25 posts tagged “music”
(Can't get my pictures from last weekend uploaded)
Little pirate and I went down to the cities last weekend. Dropped LP off at his dad's. I stayed at my good friends' loft surrounded by art. Ate a fabulous mock chicken curry peanut sauce concoction at at Taste of Thialnd. Hosts and I met-up later with my wonderful college friend Tod, who took us to Uncommon Grounds for coffee.
In college, Tod was my musical muse. We don't necessarily have the same tastes, but Tod could always (and still can) introduce me to bands that are not an obvious fit. For instance, until recently I thought I hated Interpol. If I had been in touch with Tod on a regular basis, he would have set me straight. He's like the musical equivalent of the V-8 slap.
On Sunday, we went to Cheapo Records(drool...). where I bought a bunch of needed albums (used) including
this
I love M.I.A.! She's the techno-hip-hop-pop goddess daughter of a Sri Lankan militant activist. Her second album, Kala, has been on my wish list for a while, but I picked up her first album, Arular, used.
My brother and sister played a big role in my musical upbringing and I have fond memories of many of the songs I heard through them. When I was five, I would ask my sister to play The Beatles "Rocky Raccoon" over and over again. I really didn't listen to much else of the "White Album" , instead just asking her to drop the needle on Rocky. When the song finished, she would pick the needle up and return it to the beginning of the track knowing that if she didn't I was apt to do it myself and might scratch her treasured LP.
When I first played the White Album for my son when he was four or five, he also became infatuated with the song and would ask me to play it again. I'm not sure what about the song that hooked him, but I always imagined this raccoon dressed up in western gear fighting over a girl.
December was my
month to send musical contributions through a mix tape club. So I
pulled an all- nighter on December 29th and delivered some of
the mix tapes to friends at brunch the next day.
Since my New Year's resolution is to post at least once a week, I will post a song a week for you Voxers, beginning with the mix tape's concept and the first song.
Guilty Pleasures is a BBC radio show highlighting all those songs you secretly adore. Its host is U.K radio and T.V. personality Sean Rowley he’s the guy on the cover of Oasis’ “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory” and the show has sparked a whole “Guilty Pleasures” movement in Britain. I found out about the radio program/movement when I Googled “Rowley” (my surname) and was brought to a mix tape club page with a guilty pleasure compilation called "Swing Your Rowley" by DJ Frankie Pigeon.
Now here's the first of my musical indulgences:
1). “Mix Tape” – Katie Monster and Princeton-
Avenue Q
I’ve wanted to use this song as a Mix Tape first track FOR-EV-AR! One of my guilty pleasures is musicals; LOVE them! Little Pirate and I dance around the house to “Into the Woods” and “Wicked”. The N.Y. cast recording of Avenue Q is one my faves – and one my son will not listen to until he’s a teenager.
This is from my friend Jerree Small, and she's my favorite local musician (was so before we were friends, so I'm not being biased).
Hey faithful listeners (ummm....I know there are at least 2...),
Sorry for the long absence. I thought once "Holes" was done, I'd have all this free time in which to blog. Well, instead, I've been trying to catch-up on all the things that were put aside.
Today the Little Pirate & I are at home because I suspect that he might have lice. ICK,ICK,ICK!! When I called the clinic to make the lice-check appointment, the receptionist actually asked if I'd like to be seen today. No, dumb-ass, I'd like to wait the entire weekend so that my apartment is crawling with the nasty buggers! WTF!
Of course, the last time I thought August had lice he actually had really bad dandruff; I really hope that this is again an overreaction on my part. We're seeing the Dr. at 1:30 p.m. today. In the meantime, I'm itching like crazy.
Anyway, this whole lice thing has me thinking about alien invasions. Lice are like little tiny space invaders; microscopic creatures that can turn a household into chaos. Invadeing homes, feeding off of humans, and you can't even see 'em!
Mr. Jim Richardson, Gonzo Scientist (and Duluthian) explores the question of whether or not life began on earth, or if life is an "Evolution form Space":
I've been so focused upon it being opening night, that I forgot it was Friday. Or to be exact, I forgot about Minnesota Music Friday. So, I'll post my all-time favorite song by my favorite Minn. band.
