Category: music
rudebox
It’s a crime that Robbie Williams isn’t a huge star in the US. He’s one of the most-loved pop stars in the UK. The song that should have put him on the US pop map — the 2000 single “Rock DJ” — did not chart in the US. His excellent 2002 album Escapology managed to [...]
albums 2005
This is the list of albums I bought from Feb. 2004 to Feb. 2005. I *was* going to write a blog post listing my favorites of the year but never got around to it (for months) and am just back-blogging the list for archival purposes. A couple notes: a) I always buy all 5 albums [...]
ooh, ooh, that smell
Interesting article in the NYTimes: “For Gay Men, an Attraction to a Different Kind of Scent.” More scientific evidence that points to a genetic basis for homosexuality. Of course the fundies who live solely in a faith-based world will discount it as liberal hogwash — the Bible tells them so. No word yet from the [...]
off the wall
I promised myself I wasn’t going to blog about the Michael Jackson circus trial and I have, for the most part, managed to avoid the media coverage. But this story’s headline caught my eye: “Jackson trial witness details singer’s deep financial trouble.” Jackson is among the world’s top-selling musical artists and owns a huge catalog [...]
now in heavy rotation
After spending a couple days with it, I have a new addition to my heavy rotation — Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple’s “new” album. Read this sfgate.com column for the fascinating story behind the album. Finished two years ago, the album was shelved by Sony because it doesn’t have a radio single. Fans have been conducting [...]
music meme
Bill has passed me the baton on a music meme, so here goes:
1. Total amount of music files on your computer:
I have 8626 .m4a files (ripping my own CDs in iTunes), 996 .m4p files (purchased via iTunes), 5346 .mp3 files and a few dozen .wav files, some of which are things I digitized from vinyl [...]