This is now my favorite thing Dave Grohl has ever done.
"A music fan that doesn’t have it in them to find new music anymore is like absolute death to me. I fucking hate when I hear people in their 50s say, ‘I’m too old to change.’ Fuck you, you’re lucky to be alive, asshole. Why don’t you try to grow? It’s a gift to get to be born and not suddenly die of cancer or get hit by a car. One day, you’re gonna be a rotting body in the ground and you’re gonna be like, ‘Wow, I kinda wish I listened to new music from ages 30 to 70.’"
— —Okkervil River leader Will Sheff (via pitchfork)
(via slackmo)
Well shit, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it?
Do we really have to pretend U2 did anything good after The Joshua Tree? Let’s get it together, people.
The Most Adjective Songs #1: “Superstition” - Stevie Wonder
Originally released on Talking Book (1972).
Featuring one of the best opening drum lines as the backbone of building layers of sound, including the trademark clavinet, a horns section, and Wonder using his voice to maximum effect to smoothly sail above the chaos of the backing music until the break, where he unleashes a hell of a screech. Possibly the best work in the song is the slight syncopation thrown into the drum line, adding to a feeling of disorder throughout the work, which matches the lyrical content.
Angry Lois Lane is the best Lois Lane
talk too much
I’ve been considering what to do with this, particularly since I won’t really get a chance to do anything with it for several weeks. Other than write crap about music, of course. More specifically, what kind of crap.
I’ll definitely be trying to highlight some quality songs and albums that I’ve found and have enjoyed. Unsurprisingly, I’d also like to talk about current albums that are being released.
I also dig music history, so I’ll probably pull some crap out about that at some point.
I might do the whole “discuss unknown bands at request” thing, but at the same time, I’m concerned that this would end horribly in a manner starting with me saying I didn’t like the band in question.
Of course, at the present, I could also just post a punch of crap about Mortal Kombat and how much it makes me laugh…
"A dying language, like a featherweight, staggering.” - “(This is) The Thrilling Conversation You’ve Been Waiting For” - Harvey Danger"
