Category: Ramblings
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Simon Llewelyn Evans – 218 views on MySpace?!?!
Simon Llewelyn Evans “Woman at a Mountain” (mp3) from “draw mountains There” (Bellsounds) More On This Album Don’t even know how I ran across Simon Llewelyn Evans but I am glad I did. He has a new album as of last week (May 9th, 2009) and I liked the first track (above) and checked him…
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Saturday Playlist(s) and New on the ‘Nets – a duo (trio) post!
So I haven’t done a “New on the ‘Nets” post in a while, but I did post some recommendations on Thursday already…so, this may be a condensed version. So in order to fill out the post, a Saturday Playlist is in order!! Couple of items that I need to recommend: Daytrotter posted their J. Tillman…
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3 More Reasons Why I Love The Dead Oceans Label
They will be releasing the next Bowerbirds album “Upper Air” in July They are releasing the new Akron/Family album “Set ’em Wild, Set ’em Free” tomorrow – listen to “River” (mp3) They have Matthew Houck on roster, or as you know him, Phosphorescent Phosphorescent live on KEXP at The Cutting Room Studios NYC from KEXP…
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Slowcoustic Celebrates A Birthday With Exclusive Track!
Okay, not a Slowcoustic Birthday – we are but youngster in the blog world, but there is a birthday that needs mentioning. The birthday is actually Friday, April 17th and it is for the lady love of a Slowcoustic Favourite – Samuel Stiles. You may remember him from the post here, but lets not lose…
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“Make it up to the bands I don’t cover” Mixtape
So in thinking to myself the other day, I started to put too much weight behind thinking I was an “indie” music blogger. I was thinking about the fact that I do consider myself an “indie” blogger more or less, if in fact that term is still relevant this day (for example, when is “indie…
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Things I Know and Things I’m listening to.
Sorry for the no post yesterday, just lost a bit of love for the blog for a day, what can I tell ya? Well there might be a day or two that gets missed this long weekend as well due to an “over-nighter” with the Mrs. for a couple of nights HERE. It pays to…
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Old Smog (and new Bill Callahan) on tap for my Sunday
Just getting into the new Bill Callahan album “Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle” which is due on April 14th through Drag City. While it is definitely Bill, it is a new Bill Callahan – He might have soared like said eagle and just maybe moved on from the classic Smog sound. Okay,…
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New Blogrollers – check ’em, ya hear.
image from gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards” (read it) I have been adding a few more blogs to my ever growing Slowcoustic Blogroll lately. I have come to think the more one gets out and visits other blogs/websites, your world just gets that much bigger (as opposed to the common misconception…
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Cleaning off the Desktop – The “no connection is the connection” Cop-Out Mixtape
So just cleaning up my desktop. I tend to find songs, take a listen, then know I am going to like it and simply download to my desktop. I tend to leave soo many tracks on my desktop that I miss actually listening to them! So here we have some tracks that haven’t made it…
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It’s Tuesday and I am not at SXSW. That’s All.
I think the title of this post says it all. I just might be a bit jealous of all the great times, artists, shows that are going to be happening this week in Austin. Well, I am not there, and if you are, I hope you have a great time with many of my heroes…
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I hear it, do you? Tell me I’m wrong. PLEASE tell me I’m wrong!
This is all tongue in cheek, but take a listen to the two clips below – I have not tagged them with the artist so you can’t tell what it is (or you can easily tell). One clip from and album released over 20 years ago, and one from an album released, well…not even released…
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Blog Flu and Listening to Will Stratton
Sorry, I am not available for blogging today. Under the weather (Blog Flu – kinda like the real flu and causes a slow movement and yearning to do nothing) and will start posting soon – so not exactly a real “full” post today. Do not fret, still great music to listen to…sheesh, I not that…