5/26/2004
UPDATE, SORT OF
Not here, but I will continue to add blogs and what-not to the links page. If you have this page linked, you might want to think about switching it to that page.
5/11/2004
MORE BLOGS
Finally, an update to the links page. I've been crap with keeping up lately, sorry.
A couple previously unmentioned new ones to note:
If you sent one to me and I missed it, try me again.
5/06/2004
MP3 BLOGS
Transcript of NPR report about MP3 blog phenomenon here.
5/05/2004
NEW BLOG ALERTS
To those who've recently sent info about their blogs--sorry for the delays (ditto for anyone who's sent an e-mail to which I haven't responded). I'll update the links page hopefully tonight with the following (none of which I've even had a chance to look at yet):
5/03/2004
ROCK STAR IN CRY BABY SHOCKER
Scott Weiland Threatens Magazine Writer Over CD Review.
"Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland has slammed Maxim magazine writer Jon Caramanica over his review of the group's debut album, Contraband, stating--among other things--that Caramanica 'knows about as much about me and my legal situation as he does about our music.'"
From Blabbermouth.net, courtesty of the Music Press Report.
Seriously, why do musicians get so worked up about this stuff? (You might recall Liz Phair's pathetic little missive to the New York Times last year?) Whenever I read things like this, I think of Joe Pesci on the phone in Raging Bull, getting all heated up with a reporter and DeNiro yelling in the background, "Don't give him the satisfaction!" Words to heed, no?
5/02/2004
40 YEARS OF POP (AND ME)
As promised, I have started to compile a list marking in chronological order my 40 years on Planet Earth. I am choosing one song, album, and movie (or video or TV show if that works better) for every year from 1964 onwards. It's called "Top 40 at 40" and it's posted at my other blog. This is a work in progress--new entries will be posted on a hopefully regular basis. (Scroll to the bottom of the linked page for the proper introduction.)
50 YEARS OF POP
"Rock'n'roll has come a long way in the half-century since Elvis first stepped up to the microphone at Sun Studios. Here we choose 50 moments that shaped popular musical history--and in the process changed our lives."
By Sean O'Hagan in The Observer.
CHART BLOGGING
Robin Carmody from The House At World's End has a new chart blog that's sort of an answer blog to Tom Ewing's Popular. In The Other Ones, Carmody reviews and rates "records which topped [UK] charts other than those used by British Hit Singles and related Guinness publications (NME from November 1952 to March 1960, Record Retailer / Music Week from March 1960 onwards)..." Er, I find the details here a bit confusing--or maybe it's just the multiple versions of British charts that confuse--but anyway, check it out, it looks fascinating.
5/01/2004
HUZZAH #4
ANY DICKWEED CAN DO IT, REALLY
Huzzahs to Mark Bliesener and Steve Knopper for keeping Complete Idiots everywhere off the street with advice that's presumably even more salient than, "Here's three chords, go!" Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah!
(And with that, today's string of Huzzahs! must sadly come to their inevitable huzzah-lution.)
HUZZAH #3
DON'T BORE US, GET TO THE TAURUS
Huzzahs to me for today reaching what some might call a grand old age. One with a zero on the end (only happens every ten years, you know.). Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah! To mark the occasion, I'm holding a festschrift for myself and will spend the entire day writing loving essays in my honour, recapitulating all the momentous and important trails I've blazed along the path of life...but seriously, I'm putting together a little personal Top 40, which I'll post sometime next week.
HUZZAH #2
'BUBBLEGUM' AND 'GENIUS' NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TERMS
Huzzahs to Dan Aloi, who informed me of some other good mp3 blogs (since added to the Links page). Huzzah, Huzzah! I did come across this terrific one a couple months back, but completely forgot about it. Bubblicious, you bet.
HUZZAH #1
ANTHONY'S TOP 100
Huzzahs to Mr. Miccio, who recently completed his entertaining Top 100 LPs coundown. Huzzah! Now available in a friendly click-and-read format. (Good number one, even if I haven't listened to it fully in ages; I have a difficult time returning to it and other stuff of that ilk for some reason...guess I'm just waiting for my own personal indie-rock revival.)
