[tattooed your named across my arm for all to see]
things that make me happy right now: thinking about shawn farrell; rearranging and refining my tags in delicious; futzing with smart playlists in itunes, listening to unplayed tracks, gleefully deleting music i hate but still have in my itunes library for inexplicable reasons, and rating tracks; the entirity of mason jennings' new album; the fact that after tropical storm alberto finished pissing all over the research triangle yesterday, everything smelled like frogs. it's a short list. i'm pretty cranky lately.
but in honor of the fact that tomorrow i get to see the default singer/songwriter of my soul play at the cat's cradle, today's top five list is top five all-time recording artists. an oldie but a goodie. artists you love beyond reason. you know the drill.
my list:1. mason jennings. far and away, above and beyond, my favorite of favorites. mason isn't for everyone, but he is for me.
2. the old 97s. quirky songwriting, blazing guitars, and rhett miller's cute, cute little hips.
3. r.e.m. the first band i ever loved; the first tape i ever bought for myself was green. i don't listen to them as much as i used to, but i love them all the same.
4. ani difranco. another old favorite who doesn't get much play these days; but out of range remains one of my all-time favorite albums.
5. counting crows. adam duritz is crazier than a shithouse rat, they haven't put a new album out in four years, but august and everything after can still break my heart into tiny pieces.
honorable mentions to tori amos (who i burned myself out on, but who i loved for many years) and mike doughty and the decemberists (who will probably crawl up the list eventually) and johnny cash (who is not necessarily a favorite but who is always a comfort).
OKAY, NOW YOU GO.
i'll just be over here in the corner downloading mason bootlegs, because clearly the fourteen thousand i already have are not enough.
but in honor of the fact that tomorrow i get to see the default singer/songwriter of my soul play at the cat's cradle, today's top five list is top five all-time recording artists. an oldie but a goodie. artists you love beyond reason. you know the drill.
my list:1. mason jennings. far and away, above and beyond, my favorite of favorites. mason isn't for everyone, but he is for me.
2. the old 97s. quirky songwriting, blazing guitars, and rhett miller's cute, cute little hips.
3. r.e.m. the first band i ever loved; the first tape i ever bought for myself was green. i don't listen to them as much as i used to, but i love them all the same.
4. ani difranco. another old favorite who doesn't get much play these days; but out of range remains one of my all-time favorite albums.
5. counting crows. adam duritz is crazier than a shithouse rat, they haven't put a new album out in four years, but august and everything after can still break my heart into tiny pieces.
honorable mentions to tori amos (who i burned myself out on, but who i loved for many years) and mike doughty and the decemberists (who will probably crawl up the list eventually) and johnny cash (who is not necessarily a favorite but who is always a comfort).
OKAY, NOW YOU GO.
i'll just be over here in the corner downloading mason bootlegs, because clearly the fourteen thousand i already have are not enough.