Making a mix cd for me is a very important artform. It is a way I can express my musical tastes in terms of my relationship to another person and their musical tastes. I have many self-imposed rules that are often changing and I try to add and break my rules as often as possible. I often think of the ...
I have read good things about Xiu Xiu for some time but I finally picked up a copy of their Fabulous Muscles release last week. The sound is all over the place but very original. A lot of synth and electronic but still has a garage punk sound at times. Also, a few slower unabashedly personal tracks are on the ...
I went to another great show at Opolis last night. The Decemberists made their first ever visit to Oklahoma in what turned out to be an outstanding performance.
I've been into the Decemberists for nearly a year now and have grown to really love their album, Her Majesty. Colin Meloy, the lead singer, has a very unique voice and ...
I'm sitting here on a beautiful gray and dreary Sunday Oklahoma City evening enjoying the soothing sounds of Miles Davis - Birth of Cool. I've got my balcony door with the sound of rain hitting the city streets as a constant comforting sound in the background. There is an exquisite layer of fog hovering just below the tops of ...
I've now listened to Antics nearly 10 times in its entirety since I obtained it yesterday and here are my feelings on it. At this point I think it is the perfect follow up to Turn on the Bright Lights. If Turn on the Bright Lights is a dark shade of gray I would say that Antics is still ...
I have now visited both Liverpool and Manchester and I'm now back in London. We found a much quicker train ride that went directly back from Manchester's Piccadilly station to London's Panceas Station instead of the gruellingly long trip we had on the way up. It took a little over 3 hours this time. The trip up ...
I am now in an internet cafe in London. I can hear the sound of the tube through the wall while I'm typing and its just starting to get dark.
On the last day of the festival yesterday I ended up seeing a couple more great shows. I saw the Futureheads, a nice little Scottish outfit that sounded kind ...
I'm currently in an internet cafe in Reading. My back is kind of sore, my feet have blisters, and my hair is greasy but I'm having a great time.
After night sleeping all night from the last post I didn't sleep much either on the 8 hour flight from Atlanta. It turned out we could have gotten ...
The tide that left and never came back, is on my mind tonight.
I listened to this track by The Veils on repeat for about 3-4 hours today. I've seen the video a few times on subterranean and it really started to grow on me. It really has that 80's post-punk/new wave renaissance feeling that I've ...
While I am very excited about going to England in approximately a week I am also very excited about something else. Interpol will release their second full length, Antics, on September 27. Turn on the Bright Lights, while only a few years old now, is up on my list of all time favorite albums. I am currently wearing my Interpol ...
