Choosing vinyl to transfer to the computer  is interesting.  I've got a couple hundred albums I guess, many of which I don't care to listen to much anymore- either not very good to begin with, or played to death.

The first record I transferred- Overnight Sensation by Zappa.  Even played to death it sounds good.

Next up was The Basement Tapes,  Blonde on Blonde, and Highway 61.

Last night I began transferring All Things Must Pass, mainly for the great songs that never get played anywhere- like Beware of Darkness.

I transferred Blues for Allah, but half-way through I wondered why.  Now, Mars Hotel was definitely worthwhile.  I think that the first Garcia album is going to be a winner, and Taj Mahal's N'tural Blues.

Well, that so-called jingle-stick had its debute last night.  Check the Steam Powered homepage for an example of the thing being played- it sounds real good!

Of course it helps that Bev is one of the top 5 jingle-stickers in the country.

If anyone has photos from this event, please send them my way!

Hit me with that rhythm stick, now hit me...

Glossy

I like the design of the cover of this booklet, an advertisement touting the charms of our town.  I was stumped for a while about the colander, but then I got the restaurant connection.  Duh!

  Mainly, I like it because it looks like a Little Golden Book.  It's a hook.

Mainly I'm posting about it because it actually was useful for something- it included an ad for something called the Launch Music Conference which will be held here in April.  Any time there will be 178 bands performing in your town over the course of 2.5 days you ought to know about it.  And be prepared to duck!

No, I'm just kidding- it looks like a lot of fun.  I scanned the performer listing.  I see the Sketties are playing, opening the late show at the Chameleon on Saturday, which will be a blast for them.  My fave band name, even beating out Up Pops the Devil, is Boregasm.

I can still get a booth for the main hall- any 999 other folks who want to contribute a dollar each, I'll volunteer to go as "Everyone Else Who Couldn't Make It Themselves" or something.

I spent yesterday afternoon taking pictures of a recording session with Blind Joe Death The Humblers at a place called Abbeyville Road Studio.  Here's a shot of Danny enjoying the ambience.

 

Scary robots!

Tonight, there is a Peyote Jam recording that I will be posting...

WTF?

I just updated the main site- I'm really liking the new look.  It closely reflects the inner state of my "mind"...

I screwed up and forgot to reply to an email, which led me to think I had a session in the studio last night which I didn't have.  Because, you know, people don't read my "mind"...  Sorry Tom.

Here's some geeky goodness-  a study on the social influence on people's choices of favorite songs.

It seems that there's a certain go with the flow thing going on.

Here's a good tidbit- "Although, on average, quality is positively related to success, songs of any given quality can experience a wide range of outcomes.  In general, the best songs never do very badly, and the worst songs never do extremely well, but almost any other result is possible."

Last night there was a drip in the studio.  Well, yes, I was in there, but there was the sound of a drip in there- no good for a place that is a: full of water pipes and b: full of electronics/guitars.

Turns out that the furnace has a pipe coming out the side that is leaking.  Slowly.

It's why we have buckets...

Tonight I'm listening to the playback of Pitchfork's top 100 songs of 2009.  You can hit play at 100 and it automatically plays the list.  First one I recommend?  Number 87, "Fangela" by Here We Go Magic.  Really nice, Radio Head sort of stuff.

March, a month with its "r" in the right place.