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Kim Bodnia

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    Scott McCaughey

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    McCaughey discussing Neil Young:

    http://spectrumculture.com/2012/06/interview-scott-mccaughey-on-neil-young.html/

     

    I like the opening remarks by the journalist:

     

    "While it would be tempting to ask McCaughey about his myriad of new projects or the demise of R.E.M., we had something much different to discuss that afternoon…(Neil Young)"

     

    Very important concert by The Minus 5 tonight, Peter Buck will be previewing songs from his upcoming vinyl-only album.

    Now Playing: May, 2012

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Hard copies of The Minus 5 / The Lonesome death of Buck McCoy are nearly impossible to find, so I had to content myself with an iTunes copy. Best songs here are "moonshine girl" and "wouldn't want to care". The personnel is: Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Ken Stringfellow et. al.

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    Pat Sansone New Book

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Interesting, I didn't know he also did art photography.

     

     

    I have previously known Patrick Sansone as a musician from Wilco -- one of the most frequently played bands on my turntable -- so absorbing the images in this book gave me another way to view this artist's creative life. Most photographers are constantly absorbing the world around them; it’s a hard switch to turn off at times and I can imagine it is the same for a talented musician like Sansone.

    Neil Young

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    There was a song accompanying the ending credits of Den du frygter, a movie starring Ulrich Thomsen.

     

    Since I liked the song I googled it and turns out it was a Neil Young song, "Helpless" written circa 1970. I had never heard this, it's beautiful, especially the lyrics which reference a place in Ontario.

    Now Watching

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I've been trying to acquire The Killing, however, it's too pricey for the time being, since it's a region 2 import hovering around 54$ US plus shipping each season, although the quality of the series is beyond doubt and does justify the price tag. However, if these series are released in America anytime soon, on Region 1, that will make the price drop a few dollars, it's a question of waiting for a domestic distribution, if it ever happens, or just making the splurge on amazon.co.uk, but as I said it's worth every pound, the Danish do excellent cinema and TV programming.

    A new song from my new EP -- streaming. (Another new one 4/5)

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I'm no music expert but in general I enjoy songs like this which are very guitar-driven (the EP is called acoustic pop for a reason). I thought the chorus was catchy, I heard it twice if I remember correctly. I think the song is a little too short but it may work in the context of the other songs in the EP. I also wonder if there are drums played in other songs or is it only a guitar and your voice?

    What was/is your favorite decade for music?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    The nineties of course.

     

    although i don't have the exact dates, the following CDs were released with very few years/months separating them:

     

    R.E.M. / New Adventures in Hi Fi

     

    Madonna / Ray of Light

     

    Wallflowers / Bringing down the horse

     

    U2 / Zooropa

     

    Son Volt / Trace

     

    Neutral Milk Hotel / Aeroplane

     

    There's an ironic story here: I never listened to this music in the nineties, when it came out. Those records I bought them all in 2011, the reason is I was a very busy journalist during the nineties with very little spare time. Only now I'm discovering that great music.

     

    I think Suzanne Vega meant a lot to twenty-somethings of the 90s.

    Who's having the worst week?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    It's only Tuesday and the week starts as a nightmare.

     

    Today there was a break-in attempt at home. Luckily nothing happened and the alarm system dissuaded the intruder or intruders.

     

    But the event set in motion a great deal of soul-searching.

     

    I stripped myself down to the very essential, the very minimal. I told myself, trivial exchanges, as bitter as they may have been, with other people on this forum, or on the other forum, are they really important given what just happened?

     

    what is important? spending more time with my ageing mother? my brothers? taking care of my own person and shedding off those extra pounds? ...getting out of this dead end job, become a better person?

     

    I reviewed every aspect of my life, everything down to even posting on this place, told to myself, is this really important?

     

    Oddly, I have been feeling very uneasy these past days. I even had a nightmare the day before. It's like, somehow, I smelled doom with anticipation. And then I said I need a beer. Tomorrow might be a better day, who knows?

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