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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
My Lame Attempt at a "Top" list for 2008
Since it is the final day of 08 I guess I must throw at least something together to at least appear that i have had at leas SOME kind of opinion on music for the last 12 months.
Sadly i cannot remember the last musical Purchase I have Made.
If I was to assemble anything in the form of a top anything for this year it would be this.
She & Him: Volume 1. She is Zooey Deschanel and He is M Ward. She is awesome and I love her voice. I have wanted her to put out an album since she sang in the shower with Will Ferrel in Elf. It is my favorite for the year.
After that I am not in love with any albums from the past 12 months...that I know of.
My Top Songs for 2008
Kings Of Leon "use somebody" and "sex on fire"
Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes"
I have had people raving about Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes but i cannot get into either.
I have However been listening to Rosie Thomas "these freinds of mine" Which is from 2007...but is very good. And i have been Listening to an assortment of Sufjan Stevens Christmas Recordings. "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Is one of my favourite recordings in recent history.
So that is the sad state of affairs in my musical world. Maybe 2009 will be a better year for my musical endeavors...
Peace, Good tidings And New Years Bliss to you ¶ 3:39 PM 0 Comments
Sadly i cannot remember the last musical Purchase I have Made.
If I was to assemble anything in the form of a top anything for this year it would be this.
She & Him: Volume 1. She is Zooey Deschanel and He is M Ward. She is awesome and I love her voice. I have wanted her to put out an album since she sang in the shower with Will Ferrel in Elf. It is my favorite for the year.
After that I am not in love with any albums from the past 12 months...that I know of.
My Top Songs for 2008
Kings Of Leon "use somebody" and "sex on fire"
Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes"
I have had people raving about Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes but i cannot get into either.
I have However been listening to Rosie Thomas "these freinds of mine" Which is from 2007...but is very good. And i have been Listening to an assortment of Sufjan Stevens Christmas Recordings. "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Is one of my favourite recordings in recent history.
So that is the sad state of affairs in my musical world. Maybe 2009 will be a better year for my musical endeavors...
Peace, Good tidings And New Years Bliss to you ¶ 3:39 PM 0 Comments
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Weezer Christmas
So I just discovered this...Weezer put out a Christmas Album. Which is fun and great, but it's also interesting. Interesting to me becuase of the song list. check it out:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
The First Noel
Hark! The Herald Angel Sing
Silent Night
¶ 9:17 PM 0 Comments
So I just discovered this...Weezer put out a Christmas Album. Which is fun and great, but it's also interesting. Interesting to me becuase of the song list. check it out:We Wish You a Merry Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
The First Noel
Hark! The Herald Angel Sing
Silent Night
5 of the 6 songs are Classic Christmas Carols, Which are hymns that are all about worshiping the new born Jesus. For whatever reason this struck me as significant. Rivers Coumo and company could have picked a handful of songs that are all about the superficiality of christmas and chestnuts, and yule logs, and consumerism, but they didn't. I have been accused of always trying to find the hidden meaning, always to looking for something that might not be there, trying to see where there might be something that signifies a greater meaning or purpose. So I am doing my best to not do that here, so I just pose the question...Is there a reason beyond musical preference that these 5 songs were selected? Is there worship in the heart of these weezerific versions of these 5 christmas songs? I don't know. What i do know is that i think its cool. Because i can worship, while hearing these. I like that. Thanks Rivers.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
my holiday distraction
This december finds us very far from the christmas process. sure we were playing christmas music before thanksgiving rolled around, but we have strayed from our holiday festivities to be consumed by kitchen construction.
(Kristin getting out 5.5 years of frustration)
We are about halfway through our 13 day journey to a new kitchen. When it is all said and done its going to be part of a new show on the DIY network called "kitchen impossible". So far it is shaping up quite nice. We just are way way behind on anything christmas. We can't hold our yearly party where we ask all the people that we like to come over and hang out with us. we have not done any christmas shopping, and we have to travel as soon as this process is completed. Our living room is filled with cabinets right now, and the entire down stairs is covered in dust. Its a good time. Its just really bad timing for me. I have this mental block about getting ready for christmas while this is all going on. It seems that i am stuck in one state of being and i have the worst ability in the world to multi-task. Right now i also have insomnia and i am supposed to be ready to install things like cabinets tomorrow morning.
(This is after demo day when we took the wall down.)
For whatever reason i have this sadness pouring over me as i sit here and write out these words. maybe its the sad song in my ears, maybe its the overwhelming spirit wafting about the life i am in at this moment, maybe its the hour of night and the lack of sleep. what ever it may be i am sure will be cured by business and caffeine come morning, but for now to sit here in this moment, for whatever reason, the sadness that wells up in my chest, is good. I am not sure why, but it feels necessary. My hope is that tomorrow will bring fresh life and fresh perspective and the ability to cope with all the stuff we are right now processing.
When its done, you'll have to catch it on DIY before i post pics. When we find out when it airs, I'll put it out here
Thanks for stopping by.
Mike ¶ 1:50 AM 0 Comments
(Kristin getting out 5.5 years of frustration)We are about halfway through our 13 day journey to a new kitchen. When it is all said and done its going to be part of a new show on the DIY network called "kitchen impossible". So far it is shaping up quite nice. We just are way way behind on anything christmas. We can't hold our yearly party where we ask all the people that we like to come over and hang out with us. we have not done any christmas shopping, and we have to travel as soon as this process is completed. Our living room is filled with cabinets right now, and the entire down stairs is covered in dust. Its a good time. Its just really bad timing for me. I have this mental block about getting ready for christmas while this is all going on. It seems that i am stuck in one state of being and i have the worst ability in the world to multi-task. Right now i also have insomnia and i am supposed to be ready to install things like cabinets tomorrow morning.
(This is after demo day when we took the wall down.)For whatever reason i have this sadness pouring over me as i sit here and write out these words. maybe its the sad song in my ears, maybe its the overwhelming spirit wafting about the life i am in at this moment, maybe its the hour of night and the lack of sleep. what ever it may be i am sure will be cured by business and caffeine come morning, but for now to sit here in this moment, for whatever reason, the sadness that wells up in my chest, is good. I am not sure why, but it feels necessary. My hope is that tomorrow will bring fresh life and fresh perspective and the ability to cope with all the stuff we are right now processing.
When its done, you'll have to catch it on DIY before i post pics. When we find out when it airs, I'll put it out here
Thanks for stopping by.
Mike ¶ 1:50 AM 0 Comments
