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About me:leaving behind los angeles and the bizarre commercial casting world, i've moved to san francisco to delve head first into my real passion: writing. if i had to pick another love of my life, it'd be music. and there we have it...music journalist...dream job.
Member Since:January 19, 2009
Last Login:About 3 days ago
Location:San Francisco, CA
Birthday:July 18
Music means to me:simply, i need it to do just about everything. this includes waking up, motivating, running, letting loose, getting serious, cooking, dancing, reading, walking, breathing, road tripping, taking in a museum, sleeping, etc. in sum, my life is soundtracked.
Other Distractions:www.fupenguin.com is unreal.

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Gotye Got Me, album review
Tue 1/20/2009 7:56PM
Gotye's latest album, Like Drawing Blood, fell into my hands a few days ago and I've been listening to it nonstop. Not necessarily because it's mindblowingly amazing, but because somehow, someway, between my 1st and 3rd listen, it acquired an undeniable hold on me. "Heart's A Mess" is a truly haunting and sexy song that lingers in your ears and mouth long after hearing it. The video is a perfect compliment to the song, an almost Tim Burton like journey definitely worth watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_CM5-gel6o.

Other interesting and completely different sounding songs on this album include "Coming Back," a salsa/latin infused song that draws you in seductively upon first listen and holds you in that space right until the end. "Thanks For Your Time" could be the catchiest tune on the album, very reminiscent of Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel, someone from the synthesizer friendly 80s. A definite bob-your-head-up-and-down-because-you-feel-instantly-cooler-upon-listening type of song. Then, Rolling Stone's 94th best song of the year, "Learnalilgivenanlovin" which is a complete throwback to Stevie Wonder, so poppy and uplifting. It could be the end scene in a Ghostbusters type movie, good finally triumphed over evil, something of this nature. Finally, another completely different sounding song is "The Only Thing I Know." This reminds me of how Muse's "Map of the Problematique" makes me feel: naughty. Up to no good. Rotten. Great lyrics, great melody, great rhythm, a great drive to it.

All of this diversity and greatness is really impressive coming from one person. Wally de Backer, from Australia, literally plays every instrument you hear and according to his website, simply "makes music in his bedroom".  I can't wait to hear more from this guy. Gotye, I'm a fan.
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Blind Pilot/Low Anthem | 10.21 | S.F.
Tue 10/27/2009
Frequency Festival | 08.20-08.22 | Vienna
Mon 8/31/2009
Sziget Festival | 08.12 - 08.17 | Budapest
Wed 8/26/2009
Melt! Festival | 07.17-07.19 | Germany
Mon 7/27/2009
Roskilde Fest | 07.02-07.05 | Denmark
Mon 7/20/2009
The Wooden Birds | 05.31 | S.F.
Wed 7/15/2009
Ben Harper and Relentless7 | 05.27 | S.F.
Tue 6/2/2009
The Decemberists | 05.20.09 | Oakland
Fri 5/29/2009
Vetiver | 04.08.09 | California
Mon 4/27/2009
Fleet Foxes/Blitzen Trapper | 04.14 | S.F.
Wed 4/22/2009
Greg Laswell | 04.02.09 | California
Wed 4/15/2009
Great Lake Swimmers | 04.03.09 | S.F.
Fri 4/10/2009
The Lonely H | 03.07.09 | San Francisco
Wed 3/25/2009
Lilofee | 02.24.09 | San Francisco
Tue 3/3/2009
West Indian Girl | 01.31.09 | California
Fri 2/13/2009