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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Dead Wasps

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Last night at the Beauty Bar, I got a chance to check out Manchester electro band Dead Wasps — and I wasn’t disappointed. They’re a really excellent dance band, and lead singer Hayley is totally rocking the Goldfrapp thing. (I talked to ‘em about doing a remix, too…hopefully that will pan out!)
They’re touring the US […]

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links for 2008-05-14

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Robert Rauschenberg, Titan of American Art, Is Dead at 82 - New York Times
(tags: obituary art)

Phil Spector recording engineer Larry Levine dies - Yahoo! News
Two influential artists with alliterative names (one more famous than another) die on the same day. Levine was the guy who actually created the Wall of Sound for Spector.
(tags: music obituary)

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

comicbookscripts - The Comic Book Script Archive
(tags: writing research commonplace comics)

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Nemeton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Celtic culture, a nemeton was a sacred grove used on occasion for performing ritual animal sacrifices, and other such rituals. The grove itself might be personified as Nemetona, attested in votive and founding inscriptions. The word may be traced in th
(tags: writing thoughtcloud notes)

a456: The Anti-Architecture of H.P. Lovecraft
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Need Some Old Music

Monday, May 12, 2008

So I’m working on a comics script, and I need some music from the 1920s — partially to reference, and partially for ambiance while I’m writing. Unfortunately, I don’t have the money to buy this stuff, and I think a lot of it might take some effort to track down.
So does anybody have any of […]

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This Is The Picture

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Laurie Anderson, “Excellent Birds”, from Home Of The Brave, 1984. (I also like the duet version with Peter Gabriel on his album So.) I dig this song.
I’m going to steal the idea of having lights on your palms. That looks cool.

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Currently Listening, 05-10-08

Saturday, May 10, 2008

The Magnetic Fields, Distortion: Lovely goodness from Stephin Merrit & Co. Sonically very Jesus & Mary Chain, but pure Merrit in terms of songwriting.
Feist, The Reminder: Yeah, I know, late to the party, but this is an amazing and beautiful album.
Nine Inch Nails, The Slip: I love Trent Reznor again.
Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy: One […]

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Note To Self…

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Apparently nobody on the Internet has a sense of humor anymore. (Check out the comments.)
I suspect I’m in for a rough time of it.

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More Sonic Youth, Less Paul Simon

Friday, May 9, 2008

Listening to the mixes I’m making, I’m surprised by how dissonant and raw these songs are sounding in the end. “Berlin Floor Show” was written on an acoustic guitar, but this version sounds a lot like recent Nine Inch Nails, and “Scarecrow” sounds like Radiohead meets Massive Attack meets TV On The Radio. They’re really […]

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“Berlin Floor Show” and “Scarecrow” Are In The Can.

Friday, May 9, 2008

I recorded vocals last night, all hot and sweaty ’cause I had to turn off all the house fans so they didn’t register on the mics. Mixed “BFS” and “Scarecrow” tonight. I think the mixes are pretty much perfect, or as close as I’m gonna get.
When I’m done with all of the songs, I’ll […]

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