Finishing up with a couple of more new songs at the old Fort Apache, now known as Camp St Studio, with Paul Kolderie and Adam Taylor. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aadv6V_omG0] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5RO_xewu6U] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhjXpnElvEE] – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
April 2010 After I flew back from Florida this week and watched three hours of the Goldman Sachs drubbing on Capitol Hill on the airplane satellite TV, I posted on Facebook/Twittered the snarky but undeniably cute mock equation: “Goldman Sachs = Pete Rose + $ $.” Simplistic, yes, but not far from the truth; guys …
April 2010 I have always loved Teenage Fanclub, Glasgow’s favorite sons. It is one of those bands that every guy in Buff Tom loves. Both bands got started around the same time. I think we predated them by about a year with our first record. I was smitten by the first listen of “Everything Flows,” …
New T-Shirt Link (for now) Tom Gross is the guy handling these. I don’t know details about orders, sizes, etc. so please hold your emails. Thanks — Bill http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Yeah, been remiss, wid da cuvah da week. Buff Tom and real estate (and I believe I still have a family) been keeping me busy. So, I make it up with a two-fer (as they say in the south — here they say “too-fuh”). And, in the great annals of famous duos — Simon and …
Rest in Peace, Alex Chilton, a true artist and hero. Thirteen, Bill, Kay, Mike. A note from Kay. http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Sam Cooke’s amazing “Nothing can Change This Love. Please excuse the hat/glasses. This was recorded in the morning. I don’ look pretty in the morning. I’m doing you a favor. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0zsvCRcIW4] http://billjanovitz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koEIfaZAvkw] I have been far too dismissive in my life, ruling out artists, writers, whatever, based on preconceptions or early knee-jerk reactions. As one gets older, these sorts of instincts seem to solidify and self-justify. Going into something you might assume is not your thing will, more often than not, leave yet another bad impression …
I never had a chance to meet Mark Linkous, the musician behind the band Sparklehorse who committed suicide late last week. But I have envied him. I envied his talent and vision in making a sort of music I dream about making. I envied him for having the sort of talent that attracts heroes of …
I remember distinctly, in my first year of living in Massachusetts, the autumn of 1982, and going to Newbury Comics on Newbury Street in Boston and buying the New Order tape Power, Corruption, and Lies, which I was burning to have ever since I had heard “Age of Consent” and “Blue Monday” on the radio. I …