Jan 14 2007
So drunk, in the august sun..
Disclaimer: It’s not August, I’m not drunk, and it’s only a little bit sunny. There’s no real theme to the stuff I’m posting today, it’s just some random things that I’ve been meaning to mention.
It was way back in May that I first wrote about Keegan Dewitt, drawing comparisons between his work and that of Whiskeytown and yes, Dylan. I’m a big fan of the Americana sound, so his country tinged acoustic songs were right up my street. Keegan got in touch a few days ago to let me know that his new album is now finished. All of the songs have been mixed properly, giving them all a generally richer sound. The album is available to order via Keegan’s website, where you can also listen the album in it’s entirity.
MP3 Keegan DeWitt - Bed of Mercy
MP3 Keegan DeWitt - So High So Low
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The music elitist in me didn’t take Siobhan Donaghy seriously for a long time. I remember that when ‘Overrated’ was first released in 2003 I dismissed it pretty quickly, despite it actually being quite enjoyable. Sometime last year I grudgingly added it to my iPod after hearing it again, and then I realised that the whole exercise was a little absurd. A good song is a good song no matter who it comes from. Dismissing someone talented merely because of their past musical indiscretions is pretty dumb. Granted I don’t think I can name one other song of hers that I actually like, but that doesn’t change the fact that ‘Overrated’ is a fine piece of work. Apparently her new stuff is regarded as being rather good, but I can’t get on with it myself. You can make up your own mind over on her Myspace page.
MP3 Siobhan Donaghy - Overrated (expired)
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Last night I started putting together my first “mixtape” for the International Mixtape Project. It’s a pretty nice idea where each month you’re sent the name and address of someone from their list (currently over 700 people) and you make them a mixtape. Everyone in the group ends up making a mixtape for someone else, and everyone should then get a new mixtape in the mail every month. How well this all works in reality is something I’m about to find out, but I enjoy making mixes, and getting some entirely random ones should be interesting too. I don’t really have any overlaying theme for my first one, but I seem to be basing the whole thing around ‘Gold Soundz’ by Pavement. I have no actual reason for this other than the fact I’ve recently become addicted to it again. It’s one of Pavement’s many pitch perfect songs, and one of the few things that will actually make me think “they don’t make them like that anymore”. So someone is going to be getting a mix of songs that go nicely with this one. Lucky them.
MP3 Pavement - Gold Soundz (expired)
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that mixtape project sounds like a lot of fun. i might have to check it out.
As the forum isn’t active i shall say isn’t Siobhan Donughy the ginger one who was in the sugababes?
Yes, that’s the one.
What people are saying about fans of kate nash on the student bar
What annoys me most is…
…that people like you with no musical taste whatsoever are the reason that we’re subjected to this sub-standard, generic, tuneless rubbish, and probably think you’re cool because of it.
I just thought it was funny
Firstly, “musical taste” is subjective, and second, no-one is forcing them to listen to anything!
Not that I’ve even heard of Kate Nash. I just hate the student bar.
Surely this would have been better on the Nash entry two posts down, but no matter.
Indeed, I don’t see how anyone is subjected to anything. Particularly in the case of Nash where she’s hardly getting Radio 1 airplay or turning up on Top of the Pops. Or whatever it is the kids are watching these days anyway.
Yes, there is a lot of shit around, despite the whole subjective thing, but it’s easily avoidable. For anyone to write off Nash as “sub-standard, generic, tuneless rubbish” either hasn’t heard her or they are ignorant to music in the first place. Granted this is all sounding rather arrogant on my part, but what I’m getting at is that while this person might not like her, which is fair enough, decrying anyone else who likes her for those reasons is just absurd.
“Not that I’ve even heard of Kate Nash”
Quite worrying given I’ve probably written about her more than anybody else on this thing :)