Music

Observations and comments about music. mp3’s, live shows (when I get to them.) New stuff, old stuff. Whatever comes to mind.

Rare (ish) Thomas Newman

This Is Love Psychedelico

This Is Love Psychedelico

My First Muxtape

I rather like the simplicity and elegance of muxtape.com. Upload songs. Arrange them. Send ’em out to people. It’s not unlike making an actual mixtape, except that there are no tapes. And you can skip and jump about at will (which I try to do in public as often as possible.) I tried it out, […]

Thomas Newman Posts Restored

As promised on my 404 Page, I’ve restored the mp3’s to my Newman posts. I get a surprising amount of traffic from fans looking for info, including the occasional plea to re-post the tunes that I took down a year ago. Here’s the category. Just three posts. Check back later this week. I’ll post some […]

I’m Here. Now What?

Welcome back to Los Angeles, Me. I’ll be honest. It’s a bit shocking. I took eight months off and retreated to Santa Fe, New Mexico where I relaxed, got some work done, wrote two screenplays, wrote a novel, detoxed and slowed way, way down. I’m like one of those gym rats who’ve jumped off the […]

Gigabytes of Mu-ziq

Yes, this is my lowly first post since arriving in California. All I wanted to say is now that I’ve got my music consolidated onto one single drive, the total comes to 386 GB. Somehow, I thought it would be more than that. (brag, brag)

L.A. Songs – “To Live And Die In L.A.”

Wang Chung - To Live And Die In L.A.

L.A. Songs – “Why You’d Want To Live Here”

Death Cab For Cutie - The Photo Album

L.A. Songs – “Los Angeles, I’m Yours”

The Decemberists - Her Majesty

L.A. Songs – “This Town”

The Go-Go’s - Beauty & The Beat

Back To L.A.

Bran Van 3000 - Glee

Goldfrapp added to Coachella Lineup

That’s very cool news. Other late additions: Redd Kross, Aphex Twin, Serj Tankian and Brit songstresses Adele and Kate Nash. Click here for complete info.

‘The Strangers’ Meets Joanna Newsom

My Mom, a classically trained alto, isn’t certain what would scare her more: being stalked by a trio of sadistic, masked killers or having to listen to Joanna Newsom. I get that. Newsom isn’t everyone’s cup of freak folk tea. While she has her share of frothing acolytes at her heels, to some, she sends […]

An Earlimart Follow-Up Already?

Earlimart

Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV