Posted on August 22nd, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
It was classic rock day on my iPod yesterday, at least while I was at work. Aerosmith, Bowie, Flying Burrito Brothers, Pink Floyd, The Eagles… it was just like any typical day on any typical classic rock station. Well, the bands fit that bill but not every song would be an obvious choice. […]
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Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
It was a random day all around. Many weird songs, songs I wouldn’t have otherwise sought out to listen to but iPod served them up for me. If only I could get my iPod to bring me a cold Vanilla Coke…
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Posted on August 1st, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
I haven’t been able to get into the flow of listening to a particular album or artist from beginning to end today, so I’ve been letting my iPod play DJ for me. I’ve set up a series of “Smart Playlists” (that’s Apple’s term for them, not mine) that rotate songs based on different parameters […]
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Posted on July 11th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
I tried learning guitar in college, never got very far with it. I’m sure if I’d tried longer than 20 minutes I could have learned to do something with it. I probably could have learned how to play a Muddy Waters tune if I’d dedicated and applied myself. I could have learned […]
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Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
I love the sound of a Rickenbacker in the morning…
I wonder if Fables of the Reconstruction inspired my need for The Byrds this morning. Peter Buck favored the jingle-jangle ringing of Rickenbacker’s in the early days of R.E.M., and The Byrds were pioneers of that sound.
It’s amazing how full a song can sound in […]
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Posted on May 17th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
There is so much negativity, so much bad news in the world that it’s really invigorating when you go digging through your music collection to find a song to celebrate something profoundly positive.
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court helped remove the nation’s collective head from its enormous collective ass, striking down segregation […]
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Posted on April 18th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
I’m going to compile a playlist, probably more than one, called “When It All Goes Wrong.” When I do, you can bet Mark Lanegan and Elliott Smith will make the list. So, yeah, I suppose you could translate their presence on the list to mean today was not the greatest day in the […]
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Posted on April 10th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
I’m sure something interesting was released today, but I don’t know what it was. What I do know is I received two packages today- two packages containing the three CDs I ordered last week.
So far, I have listened to the two Tuatara releases and am halfway through The Byrds’ Fifth Dimension. I really […]
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Posted on April 10th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
In Britain, Oasis’ debut Definitely Maybe continues to be monstrously influential but you can make the argument that “Wonderwall†and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,†both from (What’s The Story) Morning Glory come closer to being definitive singles. “I Will Follow†is a great song, but is that the song you think of when […]
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Posted on April 5th, 2007 by Josh Hathaway
There are some people you’ve heard, and some you’ve heard of. One of the unanticipated joys of discovering The Byrds has been discovering David Crosby. Mostly due to my age, David Crosby has been more famous for his drug troubles, his walrus-like appearance, his sperm donation, and his willingness to be […]
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