The music meme
Mark Bahnisch passed me the music baton. Last time, I got it from my blog crush Elmo (though it was a tiny bit different) and I notice she was given it again in the same round that passed it to Mark. The blogosphere might be growing, but it’s still a small town.
Total volume of music files on my computer
I keep it all on the iPod, but there’s about 7 GB.
The last CD I bought
I can’t remember which barcode was scanned first, but it was either “We Got Communication” by Love of Diagrams or Soviet Valves by the Soviet Valves. (I plan to buy “The Futureheads” by The Futureheads as soon as possible.)
Song playing right now
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra — How High the Moon
Five songs that I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me
Weezer — O Girlfriend:
When Carita went to Timor Lorosae (which is where she acquired the nickname Manas) I listened to this song a lot. Delightful melancholy.
Fabulous Disaster — Down the Drain:
Chick rock… well, rocks. And this is an awesome party song.
Pearl Jam — Indifference:
It was hard to pick a single Pearl Jam song to include in this list, but I picked Indifference because it helps me get through the shit times:
I will hold the candle ’til it burns up my arm,
Oh, I’ll keep taking punches until their will grows tired,
I will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind,
Hey, I won’t change direction, and I won’t change my mind.
The Futureheads — Le Garage:
I’m addicted to this song, with its contradictions and jaunty layers.
Guster — Fa Fa:
My friend Sarah introduced me to Guster when she was in Fremantle on student exchange. Every time I hear them it reminds me I need to get over to the US to visit her. I like Fa Fa because of the beautiful flute line (I was a mediocre flautist in high school).
Five people to whom I’m passing the baton
Manas, Nick Evans, John Quiggin, Kilbot, and Le Driver (because she didn’t finish, and because you can’t have Le Garage without Le Driver).
I think that’s only the second time I’ve heard another Australian mention Guster – nice to see there’s others around who know of them :)
I haven’t listened to Vs in ages Rob. That was great. I have now come to the firm conclusion that you are in fact God. As your disciple, I’m gonna go home right now and pull it out of my bottom drawer to piss off the neighbours. There a shall listen to Pearl Jam and build an altar to your magnificence.
Yay, another Aussie Guster fan!
Trackback.
Seems pretty eclectic there Rob. Interesting.
Soviet Valves!
Australia finally rediscovers its love of MC5 and the Stooges. Must go see ‘em.
The Valves play good tunes, and are also very nice boys. Support them.
Clinton is my sort-of brother-in-law, and Milos I know (not very well) from around, and he is the partner of an old friend of mine.
I heard them on Triple J recently and it makes me glad. This Crazy Frog tyranny can’t last forever.