
Guy Blackman - Live at the Echo Curio I met Ian Mackaye and Guy Blackman within 24 hours. One started Dischord Records and the other started Chapter Music. They both made me think of ideas that scale. The music of Guy Blackman scales naturally. For certain songs, he used a backing track but could have easily sat there and sang unaccompanied. Actually, he could have sang to himself way out in the middle of nowhere to no one with no suitable surrounding objects [...]
This month's mix has posted for your listening pleasure, and I just had a realization: I should be double-posting mix tracks here every month, so that y'all aggregators can get at 'em, too. Durrr. Catbird December '07 Mix : Spook House - Clear Tigers Just A Thought - Cross Country Shine On - Air Waves [...]
In a little while, it will be completely acceptable to be completely beaten down by life. I too, will reissue compilations of rare records. I will passively and indifferently accomplish small things. I will always show up on time (early) and NOT ATTEMPT NEW THINGS. Yet, the quality of job will always be recognized, while taking into consideration expense and effort. Sometimes, it is more sensible to adapt to an off the shelf product, especially when said product is of high quality and low cost. There will be time, but no desire for outrage [...]

guy blackman and and sly hats (of crayon fields ) are on a world tour, grass roots style. partially promoting his new release, adult baby, but mostly being honored to perform this year's what the heck festival with k record counterparts such as calvin johnson and mt. eerie , guy's tour schedule is relentless. big travels for the earnest pop songs he creates. his new album at first recalls hidden threads of twee, maybe hinting a mellower belle & sebastian . but after listening to the whole album, there's a [...]