NPR Music

I have another reason to love NPR. Their music website is fantastic. I highly recommend their "Exclusive First Listen" feature. Check out Andrew Bird's new album, "Noble Beast".

Additions to the blog roll

I've added a couple links to my blog roll -- The Consequence of Sound and Cafe Con Soja. The Consequence of Sound has an seemingly endless amount of music news and festival information. Check out the Festival Outlook link at the top of the site. Cafe Con Soya is written by my friend Dawn from high school. We really haven't seen each other since college, but we reconnected via Facebook. She's living in Madrid now and is writing about her experiences there.

A bit of nostalgia

I picked up the mail today and I was happy to see my iTunes Rewards card. When I bought my MacBook, I "earned" enough points for a $25 iTunes gift card. My sister was in town this weekend for the big wedding shower, and we spent a little time reminiscing about great late 80's and early 90's music. And, in light of those conversations, tonight I downloaded Kick by INXS, Automatic for the People by R.E.M., and Graceland by Paul Simon. My cassette tapes are long gone and I've been missed this music a lot.
I feel like I'm getting older because I really want to listen to music that is beautifully lyrical, but still musically complex. I think that teenagers now have so few great choices in music. There is a lot of crap out there -- Miley Cyrus, Britney, and almost anything playing on a Top 40 station. Have I become an old fogey? What will happen next? Soon, you'll hear me telling some kid in a convertible to turn down his/her music.