Archive for 'music'
Say it ain’t so, Trey!
Poor ol’ Trey Anastasio has landed himself in a bit of trouble. I’m sad to see it. The guys in Phish ran in the same circle I did when I was in college — I never got to know any of them very well, but I talked to them at parties and attended their shows […]
Posted: February 14th, 2007 under music, vermont.
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Reggie Watts is Out of Control!
I’m not sure if I can still call Reggie Watts a Seattleite — I think he lives here part-time — but either way, he sure does some impressive things with just a microphone and a tape loop echo unit (Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler, methinks?):
Reggie Watts: Out Of Control on Vimeo
Posted: January 30th, 2007 under music.
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Another month-long challenge for musicians!
My goodness, there sure are a lot of month-long challenges for artists out there! The comments following this RPM Challenge-related post at Slashdot mention yet another one: February Album Writing Month.
Maybe these online contests could be considered the poor artist’s retreat, say, if you’re seeking inspiration and community but can’t afford — or don’t have […]
Posted: January 24th, 2007 under music, writing.
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Record an album in a (short) month
When I first heard about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I thought it was the kick in the ass I needed to finally write that novel. The first time I participated, I came within just a couple hundred words — or fewer, I can’t remember — of “winning,” or writing 50,000 words. During my second […]
Posted: January 21st, 2007 under music, writing.
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Emilie Simon — elle est magnifique!
About a month ago, a one-line post on MetaFilter tipped me off to the existence of Emilie Simon, a musician and producer who already has quite a following in her native France. After visiting the links to her music and hearing how good it was, I was surprised she hadn’t broken over here yet. I […]
Posted: December 31st, 2006 under music.
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