Something to look forward to

August 7th. 2007. Magnolia Electric Co - Sojourner

The Sojourner boxset is the accumulated work of thirteen musicians, five locations, four recording engineers, three filmmakers, two designers and one songwriter, including enough material for three full lengths, one EP and one DVD. The boxset includes 4 CDs a DVD, a poster, postcards and a medallion.The four CDs that are included in the boxset are from four distinct recording sessions that Magnolia Electric Co recorded following the release of their debut studio album What Comes After The Blues. The session known as Nashville Moon was recorded by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, Illinois. The session known as Sun Sessions was recorded at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The session known as Black Ram was recorded by David Lowery at his Sound Of Music studios in Richmond, Virginia and features an entirely different cast of characters including Lowery, Rick Alverson, Andrew Bird, Molly Blackbird, Miguel Urbiztondo and Alan Weatherhead. The session known as Shohola was recorded by Jason Molina alone, with a guitar and microphone. The Road Becomes What You Leave is a film produced by Todd Chandler and Tim Sutton. It follows the band as they tour across the prairie provinces of Canada and shows the loneliness and isolation one canfeel even when traveling in a pack.

As if that wasnt enough, this is also the release date of Okkervil River's "The Stage Hands". If you look at my http://www.last.fm/user/shadedpain4 last fm page you'll see why this has me giddy. There apparently isnt a band i listen to more.

Things not to look forward to:

- Where are all these gray hairs coming from? The beard, the temples, even my head proper. Where will it end?
- Oh wait, i know where it ends. My hair line, unlike the economy, is knee deep in recession.
- Bringing my car in for inspection tomorrow. That puppy aint passing, no way no how.
- Getting fatter. I think i know what the 30 year old metabolism is now. It's "Dont eat anything ever" apparently. I used to be able to eat all day all night, and never notice. Now i eat a Ho Ho and feel like i gained 20 pounds.

What a whiner, eh?

I Feel Like an Uncle

This is amazing to me. My friends just adopted a little girl and she is amazingly precious. Look at her! Adorable. Im just in awe. I look forward to watching her growing up.

Bands Ive seen live

These are the artists that ive seen live, own their music, and have taken the time to put in onto my pc. There a ton more that ive seen, but never purchased thier music, and others that i own, but havent put on the pc yet. Enjoy the list anyways.

* - Indicates seen Multiple Times
$ - Indicates one of the 10 best live artists on this list (i know, i have 11)


The 77's *
A Silver Mt Zion *$
All Smiles
Anathallo * $
Andy Stochansky *
The Appleseed Cast *
The Autumns
The Besnard Lakes
The Billions *
The Breeders
Castanets
Catherine Wheel
The Choir
Claire and The Reasons
Cold War Kids
The Colour Revolt
Copeland
Cracker *
Crippled Black Phoenix
Dakoda Motor Co *
Damien Jurado
Dashboard Confessional
David Bazan *
Denison Witmer *
Depeche Mode
Brian Dewan
Do Make Say Think *
Elektromat *
Ester Drang
Explosions in The Sky $
The Fire Theft
Gary Murray *
Grizzly Bear
Howie Day
Institute
Jeff Martin
Jesus Jones *
Jian Ghomeshi *
Johnny Q Public *
Joy Electric
The Juliana Theory *
Kat Jones *
The Lemonheads
Leonard Cohen
Life and Times
Lift to Experience $
The Lost Dogs
Lovedrug *
Magnolia Electric Co * $
Map
Marnie Stern
Matthew Good *
Mcclurg Family Singers
Metric
Michael Knott *
Michael Pritzl *
Michael Roe *
Michelle Allen
Mike Ford *
Mogwai *
Morella's Forest
Moxy Fruvous * $
Muse
My Brightest Diamond
Nada Surf
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Neko Case *
Nikka Costa
Nine Inch Nails
Now it's Overhead
Okkervil River *
Ours *
Over the Rhine * $
Page France
Pedro The Lion * $
Pela
Parachutes
Pilot Speed
The Prayer Chain * $
Queens of the Stone Age
Radiohead
Rainer Maria *
RRIICCEE
Rosie Thomas *
Russian Circles
Sarah Mclachlan
Scout Niblett
Serene UK
Seven Head Division *
Shearwater
Sigur Ros
Sixpence None The Richer *
Snowden
Songs : Ohia
Starflyer 59 *
Steve Taylor *
Straylight Run
Sufjan Stevens * $
Suzanne Vega
The Tea Party * $
They Might Be Giants *
The Throes
The Twilight Sad
U2 * $
The Verve Pipe
The Violet Burning *
Viva Voce
Wilco
Zwan

Risky Business

I looked on emusic tonight to see if they had "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. This could mean that my entire music taste has fallen to the wayside. Or it means that Risky Business was on HBO tonight, and ive always held a secret fantasy involving Rebecca DeMornay and a subway. Only a TV schedule will reveal the truth.

Oh, they didnt have it, emusic i mean.

I havent written here in ages. Id say it's cause i dont have anything to say, but its more the opposite. Too much to say and not enough words to express whats on my mind. Work is finally under control. I think.

Ive also discovered that my friend circle has split almost completely in two. Single and Married. By single, i mean no significant other of any kind. Not a lot of boyfriend/girlfriend action going on in my various circles. Just me of course. Weird. Am i supposed to be married by now? Will i ever get married?

Seriously, if anyone knows, im all ears.

I've bumped into a ton of good music lately. So much in fact, that i cant find enough time in the days to listen to it all. There are worse problems to have. At least last fm http://www.last.fm/user/shadedpain4 helps me keep it all straight. Sometimes my listening habits surprise me.

So, what's up with everyone else?