Music
The Absence of Analog
Over the last year, I’ve stopped keeping an analog journal for the first time in my life. It has, mostly, to do with my lack of a work/life balance, the absence of a good desk in my small NYC apartment, and free time. Still – I miss it. Here are some old images from my [...]
Who Gives a Fuck About an Oxford Comma?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Vampire Weekend lately. I don’t know, but maybe the Prep Rock just fits my idea of summer – days on Cape Cod, popped collar polos, bleeding madras sports coats. My trip to the Hamptons coincided with this re-discovery, so it was nice to get that WASP-Y prep rock [...]
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
Well, it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don’t know by now An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe It’ll never do, somehow When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I’ll be gone You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on [...]
Remembering Mix Tapes from V’Days Passed.
My friend Emily recently posted a mix-tape from her youth – a mix tape filled with all those naive and cheesy songs from our youth. Even though we never knew each other, gazing at the tape made me see an inter-connectedness of our pasts – the generational wink and nods that occur through Top-40 songs, [...]
“You say my kisses are not like his, but this time I’m not gonna tell you why that is…”
The thing that I love about music the most is the fact that almost every person takes a personal stake into the artistic creation of someone else. The song, “Come Pick Me Up” by Ryan Adams is a song that I feel like I wrote. The emotions, my interpretations of some of the lines, the [...]
Retrospection – Part Two
Stillness Is The Move – Dirty … Once upon a time, almost ten years ago, I rang in the new millenium from Times Square. It’s funny to think that, by flashing forward 10 years, I’ll basically will have only moved cross town. Of course, the journey to get here – that cross town traffic, if [...]
Still Rocking the SkullCandy
As I was walking home today, I was bouncing around to Peter Bjorn and John’s “Writer’s Block” album. It was a cool fall day and I was totally enveloped in the music. As I walked into my house, I took my headphones out and my world got quiet. I looked at my iPhone and headphones [...]
Music of My Mind: Music Tennis
I’ve been prescribed medication recently that doesn’t allow me to drink. It’s somewhat unfortunate but it actually has been a good thing – I’ve been able to do some things that I have neglected while I spent too much time enjoying the nightlife. One of those things that I enjoy the most is music. Tonight, [...]
On Key – Only in my Dreams…
The long awaited video of me singing Debbie Gibson’s “Only in my Dreams.” I know I’m extremely off key – I’m not displaying this for my talent. Rather for laughs. Save your snarky comments!
Arctic Monkeys
I can’t help it, it’s funny.
