http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/ Vintage Rock Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:05:01 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. Music Writing Poetry http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/786.html Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:01:08 GMT I really haven't been blogging much anymore...I guess I've been doing it for too long. For a critical period of time I felt like I couldn't relate with the people around me, so I resorted to computer geekiness to satisfy my need for companionship. One summer activity I undertook, just to give me something "productive" to do was teaching myself html so I could make a fansite dedicated to John Cusack. Its called John Cusack: Hollywood Underdog and trust me, even though I still think Mr. Cusack has made some great flicks (and I just bought the cult classic Tapeheads on DVD) I... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=786 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/785.html Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:01:21 GMT The Kills consist of Jamie "Hotel" Hince who plays guitar with the harsh blues reminiscent of Jack White's (The White Stripes) signature guitar style. Hince's playing is a bit more textured, and the band's whole sound centers around its rhytmic sexual pulse, which is fueled by American vocalist, Alison "VV" Mosshart. She purrs like she's the love-child of PJ Harvey and Debbie Harry; I definitely hear echos of PJ Harvey's album, To Bring You My Love in her vocal style. It doesn't get much more bare bones than this band, and they prove you don't need a six piece band to get a huge sound,... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=785 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/784.html Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:24:14 GMT The random indie video I'm throwing at ya features the Stolkholm based twee 60'ish pop of Peter Bjorn and John, (Peter Morén, Bjorn Yttling, and John Erikkson). Holy moly, those Swedes are taking over indie rock, and maybe that's not such a bad thing. First there was The Hives back in 2002 (I liked them so much, I even own a Hives t-shirt); then I got into Jens Lekman's droll love tunes, obviously heavily influenced by the quirky, wry genius of Stephen Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. Now there's Peter Bjorn and John with this song is that is catchy as fuck, take that to mean whatever you... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=784 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/783.html Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:23:43 GMT "Hallelujah" is the first song I heard by Buckley, and immediatly I was hooked. I remember sitting in my friend's basement bedroom, completely confused about who I wanted to be and if I was destined to be alone forever. I know I was only 17, but hopeless romantics like me get edgy and impatient with the lack of direction in their romantic lives. Then, out of the speakers comes this voice that my friends told me I had to hear. I never knew that a rock singer could chant life's bittersweet music like that.He really helped calm my inner demons and was (and still is) a beacon for... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=783 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/782.html Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:39:14 GMT A big one. Top Five Bands I Want to See Before I'm Dead/Deaf. Tool Aerosmith AC/DC The Rolling Stones Metallica Bands I've Seen So Far: Tool : August 22/06 Aerosmith : December 13/06 - this will qualify as a "Seen" band come the 13th. The Rolling Stones : November 25/06 ----------------------------------- I was not prepared. Not in the least. It hadn't really sunk in that I was going to see the Stones until I got to BC Place. I wasn't even supposed to go. There were four tickets for four people and two got laryngitis. One was my sister. So I went in her place.... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=782 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/781.html Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:10:16 GMT So some Tori-obsessed friends brought the new Dresden Dolls video to my attention, because it features Tori's name on Brian's arse. I knew Amanda wasn't a Tori Amos fan, and kinda just assumed it went for both, but it seems not...? Anyway, other than that it's a cute video, so do watch it. INow I need to watch a bunch of other Dresden Dolls videos on youtube... I'd only seen a couple and they were from the first album! And I call myself a fan? Shame on me. http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=781 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/780.html Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:08:24 GMT < FONT color=#000000> It's a sad fact that The B-52's biggest "hit" is the high school dance staple, "Love Shack." I'm not gonna be an arrogantly snobby music scenster and tell you that I don't enjoy the insane catchiness of that cut (come on, I listen to Hanson people.) I just don't think its very representative of the innovative rockabilly, surf, new-wave of their late 70's, early 80's stuff. That stuff will blow your mind, it is incredibly unique, boisterous, and most importantly ORIGINAL. It really bums me out that few people are even aware that The B-52's made music before... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=780 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/779.html Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:43:55 GMT Okkervil River is one of the bands that I really can't figure out. Usually, if I do some basic research on a band, I can garner enough information to write an article on them....but I don't know. For some reason writing out this band's biography and giving out techinical information about them seems somehow irrelavant to the way their music simply makes me feel. Pretty much it only took one song to convince me that this band was something special. That song would have to be the disturbingly gorgeous "For Real." The opening verse grabbed my attention, even if it did kind of scare the... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=779 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/778.html Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:22:30 GMT PJ Harvey: Analysis of her Studio Albums I've decided to analyze all five studio albums in terms of production, lyrics, themes, and overall musicality. If this sounds too boring for you casual readers out there, then go over to some generic music site like Vh1.com to get your musical education. I'm a college student, forced to write paper after paper on things I don't get a flying fuck about ... so its here in Vintage Rock I can discuss my passions. This week I happen to be focusing on one of my girl crushes and current obessions :PJ Harvey. So just deal with. I first started listening to... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=778 http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/archive/777.html Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:16:30 GMT Wow. Wow. Seriously...as eloquently as I usually am able to describe my feelings about music, I feel shell-shocked by hearing one of the most gorgeous songs I've heard from Tori Amos. The song is called "Peeping Tommi" and it will be on the Piano Boxed Set, coming out on September 26. So, how come I've already heard this previously unreleased track? Well, it came about when I was searching myspace.com for a new track to up up on my page. I knew that "Here In My Head" is the unofficial Tori Amos fansite on myspace since the people who run her official page NEVER change the songs. Its a... (more) http://vintagerock.blogdrive.com/comments?id=777