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i've decided 2006 is the year of amber's musical education. i have a few gurus helping me along the path, but it's mostly a smash and grab, with me blindly picking up and buying just about any cd i've got good reason to believe that i'll like but haven't heard yet. how's THAT for a run-on? the last month alone has put upward of 30 new bands on my general radar....i dunno what happened, a switch just flipped on and i'm completely preoccupied with it. it's very exciting.
i expect that, with "slag heap" starting up rehearsals next week, that this may slow for a while. and that's okay; wouldn't want to burn out. but the revolution has been calling. i've been stuck with virtually the same bands and artists for the last 10 years. and since the alternative scene has just in the last few years gotten VERY interesting, i feel like it's worth getting into things. and i'm behind. but it's fun playing catch up.
siri has been instrumental in getting me started. the kaiser chiefs/franz ferdinand train she put me on last birthday has dropped me smack dab in the middle of altbandville. she continues to be my greatest teacher. laurie has opened up my ears in other odd directions, deftly quirking my ear to what the kids are listening to in those colleges they have. and danny has, of course, kept me abreast of britpop and anything the drag queens deem worthy to lipsynch to.
also helpful: getting a decent receptive radio in my cube so i can get the current in. i keep my coachella line-up handy and check off artists, so to get an idea. today brought me cat power and the juan maclean! both fun!
( record keeping. double meaning. )
"get down, get together
get to your get-together
get down, don't be tethered
wear high heels and a feather
get down, get together
this break is so irrelevant
still irrelevant....
....now"
--"love's a cliche" - the karelia (so facking hooked to this album right now....and what a great way to obsesssss discreeeetly....*^_^*)
i expect that, with "slag heap" starting up rehearsals next week, that this may slow for a while. and that's okay; wouldn't want to burn out. but the revolution has been calling. i've been stuck with virtually the same bands and artists for the last 10 years. and since the alternative scene has just in the last few years gotten VERY interesting, i feel like it's worth getting into things. and i'm behind. but it's fun playing catch up.
siri has been instrumental in getting me started. the kaiser chiefs/franz ferdinand train she put me on last birthday has dropped me smack dab in the middle of altbandville. she continues to be my greatest teacher. laurie has opened up my ears in other odd directions, deftly quirking my ear to what the kids are listening to in those colleges they have. and danny has, of course, kept me abreast of britpop and anything the drag queens deem worthy to lipsynch to.
also helpful: getting a decent receptive radio in my cube so i can get the current in. i keep my coachella line-up handy and check off artists, so to get an idea. today brought me cat power and the juan maclean! both fun!
( record keeping. double meaning. )
"get down, get together
get to your get-together
get down, don't be tethered
wear high heels and a feather
get down, get together
this break is so irrelevant
still irrelevant....
....now"
--"love's a cliche" - the karelia (so facking hooked to this album right now....and what a great way to obsesssss discreeeetly....*^_^*)
