Geeking out today was brilliant. I missed about three hours of the conference to scoot further downtown for a Governator speech, but will be back in my comfortable nerdery for the next 24 hours or so. I’d post something about MESH, but it’d be pretty half-assed. I’m going to take Seth’s advice and marinate in some of the opinions/ideas/tools floated around & reflect on Friday.
Coming down from a b-ball win, I’m feeling alt-twangy-austin-gothy. So I scrounged up this year-old YouTube gem from Okkervil River. I’m sure that I’ve posted about’em before - but I can’t resist sharing this video. They are more of a ‘winter’ band, now that i think about it (that’s another post altogether - identifying bands w/ seasons & months & moments - there are some obvious ‘dur’ classifications, like the Beach Boys - but not so fast kimosabe, because they cut a pretty decent Christmas record - this will also require some marinatin’) - but they are a much needed cool down after one of TO’s hottest days this year & after playing our lil’ amateur b-ball hearts out in a balmy public school gymnasium. sheesh.
Want a wicked’n'weird summer artist? Howabout Peeping Tom. He was on Conan last week - waaay past my weeknight bedtime, but you can track the performance down, of course, on YouTube…You might recognize Mr. Tom from a lil’ band called FAITH NO MORE - wow (not to mention genuis motor mouth Rahzel! (if you don’t know who Rahzel is YOU ARE OBLIGED TO GO TO THIS LINK NOW) & innovator Dan the Automator!! & X-ecutioners turntabilist Rob Swift!!! & what-ever-happened-to’ist Imani Coppola!!!!). Mike Patton, peeps, blasted from the past, but not in a cringey Perry Farrell/Sateillite Party kinda way - but in a DAMN, this is not embarrassing kind of way…check out Patton’s other Tomahawk stuff, too. My kind of weird.
On that eclectic note, signing off for the night…
peace
meegs
Well, hi Meghan. It might seem strange to receive a comment from someone living half a world away … but i guess that’s the undisputed beauty of the Internet age.
I just wanted to ask my old friend google.com whose that nice song containing a verse : ‘2nd floor living without a yard’ and incidently bumped into your blog page.
… And that was very much to my satisfaction because i liked your latest post. Besides, i could easily fall under the description of nerdy and pop-culture seduced, myself. Not to mention having a week spot for some of the bands you listed as your favorite. Well … for most of them, to be honest
I liked your Peeping Tom info … i guess i always loved the cool and smooth atmosphere of that ‘Evidence’ song that Faith no more made more than a decade a go … A little trip down the nostalgia lane … thanks
I’m sad to say I missed the Okkervil river concert a while ago. It was a mistake … as i can clearly see now. I’ll try not to repeat that with the Woven hand whose gig is due in a week or so. If you happened to like the alt-folk-americana of 16 horsepower with a touch of darkness, you wouldn’t mind Woven hand …
I’d drop you a line or two more but it’s getting waay past my desired bedtime (with no help from youtube at all) so i should better sign off.
When i come to think of it, it might be a Feist song, that 2nd floor living … hmm … i’ll check it out tomorrow
Keep up the gem digging business
Nesho
And, oh, i forget to mention, this is a hello from Zagreb, Croatia.
Croatia! Kickass. Welcome to my blog, Nesho & thanks for the Woven reference - I will check it out for sure. Okkervil River is - to me - perfect Canadian winter music - tho the lads are from TX! I am in need of some more summer tunes, any suggestions for that season? We Canucks need to relish what little summer time we have!
All teh best to you too - & feel free to track me down on FB/MySpace, etc.
meegs
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