It must have been a review in either MOJO or Q. It must have been. Because, otherwise, how would I have ever heard of Elbow? Early 2004 I bought their second album, Cast of Thousands. And it was amazing. It was dark and moody Britpop, what Coldplay and Radiohead aspired to but could never quiteContinue reading “On Elbow and The Seldom Seen Kid”
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On Musical Tastes
After watching “The Doctor’s Daughter,” I downloaded the latest episode of Radio Free Skaro, to see what Warren, Steven, and Chris thought of the episode. For anyone who’s not listened to an episode of Radio Free Skaro, they break down a bit like this: 0-10 minutes: They talk about the Doctor Who episode 10-35 minutes:Continue reading “On Musical Tastes”
On Songs I’m Grooving
As snurched from Keith: Music meme: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. “Fugitive Motel,”Continue reading “On Songs I’m Grooving”
On Tom Petty’s Super Bowl Show
I like Tom Petty. So when I heard that he was chosen to be the halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl, I was instantly intrigued. The game? Didn’t really care about. Football’s not my sport. But Tom Petty? Yeah, I’d tune in for that. The morning DJs I listen to on the morning commute hadContinue reading “On Tom Petty’s Super Bowl Show”
On Dan Fogelberg
Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg has passed away. Prostate cancer. He was fifty-six. I’m not sure that I knew Fogelberg’s music, outside of “Same Old Lang Syne.” I first heard that song on the radio, about this time of year, about twelve years ago. It was a sad, wistful song, the story of a man who meetsContinue reading “On Dan Fogelberg”
On a Possibly Surprising Musical Lapse
A reader dropped me an e-mail yesterday. Was I, he wanted to know, excited about the Led Zeppelin reunion? As I wrote back, I’m indifferent. It’s not even ambivalence — I simply don’t care. I have a couple of their CDs, but in the end, I’m completely indifferent. I don’t change the radio station whenContinue reading “On a Possibly Surprising Musical Lapse”
On Christmas Music
It surprises people, when they know my lack of religious inclinations, that I enjoy listening to Christmas music. Indeed, I listen to Christmas music pretty much year ’round. And it’s not even purely secular Christmas music I listen to. Yes, I have Fleming & John’s “Winter Wonderland,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” done in theContinue reading “On Christmas Music”
On Christmas — Led Zeppelin Style
I wrote about this, about a year ago, but with Christmas on the horizon I thought I’d mention it again for new readers in the audience. 🙂 There’s a musicial duo — Fleming & John — that does a version of the classic song, “Winter Wonderland,” in the style of Led Zeppelin’s “Misty Mountain Hop.”Continue reading “On Christmas — Led Zeppelin Style”
On Things I’d Like to Hear
I caught the last few minutes of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas before Pushing Daisies, and I had the strangest thought. I wondered how Bob Dylan would approach adapting The Grinch to song. Dylan Hears a Who is well-nigh perfect. But it doesn’t have Grinch. Bob Dylan. He’s such a nutter.
On Baltimore Annoyances
Sometimes, Baltimore feels backwoods. Take, for example, the movie I’m Not There. It’s the Bob Dylan biopic starring Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, and Richard Gere — all of them as Bob Dylan. There’s a review for it in yesterday’s Baltimore Sun. The reviewer didn’t care for the film. Rated it a “C.” GuessContinue reading “On Baltimore Annoyances”