Tuesday, June 22, 2010

15 Things About Music That Make it Amazing.




1. The way Dan Auerbach raises his I-can't-go-on palm.

2. When Jack White squints his eyes and pushes his hair out of his face.

3. Neil Fallon's conversational arm movements.

4. Allison Mosshart's cat-barfing back hunches.

5. Son Houses's off-beat clapping.

6. Robert Plant's relationship with the microphone cord.

7. Buddy Holly's breathing pattern.

8. Rivers Cuomo's stage presence.

9. The way Chuck Berry shimmied around the stage.

10. 90s music half-rests.

11. Bluegrass breakdowns.

12. The in-between third verse and last chorus freak-outs.

13. Music festivals and music movies.

14. Unexpected collaborations.

15. Nashville underground.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Good Things Since Last Post:
1.Bonnaroo
2.Books
3.Club Sandwiches from Noshville
4.Acquiring Records
5.Pools
6.Colored Pencils
7.Finishing School for the Summer
8.Bonnaroo
9.My Ongoing Weight Loss
10.Thomas and Smokey, Our Cats


Bad Things Since Last Post:
1.Flood
2. Rue McClanahan and Carol Fey's Passing Away
3.Lack of Money
4.Buying Tags for Car, Getting New Muffler
5.Stomach Bug from Bonnaroo