tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192280172009-10-07T11:06:11.899-07:00Every scratch, every click, every heartbeat...RealLowVibehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063607254746893252noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19228017.post-42524875332792794022009-10-07T10:47:00.000-07:002009-10-07T11:05:58.186-07:00

Nope, I've not abandoned this place, not yet anyway. I took the summer away, because frankly, summer here is all too short and this particular one was the most blindingly sunny, steamy summer I've seen in Seattle yet. Combined with a growing pile of work, travel, visits from family and friends, and the ever-present call of beach across the street, the lure of the actual world outside proved too

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Neil and Paul, live from Glastonbury on Saturday.There are no adequate words, really.

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From their March 19, 2008 appearance on Letterman -- I forgot how enthusiastic Dave was about them afterward!:(Many thanks for uploading this, Mr. Ford.)

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Here is our blueprint for creating the new world, all in one speech.

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The Walkmen recorded a Sun Studios Session (which may or may not air on a PBS station near you depending on their offerings), and was shocked to see that one of the horn players that answered their ad for a session player was none other than a Stax legend, Mr. Ben Cauley. I've got to say, this girl is more than a little jealous of the gentlemen in The Walkmen.Here's a clip of "Canadian Girl"

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I did head to Sasquatch for one day this year, which was Sunday, and shot most of the acts on the Main Stage.See my full set of Sasquatch images here.

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Spoon live from the Scoot Inn last night - "Trouble" has tightened up nicely!Reminder: Spoon plays Warehouse Live tonight in Houston, and are then heading to New Orleans for Jazz Fest, closing the Gentilly stage on Friday. Get your fine selves out there and listen -- and have a shrimp remoulade po'boy for this Seattle-stuck girl, will ya?

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So, it's been awhile, months, even. You know what? I'm good with that.I've taken some knocks recently and am more concerned about just keep my line of sight focused on the horizon than worrying my less-than-prolific time spent here.Here's the thing: I don't write about the live shows I attend. I don't see that changing any time soon. And it's not as if I've let the economy effect the frequency

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Ron Asheton, Guitarist for The Stooges, has died(photo credit: RealLowVibe)Ron Asheton is a Stooge. To some folks, that means one of the famous movie slapstick comedians. To others, it might just be a word they call an acquaintance they're not really sure about. Still others might use the term as another way to describe a certain type of criminal. In some ways, I think Ron was a little bit of

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NORAD's been busy, creating a Twitter account by which to follow Santa's Christmas Night journey and enabling you to follow his progress on your cell phone.Have yourself a merry little Christmas, everyone!

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(Warning: long post ahead! It's important and worth the read, though.)Since it's December, I've started getting questions about what sorts of things I might want for my birthday. Most years, I'd mention a record, a book, a DVD, or maybe even a cherry sunburst Les Paul if I was feeling particularly hopeful/impish. This, however, is not most years.You know the story; hell, you're likely living it

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A Campbell Thanksgiving tradition lives on...Always, always must rock the black olive fingers on Thanksgiving -- essential!I wanted to jot down a few thoughts here, but since I'm very lucky and have so many things for which to be thankful, this might get a little long. For that, I apologize.First and foremost, I want to say how thankful I am for my Mom and Dad and all of my family. Everyone's

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The Bruce Springsteen official website has posted his new single "Working on a Dream" as a free download for today only, and you can get it here:Download "Working On a Dream"It will be available until midnight tonight Eastern time, so don't delay!

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The day has just flown, as Sundays are wont to do.A reminder, in case you haven't checked my Tumblr blog recently (I update that more frequently, from wherever I am, and it's linked in the right hand column of this blog):The gentlemen of Everest play live on Indie 103.1 in about an hour, at 7pm PT. If you're afraid of radios, or just really far away from L.A., you can listen to the live stream

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So much for my day's plans, damn it! I felt weird (weirder than normal, okay?) yesterday, and came home, ate dinner, took a bath and got warm and then went directly to bed as a result, thinking that would be the end of it. But nooooo, I wake up this morning with a lovely sinusy head cold, having just got over the airplane crud a few days ago. Sigh.Anyway, even after lots of sleep, getting up

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… to Mr. Neil Young.Simply put, I’ve been listening to him longer than any other musician; there’s photographic proof of this somewhere in my apartment, though my parents retain the original print. Picture an infant sitting on the floor wearing those huge ’70s earphones and a goofy grin, and you’ve got the general idea.As a result, Young Neil’s music is very much like air, food, water for me —

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Having a bad day? Angry? Frustrated to within an inch of your life?I have found the antidote, and it is here:Puppy-cam!Live streaming video by UstreamResistance is futile.(Note: this live webcam has been following these puppies since not long after they were born -- what the hell am I going to do when they grow up and move on?)Hello, my name is Heather, and I am a puppyoholic.

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Go. Vote. Make that the choices that are right in your mind. You know what to do.I don't have anything more to say on the issue, than that. I'm a big ball of stress right now, and any advice from me is useless, words of wisdom are completely non-existent. I'm going to take a long bath and try to get some sleep.When I wake up tomorrow, I'll go get in line to vote at my polling place -- the last

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Today is October 21st, and until a few minutes ago I had forgetten that fact, and what it means: five years ago today, we lost the excellent Mr. Elliott Smith.How could I forget? Maybe it was just my memory being kind -- part of me wants to forget the day anyway, to deny it, even after this much time has gone by.In any case, it's worth saying that he's missed more than even his expansive

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Aquarium Drunkard has come through yet again, posting 7 songs from the Beach Boys rehearsing in 1967. The sound is so gentle, clear and loose, with them feeling each other out on the harmonies and getting comfortable in the sound, and includes a bit of the studio chatter and noise that makes recordings really come to life -- "Heroes and Villains" is particularly fun. And "God Only Knows"... well

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This was posted by today on Slog (thank you, Eli Sanders), and since I've been meaning to write up a post almost exactly like this but just haven't gotten it done, I figured I might as we'll reference what has already been said well enough there:Since 2006, Washington's Republican Secretary of State has canceled more than 450,000 voter registrations in an effort to "clean up" the voter rolls.

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Not that the Hall has much significance anymore, but it looks the blatant (and very welcome) campaigning by inductees the past few years might pay off, as The Stooges were announced this morning as nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Voters, please get it right this year!Bobby Womack and Little Anthony and the Imperials are also nominees that I'd love to see get some

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We've finally got a release date for the Eagles of Death Metal's next album Heart On. It will drop on October 28th, with an extensive tour opening in Seattle on October 30th. (I've got to say, Halloween in PDX with EoDM? That's worth coming back early from New Orleans.)Their official site's still being updated, so check here for all the details.See you soon, gentlemen!

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Thirty five years ago today, in a small Joshua Tree hotel room, Mr. Gram Parsons traded a complicated but beautiful life for the great beyond.Thank you sir, for helping me find my JT home, for making the most mournfully sweet sounds I do believe I've ever heard. Here's hoping you're finally peacefully safe at home yourself.

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... if we all stopping tripping over ourselves and let it. The work to get these things done will be long and difficult, have no doubt, but the decision to get started is just this simple:This ad needs to be played everywhere, all the time.

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