I have Not Updated- in Forever.............

Lately- Ive been on a musical- Foster the People kick. Ever since I saw them this past June at merriweather post- Ive been obsessed- and on a (foster)- kick. It's lasted pretty much all summer- coming and going- but all the while- remaining strong. They are definitely a top musical discovery of mine- that I find noteworthy- and..... (late bloomer). Never checked them out beyond 'pumped up', before. Theyve shot to my music fav of favs, both their album- and top live shows Ive ever been to.


I feel a Kate Bush kick coming on......... and I also am still obsessing over 'The Water' by the Walkmen. I really truly do love that song.


Sympathy and prayers go out to all those amidst/ facing the pussy riot trials........... how terrible. I am thinking of them- cant believe we live in a world that still treats situations like that as such.

ok, so twitter is no longer enough..(&is currently 'overwhelming' me)

so, i'm taking to this..currently feeling overwhelmed by twitter--and its plethora of 'good' info. there are times i just simply cant take it. everything seems interesting and i wanna read it all (and i wanna 'run away'). anyway, i'm taking to here b/c i cant fit what i have to say in twitter-the reason for this in the 1st place.

first (random): not sure what i think of new walkmen 'stranded'-something i like about it, reminds me of a paolo nutini song sort of. not a walkmen 'fan' or anything, but something i do like about them. cant put my finger on it.

next, learning about sugar minott (RIP)--how he pioneered dancehall and such.

now, i am just looking back, appreciating the pre-'twitter'/blog days, when artists went into studios, came out with a new album, and some filmmaker somewhere made documentaries about it (AFTER the fact). something i appreciate about that old-school approach, where every move, day in the studio, the process isnt tweeted about. i appreciate the mystery surrounding that process.

at the same time, i do enjoy reading these very things-these little anecdotes from times in the studio on tour etc. what THEY'RE listening to. i feel 2 ways about it i guess, but ultimately, the old-school, the 'mystery' is my favorite. joanna newsom, is on to something..i think its come full circle sort of and she represents that time in the past, and i just appreciate that. i feel more artists should look to her when it comes to releasing their album. (& keeping it underwraps) and i know ive already said this, but to me was worthing repeating. and nothing against these things, this is just a personal preference of mine. i think arcade fire did an OK job of protecting their recording process, this lead-up time..