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RIP CNR... we got this mp3 from Idolator.. Much anticipated, but leaving myself not impressed. Have I committed an "Indie Rock" cardinal sin? Do I have to give up my glasses? my thrift store clothes? My Math Books? Your thoughts on it?
Back in March, the 8th actually I wrote about the Cubs "Blue" Home Team Uniforms. You can refresh yourself on that here. I've been holding off on writing this but it seems Lou Pinella has instilled a bit of the old baseball tradition at Wrigley, it seems for Home Games it's White with Blue Pinstripes look and the Away Greys. NO BLUE Jerseys!!! Hooray for Tradition! It seems the marketing department actually lost a battle. I still don't believe the home team should have player's last names on them but I will give up on that in order never to see those Blue Jerseys adore the Home Town Team ever again.
Now if we can get people to stop calling Cub Fans, Cub NATION. Any suggestions? Any other things you would like to see at Wrigley?
Download 17_i_love_a_man_in_a_uniform.mp3
Bonus: Ozzie Guillen swearing on the radio.. he will lose it all this year, the way the Southsider's are hitting.
Download ozzie_guillen_and_mike_north_tirade.mp3
The true beauty of blogs especially music blogs is not only a free taste of an artist but the education and the discovery of a sound, an era or even a whole different culture. One of the reasons I do this blog is to share with you my own discoveries as well as hopefully turn you on to music you might never discover. It's my own journeys thru the internetting that I pop along tracks that make me return to the record shop, make me stop and suck in the era the feeling of what is going thru the artists head. One stop every month for me is the gang over at Breath of Life.
They look at soul/r&b and world music from an intelligent and provoking perspective and if that genre ever intrigues you I highly suggest you pay them weekly or monthly visits. I'm sure when they have house parties, the groove is right there.
One artist they turned me onto is William DeVaughan, read their take on him as they can describe it better than me, but all I can say I'm a sucker for this sound. The track included is the one they presented back in Feb 2006 when I first discovered the blog.
Buy William Devaughn
Taste William Devaughn: Download be_thankful_for_what_you_got_album_version.mp3
Our something new isn't really that new but caught Arcade Fire's show last night at The Chicago Theater. And all I can really say is, once every 20 years it seems a group comes along that takes the mantle of "Rock" and moves it another peg in a completely different direction and that's a good thing. A really good thing, it makes me glad to be a lover of music.
Visit Arcade Fire
Buy Arcade Fire
Taste Arcade Fire recorded live in Minneapolis: Download 06_no_cars_go.mp3
Good Riddance Jerry, all you did was promote HATE. You never really understood a word of what Jesus spoke.
Download 19_you_cant_judge_a_book_by_its_cover.mp3
As I was writing this a pure genius of The Rock N Roll Guitar Bo Diddley has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in Iowa. Let's hope he gets through this. The Story is Here
Ok here we are once again, attempting to bring us all up to date after being away for 3 whole weeks. What was I thinking. I think it's good to have a break from trying to update this every other day. What have I been doing you might ask? Where has my Saturday with Sammy gone? He will be back. The Wednesday Tea Break, life following The Cubs.. all coming back.
The pic comes from The Cubs/Cards series in St.Louis that I went to the first weekend away. This pic is from Sat's game. It's Derrick Lee swinging thru a pitch, which doesn't make me happy. But was quite impressed with my new digital camera The Canon Digital Rebel XT with a 300mm lens capturing the actual ball before it hits the catcher's mitt. It was good fun being in St.Louis. I even stayed at the same hotel with The Cubs. It was a bit depressing to wake up and found out about Josh Hancock. Kept me from talking to Lou Pinella and Jim Hendry on Sunday.
I had a brother get married the following weekend, so big fun was had by all. In between St. Louis and the wedding. Caught a Cubs/Nationals game in the Dugout Box Seats at Wrigley. Head over to Ken's A Gaper's Blog for his up close and personal photos from those seats.
Caught Peter Bjorn and John's early show at Empty Bottle. Pretty good but I think they need more live experience, it never completely captivated me. Same goes for Amy Winehouse at The Vic Theatre. All young artists with heaps of potential, so we shall see how it all comes together in the coming years.
We need to get this band into our musical world
Visit Cousteau
Taste Cousteau:Download 12_have_you_seen_her.mp3
Are we caught up? What have you been up to?
Sorry for lack of posts. It's all been good. Details to follow tomorrow morning.
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