Jason Lytle - Piano Set (2/28/19)

posted March 3, 2019 #

Sometimes guitar too

posted March 3, 2019 #

Amajohn Prine. Is that anything?

posted March 2, 2019 #

check this out: Weezer Herzog

posted March 2, 2019 #

On marketing for the Oscars. Campaigning to win an award. 50 mil. Just this one movie. LOL. Humans are wasteful and dumb as fuck. https://t.co/uFL4Fipebu

posted March 2, 2019 #

Geez, this Jasmin Kaset song has it's hooks in me today. @jasminkaset @records_yk https://t.co/KJoUIDQ46A

posted March 2, 2019 #

New configuration https://t.co/nv5cqlM423

posted March 2, 2019 #

huge news: german shepherd and golden retriever mix https://t.co/jDX7rkZMwJ

posted March 1, 2019 #

@anb722 @yewknee Just tell them in that case you won't be reading work emails on your personal device/time. "Time theft" goes both ways.

Friday Videos - March 1st, 2019

posted March 1, 2019 #

March! Time really does fly as you get older. Maybe it's the repetition of the days, maybe it's the layering of responsibilities, maybe we're spinning faster and faster towards our inevitable demise.. but they really do get away from you.

That was a bit macabre. Things are good. Busy is good. At least, for me. Enjoy some things.

Paul Rudd: SNES - did you know Paul Rudd was in a Super Nintendo commercial? Did you know he hasn't aged a day since then?
Things I Wanted - yes, I just mentioned this but you really need to watch it
Leaving Hope trailer - yes, I also mentioned this but, again, you need to watch it.
Mission Impossible Cat - this is the Internet you come here for.
The General Got Back - someone finally did it. The ultimate mash-up.
Horoscopes for March - this defies explanation and, frankly, doesn't need it.
I Gotta Go - note to self: watch the new Documentary Now with Paula Pell, John Mulaney and Taran Killam.

Crumb - Part III

posted March 1, 2019 #

oh hell yea

Jasmin Kaset And Quichenight - Things I Wanted

posted March 1, 2019 #

Back in November 2018, Jasmin Kaset released a collaborative album with Quichenight entitled Tuxedo. The plan was always to present the album as a "visual album" in which every song has a video paired with it. You can watch the eclectic creations that go with the record over here.

Due to a number of reasons*, we've been sitting on the remainder of videos... until now! The latest is for the lead track on the record and my personal favorite. "Things I Wanted" is a scorcher of a song that really exemplifies the strength of Jasmin and Quichenight. The video is, literally, straightforward but that just speaks to the enjoyability of the performance.

TLDR: Great new video. Watch it, please.

* album was released in November but the music industry pretty much goes to sleep in December. During January I was focused on promoting The Mute Group and Patrick Damphier and February was spent finding a release partner for the record. Oof.

Everything Nice With AC Carter

posted March 1, 2019 #

The first episode of Everything Nice has posted. This is a brand new show on my We Own This Town network that focuses on interviewing musicians in the LGBTQ+ space and discusses their history and their experiences traversing the music scene in the Southeast.

This debut episode is a chat with AC Carter, aka Lambda Celsius, an artist that performs with an Alexa, a Siri and her microphone, Dick. She's from Birmingham, lived in Nashville for awhile and resides in Athens at the moment. Her insight on navigating male-centric music scenes, particularly those in the South, is fascinating to say the least.

I'm happy to have Everything Nice on the network and very much looking forward to future episodes. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you like to get your podcasts. It's there.

High Maintenance, Season 3 Playlist

posted February 28, 2019 #

they've always got great music, nice to have it compiled

posted February 27, 2019 #

It appears that all of our worst cousins got a record deal https://t.co/6oQUNstpfd

posted February 27, 2019 #

PREMIERE: Nashville artist @JasminKaset sings about the realness of someone not wanting you back in #ThingsIWanted. Watch the official music video exclusively now on #GRUNGECAKE https://t.co/lkya1vQ7Ed https://t.co/m0XODKgmuE

posted February 27, 2019 #

i cant stop thinking about every single reaction in this photo. put it on the louvre!!! https://t.co/Kx1jgtLXxW

posted February 26, 2019 #

A treat for you: here's a playlist from @patrickdamphier of enjoyable tunes both new and old. Maybe a few of these even inspired `Say I'm Pretty`... https://t.co/nmnDItPyWk https://t.co/obzcTOBogT

posted February 26, 2019 #

Olivia Colman’s acting credits from 2018 are iconic https://t.co/acSRwDmo06

Leaving Hope

posted February 26, 2019 #

Take a moment to watch the trailer for Leaving Hope, a new short film by Caspar Newbolt with music by Makeup and Vanity Set set for release on March 5th.

If you are not aware, Caspar is the artist behind most of the artwork for MAVS (and Protomen), so to get word that he's releasing his own short film and it's scored by Vanity Set is a very exciting prospect.

Looking forward to March 5th!

Lawndry - Lake Life

posted February 26, 2019 #

I encounter a lot of Nashville music when I'm curating my little music podcast but don't always share it here (because you can just listen to the show). However, I wanted to call out this album Lake Life from the band Lawndry.

I've had my eye on the band for awhile and they've released a handful of singles and EP's here and there over the past two years. They're fun indie rock excursions often flirting with the humorous or the absurd. Then this full-length album comes out and they've somehow stepped up their game 200%.

It's packaged as a single digital track, so you can't jump around to different songs or sample it. You should listen to it top to bottom. The production of the first few songs verges on DIY / bedroom styles but very intentionally, as it literally evokes a gathering by the lake. That may sound a little hokey or overly earnest but it's a tactic that really works well here. By the time you're 5 or 6 minutes in, the tape hiss has faded away but, mentally, you're in that place.

There's a fine mixture of melancholy and optimism to the music itself; two attributes that seem at odds with one another on paper but they manage to find the balance.

That's a lot of words just to say "I found this album, was impressed and thought you might like it" but the context of how big of a step forward this is for them should not go unnoted.