For those of you on my e-mail list… I sent a couple of his songs out. Now, I probably didn’t really explain why other than you knew I liked it. It’s a little more in depth than that. Being that he is one half of Arab Strap, I knew of him already. And when he started putting out solo stuff, I ate it up. The weird thing is that he virtually unknown in the United States… thus adding to my anglophile nature to keep it to myself and not spout too much. Plus, he’s got a great Scottish accent that just adds so much to the songs. Anyways, I’ve decided to share. Because that’s what this life is about. Sharing, caring and blaring music.
I’m always a day too late. You know what would be great? A personal show booker. Someone to make sure I get tickets to all the shows I want to see. The kind of person who would occasionally slip in a surprise ticket to see a band I’ve never heard of, but who they know I would love.
Seeking: Music savvy ticket buyer
Salary: Quiche (my specialty), hugs and the utmost respect
Here’s a song I love and a video I wish I had directed (for a band that I will not be going to see on Sunday because the show is now sold out):
It’s tough coming up with new music to post on an almost daily basis. I’ve been reluctant to post songs that are all the rage on the music blogosphere. I figure everyone already has them. But fuck it…I’ll just post whatever I like, whenever I like. Sound good?
We’ll admit it, if someone else is in the room we’re a little bit embarrassed when these songs pop up on our iTunes shuffle. But when we’re alone, we kick ‘em hard-styles! Please don’t hate us. We still love you and we still love good music.
xo,
Ollie & Mimi
Last weekend, my friend Chris gave me the best present ever…a Casio calculator watch. I don’t know what I did to deserve it, but I love it! I kept making him ask what time it was so that I could bust it out and be all, “let me check my awesome new watch!” It looks a little dykey on me, but I wear it proud. Chris is going back to Denmark soon, which makes me sad because he’s one of my few die-hard music fan buddies. He’s always down to go to concerts with me and he doesn’t roll his eyes when I send him long lists of songs and videos to check out. Don’t leave, Chris!! I’m not going to cry, I’ll buck up and be strong.
Chris was the first person to play Chairman of the Board and Prefab Sprout for me and that’s just one more reason to love him.
Also, I will be in New York City in June. Lock your doors. Actually, open them up and let me in. I need places to sleep. On the 13th and 15th. And maybe the 12th and/or the 16th. Depending on how long I stay.
I try and make every post mean something. As Mimi had her tirade of making her posts shorter… I need to not try and make mine exactly how I want them to be every time. I don’t need to be inspired everyday. I just need to listen to as much music as possible. I had the same problem when I was sending out the song of the day e-mails. Until I burnt out and stopped for awhile. So, I am recognizing this problem now.
Songs and videos.
Songs and videos.
Songs and motherfucking videos. Or maybe just songs.
I still can’t believe that this song is 14 years old. Jeebus.
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