Category: music

I’m taking a break from slaving over JSP code to write this one. Shhhhh, don’t tell. I’ve been listening to a ton of new music lately, some from groups or artists I’d never heard of before. Now, I do live in a hole… underground, you know, where the critters are. That aside, I still try […]

I tried to follow up yesterday’s exercise with the opposite. The same rules apply except for the techno one, with one fudge. I honestly can’t remember putting Teardrop on a mix cd, but the way I love that song, I can’t believe it. Maybe I just never shared it with anyone. A couple other things […]

Taking a break this afternoon, I decided to create a happy mix CD (for no good reason, titled Happy Schmidt). I gave myself a couple rules: I couldn’t use any songs that I’ve put on another mix cd (that I could remember) no techno (electronica, trip hop, etc) avoid stuff I listen to all the […]

I love it when I can pick out the songs used in commercials. You know that new Putnam commercial with the picture frame flying around the office? The commercial’s fairly forgettable, but the music isn’t. It’s from Lemon Jelly‘s great In The Bath, which is on their peachy-keen Lemonjelly.ky. I have two of their albums, […]

I’ve been too tired to do much of anything. I think I’m worn out from all the travelling, and it doesn’t seem to matter how much sleep I get, I’m still tired. My birthday was fun. I’m twenty-nine now. Yep, so it goes. I got a ton of new music in Austin, and I’ll tell […]

I’ve been on a mini-quest to create the perfect mix CD for Max. When we go out, we always listen to music, always have a CD in, and Max isn’t shy about expressing his opinion about what’s playing. So, for the past year, I’ve been making mix cd’s trying to find songs that he’s never […]

Michelle picked Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Sorry, but nope. The best albums of the nineties are… Lyle Lovett’s Joshua Judges Ruth: The album that made me listen to Country – Ok, I only ever listen to Lyle, but that counts, doesn’t it? Massive Attack‘s Mezzanine: How many other bands (that are still around, unlike the […]

How come nobody told me that Living Colour released a new album?? Huh? Two demerits for everyone who didn’t tell me. The only person who doesn’t is Anil, who’s daily links feed informed me of the news… the rest of you, I can do without, thank you. Oh yeah, there’s an interesting discussion on labels […]

While working this week, I’ve been trying to go back and listen to some of the 20 gigs of music on the uberMac I haven’t touched in a while. Here’s a quick recap of great bands and albums rediscovered: INXS: Listen Like Thieves – This album flat out rocks, Eighties style. Solid horn work, good […]

Right now, I can’t get over how old-school gorgeous Soul Coughing‘s Janine is. It reminds me of 50’s pop love songs, but with a modern twist that’s just wonderful. It brings back black and white memories of those dates I never wanted to end, driving home on empty streets with the smell of greasewood and […]