June 2011
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October 2010
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September 2010
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one forty plus: Please →
I’m not out to please everybody - I’ve actually been out to try not to displease anybody, and that’s even harder work. It’s like Prozac for creativity - cutting off the highs and lows and the risks and the rewards so that nobody walks away from a show or listens to an album with a passionate…
March 2010
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Check Your Expectations
Got a bit of time while I wait for a big FTP download at work so I thought I’d mention my thoughts on the John Mayer show Friday night.
This past week was another perfect example of how having expectations that are too-high can almost ruin a show. Like I mentioned in my last post, I enjoyed the Eric Clapton show, but expected so so so much more. Hell, even just one specific song more. On...
Some Thoughts on Concerts
Photo Taken By: Me. (But I was in my seat!)
I went to see Eric Clapton last night at the BOK Center. It was a good show but not great. I figured he’d at least TRY to make it a bit special or personal since he did spend a fair amount of time here in the ’70s and the Tulsa musicians he hired during the 461 Ocean Boulevard days heavily influenced his sound. But there was nothing....
February 2010
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john mayer ... like i said
remember when i said, in my “best albums of 2009” blog, that i knew i would like john mayer’s battle studies eventually, but at the moment it just wasn’t the right time?
well i watched his episode of “storytellers” this past weekend (or maybe it was friday) and that was what it took. i’ve always preferred john mayer live to john mayer on the album....
January 2010
3 posts
you can now tell me how much you love [insert band...
ooh ooh look! i finally got around to putting a comment system on this thing!
in fairness, when i first started this blog, the disqus system wasn’t integrated with tumblr and it required lots of tweaking with my tumblr settings that i, frankly, didn’t want to deal with at the time. but now, all i had to do was type in my disqus username and BAM. comments.
so go back and leave me...
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unfortunate problem or perfect stepping stone?
I have a really bad habit about planning to blog something and then never getting around to it. There’s actually a post-it sitting on my desk right now that says, “100 Monkeys Blog” … It’s been there for a week.
So I’m making a compromise and settling for a slightly less in-depth post rather than the lenthy stream of consciousness I really wanted to write but...
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top ten favorite albums of 2009
these are my favorite albums of the year. they may not be the best (muse’s resistance is a great record…but not on my list), but they are the albums that i’ve listened to over and over and over this year.
i have to say though, i was kind of disappointed with music this year. granted i’ve been broke and haven’t spent nearly as much time rifling through magazines and...
December 2009
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best shows of 2009
so, here we are. the last few days of the decade. it doesn’t feel like the end of a decade, but i suppose when the first decade-ending new years eve you celebrated was also a millennium/y2k/end of the world event, a simple decade seems kind of insignificant.
anyway. i’m about to list my favorite shows of the past year, but before i do, i realized that last year i forgot to add the...
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going to shows alone
be warned, the now-annual “best of” lists are in the works… just waiting another week or so because i need to buy the (semi-) new starsailor album, silence is easy, and i’m pretty sure it’s going to make my list.
in the meantime, i’d like to announce brag that i nabbed a 6th row ticket to the eric clapton / roger daltrey show here in tulsa. it comes at a...
November 2009
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Church Studio "Feels Like Religion" →
the cover story of this week’s urban tulsa weekly is a fantastic read. the church studio was (and will hopefully continue to be) a HUGE part of tulsa’s rich musical history. leon russell owned it in the ’70s and it was home to the famous shelter records label. then it eventually passed to steve ripley whose popular country band, the tractors, called it their home in the...
October 2009
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not music related...
if you’re not viewing this on a mac, i’m sorry. it looks like total crap on my pc here at work because it won’t display helvetica, the drop shadows are weird/non-existent and the anti-aliasing seems to be off.
but looking at it on my mac makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside so i’m not going to change it (plus, as i age and move farther away from my fansite-making...
oh hey
yeah hi. i got really busy at my job so i stopped updating.
plus.
frankly.
i haven’t been all that inspired.
long story.
but anyway. i’ve seen some pretty good shows since my last post… fleetwood mac in may (completely blew my mind. top five shows EVER.), clapton & steve winwood in june (my expectations were too high. but the “voodoo chile” cover. oh...
January 2009
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are you kidding me? →
above is a link to rolling stone magazine’s six ways to save rock n roll.
this has got to be a joke. or written by a moron who thinks they know the music industry. because if they’re serious…i don’t even know. some fucking pop/rock A&R guy from interscope? i guy who designs over-priced box sets? a “motown-style hit factory for the emo set?”
what. the....
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if i made mixtapes...
i’m not one for being cheesy and sending songs to people and saying “just listen to this and you’ll know how i feel.” i love when a couple lyrics hit you in the face with relevance, and i like to quote them sometimes, but a song has never suited any of my moods or situations 100% so i prefer to be able to write my own thoughts. but i was listening to the jonathan tyler and...
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best albums of 2008
i apologize for the lack of consistency here. see, i used to have a lot of free time during the day. now i don’t. which means fewer blogs for you kiddos.
BUT. i did find a spare minute at work to scribble some of my favorite albums of this year onto a post-it note and it’s been stuck to the inside of my wallet for the past three weeks. so now [that i’m on day five of this...
December 2008
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best shows of 2008
aforementioned blog. still in my head.
but sudden inspiration struck on the way home from the limbeck show just now and i just couldn’t wait ‘til morning.
BEST SHOWS OF 2008* ** *that i attended
**in chronological order
march 8 :: wilco @ cain’s, tulsa
sadly i’ve tried to block part of this show from my memory, but what i can and do allow myself to focus on is...
November 2008
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i'm working on a new blog
i promise. it’s all in my head, i just need to find the time to get it out.
why drummers are so important →
i couldn’t agree more.
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great white. really.
i just heard a great white song (“house of broken love” i think?) on the radio and loved it. that’s what’s so great about music. i can’t stand great white, but i love that i can really dig one song and dislike all the rest.
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“Stop trying to jam stuff down our throats. Stop asking for bailouts, stop...”
– Bob Lefsetz
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October 2008
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music, the business, and college
i recently read about a new program at the university of central oklahoma, the academy of contemporary music (or ACM@UCO), on the oklahomarock.com blog. the post sparked a few comments about the value of formally studying music and the business or just going it alone. it got me thinking about it so here’s my two cents on “rock universities” and music business majors, etc.
i...
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“they don’t know what it is to be a fan. to love some silly little piece of...”
– almost famous
it’s been so long since i’ve heard music this good that i almost forgot what it felt like to relate to that quote.
but then i bought the new kings of leon record, only by the night and i remembered. i wasted an album’s worth of gas driving around [what used to...
September 2008
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david cook's single, "light on"
dave’s first single (i refuse to acknowledge that lame-ass “coronation song” thing) has debuted on AOL music.
of course it was set to debut wednesday but “because of the huge reaction” to that announcement, they pushed the debut to this afternoon. funny, since songs & albums are always released on tuesdays.
anyway.
the song’s called “light...
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genius & not so much
i really have been meaning to update this thing. not that anyone reads it, but i make notes all over the place whenever inspiration semi-strikes. this having a full time job thing kind of hampers the blogging process.
anyway, i don’t really have much time but i have two three things:
i think i’m going to like iTunes Genius. it made a pretty smashing playlist based on jeff...
August 2008
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reason #479 why the music industry is broken
the music industry wants me to believe that the “one free itunes song download” (given for every ticket purchased) is a bonus for using ticketmaster.
one. there is no choice. ticketmaster is the only option for most shows. we don’t buy ticketmaster tickets cause we WANT to but because we HAVE to.
two. ONE 99 CENT SONG DOWNLOAD CREDIT DOES NOT EQUAL THE $14 IN FEES THAT I...
July 2008
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dfest 2008
…or “double-fisting-tallboys-and-redbull-vodkas-til-5am-fest” as my friend jay pitts so perfectly put it on his blog.
as i mentioned, the kick-off party was pretty awesome. but it was nothing compared to the real deal. take thursday night, multiply by 100, and then add copious amounts of ROCK. that was the dfest weekend.
i began friday night with a hefty dinner at hideaway....
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if the kick-off party was any indication...
i meant to make a post about who i’m going to see at dfest tonight and tomorrow, how i spent way too many hours writing all over my dfest schedule and coming up with a number system/code to remind myself who i want to see more and why i want to see them. but time has gotten away from me and it’s now 2pm, day one, and i still need to shower off the hangover from last night’s...
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i really didn't have anything to say in the...
i haven’t heard any good, new music in a few weeks. not that i remember anyway.
and i guess that since i don’t remember that means i really haven’t heard anything great.
brit played a song for me called “coke” by flickerstick. i’ve heard of them. and i’m pretty sure the song’s not new by any means. but i liked it. probably not enough to get me...
June 2008
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"it's not too late"
aaaaand now itunes is playing every version of “lover, you should have come over” that i have in my catalog. right now we’re on the third live version…in a row. literally.
one. live in chicago (ripped from the dvd)
two. from mystery white boy
three. live at l’olympia
i love the song, but it’s one of those songs…to hear it three times in a row...
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i did NOT know that jamie cullum covered jeff...
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life is just weird sometimes.
you tumblr fans were spared from my weekly american idol ramblings this past season. in short, i’d never watched the show, but when dave made it into the top 24 i became one of those people. you know, the “did you watch idol last night?” people.
i’ve only known dave for about a year and a half (i assume, seeing as how tulsa’s scene is pretty condensed as of late,...
lefsetz letter. →
bob lefsetz’s blog. i love this guy. if you love music and hate the business, read his stuff.
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looking for a theme.
i like the look of this blog. it kind of looks like a lot of wordpress blogs. and since i can’t wrap my head around (and don’t want to spend the time on the learning curve for) wordpress, this tumblr thing might be cool. we’ll see. i’ve been a long-time livejournal user and it’ll probably be pretty much impossible for me to break from using that. but hey, i can always...
what's in a name?
i need a better tagline. suggestions are suggested.