Blogging what a strange modern activity! I avoided it for a while, thinking you had to be lame or nerdy to keep one, however personal opinions evolve over time…And this is how this story evolved…Last night a good old friend Sebastian (Freeman) came over and we discussed how Murray from The Dears was interested in producing Sebastian’s band the Diamond Sea…which lead to me looking up the Dears website tonight…which lead to me finding Natalia Yanchak’s blog…which inspired me to start my own…Also I’ve been listening to their myspace in the background on repeat. Which include these 3 songs: ”There Is No Such Thing As Love” from the album End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story (2000), The title track of No Cities Left (2003), and ”Acoustic Guitar Phase” off of Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique (2002). And Holy ****! are they ever great songs! So epic, and rich with layers both musically and emotionally. A true inspiration.
To Do List:
- Listen to the Dears discography
- Also check out The Rolling Stones’ Some Girls (78) the album that has ”Miss You” on it (saw the video on musimax tonight for the 1st time, love that bassline)
- Read and play the Leonard Cohen Anthology (an awesome xmas present I got from my mom)
- Read A Fine Ending by Louis Rastelli (another awesome xmas present from my girlfriend)
- Also David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars
- Record my album…work on new songs too…compile list of guest musicians
- Go to Kung Fu more often and eventually get my black belt.
- Write more, finish my novel and my screenplay.
October 3, 2008 at 3:04 am |
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