“god is away on business.”

hi.

here’s what’s been on my mind recently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4XqTl0ACoY
cat power - metal heart live in ‘98

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ou-6A3MKow
howlin’ wolf - how many more years live ‘66

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4Y0TxW41g
tom waits - i don’t wanna grow up music video directed by jim jarmusch

cold cave signs to matador - http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/17/welcome-cold-cave/
i spent three weeks in france in the summer of ‘07 with my father and sister. it was our first few days in paris and i was depressed and checking my email. a good friend of mine sent me an early version of the song “i’ve been answering sex ads” which was later released on domnic fernow’s label, hospital productions. a fan of wesley’s previous musical ventures, it was nice to see that he was busy again aside from the project involving himself, my friend eric who had sent me the song, and fsean martin of hatebreed, called xo skeletons (that stuff is floating around on the internet and is pretty fun, so if you like cold cave, check it out, even though they’re not similar in sound).  cold cave has come a long way since that record in sound and members and aesthetic, and is worth listening to if you’re into “experimental noise, sound collage and synth pop” and new order. aside from cold cave, wes operates the heartworm press - www.theheartworm.com - that publishes various things from books to records to posters and zines from well known and unknown artists. check out the stuff they have for sale and check out cold cave and dance by yourself in your room to “life magazine.”

vivian girls released their lp/cd “everything goes wrong”
i like it.

brand new released “daisy” that had leaked a few weeks ago.
it has a couple songs that are really good. “at the bottom” is my favorite.

captured tracks is a record label run by mike sniper who is blank dogs.  he’s put out some really fun records that are worth buying and listening to.

the pains of being pure at heart recently released a new ep called “higher than the stars” and i love it.

sunny day real estate played in boston and it was a really good time. plus the red sox game caught a rain delay so traffic home was non-existant.

pissed jeans, one of my favorite active bands on sub pop, put out a follow up LP to their 2007 release “hope for men,” entitled “king of jeans” and i recommend getting it.

owen released his new lp “new leaves” and i haven’t listened to it yet, but i’m sure it’s good and worth getting.

i’m too lazy to continue. i’ll post about other new music that i think is worth checking out at some other point.

i know i download music and i know you probably download music, but do the world a favor and check out independent record stores and independent record labels (shameless self promotion - www.hotairpress.org - big news in the near future for an affiliated project and very good friend of mine) because a lot of those people do this for a living or use their means of living to do something they love, that is, share music with you.  check out redscroll records in wallingford, ct.  it’s a great store that’s been open for over two years now and appreciates any and all business.  and i can’t stress this enough - go to shows and buy stuff directly from bands. the road isn’t cheap.

oh, and listen to my friend abraham king who is currently in tel aviv. i put out a cassette of his and then ran out of time and didn’t make any more but maybe i will soon or not.

and if you’ve never heard it before… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RccUocozvnc