Sam Lansky has such a wondrous way with words, and I’ve loved reading his pieces for over a decade. If you’ve ever been around him, you know he’s just the best type of person: Curious. Interested. Hilarious. Intriguing and intrigued. I have tRuSt iSSueS when it comes to interviews but I couldn’t be happier that I did this one with him. I was blown away to see quotes from people I adore and admire like Stevie Nicks, Greta Gerwig, Shonda Rhimes, Phoebe Bridgers, Natalie Maines, Kenny Chesney, and Lucian Grainge. I was so happy he spoke to fans Madison and McCall who were so eloquent, loyal, and kind. I’m really reflecting on this year, and all the years that led up to it. Can’t say thank you enough times. 🥲
“The ironies were murderous. A black man with a white guitar; a massive, almost exclusively white audience wallowing in a paddy field of its own making; the clear, pure, trumpet-like notes of the melody struggling to pierce through clouds of tear-gas, the explosions of cluster-bombs, the screams of the dying, the crackle of the flames, the heavy palls of smoke stinking with human grease, the hovering clatter of helicopters. But the purity of that melody is invaded by ghostly rogue overtones; its stately unreeling derailed by the sounds of riot and war, sirens and screams, chaos and alarm.”
Blast offs like this are a good start to my day. Loud, noisy, and weird. A glory sound bath that you wish you could linger for another few minutes before ‘real life’ returns.
I have yet to experienced the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, but obviously, I’d be stoked to see my Philly boys ripping’ it like they did last year. I mention because they just released another live record today, and I’m feeling the pull to purchase this on vinyl. Should I take the plunge?
I love me some fresh dream pop. The folks in Portland, OR have aways been on point. Ryan Linder and Malachi Graham’s project is yet another great example of the mellow, melodic and mercurial music that sprouts from the North West United States.
Songwriter Romi Hanoch has tended to build upon her punk roots but decided to put out some music that was softer yet still feels raw. Faces, faces, and more faces will take you on her new magic tour.