In the time I’ve been gone (almost a week now) I’ve gotten mostly better. The steamboats are gone. The noise in my head has calmed down. In the time I’ve been gone I completed the first draft of ELEMENT. That’s Number Two in the Six in 2006 plan. And I haven’t slowed yet. I just […]
Amoeba co-worker, spinner of wax and all-around cool guy, DJ Ned Learner is throwing down the vinyl at Carbon tomorrow night. It’s not just your usual, “Are you coming to my club?” night, either. Tomorrow marks the 52nd near-consecutive week he’s DJ’d the Wednesday night gig. What The DJ Wants. That means no requests. Just […]
I’m back from Yosemite. My skin is a little browner, my legs a little sore. I’m posting some pics to Flickr as I write this. In the meantime, perhaps you didn’t notice that at last we are caught up on the music reviews offered monthly by wandering minstrel, tune addict and discerning critic, Michael Keefe. […]
The other day I get my greedy little hands on a copy of the remastered, re-issued edition of Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes. I’ve never heard it so clear and clean and gorgeous. It’s been lovingly repackaged with some nifty liner notes and a fine wraparound sleeve of Roger Dean’s famous artwork. Rhino, the […]
Just a quick update: I’ve begun a Coachella set over at Flickr. Click here to check it out. Many more pics (as well as captions and notes and other good things like that) are on the way.
Time departed: Saturday 10 AM Time returned: Monday 2:30 AM Hours slept during that time: 5 No. bands seen: 11 (Lyrics Born, Common, Sigur Ros, Franz Ferdinand, Tosca, Giant Drag, Gabriel & Dresden, Phoenix, Bloc Party, Digable Planets & Massive Attack) Calories consumed: about 900 (I didn’t eat much) Calories burned: about four billion Temperature […]
There was this quiet desert town once. It had a Main Street. It was on a major trade route to the west. It was warm and it was peaceful. And above all, it was quiet. This is how it’s gonna look today and tomorrow: I’ll see you on Monday.
That surge in Internet use across Southern California today may have something to do with the release (finally) of the Coachella Schedule. As expected, we’re going to have to make some tough choices (Digable Planets or Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Bloc Party or Sleater Kinney or Paul Oakenfold? Kanye West or My Morning Jacket?) On an […]
In preparation for a weekend in the sun at Coachella I’ve picked up a couple shifts this week. That’s seven nine-hour shifts in a row. Add that to the usual three shifts at the photo lab and that leaves me with very little time to write. Then today I wake up with a nasty sore […]
Ryan’s really good at recognizing faces. One night we’re working at Rocket Video when an actor who was in the “Hyena” episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer walks in. Immediately, Ryan calls him out and tells him that he’s a fan of his work. I don’t know that Ryan actually knows any of his other […]
April 21, 2006 – 12:18 am
It’s late. I just got in from seeing Maria Taylor and Parson Redheads and Norfolk & Western at The Echo. Much to tell about the night, but no energy to tell it at the moment. Maybe I’ll have a few spare minutes tomorrow. An interesting night, to be sure.
What? Already?? Yeah, so I’m a little behind. But Michael Keefe’s latest slice of crackling, critical ruminations through the latest in the music scene is now available for your pleasure. This week he takes a good look at the new Belle & Sebastian album, so check it out. And expect to see the reviews of […]
April 18, 2006 – 11:36 am
Last year my friend Llyr says she has two tickets for Saturday at Coachella and do I want to go? I say sure. I’ll check it out. I hadn’t been and I figured, what the heck. It’s a new experience. Even up to the last minute I wasn’t all that excited. Chaos. Heat. Dust. Desert. […]
April 14, 2006 – 11:11 am
I’ve blogged about these guys before. They’ve got a new album out. It’s a positively dreamy set of songs that’s gonna set the tone for my Springtime, I think. Check ’em out. The Concretes – As Four (224 kps mp3) album review at allmusic.com NOTE: To protect my bandwidth, I’ll yank this tune from my […]
On Sunday I leave Joy and Denver behind and head back down to Santa Fe. This is the playlist for the drive: William Orbit: Hello Waveforms (mellow, contemplative, somewhat depressing, which is appropriate for one leaving Joy behind.) Dane Cook: Harmful If Swallowed (a bit of sparkly comedy to make me giggle.) Earlimart: Treble and […]
