Just downloaded Thomas Dolby's two newest EPs, Oceana and Amerikana. I recommend them both if you are a fan of interesting music. He does really cool things with sounds that aren't necessarily meant to be musical and has some excellent arranging. And his lyrics range from fun to haunting and traverse the wide range of moods in between. He's been a ( Read more... )

My voice started breaking over the weekend (right before my jazz ensemble concert, too! Those high notes were fun stuff, let me tell you). This is a pretty significant part of the transition process, but on a purely observational note I am very much not used to this new voice of mine. I like it. I like it a lot. But I open my mouth and I expect to ( Read more... )