Sunday, November 22, 2009
“Be on my side, I’ll be on your side, baby
There is no reason for you to hide
It’s so hard for me staying here all alone
When you could be taking me for a ride.”
A little Canadian content for the masses. CanCon, as it’s come to be known, refers to uniquely Canadian regulations holding that all public media aired in Canada [...]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
For some random prog rock band, the Nice are sure getting some great representation on TBTV. Truth is: the Nice aren’t that random, there’s just a serious disconnect between my generation and progressive rock. Maybe it’s too cerebral. Maybe it’s too boring. Maybe it’s got too many alien references. Despite all that, progressive rock (and [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
“Baby’s on fire | Better throw her in the water
Look at her laughing | Like a heifer to the slaughter”
“Baby’s On Fire” comes off of Eno’s 1973 debut album Here Come the Warm Jets — if you can think of a greater album name, please email me. The title prompts images of some freshly middle-aged product of [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
“I first heard this from Ric von Schmidt. He lives in Cambridge.
Ric is a blues guitarplayer. I met him one day on
The green pastures of the Harvard University.”
Another track from the prophet, Hunter Pritchard: “Baby, Let Me Follow You Down” comes off of Dylan’s eponymous debut album, released in 1962 when the singer/songwriter was 20 [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
“Monday morning feels so bad | Ev’rybody seems to nag me
Coming tuesday I feel better | Even my old man looks good,
Wednesday just don’t go| Thursday goes too slow,
I’ve got Friday on my mind”
This post would have been exponentially better if I had posted it at 7:00 this morning, when I awoke to start and finish a 16-page [...]
Sunday, November 15, 2009
“One just like the other, sin’s a good man’s brother, but is that right?
You tell me that I don’t, then I say I won’t, but then I might.”
Some more real stuff for you. If you’re going to test out a new stereo / want to wake up your roommate / seriously want to rock the [...]
