My apologies to the arachnophobes out there. I was so caught up in the technical mastery exhibited in yesterday’s spider photo that it didn’t occur to me that some of you might freak out. It should have, really. I worked with the most insect phobic person I’ve ever encountered for a couple of years at [...]
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But there’ll be another morning after afternoon and tonight
I’m cheating a little bit in my choice of the #3 album from an independent or unsigned artist. Actually, it’s my list so I can do whatever I want. But I’m including the latest album from Austin’s Okkervil River largely as a recognition of their whole body of work, rather than the album itself. Don’t [...]
Okkervil River - "Singer Songwriter" [3:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Okkervil River - "Listening to Otis Redding During Christmas" [7:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSpread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape
Eight years old with flour sack cape
Tied all around his neck
He climbed up on the garage
Figurin’ what the heck
He screwed his courage up so tight
The whole thing come unwound
He got a runnin’ start and bless his heart
He headed for the ground…
Until Jamie wrote his guest post a few weeks back, it never fully occurred to [...]
Deadlines suck…
02 Dec 2008 at 21:57
A Free Man
Americana, Australia, Boy Z, Friends, Podcasts, fatherhood, link love
…but these things don’t.
1. Recycling, South Australia style.
2. History podcasts. Two of my favorites are Dan Carlin’s “Hardcore History” and Mike Duncan’s “The History of Rome”. The latter is up and running again after a hiatus that went on far too long. Check out my interview with Duncan from a few months ago and look [...]
MP3s of the Week: Melody, Mystery and Memory
31 Jul 2008 at 15:00
A Free Man
American artists, Americana, British Artists, Country, Hip-Hop, MP3 of the Week, Making music in your bedroom, folk, jazz
Let’s kick things off this week with the sultry, smoky voice of Melody Gardot. Her debut LP, “Worrisome Heart” is out and what I’ve heard of it so far is just stunning. Gardot was seriously injured after being hit by a car whilst riding her bicycle in 2004. One of the treatments suggested for her [...]
Jurado on the road
I was listening to Damien Jurado’s fantastic 2003 album “Where Shall You Take Me?” at work today. So, when I got the news that he’s playing some dates in the UK this summer, I became a little bit wistful for old Blighty. Here’s hoping he makes it down here to Oz in the not to [...]
MP3 of the Week – The Rosewood Thieves – “Honey, Stay Awhile”
Another Northeastern (U.S.) roots rock act caught my attention this week, I smell a scene up in the Hudson Valley. The Rosewood Thieves are a New York based quintet who released their second EP “Lonesome” in the Autumn. Their music strongly hearkens back to the 1960’s with Mackenzie Vernacchio’s organ summoning up echoes of The [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2007: No. 4 Jason Isbell – “Sirens Of The Ditch”
“His daughter was a looker but five’ll get you ten.
He dressed her like a hooker and she smelled like sin.
She had a ragtop car. She made good grades.
She didn’t like her daddy ’cause he wouldn’t let her date.
She was trouble, but ain’t we all. Trouble, but ain’t we all.”
-Jason Isbell – “Down In A Hole”
Just [...]
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