June 21, 2005
MAJOR STARS 4
So I guess I deserve this since I have been hesitant to write for a while. Bitchfork finally reviews the last Major Stars record. Which came out ...a fucking long time ago. Way to keep the hipsters up to date. Anyways, This has been my jam for a while and I swear I was gonna write about it and the Twisted Village scene. I actually wanted to write a nice piece on it (I have the notes if you want to see) since December but my life has lead me astray from my sweet, sweet psychedelic past. Substitute the score with a 9.3 and you kind of got what I wanted to say. Talk about a long disrespected band and scene. They are currently on hiatus right now unfortunately, but if you do happen to see that they playing a show near you (Good luck, not-Boston), do your undeserving ass a favor and catch them. Wayne and Kate will tear you a new asshole in yer ear with their elecric guitars. Plus, you'll see plenty great rock stances. Don't forget to wear ear-plugs.
So, let me explain my lack of updates...
I am in the middle or a reorganization of my life. I am trying to decide what direction I am heading in and when I am gonna get off my ass to do it. This blog is something I would defintely like to keep but not in its current state. Music blogs are already stale. Even the ones I like such as ::cough:: XXXX XXX XXXXX ::cough:: and XX XXX XXXX XXXXXX are becoming nothing more than just a band name drop of the day.
Basically, If I am gonna do this, I am gonna do this right. It just happens to be really hard to figure out how to do it right. It seems like all blogs are talking about music these days. I love kottke.org, but hearing him talk about music and film makes me cringe. And I can't really say leave it to the professionals since they aren't doing that much of a better job. (I miss WOEBOT. with all my heart.) It just seems like everything is basically an allmusic.com type deal where people look up a record and if it scores a certain point, they will get it. LAME! But then, a lot of people I totally respect ignore the internet all together, but then again, they are usually musicians who are far too busy to even bother keeping up with the latest DFA 12".
So back to my site, I don't want to be pretentious and tell you about some new band in town thats cooler than whats on Pitchfork since A. Thats too easy B. Thats not what this is about. I guess something I do like about what I have written is that (atleast with the original older stuff) it is somewhat personal. As it should be. Please remember that I am a complete nerd and that I am just trying to write about what I can't help rambling about. Musical taste is a journey and should not be guided to be cool or even to relate to others. HA! (So go ahead and play your Postal Service record if you want, I won't judge.)
So if you are still reading this site, then bear with me as I experiment and learn to project my thoughts better. I promise a new mix by the end of the week.
Now turn off your computer and go to Twisted Village and buy Major Stars 4 from Wayne. Your problems will melt away in syrupy feedback and will forget that sometimes life can be daunting and that you have some important decisions coming up. You will realize that rock and roll can fix all your problems and that instead of worrying about your own complexes and pretentions you can focus on improving your air guitar technique. Yes, you can do all of this --atleast until the record ends.
Plus, Wayne's a nice guy.
Posted by Fran at June 21, 2005 09:12 AM