this is too good for __________.
No One Does It Like You by Department of Eagles.
In the New Year by The Walkmen.
this is too good for __________.
No One Does It Like You by Department of Eagles.
In the New Year by The Walkmen.
This will be good for you today.
Make Everyone Happy by Modest Mouse.
March Movement by Talkdemonic.
I’ll be blindly box buying for the Steven Harrington Dunny.
(this post was rolled to you through me via www.joshspear.com)
Years ago I read a book about guitar effects pedals. Something the author wrote in the intro stuck with me: “Tone is in your fingers.”
He went on to explain: You can buy the same guitar, effects pedals, and amplifier that Eddie Van Halen uses. But when you play that rig, it’s still going to sound like you.
Likewise, Eddie could plug into a crappy Strat/Pignose setup at a pawn shop and you’d still be able to recognize that it’s Eddie Van Halen playing.
Sure, fancy gear can help. But the truth is that your tone comes from you.
I often think of this story when people fixate on gear over content. You know the type: Wannabe designers who want an avalanche of fancy typefaces and Photoshop filters but don’t have anything to say. Amateur photographers who want to debate film vs. digital instead of what actually makes for a great photo. Startup folks that worry more about software and scaling issues then how to actually get customers and make money. They all miss the point.
enough with that other stuff already.
here is these’s.
Life Like by the Rosebuds.
Before It Breaks You by Lewis & Clarke.
Tropicana by RATATAT.
and this internet new venture.
[in this new musical economy do things blogworthy and repeat —
an album release, working on an album release and getting your gear stolen just isn’t enough anymore.]
here’s grizzly bear (seem to be everywhere now no?) covering mother and child reunion.
(alright, go back to this week’s climb.)
There is an affliction so feared by elite archers that many in the sport refuse to even speak its name. Archery coaches who specialize in treating the problem are sworn not to reveal the identities of archers in its grip, even though they estimate that up to 90 percent of high-level competitors will fall victim at least once in their career.
Target panic, as the condition is known, causes crack shots to suddenly lose control of their bows, and their composure. Mysteriously, sufferers start releasing the bow the instant they see the target, sabotaging any chance of a gold-medal shot.
hm. secret curses!
I like the above for many reasons and I’ll combine this with this quote picked up today (you make the matching).
“Teruo explained that most companies in Japan focus on growing larger and having more sales and business, and using those alone as measurements for success. We shared that we defined success by what is important to us: do useful, meaningful work for clients wanting to make meaning.” - the Substance folks.
Hands in Pockets by the Portland Cello Project (Laura Gibson cover)
[for deva; a soon to be cellist.]
Train Song by Vashti Bunyan.
Dug up by 1.618 (a site with an amazing % of fine selections).