Diary of Musical Thoughts
The title says it all.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Scarlett Johansson, "Anywhere I Lay My Head"
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I had no idea what to expect from this album, and it's safe to say that nobody really did. Hollywood celebs dabbling in music has becom...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Dance Music Manifestos
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Philip Sherburne recently turned in a sobering edition of "The Month In Techno" that might serve as a major buzzkiller for anyone...
Monday, July 21, 2008
Pitchfork Music Festival
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The lineup was hit or miss this year, and although the "hits" did include some of my favourite artists (Jarvis Cocker, Animal Coll...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Mogwai, "The Sun Smells Too Loud"
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My spidey-sense detects a lot of excitement about the new Mogwai album, stemming from the buzz around the new track "The Sun Smells Too...
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Sigur Ros, "Med Sud i Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust"
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It makes perfect sense that they'd release a stunningly lush DVD that serves as their love letter to their home country of Iceland, and ...
Monday, June 30, 2008
Jay-Z at Glastonbury
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So the Jay-Z vs Noel Gallagher feud (it feels silly just typing that) came to an appropriate conclusion with Jay-Z's ironic cover (or wa...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
My Bloody Valentine, London ICA, June 13, 2008 (mp3 recording)
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I have recurring dreams/nightmares, but not the typical ones where you find yourself naked in public or back in school and writing a test th...
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
A World Without Bo Diddley
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I was more or less in awe of Bo Diddley -- his music, his guitar playing, his unconventional and un-rock star look (thick glasses, the ...
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Junk notes
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Just to check whether k.d. lang's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is as good as I thought it was, I played it back...
Thursday, May 22, 2008
3AM Sleepy-eyed American Idol Finale
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"So it all comes down to this: Bush vs Kerry for all the marbles. Standard electoral strategy suggests that a successful candidacy dep...
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