Archive for February 2006

Live setup

In General on 13 February 2006

Over the weekend, I played some of my music at a friend’s birthday party—my first live set in 3.5 years. In those days, I lugged around several large mixer and rack cases of equipment and cables. Now, I’ve pared it all down to my Apple G4 iBook and a single rack case for my [...]

Wintry Chill

In General on 10 February 2006

In winters past, I’d listen to slowcore (Tara Jane O’Neil, Cat Power, Low, Ida, Hem…) and chill-out (Ministry of Sound, Bent, Bonobo, Air, Tosca, Peace Orchestra, Zero 7…) musics to keep warm. Today, listening to those artists brings back memories of those times: books read, food & drink consumed, old haunts frequented. These days, I’m [...]

Frosted Mini Bits

In General on 1 February 2006

…American Idol is a car crash with voluntary victims. Fast food is slow poison. Gossip is the new gold. Flickr is the new crack. My (2nd generation) iPod is gonna give up the ghost soon. I can’t stop drinking Pellegrino. All I wanna do is read books. I can’t wait ’til we have our baby…