luminous

Yay. i just saw the Auckland announcement I was waiting for! Too bad only one NZ show but the Power Station is a good venue, I saw most of Wilco play there for Seven worlds collide in '09:)

Yay, that gives me more hope they'll do the jump across to NZ next year as well!

If they don't I might have to make travel plans to Byron Bay:)

Listen to the first track off of DRA's upcoming Taylor Swift 1989 covers album: http://pitchfork.com/news/61239-ryan-adams-covers-taylor-swifts-bad-blood/

 

It's great & I can't wait to hear the album in its entirety. I really hope that he treats one of the songs like he did Wonderwall, and basically strips it down to just vocals & acoustic guitar.

I've never purposely listened to TS yet listening to this version makes my brain keep expecting her voice to kick in for some reason!

I think it's kind of dull but then it's possible I'm just still disappointed by the RA show I went to this year which bored me to tears, (guess I'd been listening to the live at Carnegie awesomeness too much, of which there was none).

I love Glen Hansard, he's probably my second favourite live performance ever after Wilco, (kicked ass and blew my mind back in 2013 with the Frames and Lisa Hannigan)

His new album Didn't He Ramble was released yesterday and I've been enjoying the beautiful quality of his voice and way his songs build from tender to powerful crescendos.

Didn't realize until I was googling just now that some of it was recorded in the loft and found this video showing lots of loft glimpses...

http://www.avclub.com/article/glen-hansard-offers-peek-his-process-video-her-mer-225520

no Wilco members I could see but still awesome:)

Hey thanks froggie. Yeah I guess they must be from '03 since Leroy left in '04 and the only time they were ever in NZ prior to '08, was the 2003 Big Day Out. Is your YHF the  more like the moon version too?

Intriguing how it ended up in the record store now though, in my mind the story most likely involves a disgruntled or oblivious ex boy/girlfriend!

I hate to think what my philistine family would do with all my Wilco paraphernalia - cd's, books, drumstick, guitar pick, setlists, posters etc

So I got pretty excited to find this signed yhf in the record store yesterday, (Real Groovy in Auckland, NZ) I'm pretty sure those are legit Jeff, John, Glen and Leroy signatures right?

It's also the bonus EP edition, I'm not sure if that's why it doesn't have the title written on the front but otherwise it looks exactly the same as the normal version.

I found a few other gems in the sale bin too, which makes me a bit sad that they're not sufficiently appreciated and were only $4 and $5 each, $17 for the signed one, anyway, I'm bragging;)

I think Spotify does create and run a discover radio station. Or something just like it. For instance I read your post about M. Ward's Transfiguration of Vincent. I looked it up and it's been playing all these perfect songs by bands I've mostly never heard of but which sound great to me. I really did like that first cut off the M. Ward album--I must go back and listen to the whole album some other time, Right now though this radio station is irresistible.

 

I'll be honest. It's been a rough week at work so I came home, had a little dinner and took a few bong hits. That, and this Spotify station, was the nicest thing to happen this week.)    

Nice, glad you're enjoying:)

I've probably played the same station from album, and station from artist or specific song, (Undertaker!). Which is great and when it plays a song I really love/ unknown artist I save it to my 'saved from radio' playlist to look them up later as well.

What I mean though was from the 'discover' feed where spotify offers songs and artists based on what I've listened to, as far as I can tell if I click any it just plays the one song then stops which is a pain to go back and clicky another instead of just playing through the list for me.

I just realized it really is kinda sad how lazy  this makes me, now I just want all the beautiful music spoon fed to me without lifting a finger !

Oh, I was wondering how the artists fare through spotfy but have been too busy/lazy to do any research:/

I've had the premium for about six months and love the aspect of being able to search through a back catalogue so easily, and I like reading the bios too.

I've used the discover a lot and similar artist or song stations as well as made some playlists available offline, the one feature I miss is being able to start a discover radio station, I would listen to a lot more of the recommendations if it would keep going without having to select each one.

I don't think I've been getting maximum value lately though since I get obsessed with one album and listen to it exclusively over and over, then  I need to just go buy the CD,

M Wards Transfiguration of Vincent, so good!

Not til tomorrow night either but I'm leaving soon to drive five hours tow see M Ward!
I was complaining that he was playing in Australia and not coming to NZ (ie JTE last time) but then the NZ shows were announced:)

So this is an interesting concept... http://clemsnide.com/eef-on-eldorado/

basically for $8 a month subscription get a monthly 3-5 song EP and 2 tickets to any show plus every new release.

Or for only $200 will write you a song, $1000 to co write an EP you own rights of.

my new obsession this week, instigated by my ongoing Daniel Johnston obsession from last week

I'd heard the name but disregarded it til now, I thought it was a guy not a band, didn't know it involved Eef Barzalay who's Ballad of bitter honey  I loved five years ago but for some reason never followed up on, probably distracted by Wilco, but I should have.

So I've gone in a big circle from their Johnston cover of Don't let the sun go down on your greivances to find their old song which is I guess is about Daniel Johnston,

Yip Jump Music,

" I heard you wearing worried shoes
And they're too tight
That's the only song that will let you sleep
Tonight "

I searched here and was sad to see Clem Snide disbanded, but then i went to wicki and found out they 'rebanded', yay!

and then I found this lovely song with Andrew bird

A pity I'm so slow but I do love finding an artist to love with a backlog i can delve into.

So what else do I need to know that I'm oblivious to?

Daniel Johnston is one of the saddest dudes in the pantheon of mentally ill rock figures.  The movie bummed me out (and still does) and when I bought a couple CDs of his work, I couldn't bear to put them in the player and listen. 

 

LouieB

I totally understand that reaction too.

It's definitely sad and disturbing to see him struggling and shaking, overweight, dribbling and chain smoking etc and I really dislike the thought that he's only 'famous' because of the mental health stigma, that the fuss is out of pity and it's some kind of in joke. But then I don't like to think he should be disregarded out of prejudice either. I'm still thinking about that and also the dilemma of whether it's the psych issues that make him talented or what he could be if he wasn't 'crazy'... if he had a better voice and looked cooler he'd be amazing

I do find a lot of truly brilliant lyrics in his songwriting,  but other people singing and playing them is more listenable and attractive to me too. 

Did you give them away yet LouieB?

Haha, I don't really need them, Spotify is like a magic key to finding almost anything and immediately

Haha I love his passion through Speeding Motorcycle "Lets Goooo, ahhoooo yeah" lol, and he sounds so exhausted at the end.

He's really growing on me a lot the more I listen and know the tunes a bit. So many great collabs and covers out there too, Sufjan Stevens, Bright Eyes and my favourite find of the day was M. Wards Story of an Artist, so good!

I also found out he was just in New Zealand for Laneway festival in february, although i probably wouldn't have gone anyway because I was anticipating Wilco

Having a little obsession the last few days!

A friend actually put an album of his on my ipod a few years ago, I listened and thought it was ok, some great lyrics but not the most soothing beautiful voice so I never got too excited or paid too much attention, I knew about and much preferred Jeff's version of True love will find you in the end:).

Then I just watched the movie "The devil and Daniel Johnston" and became more intrigued and have been watching lots of youtube clips etc, and found some links to other stuff I love, I didn't know my favourite song from "Where the wild things are", Worried Shoes was by him, Wow I love that song.

Then I found this clip with Glen Hansard and the Swell Season who I've really loved for years and was in tears.

I love when I find stuff like this but wonder how it escapes me for so long.

I actually thought he was dead and expected the movie to end that way, so glad he's not, guess I was fooled by the name of the cover album, "The late great Daniel Johnston" which I'd heard of but am yet to listen to.

I'm a sucker and couldn't resist the Welly set list, (to go with my Aucks one) and supposedly Jeffs guitar pick on trademe

someone smarter than me justput up a sync'd version here

youtube.com/watch?v=7HHW217cpK­­A

The full concert was streamed live online, & it's now been archived, in it's entirety, & is available for viewing for 30 days. N-Joy!!

 

 Oh man, thanks for the link. I so want to watch this in it's entirety but the out of sync does my head in

What an endearing photo that is! Lucky you...and you do look luminous!

Thank you, definitely a life highlight for me:) Either show in roadcase will be great but I have my fingers crossed for Welly.

Nice! I saw all that happen, I was sitting on the seat directly behind where Pat is standing Jeff remembered you from Wellington, because when I was chatting to him before we went into the gate he saw you and commented to their tour manager that you were there last night. Jeff sees everything apparently!

Hey eckythump, I actually have 3 different shots and as I was getting some printed today I realized this must be you just visible behind Pat here - 

I can send you the high res file if you like:)

He was referring to a lady who was jumping all over people and being annoying. Apparently she settled down after security had a word and then she left after one more song.

Oh ok, it was behind me but I thought I might've kicked it off by moving up, it's so good to be able to get as close as we can easily at NZ shows eh, although last time they didn't have that three foot gap for security and front row was right against the stage, I like the gap though, my ears aren't still ringing today like they were for days after being up against a speaker!

The above is a great shot.

 I know right! I'm so rapt and thankful to the woman who took it for me, I approached Jeff and he said sure and then I asked if I could get a shot with all of them and he said that might be a little hard to organise so I said ok no worries and didn't realise till later they were all captured! I love the look on Glen's face.

Nice! I saw all that happen, I was sitting on the seat directly behind where Pat is standing Jeff remembered you from Wellington, because when I was chatting to him before we went into the gate he saw you and commented to their tour manager that you were there last night. Jeff sees everything apparently!

Haha, that's so funny and good to know,

I'm a bit guilty and have to admit he may have remembered me because there was a scuffle behind me near the front when I stepped into a gap closer to the stage and when Jeff said "I saw the whole thing, she started it" he may have been referring and pointing to me

Wow, just back from the best weekend ever!

I loved both Welly and Auckland shows, I especially love the wellington vibe and I was very happy with the set lists even though I didn't get my request, (more like the moon), it seemed like nearly all happy songs, or maybe i was just so super happy to be there

(those are my hands and moonstone ring on the youtube clip lol.)

So I got the t-shirt, got the poster, got the setlist from Auckland and was also on their flight from Wellington and they were lovely and awesome enough for me to get this -

Yay!

Hoping they'll be back next year.

Awesome that you do this, thanks.

I'm not touching it until after I've seen the NZ shows but I appreciate it:)

Maybe time to request Jeff play a solo show in Australia and New Zealand - probably a much better chance of hearing some of those rarer tunes. I'd certainly be willing to chip in for a Letters to Santa/Living Room style show.

fixed that for you

eta actually i would fly to Oz for that

Just got back from the first Melbourne show. Will post setlist in the other forum, but here are a couple of (very poor) pics of the merch. Looks like there'll be posters for each city (I'd guess a combined Auckland/Wellington one).

Thanks for those pics, hope the shirts are better quality than my 2010 Moose.