The Words That Maketh Murder

NME just released a two part interview with PJ Harvey regarding her new album. Very very interesting look into the album's process & it's remarks on war and human relations.

NME PJ Harvey Interview Part 1

NME PJ Harvey Interview Part 2

Shh...

Spending too much time on You Tube listening to PJ Harvey rarities. Some good links below for such things. I'm not posting a rare song, but I like this one a lot & since it's so quiet (how'd it get to be 1:30 in the morning again?), seems fitting.




SILENCE

All those places
where I recall
the memories that grip me
and pin me down.
I go to these places
pretending to think
I can think of nothing,
but anticipate
that youll
find me there.
That by some miracle
youd be aware.

Id risen
this morning
determined to break
the spell of my longing,
and not to think.
I freed myself from my family,
I freed myself from work,
I freed myself,
and remained alone...
and in my thinking
steal you away.
Though you never
wanted me anyway.

SILENCE

http://www.youtube.com/user/kikkiokioli#p/u/31/s3peJiCgWf8
http://www.youtube.com/user/ZZqezza#p/u
http://www.youtube.com/user/CapitanJet#p/c/C2DFC84841887B32

Coachella

Man, what's a girl to do? I've never bothered going to Coachella. There was only one year I really really wanted to go & didn't b/c it was just after I moved to L.A. Well, PJ Harvey is playing there this year & of course I'm dying to go see her! And she's playing a day I'm supposed to be off from work. Now I'm afraid she'll play a show in town as well & I will miss it b/c of work. Dilemma! Coachella is an expensive mess. How can I go for free?

PJ Harvey has been releasing new videos by Seamus Murphy with each new song that comes out from her new album. The new sound is very weird and different from her other works, thus her point. She spent two years writing lyrics before even touching music. I'm not sure how I'll like it yet, but I'm sure it'll be amazing.

www.coachella.com
www.youtube.com/user/letenglandshake

Everything is right, Everything is wrong

I know I've posted about this song before, but there is now an official music video for 'Sparklers'. Rocky writes just incredibly beautiful songs and each new album provides no shortage of them.

Rocky Votolato is playing The Troubadour February 26th with Matt Pond, 8pm $15.



The Troubadour | Tickets
www.rockyvotolato.com

Favorites 2010

Here are my favorite photos from this past year. It seems the year was more about surroundings than people. I remember a few months into 2010 thinking that I hadn't taken a lot of pictures I would call favorites. I think I was a little more lax on what I put into this set b/c of that. Some of these aren't the best and wouldn't have normally been put into the set. I still need to develop several rolls of film too, from which a few photos will hopefully be added in here.

Tonight...

Since I've been away I hadn't been listening much to any music except for when I was on a plane or train. It's weird when I do that to myself, go long periods of time without listening to anything but maybe it gives me a greater fondness of the music I like when I return to it. Today I was listening to some Interpol in the car & it made me really really bummed out that I didn't go see them last September. They are of course, in the upcoming months playing two cities that I have just been to. Go figure.

Dreaming of a white forest

I spent over 2 months back East in states that get snow. There was one day when I was in Ohio that had a light dusting, I think the first of December. How very excited I was to see some snow. Alas, it was all melted later that day. I go to Connecticut & it seems every state around us is getting massive snow. Finally, we get a day & a half of snow on the 26th. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I wish I went out into the forest. I am dreaming of a forest of birch trees under a blanket of snow.