Category: Music

  • Albums of the Year 2008 Followup

    Looking back at my several-days-old 2008 AOTY list, I screwed up. A bunch of really good albums failed to place on my list. Not because I didn’t like them as much, but because I forgot about them. Lame. Click through to read some other lists about music from 2008.

  • Albums of the Year 2008

    Click through to see my top albums for 2008.

  • These could be Tweets: a Life Update

    Isabella’s saying ‘Dada’ and ‘Mama’ now with some frequency. I drink Diet Dr Pepper daily–I’m starting to break my Diet Coke addiction. I would like a barbecue feast. No one was interested in seeing M83 with School of Seven Bells, so I’m probably not going. Rossy was interested, but when I asked about it later…

  • Stuff I’ve Been Enjoying, October ’08 Edition

    Man, it’s been (and continues to be) a crazy month: I’m still playing catchup for the school-starting rush at work, getting used to feeding Isabella baby food (rather than just bottles), alternately dealing with and avoiding politics, trying to avoid sickness, getting ready for the holidays, paying debts, pretending not to worry about our financial…

  • Thanks a Lot, Genius

    Apple’s new feature, Genius, has been getting some “it works pretty good” responses from musically inclined computer users. I don’t share that assessment. Until an editing feature is implemented, I think that Genius just doesn’t have the skills to be your personal iPod DJ. [click to read the whole post]

  • Open Letter to Michael Jackson: Recipe for a Comeback

    “People will be quick to forgive if the songs are hot.” –Fred Get Timbaland, The Neptunes, Dangermouse and, say, Just Blaze to produce a new album. Get Quincy Jones, too. For old times’ sake. Get Ghostface, MF Doom, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Cee-lo to guest. Get a Michel Gondry to do a couple of videos.…