Last night Carbon Leaf played a free concert in downtown Raleigh as part of 96 Rock’s FreeFest. When I was a student at the University of Richmond Carbon Leaf would play the Cellar, the campus bar, about once a month. The Cellar was little more than a hole in the wall — very tiny venueContinue reading “On Carbon Leaf”
Category Archives: Music
On the Songs I Love
Stolen shamelessly from Bill Leisner: Favorite Beatles song: “In My Life” Favorite solo Beatles song by John Lennon: “#9 Dream” Favorite solo Beatles song by Paul McCartney: “Live and Let Die” Favorite solo Beatles song by George Harrison: “What Is Life?” Favorite solo Beatles song by Ringo Starr: “Photograph” Favorite Rolling Stones song: “Paint itContinue reading “On the Songs I Love”
On the new Oasis album
Oasis released their first CD in three years today, Don’t Believe the Truth. I’ve listened to it twice now. I’m not taken with it. And I’ll be damned if I could really explain why. The music is okay, but not catchy. What it sounds like is a Beatles tribute band, only moreso. And yes, IContinue reading “On the new Oasis album”
Carbon Leaf — "Indian Summer"
The latest Carbon Leaf CD, Indian Summer, came in the mail last week. I’ve been giving it some serious play time in my office stereo. Indian Summer, the band’s fifth studio album, marks a change in the band’s musical direction, with the eleven songs all falling squarely in the guitar-based pop groove and the CelticContinue reading “Carbon Leaf — "Indian Summer"”
Going to a Concert
Tonight the Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette are playing at Alltel Pavillion here in Raleigh. I have a ticket for lawn seating. The weather forecast looks promising–clear, high temperature in the mid-70s. Should be fun. Joe Keeton, my old college roommate (currently a debate coach for Bronx Science) hailed from New Jersey, by way ofContinue reading “Going to a Concert”
A Correction
An update from the accuracy department! At the Shore Leave convention last weekend, Glenn Hauman said, in reference to a man dressed as a Smurf at the convention’s Masquerade, “Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?” to which I replied, “Glenn, did you know that’s a song?” I thereupon said it had been done in theContinue reading “A Correction”
Who are you?
Steve Roby, Star Trek fan and author of the God-Thing and Star Trek: The Lost Books webpages, has started up his own blog. Steve posts frequently on Psi Phi and the TrekBBS Literature Forum, and I’ve been an avid reader of his posts for the past seven years. I find his writings on Star TrekContinue reading “Who are you?”
New Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity and About a Boy, released recently through McSweeney’s Books a book entitled simply Songbook. This is, like Fever Pitch, strictly non-fiction, a look at some of the songs that Hornby, a former music critic, enjoys, and includes a CD of several of the songs essayed in the book. JustContinue reading “New Nick Hornby”
An offense to the ears
I heard today Madonna’s theme song to the new James Bond film, Die Another Day. It’s utter crap. I’m not sure where to begin in describing how truly terrible a song this is. It’s not even a song. It’s just some sort of electronic syncopated rhythm with Madonna chanting over and over again, her voiceContinue reading “An offense to the ears”
Five questions
I’ve seen this feature on several other blogs, and out of curiosity I decided to give the Friday Five a look. Five questions, nothing probing, but that may illuminate unique personality aspects. But it’s Monday, not Friday, so aren’t I a bit late? Timeliness has never been one of my strong points. The most recentContinue reading “Five questions”