* Whistling: Sound created by air forced through mouth and lips, either by exhalation or by inhalation. Pitch controlled by movement and placement of tongue within mouth to change shape of oral cavity; lips and cheeks remain stable ( Read more... )

I don't want to turn this into a personal blog, talking about my life all the time, because frankly my life isn't that interesting, but then again, I didn't want this to be a music blog, so fuck it. This is about the best weekend ever ( Read more... )

* "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani is the best song in the world this week. I think it has already been released as a single, but they should have held off until it gets hot outside because it makes me think of barbecues ( Read more... )

I can't believe I haven't posted forever. But I haven't. That's the way it's gotta be, okay ( Read more... )

Rereading something I wrote below (don't you love it when you self-inspire?), it strikes me that to call oneself an artist of any type is incredibly assuming and pretentious. It implies a knowledge, a vision, a perspective that isn't necessarily there. It's basically a title that one gives oneself, like "Reverend." There's no rite of passage, no ( Read more... )

Something has been off all week. Either I have a minor bug or my vague and mysterious "allergies" have resurfaced, because I wake up crusty-eyed and groggy despite sleeping like a log all night, my throat is tender, and my neck is stiff, a stiffness that is constantly on the verge of blossoming into a headache. It, combined with typical career ( Read more... )

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Prior to the release of their self-titled debut, LCD Soundsystem had two classic awesome songs: "Losing My Edge" and "Yeah (Crass Version)." They also had about 5 or so solidly good songs. This album is an addition of 10 more songs to the latter category. The first song, "Daft Punk is Playing at My House" starts out great, with typical distorto ( Read more... )

When you read an interview with a famous musician, and they get asked about their musical influences, you can pretty much assume you're going to get a regurgitated version of the musical canon. If it's Sting, he'll mention the Beatles, the Who, maybe Aretha Franklin, a token jazz guy (most likely Coltrane), etc. If it's Flea, it will still be the ( Read more... )

Technical virtuosity on a musical instrument is a sport; there's nothing wrong with cultivating or appreciating it, but it shouldn't be confused with art ( Read more... )