June 22, 2009Here’s a poem I read yesterday that reminded me of Ron Block, the banjo player for Alison Krauss and Union Station and a frequent poster / commentator over at The Rabbit Room. Thought I’d share: The Grain of Sound A banjo maker in the mountains, when looking out for wood to carve an instrument, will [...]
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March 10, 2009Hammock’s newest music video for “Mono No Aware” off of Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow is up on the newly redesigned Pitchfork website. Not surprisingly, it’s beautiful and atmospheric. :) This particular song reminds me a lot of stuff by Max Richter, namely The Blue Notebooks. Watch the video; there’s a reason why Hammock if [...]
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March 5, 2009Just saw a link over at Pitchfork Media to a new music video from William Fitzsimmons – “If You Would Come Back Home,” directed by Josh Franer. The song comes from Fitzsimmons’ latest record, The Sparrow and The Crow, which is excellent. I like the video, too. If you like what you hear, consider picking up [...]
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February 8, 2009I created a new page on my blog a few weeks ago, showcasing different pieces of art that I really like and want to share, whether it be paintings, photographs, poems, or other writing. I got the idea from a similar page on Harrison’s blog, so I thought I would implement it, too. It’s the [...]
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January 31, 2009Ok, this is somewhat old (November of last year), and I am essentially stealing it from a post my friend Brock wrote, but this is the first time I have seen this. There’s a funny short film parody put out by CollegeHumor.com called The Matrix Runs on Windows, and it features none other than my friend [...]
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