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Bowerbirds - “Silver Clouds”
Bowerbirds - “House of Diamonds”
Bowerbirds - “Northern Lights”
![[video] The Avett Brothers - “I And Love And You” Live on Austin City Limits, PBS.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw48uq2oYS1qz5xpbo1_500.jpg)
[video] The Avett Brothers - “I And Love And You” Live on Austin City Limits, PBS.
Lately I’ve been reading a lot and have been wanting a place to put some thoughts together so I figured I’d start writing here again. I went through the archives and deleted many old posts, mostly because some of them were shockingly stupid. I think I got bored, bogged down in the mire of trying to present interesting content everyday so I quit posting in early May last year (what a convenient excuse).
I’ve decided to try and use this space less for sharing internet curiosities (although I’m sure there will be plenty of that once I stumble upon a particularly potent pot of coffee at 3am). Instead, I’ll probably use my Twitter account (@pz_says_hi) for sharing links devoid of context.
Last January I launched this site and ambitiously (naively) aspired to read a book a week (update: I hope you are sitting down, that didn’t happen). However this year will be different and amazingly I’m on pace (8 days into the new year). I’ll still inevitably write about music and technology a healthy amount because 1) I’m 1/2 robot, 2) those are the things I’m most passionate about.
“Trance Manual” — double click to open in YouTube and watch in HD
“Too Much Time” — double click to open in YouTube and watch in HD
[John Vanderslice Website]
[John Vanderslice on Twitter]
[Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Website]
[Also, I tabbed “Too Much Time” at Ultimate Guitar.com]
Clem Snide - “Jews for Jesus Blues”
Eef Barzelay - “Ballad of Bitter Honey”
Casiotone’s new album “Advance Base Battery Life” is a compilation of singles/rarities from 2004-2007. I saw CFTPA last year in Madison, WI and realized that although I love his music, Casiotone is meant to be enjoyed…alone (on headphones).
CFTPA live in Madison, WI 10.03.08, The Annex
The first single “Old Panda Days” is a winner…and as the Daytrotter Sessions with the Donkey’s revealed, CFTPF is an exceptional songwriter, but is limited in his arrangements. “OPD” is more refined than many of his older solo efforts, featuring a softly spoken duet of sorts with Nick Krgovich, which reminded me of another drum machine lo-fi cut “Sweet Suspense” ft. Kyle Fischer, and Khaela Maricich from The Blow.
Kyle Fischer ft. The Blow-Sweet Suspense
From “Advance…” CFTPA-Streets Of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen Cover)