Boss_Tweedy

Haven't listened to this in a while. I'd forgotten how good it is from start to finish.

Bummer. I was looking forward to a double dose of new music from them. Still excited about the new album though.

Swamp Dogg

I watched this yesterday. It's a very powerful film. It tells a familiar story in a new way.

Yo La Tengo (night two)!

Yo La Tengo (night one)

At times funny. At other times bittersweet and even sad. A very well done movie.

A simple yet incredibly emotional and beautifull film. I love a movie that makes me feel. This one certainly does that.

Published today. Jeff Tweedy on Rock Criticism, the Pitfalls of Music Snobbery, and His New Book

Here you go: https://colinmeloy.substack.com/p/studio-diary-part-12?r=5m0no&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post&fbclid=IwAR12WpIaWlw9vukGzfnAV1ZLzOP7KVYYE90Ts3KUHdWeDnz41B7PFr3Pykw If you can't open it here's a quote from the Substack entry: Today, I am almost entirely certain that this will be a double album, despite the usual warnings from the people with better commercial/financial sense than I — that double LPs are invariably more expensive and fewer people buy them. This was published by Colin in mid October, and in December he pos

My 1500th post!

Having read many loving tributes on Facebook I wish I'd known him better. It definitely seems that I missed out. Rest easy, Joe.

Your post made me curious, so I looked at my profile and discovered my 16th anniversary at VC is coming up in the spring. Time flies when you're having fun.

The Decemberists are set to release a double album some time next year. That's at the top of my list right now.

I'm not a huge fan of Jason Isbell, but his live shows are excellent. Another of the young bands you should check out is Wednesday. They're my favorite musical discovery of 2023. Here's a great 30-minute documentary on the band that was released not long ago.

Harry Shearer and Judith Owen's "Christmas Without Tears" annual holiday program in NOLA

The Decemberists. I can't remember but I may also expressed hope for a fourth band, Sweeping Promises. Regardless I'm extremely excited about this lineup!

Wow! Wednesday and Ratboys were two of the three bands on my wishlist. This is a fantastic lineup!

I took a break from this album for a while, but it's just as beautiful as I'd remembered it.