Passing Thoughts of a Wannabe

futurist-foresight: “What If” Pangea didn’t separate and the...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:14:02 -0400

“What If” Pangea didn’t separate and the current political borders remained as they are now.

What a thought.

nprmusic: Like most of Glenn Jones’ work, “Bergen County...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:49:12 -0400

Like most of Glenn Jones’ work, “Bergen County Farewell” comes with a story; it’s about saying goodbye to the family home where Jones wrote My Garden State just before he moved his mother into a retirement facility

Watch Glenn Jones perform “Bergen County Farewell” in singer-songwriter Meg Baird’s living room.

Stunning.

Anais Mitchell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert - YouTube

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:58:55 -0400

Anais Mitchell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert - YouTube

nprmusic: The members of Ivan & Alyosha possess cool...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:58:01 -0400

nprmusic:

The members of Ivan & Alyosha possess cool charisma and an infectious sound that won over the TenOak crowd in Austin, Texas. Watch their performance of “Be Your Man.”

SONGS and a bit of STRANGER DANGER

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:14:00 -0500

What does it take to write a good song? There are soo many thoughts on this question. Some might...

I like this girl. She has one of those voices that you want to...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:44:16 -0500

I like this girl. She has one of those voices that you want to get lost in.

Scattered Brained

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:42:55 -0500

I know it’s been a while since I have posted. Being that this is my first real post of the...

There have been very few bands as of late that have shaken me to...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:54:18 -0500

There have been very few bands as of late that have shaken me to the core. This one keeps sending shivers down my spine. They have the songs and most definitely have the voices to make one tremble. Can’t wait till their records drops at the end of the month.

Cheers

This is Music

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:01:28 -0500

This is Music

nprmusic: With a fresh-faced accompanist in fiddler and backup...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:40:09 -0500

nprmusic:

With a fresh-faced accompanist in fiddler and backup singer Luke Bulla, watch Lyle Lovett dig way back into his early archives at the Tiny Desk: All three of these songs are from his beginnings in the late ’80s.

Photo: Ryan Smith/NPR

theworldwelivein: Black Nirvana (by lylevincent)

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:40:08 -0500

theworldwelivein:

Black Nirvana (by lylevincent)

This is my jam today.

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:36:32 -0500

This is my jam today.

theatlantic: On eBay, the Starting Bid for a Single Twinkie Is...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:09:39 -0500

theatlantic:

On eBay, the Starting Bid for a Single Twinkie Is Now $5,000

Really?

I cracked and joined the insta-universe. (Taken with Instagram)

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:58:11 -0400

I cracked and joined the insta-universe. (Taken with Instagram)

"But all these things, which I then accounted gain, which were once my confidence, my glory, and joy,..."

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:24:15 -0400

““But all these things, which I then accounted gain, which were once my confidence, my...

Jessica Robins performing her tribute to “Moby...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:38:37 -0400

Jessica Robins performing her tribute to “Moby Dick”. Insert joke here. No seriously this chicks is great. Find her on the web and buy her songs.

Thanx

nprfreshair: Well, in writing songs, we — we’re always trying...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:23:49 -0400

nprfreshair:

Well, in writing songs, we — we’re always trying to be as good as we can be — try to be at our very best. We’re not always at our very best. I think that’s an impossibility for anyone. And then there are time constraints when there are recording sessions to go into; films where the song has got to be produced in a given amount of time; and then the theater piece where it’s gotta go in very quickly.

So consequently, you let go of songs sometimes before it’s every bit as good as you hoped it would be. I think with Alfie, in my case at least, that song came as close to being the way I wanted that — a song to be.

— Hal David on the favorite song he wrote, “Alfie” - performed in this video by Dionne Warwick on German TV in 1977

nprmusic: Grizzly Bear’s fourth album rewards listeners with...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:23:01 -0400

nprmusic:

Grizzly Bear’s fourth album rewards listeners with strange surprises and a few hooky, expansive ringers. Along the way, it showcases the considerable gifts of four guys willing to hover patiently through the detours, without sacrificing the beauty that makes the journey worthwhile.

Stream Shields now.

Listen some more!!

nprmusic: Aimee Mann has never been a mere bummer, and her...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:22:05 -0400

nprmusic:

Aimee Mann has never been a mere bummer, and her eighth solo record unfurls with a springy zinginess that makes it hard to resist. Charmer is the work of a sharp, confident veteran who’s never strayed far from the top of her game.

Stream Charmer now.

Listen!!

Just watched Norah Jones on storytellers. I might have fell in...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:27:07 -0400

Just watched Norah Jones on storytellers. I might have fell in love. Awesome ne record released this last spring.

Cheers