Last August 2008, I caught Conor at “Other Music” (a record store) in the afternoon and Dylan at Prospect Park in the evening
his pop singer high
“I did the biggest arranging job ever in the history of the cinema”
it sounds like a forgotten cartoon superhero
Patti Smith has an upcoming intimate concert at the Teragram Ballroom
“I’m fucking with New York City tonight”
as fresh as it was timeless.
I am going to see Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros again
Kings of the beach, rather kings of the fuzz!
Not the rut of the working class but the movement of social mobility.
The music was so indiscernible, it was pretty hard for me to find my way through the smog.
“be unclean with you”
Well over the top hip hop manipulation
“triggers memories like you were a jukebox and he was the man with all the quarters”
Having a messed-up voice and a few bruises was worth it
the light at the end of the tunnel may be you
The effects of fame and fortune
It’s about time.
“It’s Where I’m From”
Apparently the lyrics were all about heartbreaks and damages that life does to you
Billboard magazine called them ‘a goth Maroon 5’ last year.
Couldn’t be better
Flirting with a sort of Americana wrapped into a fuzzy psychedelia.
You can’t put a price on this guy
The band hugs like brothers
in which Doris gets her oats… again
We watched the world turn dayglo..
So turn it up!
“I don’t want to take any credit for anything that’s happening. Its not just me”
Bjork, Ani DiFranco, Keb Mo’ and, somewhere out of left field, Dusty Springfield.
The cover of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” is incomparable
A brilliant songwriter a peaceful man with brazen idealist with a love of life.
Very attuned to body functionality
Since 01’s Satellite Rides Rhett has written maybe two albums worth of grade A
Shine against your will, indeed.
Drake has a new album (not mixtape) and that my dear friends, is that.
Chappelle walked right off after 70 minutes, back to his ordinary life in Ohio
So, Conor, use this bloody song list…
“The answer to the mysteries is : Do dum dum dum dum da do dum dum”
The music isn’t good, it isn’t bad, it isn’t a song really
I don’t care if a product is a product, I only care that I know what I am being sold
It is Black Eyed Peas coming of age
I left Radio City Music Hall firmly believing Spektor could do this for the rest of her life and that I would be there to watch her.
American rock hasn’t seriously considered the question of money in decades
an acoustic version of I’m not Down, dedicated to me- cuz they know its my theme song
Have you ever been on a date where you know the girl really likes you but for some reason you can’t get yourself to make a move
the Who are the worst but only up to a point
For all of Zanders abilities there is not much to be done with it
chain-gang-New-Orleans-Mardi-Gras big sound with Acapella and clapping parts.
They handle themselves a million miles above arrogance.
