professor… what’s another word for pirate treasure?
records are dead.
record stores are dead.
everyone’s been falling all over
themselves for years to talk about this.
‘the future is downloading’, ‘people don’t have the attention span’
‘no one cares’… and blah. blah. blah.
we ARE moving to a new frontier, sure…
but apparently no one told my wallet.
making up for lost time in australia,
i went extra ape shit at ameoba on tuesday…
here’s a list.
some are new, some are old…
all are very much mine now.
erin mckeown- hundreds of lions
nellie mckay- normal as blueberry pie (a tribute to doris day!)
gossip- music for men
morrissey- swords (bought for B, truth told… but always worth having)
arctic monkeys- humbug
fun- aim and ignite
INXS- X
tegan and sara- sainthood
crowded house- crowded house
talking heads- naked
erykah badu- baduizm (which i once owned, then sold back. this happens a lot)
roxy music- avalon (which i only have on cassette… oh, for shame)
noah and the whole- first day of spring
REM- live at olympia/dublin.
train- save me, san francisco
drivin n’ cryin- fly me courageous (another hold over from cassette)
7 worlds collide- the sun came out
sly and the family stone- there’s a riot going on’
(on vinyl, btw. like it was intended)
November 5th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
The new Train is different but I really like it! You opened for them at the Greek in Berkeley the first time I saw you. I was hooked…
November 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I see the costume changes now: smoking jacket and pipe to pimpfits and fros. Ah, such diversity.
November 5th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Matt that fun album is so good. you’re gonna love it. you should try and jump on their tour next february with jack’s mannequin (at least for the seattle date). haha can’t wait to see you here in the northwest again…
November 5th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
i don’t think i’ll ever be able to give up on my physical CDs or on my vinyl.
i don’t know if you listen to mae, but the music aside, a few years back they put out an album called the everglow. the CD and the booklet together told a story that you could follow along with to “complete” your listening experience. it’s not to say that every time you listen to the album, you look at the booklet, but now the album is more than just music in your ears, it’s something physical. something tangible. you listen to the album and you don’t just hear, you see. you understand on a different level. there’s something special about that. since i was a little girl when i’d purchase CD singles, i’d put the disc in a CD player and open the booklet. run my fingers across the pages and take everything in.
i have a collection of vinyl and honestly, there are a few albums i’ve purchased solely based on their appearance. i have some of them displayed on my walls.
i’m in the music industry, blahblahblah, i understand that physical copies are a dying art or blahblahblah whatever, but i hope that the few of us with the “attention span” for it make enough of an impact so that physical copies never die out completely. i can’t even imagine. or i can, i just don’t want to.
November 5th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
“Hey Now, Hey Now, Don’t Dream It’s Over.”
November 5th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
OMFG march right back there and get Erykah Badu “Live” - I could (have, really) listen to her sing Chaka Khan’s “Stay” on repeat ’til my ears melt. Trust me.
November 5th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Amoeba Music For the Win!
November 5th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
nice call on the Erin McKeown, among other things :).
November 5th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Vinyl is alive and well, so I’m glad to see you enjoying it
I work for a company that presses vinyl for major labels and we’ve already pressed over half a million records this year. It’s just an awesome way to enjoy fabulous music!
November 5th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
i went to that store this summer when i visited SF. and found left & right, score! but the fun. album is amazing. indie pop music at its best. i’ve been listening to it almost nonstop for the past 2 weeks.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:06 am
X by INXS totally rocks… enjoy!
November 6th, 2009 at 2:07 am
oh, and for the record? If I had a decent turntable I would still buy vinyls too!
November 8th, 2009 at 11:43 am
i heard a song of yours- driving my friends jeep around the turks and caicos islands and i like.
come to london..
even if its just a hol..
we’ll give you a bed(to sleep in, not take home), one beer and dinner of your choice(either curry or fish pie or cheese on toast) in return for a song..
we’re free anytime except 15-19th dec
pretty please xxx
November 9th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
While you’re picking up new tunes, you also must check out The Duke and the King–Nothing Gold Can Stay, as well as The Avett Brothers–I and Love and You and anything else you can get your paws on. You will not be dissappointed.
November 10th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Great list! Though I have to admit I chuckled like a 7th grader at your Noah and the Whale typo - “Noah and the Whole”… haha
November 10th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I think you need to pick up the new Doughty.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:08 am
What are you thinking of the new Tegan & Sara? I can’t stop listening… as I am sure will happen when your new album drops.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
That’s so sweet! I’m totally Jealous! Metric and some Ann & Nancy Wilson,”Darkness, Darkness” would be killer.
November 14th, 2009 at 12:57 am
How did you feel about Sainthood? I honestly can’t get enough of it, though in sort of a guilty pleasures kind of way. Not that that’s a bad thing, or anything…