Hard to believe I’ve been writing about Robert Francis for 6 years now, but in that 6 years the dude has totally been writing the soundtrack to my life. So when I heard Robert had dropped out of the music business, shaved his hair and fallen into drugs following the release of Strangers in the […]
… and in all that time, I don’t think any music has ever come close to sounding as sincere as he did. Below, the full MTV Unplugged concert, just because you should.
You know, one of these days I’m really going to have to update my “South African bands you NEED to hear!” post. After all, it’s nearly 7 years old now, and it’s been 9 or so since I left South Africa, so there’s a lot that’s happened in between, and a lot of new bands […]
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, […]
Yet another year goes by… but I won’t let it pass without comment. RIP.
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 […]
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. […]
Sooo… here’s the new design. What do you guys think? Any suggestions/criticisms/yo momma jokes welcome. Sound off in the comments!