August 2012
2 posts
I can never get enough Bon Iver + grand piano. →
My favorite music of 2012 (so far)
Since we are three-quarters of the way through 2012 already, I thought it was worth sharing the albums I have liked the most so far this year.
To be clear: This is not an attempt to reach Pitchforkian levels of obscurity in my choices. While I love music — and new music — I try to avoid the snobbery that comes with being “into” music.
This list is also not meant to be...
May 2012
2 posts
The Lumineers
I am an endless search for new, good music. (Good is harder to find than new.) A friend of mine named John Moye turned me on to The Lumineers, who sound like a cross between Edward Sharpe and Old Crow Medicine Show.
Check them out. Here.
A GREAT Black Keys profile on CBS Sunday Morning →
April 2012
10 posts
And the best Bob Dylan album is....?
As a kid, I remember looking with disdain at Bob Dylan. My dad was a BIG fan and had all of Dylan’s records. (And, yes, I know I am old.) If my dad liked Dylan, he couldn’t possibly be cool, I concluded.
In college, I started to actually listen to Dylan. And quickly I became obsessed. I now go through phases where I literally listen to nothing other than Dylan for weeks at a time.
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Coachella You Tube channel →
There is SO much amazing music here.
Hip hop
I was WAY into hip hop as a teenager. I got way out of it during my 20s and have, largely, missed the whole Lil Wayne era. But, at he recommendations of the Post music critic — Chris Richard (@chris__richards on the Twitter machine) I have started to get back into hip hop.
My current favorite is this Drake album. Amazing.
The new Alabama Shakes album is (finally) here.... →
Basic math
Of Monsters and Men > Civil Wars
M. Ward rules. Listen to his new album -- "A... →
Welcome to Sir Fix-A-Lot
I love three things:
1. My family
2. Politics
3. Music
I write about the second one for a living.
I get to hang out with the first every night and every morning.
But I have never had a good outlet for the third. I listen to and think about music all the time. I started this Tumblr so I could write and share about music. Hope you can do both with me.
Away we go!
