It's been a terrible week for this country. I think I'll watch "Taxi Driver" to lighten my mood.
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Had my first legit job interview since February. I think it went well, but not counting chickens and all that. Should know something next week.
Remember Memorial Day 2020? That was 4 days ago.
Staying inside and leaning extra hard on music this week because it feels like the world outside is absolutely cratering.
Levon Helm, Miles Davis and Pam Grier were also all born on this date. Damn...that's an impressive lineup.
It's definitely going to take some time for my ears to adjust to this slightly slower version of 'I'll Be You'. This corrected version sounds great, but I'm just so used to the version from "Don't Tell A Soul".
It's real simple AXS TV. If you're gonna keep airing "The Last Waltz", I'm going to keep watching "The Last Waltz". I'm game if you are.
My, um, replacement order of that "Dead Man's Pop" collection arrived today, and this time it's not an acrylic box. Yay! Actually, I think they did a terrific job with the production of the packaging for this box set. And the liner notes are very informative too. Been a pretty shit week, so this is a much needed distraction.
For me, the antidote to stress is Julieta Venegas' voice.
My sister gave me some Amazon credit last week for my birthday. I ended up ordering The Replacements' "Dead Man's Pop" box set. My order arrived today, but instead of a 4 CD/1 LP box set, Amazon sent me a medium size clear plastic box like you would get from The Container Store. Happy Birthday?
Busting out some old music doc DVDs this weekend to help pass the time. Last night was the Joy Division doc since it was the anniversary of Ian's passing. Tonight, it's "NewOrder Story". Man, I forgot how different the format of this doc is. The Sex Pistols doc, "The Filth and the Fury" is in the on deck circle.
Digging the Eno-esque guitar sound on this new Phoebe Bridgers song.
Re-upping this for those that might not have seen it last week. A blogger has put together a page featuring links to just about all of the Peel Sessions. At least those out there on YouTube. Listening to The Cure's first session from 1978 now. So good. https://davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john-peel-sessions.html
It's kind of easy to forget with everything else that is going on right now, but Phoebe Bridgers' 'Kyoto' is an amazing song.
This may be old news, but, this blogger has compiled an alphabetical list of almost all of the Peel Sessions recordings out there on YouTube. They're all linked. This is an amazing page! https://davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john-peel-sessions.html
Got a notice yesterday that the Sharon Van Etten show that was supposed to take place last month was officially cancelled. They were holding out to see about possible rescheduling I guess. Not surprised, but it's still disappointing. Sounds like a lot of Summer/early Fall tours were scrapped completely this week.
I don't really need all of these scammy job "opportunities" flooding my inbox this week. The situation is rotten enough without having to figure out what is legit and what isn't.
Listening to "No Pocky For Kitty" earlier this evening while driving around, and, I feel more and more that Superchunk are one of America's great rock bands. They're so consistent with the quality of their recordings. Kind of like Spoon in that regard.
Just took my longest outing by car in a few months. Quick takeaway...nobody seems to remember how to drive anymore. Let's be honest, it wasn't great before the pandemic, but now...yikes!
Today was a pretty shit day until we got a bluesy new tune and new album announcement from Dylan, and a torchy new jazz song St. Vincent did for a new Netflix series. This track is about as far away from "Masseduction" as she could go.
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