Confessions of a Fanboy

We’ll call today’s entry Josh Hathaway’s Endless Playlist.  I had a song pop in my head that I wouldn’t have expected, but I’m so glad.
I haven’t listened to Tuatara’s East of the Sun in quite awhile, but I’ve been humming a few bars of “Rainbow Drops” all morning.  East was the first Tuatara record to [...]

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It’s Dave Carter day on my iPod.  I have over 19,000 songs to choose from and I’ve selected the 11 from his upcoming album Commitment and Change.
I’m on my second or third run through the album today after twice listening to it last night, and some favorite songs are beginning to emerge.
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The problem with everyone thinking you’re in the tank for an artist — in other words that you’re a total fanboy — is that you get treated like The Boy Who Cried Wolf.  The problem with that is there sometimes really is a wolf; sometimes the hyper-laudatory cheerleading is not only justified, it’s fucking well [...]

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Okay, now I really want to hear Zenga! I’ve finished listening to The Painted Desert and that led me quickly to Earthspeaker. This is such amazing music. Moments like this remind me of what I deeply believe: great music is still being made today. Don’t let anyone tell you any [...]

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I’m still listening to Barrett Martin and I’ve found another song title that feels aprapo of the day: “A Rumor of Rain.” 74% humidity! For fucks’ sake, open the sky and commence with the downpour. I can imagine God wringing out the air and like a washrag and the water falling. [...]

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Another Saturday spent in pursuit of the almighty dollar.
What a long, strange trip it’s been this week. Aside from homefront anxieties, I experienced the insane and nightmarish odyssey of securing a black, 16GB 3G iPhone yesterday and I haven’t fully recovered from that. The reason I had the money for said purchase is [...]

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On my best day, my ability to focus on any one thing is barely existent. Today is not my best day. It’s actually not my fault. I’ve gotten a flurry of text messages, phone calls, e-mails, and cube visitors today. Do these people not understand that I’m really trying to listen [...]

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I’ve been an unabashedly enthusiastic supporter of Barrett Martin’s music as well as the work he’s been doing with his Fast Horse Recordings label so I’ve never really needed an excuse to enthuse about his music but if the NY Times wants to give me one, I’ll play along.
Martin tunrs 41 today, so COAF wishes [...]

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I haven’t finished the first sentence and I’m already afraid this is going to sound like some corny, cosmic New Age bullshit but I’ve had a musical experience and I am compelled to write about it. I hope it’s as compelling a read as it was to feel firsthand.
I started the morning with a [...]

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I’m not often prone to Friday worship and I’ve been less so in 2008 as I’ve not actually had a day off all year. That said, it is Friday. Friday is different from Thursday, different from Saturday. Is it better? It may be but probably not. It’s just that. [...]

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