its on

looking at SXSW photos. i come by datarock. i ain't hatin, but MY stunner shades lost all their appeal immediately













more datarock nonsense, and some photos/music from worthwhile bands at SXSW here

http://stereogum.com/archives/cat_photo.html

this is not an endorsement, i mean Norwegian pop c'mon, but i do think they're a good alternative to "barbie girl," get on it JZ

i'm compiling some dance music/remixes right now, best so far the Bloc Party mashups, here

Dance Well

InCheck

Ben Bernanke, CBS 60 Minutes at 7pm.

He's been saying the economy will be in recovery by next year. Wonder if his opinions changed? I've also heard him say that unemployment may be in the double digits this year. Right now its at 8.1%. I'd like to hear him talk about how he can stabilize the financial system. That seems to be place to start, banks lending.

UhHuh

home for break. exploring old places, feeling refreshed

a while back I read about Andrew Bird's album "Noble Beast," critics were loving it, (even though he seems to lack the ego that drives a lot of musicians, and feeds fans/critics) he is a really hard working, sincere guy so I paid attention, his music kinda reminded me of early rufus wainwright, cigarettes and chocolate milk/across the universe...ish? (relax if you just looked rufus wainwright up, I only have Poses, so stress I early)

anyway my interest was compounded when melanie mentioned Andrew Bird a few times, so I've taken a look at one of his songs "Oh No."

the BEST thing about this song isn't any instrument or piece of the song itself (though, yes the whistling is an 11), it's that the NY Times interviewed him about this song, a great look in a songwriter/musicians head,

http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/words-will-tell/

really I'm not that big a fan, but the music's good, and I needed something to write on to assure all that I'm still on the scene, do we have a blog scene?

best tip I've gotten from Andrew Bird is not being afraid to repeat lyrics in a song, I shared his fear that repeating yourself is unoriginal and dull, but it's really one of the tenets of pop music and music in general, no one wants to listen to a novel right?

Rest Well.