- ARCHIVE / TAG ARCHIVE
- “Forgetful Heart” First Live Performance
Wow. This performance is positively heart-wrenching. I find it very interesting that bobdylan.com posted this unofficial audience recording.
- Antediluvian Dylan Rocks On…But Toward What?
The release of a new Dylan album is always met with excitement here in my house. I have been a rather obsessive fan of the Bard from Hibbing since eighth grade when I discovered “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” The way the young, croaky yet clear-throated Dylan sang those repetitive phrases (”it’s a hard, it’s [...]
- REVIEW: Dr. Dog album: “Fate” (music)
For me, part of writing is finding the right inspiration. Sometimes that inspiration comes in very weird forms. A while ago, my wife, who has been itching to get into Dr. Dog after seeing them open for Wilco in 2007, downloaded their most recent album, Fate. I must say that these are 44 minutes of [...]
- New Music: She & Him
Okay, for me, Zooey Deschanel’s version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” from Elf was eye-opening. In her voice I could hear that jazzy/country thing that made me a big fan of Robinella Contreras — subtle shades of Ella Fitzgerald mixed with a little Patsy Cline or Loretta Lynn or something! I don’t know. I just [...]
- Opening Pandora’s Box
Web apps are in. I’ve spoken a bit about them in the past (e.g., in my post about Fluid, which, by the way, has seen a lot of development over the past week). Today, I’d like to highlight a music service called Pandora, which has really altered the way I listen to music over the [...]
- Wrapping Up 2007
Now that we’re more than a full day into 2008, I suppose it might be a great time to take a look back at 2007. Here are some personal thoughts that sort of some up the year (NB: I stole this idea a bit from Jon Hicks of hicksdesign).
Music
By far, the most important musical release for [...]