Monthly Archives: December 2006
Soothing sounds
Now I’m getting the hang of this! Trying to unwind and flicking through the stuff I have uploaded to my Ipod has reminded me that I really need to post this track to the blog, because as the second single of the former Pavement frontman’s eponymous debut in 2001, it was a sign that Stephen Malkmus could go on to do great things. This was one of my favourite songs of 2001, the year I moved to Scotland. I never forgot this, but I feel like I have re-discovered it again over the last week or so…
Stephen Malkmus -‘Jenny and the Ess-Dog.’ mp3
Smitten? Thought you might be…
from that Eponymous debut:
Stephen Malkmus -‘The Hook.’ mp3
from 2003’s Pig Lib
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks -‘(Do Not Feed The Oyster.’ mp3
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks -‘Us.’ mp3
and from last year’s Face The Truth:
Stephen Malkmus -‘Baby C’mon.’ mp3
As always, if you like the stuff, please support the artist involved, either by buying at Amazon or on iTunes or at your local record shop.
All three albums are worth owning, though I love the first the most perhaps. And obviously, check out Pavement and Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs’ band Preston school Of Industry. Maybe that might just be another post… : )
Ok-let’s try again
Christmas time already? Bah humbug!
Hmm. Not only am I trying to find enthusiasm for teaching the subject, but it seems the blogs have gone Christmas mad already.
Seriously, there are lots of wonderful posts on the subject, with links to some weird and wonderful music.
Alas, due to problems with the supposedly new and improved blogger, it is currently impossible to do links to other blogs. Grrr… When I get this fixed, I will update this – or if anyone can leave some advice, that would be great (CTRL+SHIFT +A is not working).
Anyway, may I point you in the direction of Something Old, Something New (http://somethingold-somethingnew.blogspot.com) and Pogoagogo (http://pogoagogo.blogspot.com) and Everbody cares, Everybody understands (http://everybodycares.blogspot.com) which have a lot of great stuff, that I am still trying to digest, amongst it all the new sufjan Stevens album, which consists of 5 CDs, but the bits I have heard sound great. apparently, he is well underway with the next few stages of his mission to do an album for all of his fifty states.
Hope all well with all my readers, wherever you may be…