Part 2: Taylor-made playlist

My CD collection was rifled through pretty effectively by my niece Taylor, as I mentioned in an earlier post, and I’m now putting it away. Y’know – sticking the discs back in their cases, then filing the discs back in alphabetical order. It’s an immense pain in the rear, but I’m discovering more stuff she [...]

Baby, It’s You – Or Me – Or Somebody…

Semagic 1.7.3.1U – sirpaulsbuddy @ livejournal.comYou probably don’t remember Smith. They were a “one hit wonder,” with only the above mentioned song, a hit during the summer of 1969. That was the summer before my senior year in high school.  I had just joined my first serious band – and I went [...]

Project Phoenix launches

The anticipation is finally over: Project Phoenix, the new CD from Fiction 8, is now out. And was it ever worth the wait.
The new disc represents a significant step forward for the band. Most notably, bassist Mardi Salazar has assumed a much greater role in the creative process, writing and singing about half the tracks [...]

5 Reviews a Week – Back on track, track-by-track

Well, I’m back on schedule this week. Finally stole some time to get these finished up. When I started these reviews, I had a nice back log of write-ups to post. But now I am caught up with this years releases. Perhaps I will post some of my old reviews from my old Myspace blog. [...]

A Taylor-made playlist

My wife hates my musical tastes. She refers to it as “angry white boy music,” which is really beneath retort – I have eclectic tastes and I could dish it out the same way she does, but that would simply be mean and non-productive. So instead I just blog about it and hope she never [...]

5 Reviews a Week – The Travails of Mr. Lackidaisical

Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry! I promised this would be weekly! What am I doing!! Listen, folks, I’ve been awfully busy, and I apologize for not giving you your music tidbit fix. I will explain that last Tuesday I was busy, because I was at a She & Him concert! Which was awesome. They [...]

WWJ(ohnny)D? Not This.

UPDATE: Apparently Johnny’s daughter Rosanne doesn’t think much of John Rich either…
John Rich, the “Rich” half of mindless country duo Big and Rich (and if you dislike the mindless qualifier, check out their song “Coming to Your City“) has hit the trail for John McCain. Friday night in Florida, Rich took the stage to campaign [...]

Faith in music restored

For the most part, I have found 2008 to be a very disappointing year for music. Most artists I’ve favored the last couple of years failed to impress with their latest efforts such as The Fratellis, The Kooks, Dirty Pretty Things, and Mystery Jets, just to name a few. Not to say it’s all been bad, [...]

Artist You Should Know: I’m From Barcelona

They are one of my favorite discoveries of the last year, and I got to see them live at Coachella, but before we go any further, there are a few things you should know about I’m From Barcelona:
- Fronted by lead singer/songwriter Emanuel Lundgren, the band officially consists of 29 band members (although due to scheduling [...]