Thursday, December 08, 2005

Sharpen a knife too often and it blunts

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Next to Argyle you are June Perfume

So... you should definitely check out Scissors for Lefty. Indie-rock that makes me want to dance. and indie kids love to dance, even if they pretend they're too emo to do anything other than stand in the corner holding onto their scarves for dear life as if they're the ropes that they're clinging onto that will save them from drowning; as if they're a lifeline...

well i don't care.. let go of your scarf. it's a piece of wool/cotton/[polyester?]; it's manufactured [or is yours hand-woven?]; - it is nothing more than fabric. Are we cold or are we trendy? - somedays I really do not know. But essentially, does it matter? No, of course not. Let go and then let's go! let go of your scarf, stop standing in the corner, stop staring at the floor - take a look around you and get your groove on.. listenin' to Next To Argyle. let's face it.. "I could be wrong... but I'm not".

This band make me excited. listen to the stutter near the start of "Next to Argyle". i love that. "we should cele- br br br -brate". Who else has executed the singing stammer so perfectly other than Brand New? [It's k-k-k-k-controversial]

The following is a Neutral Milk Hotel reference.. [I've only ever listened to one song. I'm sure they're as good as they're cracked up to be. but anyway..]

"We will float until we learn to swim"... will we? No. We will float about until we learn to dance. hey-ho, let's go.



Scissors for Lefty

Next To Argyle
Save It, Cory
Marsha

P.S. For more information about this band go to this post at Sixeyes.. I realise that I didn't say much about style, content, record labels - any of that... I'm sorry. I'm too excited.

Friday, November 25, 2005

Beat Radio MP3's

You should like this band... I discovered them today and think I love them. Minimal electronic (the occasional bleep here and there, the drum machine, the minimalism)... aside from that, the voice is very indie. It's enjoyable... it's brilliant... the lyrics are interesting, made prettier by the singer's voice... "I saw something in your eyes - it made me smile"... so, here you go. (These are linked from their site...)

"the great big sea" [their forthcoming EP]

Mexico
Treetops

Demos

Ancient
Elegy
Million Miles
Places
Another Loveless Anthem
Everything is Temporary

If you like the music, as you should, visit them at their MySpace page too. maybe add them if you want.

Funky? [defined...]

Sweet... here's a definition of the word funky:

funky... (adj. funkier, funkiest)
Having a moldy or musty smell: funky cheese; funky cellars.
Having a strong, offensive, unwashed odor.
Music.
Of or relating to music that has an earthy quality reminiscent of the blues.
Combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bass line.
Slang.
Earthy and uncomplicated; natural: “At the opposite end of Dallas's culinary spectrum is funky regional fare” (Jacqueline Friedrich).
Slang.
Characterized by originality and modishness; unconventional: “a bizarre, funky [hotel] dressed up as a ship, with mock portholes and mirrored ceilings over the beds” (Ann Louise Bardach).
Outlandishly vulgar or eccentric in a humorous or tongue-in-cheek manner; campy: “funky caricatures of sexpot glamour” (Pauline Kael)...

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Well, no matter whether it's been [properly] defined or [still remains] undefined...


[Right-click and save target as] if you want to hear to hear a funky song... I like it. it's not bluesy at all. so that definition is wrong... or I'm wrong to call it funky sometimes it's bleepy. it's a pop song. but not conventionally... it's psychadelic [and it's very very catchy indeed]. you'll like it. it's called...

Dracula by Marbles

For your information... Marbles are the side-project of Apples in Stereo frontman Robert Schneider...

P.S. I linked it implicitly and explicitly so that it can be found easily. some of you won't realise that I really did mean Let's get funky!

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Funny picture...

This... is such a class picture!!!! 



It's just a print screen from a video I watched online... it's the song "Chill Out Nation" (no, me neither)... and its video is an animated cat, on a motorbike, driving around...

Find it at this website

Thursday, November 17, 2005

We'll be fine... MP3's

So, right... see the way I said I was new to this. I guess that's true. Got an EZArchive account and have no idea how to use it. so all these are just linked from different websites... right-click and save target as. Except "...*" means it has to be streamed... ok? Ok. Sweet. Enjoy it. Please?

Mix Tape - We'll be fine...

The Scarlet Twilight - Echoes in the Wilderness...*
Broken Social Scene - Major Label Debut (fast)
The Spill Canvas - All Hail The Heartbreaker...*
Dispatch - The General
Maritime - If All My Days Go By
Voxtrot - The Start of Something
The Inconsolable - We, Emmanuel Light, Love Ocean
Sufjan Stevens - That was the worst Christmas ever
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy - Via Chicago
The Decemberists - Everything I try to do, Nothing seems to turn out right
Antje Duvakot - Judas
Nizlopi - Faith
Great Lake Swimmers - Moving Pictures, Silent Films
Final Fantasy - Peach Plum Pear
Reverie Sound Revue - Walking Around Waiting Downtown
The Silent Type - Ink And Blood
Death Cab for Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
The Motion Sick - The Day After
Say Hi To Your Mom - Hooplas Involving Circus Tricks
The Voom Blooms - Politics and Cigarettes
The Tah-Dah's - Mix Tape = Love
Sufjan Stevens - Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming

a little drink to tide me over...

Thinking... "I'm so happy now that I've got a mixer"... Posted by Picasa



That was also Halloween night... thought I'd post these so you can familiarise yourselves with the face behind the words. that's all. it's time to sleep for me. i can't wait..x

P.S. This clock says it's 5:06 PM... it's not even close... it's 01:10 AM... i hate clocks that lie.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Mixtape - we'll be fine as soon as you say you love me

Mixtape to be put up first thing tomorrow... look forward to it. Here's the playlist, in order it's to be played.

"We'll be fine as soon as you say you love me"

Broken Social Scene - Major Label Debut (fast)
The Spill Canvas - All Hail The Heartbreaker
Dispatch - The General
Maritime - If All My Days Go By
Voxtrot - The Start of Something

[break - the inconsolable]

Sufjan Stevens - That was the worst Christmas ever
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy - Via Chicago
The Decemberists - Everything I try to do, Nothing seems to turn out right
Antje Duvakot - Judas
Nizlopi - Faith
Great Lake Swimmers - Moving Pictures, Silent Films
Final Fantasy - Peach Plum Pear
Reverie Sound Revue - Walking Around Waiting Downtown

[break - the inconsolable]

The Silent Type - Ink And Blood
Death Cab for Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
The Motion Sick - The Day After
Say Hi To Your Mom - Hooplas Involving Circus Tricks
The Voom Blooms - Politics and Cigarettes
The Tah-Dah's - Mix Tape = Love
Sufjan Stevens - Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming

Hope it looks good.. x

MySpace - my lyrics

[ This post is taken straight from the blog on MySpace. I thought you might like to see the lyrics I posted... plus, it's an advertisement for it. since it has my profile. and also... this is the best part... bands i like, in alphabetical order!!!... That is all ]

So... I really did spend too long updating my myspace. bit sad really. and my profile is all done now i reckon... except for books. so many books/authors missing. same for music i guess... anyway, i hate "about me" sections. bit silly. hard to say anything sensical. but still. uhm.. yea. since i've nothing else to say I think I'll post some lyrics from ages ago for the fun. I pure love the word darling. not really.


Lolla (or... lol-la.. as in that's funny, lad)


Bury the hatchet
But not in my back
I swear I'll give you the answer
Six days away from the front page
And a few last breaths away from death
And even though I know you...
I'll romance you like I'm young and charming
Even though I know you know I'm not, darling


Bury the hatchet
Old excuses have brought up new evidence
The gloves you wore 6 months before have left threads
They're embedded deep within my spine
Let's not forget about the sparkling wine
Darling, the champagne isn't ready so let's make some of our
Own pain and when wedding bells ring in your ears,
Promise me you won't forget this.


You told me it was merely a headache
But I think it was heartache
Yea, it's one word, but one plus one is one
So maybe it means more than that
An equation that has more letters than numbers
Well, isn't that called a diary?
Darling, I lost the little black book
But it's ok, I guess you kept the black box
And I still know your number off by heart anyway


So what if I open this?
And I play back the tape?
Will you bury the hatchet?
Or will you just forget me?
Even though you know me, I'll try and seem charming
It's hardly surprising that we're still going
Full-speed towards the oncoming trainwreck
Darling, hasn't it ever occurred to you
That these two damaged souls were always meant for each other?


Darling, I lost the little red box
You gave to me on our wedding day
The one with all the frills, that says "strings attached"
I know I know.. I'm sorry
And I guess you kept the black box
The one that's our little secret
It explains where we went wrong
(but we don't have to know)


Bye now. love. x

[ This Photograph is Proof ] I'm a rockstar..

Halloween night - I thought I was a rockstar. Take a look at me... Posted by Picasa



...maybe I am?

Photographic Commentary

Here's what this photograph says to me:

"i am class"
"where's the strap go?"
"i'm dead confused"
"if i look down long enough the camera will stop pointing at me"
"i am god with a guitar"

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Anyways, no use acting like a rockstar and not being one. So, without much further ado...

The Scarlet Twilight - This is me on my own, with a guitar, a computer, and Cool Edit... all instrumental...

Vodka, Stamps, Flowers - This is me with a friend from work... one song has vocals, and is actually rather good, I believe. The other is instrumental but still worth a listen.

Fiction [not fact]

Also, sometimes I will tell you about amazing books..

I'm currently in the process of creating a mixtape... which you should get tomorrow.

All of Tomorrow's Parties...

la la la...

Remember: Mix-Tape = Love

a brief description of this blog. maybe?

Maybe I know what I want all this mallark to be about now. hard to tell... but vaguely... this is what it's all about:

Lyrics (my own)
MP3's (of bands that you would [see: should] like but probably don't listen to)
Words (my own.. about different things. like life. and stuff)
Quotations (only sometimes. probably when I have nothing else to post)
Prose (only sometimes. probably when I write something I'm proud of)

N.B. Stuff is important.

This is [more than just] a test

I'm new to this. Sort of. I've done it before but not well... let's try and change that. Once I figure things out in my head I'll put them into this and then you can all experience something... special? Hopefully. Currently thought? I love music. I hope you do.. x