Category Archives: Musical
Sunday Dustbin: Trouble weighs a ton (Dan Auerbach)
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys is one of my favorite musicians at the moment. His gritty voice and killer blues guitar just ooze soul, and his recordings have a raw, spontaneous vibe that is all too rare in today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Auerbach, Isaac Dust, Keep It Hid, The Black Keys, Trouble weighs a ton
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Minor Stars Vault
For years I’ve been encouraging Eric Wallen (the heart and soul of Minor Stars and My Dear Ella) to let the world have a listen to his impressive collection of song idea tapes and demo recordings. We’ve been talking about … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Wallen, Holy Fake, Jack White, Minor stars, Minor Stars Vault, My Dear Ella
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No regrets
There’s a girl who lived on my block She wore pigtails and bright purple socks She could sing before she could talk She had wings but she’d rather walk A ghost of a prayer still floats in the air Keeping … Continue reading
Jeff Mangum – Oh Sister
The reality of the internet still amazes me every day. I was too tired to get out of bed and go to the Dynamite Brothers/Transportation show last night (Sorry dudes, I’m sure it was awesome), but still I get treated … Continue reading
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Jeff Mangum – Two Headed Boy part II – Live at Jittery Joe’s
My favorite Neutral Milk Hotel song. This performance of the “unfinished” version is a real treat. Love the little kid clapping at the end…
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Minor Stars launches new website!
The new Minor Stars website— Minorstars.com— is officially up and running, featuring the opening track (The Death of the Sun) off our soon-to-be-released album, The Death of the Sun in the Silver Sea. Listen, download, and share to your heart’s … Continue reading
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Sunday Dustbin: Naked Eye/Brainstorm
[photo copyright: temples of grey] This week’s studio noodling combines a section of The Who classic Naked Eye (off Odds & Sods) with some heavy riffing/experimenting with guitar effects. As always, it is what it is, which is how I … Continue reading
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Tagged green desk studios, Isaac Dust, naked eye/brainstorm, Odds & Sods, The Who
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Photos from the Minor Stars show @ The Reservoir
Eric, Matt and I made our Chapel Hill/Carrboro debut as Minor Stars on August 12th at The Reservoir. “Chapel Hill Super-fan” Betsy Harris was there to take THESE PHOTOS (copyright: temples of grey).
Song idea tape #63
I’ve been chipping away at digitizing my song idea tapes. A daunting task, considering I’ve got damn near a hundred of ‘em. I’m enjoying it, though, as I get to relive the moments of creative epiphany (and sometimes pure insanity) … Continue reading
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Proof that Rock N’ Roll is NOT dead
The Dead Weather (Hang you from the heavens): The Dead Weather (Treat me like your mother): The Raconteurs (Rich Kid Blues & Kissy Kissy):
