that the post to bring me out of my “lack of posting” funk is this one.
Feinstein joined the band after Catherine Popper’s departure in 2006, and initially recorded with the band on [...]

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BLAKROC is out. And yeah, it’s friggin’ awesome.

December 1, 2009

Thanks to Phil for pointing this out to me – otherwise Black Friday would have passed uneventfully for me – but apart from online savings, Black Friday brought not only shopping madness, but also the release of Blakroc.
And, holy hell, the thing is shit hot.
Blakroc is, at its core, a collaboration [...]

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