The Mountain Goats – Tallahassee – 2002 There are a few great pieces of art that make you realize that you will never be able to achieve…that. For some it’s Van Gogh. For others it’s Gatsby. For me it’s, among many other things, John Darnielle’s Mountain Goats album Tallahassee.See, I’m Continue Reading
Music Reviews
Listening Post: The Strokes – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes for the Young
Julian Casablancas – Phrazes for the Young – 2009 Before I even start this I have to wonder: Why? Isn’t Casablancas the leader of The Strokes? Isn’t he the visionary that started that group and, without him, aren’t they just a bunch of guys who would’ve been haunting bowery clubs?Okay, Continue Reading
Listening Post: The Strokes – Albert Hammond Jr. – Como Te Llamo?
Albert Hammond Jr. – Como Te Llamo – 2008 Hammond’s first non-Strokes record was a whimsical little foray into the lighter side of the sound of his day job band. And that made it fun to listen to. I was kind of hoping his next record would show a little Continue Reading
Listening Post: The Strokes – Fabrizio Moretti – Little Joy
Little Joy – Little Joy – 2006 Little Joy is the side project from The Strokes’s DRUMMER. Got that? This isn’t the guitarist or the singer’s dalliances. This is the drummer. Now, I happen to enjoy the occasional drummer’s foray. Roger Taylor? Sure. Phil Collins? Why not? Dave Grohl? Yep.Ringo Continue Reading
Listening Post: The Strokes – Albert Hammond Jr. – Yours To Keep
Albert Hammond, Jr. – Yours To Keep – 2006 The Strokes all took some time off after First Impression of Earth, most likely to deal with the realization that they had nothing really to say or add after Is This It. First out of the gate? Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. Continue Reading
Listening Post: The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth – 2006 THe first strains of “You Only Live Once”, the opening track of First Impressions of Earth, The Strokes’ 3rd album, is scarily reminiscent of Queen’s “I Want to Break Free”. And the more it plays, the less like the Strokes it Continue Reading
Listening Post: The Strokes – Room On Fire
The Strokes – Room On Fire – 2003 This is the first album I bought digitally on iTunes. I remember it like it was yesterday. Weird. Dunno what that means, if it means anything. Milestones….. When The Cars first album came out it was such a masterwork of stripped down Continue Reading
Listening Post: The Strokes – Is This It
The Strokes – Is This It – 2001 Fall, 2001. It’s early morning. Actually, more like 10 am. I’m flipping the dials and come to MTV. I still watch the channel every once in a while but I’m not sure why anymore. Popular music has become a vast wasteland of Continue Reading
Listening Post: Talking Heads – David Byrne – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today – 2008 My first exposure to this record was through the movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Or Ridiculous things said by ridiculous people in a ridiculous movie). I found the song, “Home” pleasant enough but it reminds Continue Reading
Listening Post: Talking Heads – Naked
Talking Heads – Naked – 1988 Take one part Tom Tom Club’s poppines, latter day Heads songcrafting, a little Remain in Light esoteria/polyrhythm dance grooves and swirl it around with soul and you get the last Talking Heads record: Naked.As opposed to the last two records this was recorded much Continue Reading