Your ultimate top 25; the best EVER mixed tape…the track list of all track lists and what people will remember you by. Ever consider it? Any idea where I am going with this? Ye Ol’ Funeral/Memorial Service Playlist. Got one? Kind of taboo but I’m going to roll with it anyway. In the swirl of… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] You and I are Gonna Live Forever?
Author: Abby
[Abby’s Road] Pulling the Plug
The galaxy of sound is deep and wide. My feet, however, are firmly planted on the amplified planets. I like the way electrified music makes my body feel; I like a driving beat, booming basslines and for my innards to flutter under the decibels of a live performance. As kids, it seems we have predisposition… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Pulling the Plug
[Abby’s Road] The Soundtrack of My Life
It changes, as quickly as day turns to night. As a child, even before the inspiration of music videos, while on long car trips in the back seat I remember imagining I was in a movie. Or I guess watching a movie…or watching myself watch a movie. Regardless, sounds of the radio backed the moving… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] The Soundtrack of My Life
[Abby’s Road] Girl Talk
Since catching a truly amazing supporting act earlier this week (be patient), I have been mulling over women in the music industry. Not so much their involvement in A&R but those actually performing, singing and playing instruments. We all have our lists of favorites and the reasons why they resound in our noggins as being… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Girl Talk
J. Mascis dips pen into folky ink for Several Shades of Why
One of America’s most magnificent warblers has tripped me up a little. Best known for gems like “Tarpit” and “Severed Lips,” excessive feedback and distortion, Mascis has released what can only be described as a folk record in Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop). With nary a drum in earshot (tambourine is the only percussion),… Continue reading J. Mascis dips pen into folky ink for Several Shades of Why
[Abby’s Road] Show Going 101: A Primer
Earlier this week I was reminded of a birthday: The Joshua Tree turned a ripe 24 years old on March 9th. In the past I’ve used 1987 as a barometer as far as my love of music is concerned. It was the year I really began to attend live shows and truly discover the important… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Show Going 101: A Primer
[Abby’s Road] What’s Your Frequency?
“Radio… It’s all right once in a while. Otherwise it tends to induce bad values, false dreams, lazy habits. Listening to these stories of foolishness and violence… this is no way for a boy to grow up.” Rabbi Baumel to Joe, Radio Days, 1987. Is it a lost vehicle, radio? Have we been sucked into… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] What’s Your Frequency?
Abby’s Road postponed ’til Monday
[Insert your sad face image here] Hello loyal readers. Please excuse me for not being prepared with my usual Friday column. Wish I could say that I was kidnapped by a flock of rabid pterodactyls and only returned this afternoon after an astronomical ransom was paid by my husband… but alas, I can’t. I am… Continue reading Abby’s Road postponed ’til Monday
[Abby’s Road] Like Christmas
It’s like Christmas up in here! Or Hanukkah. Or Kwanzaa. At any rate, put on your party beanie and crack open the Cristal because this past Wednesday my physical music (and a variety of other items like furniture, books and computers) arrived in Deutschland. Customs cleared everything, it has been un-boxed and is now ready… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Like Christmas
[Abby’s Road] Kicking It Old School
And then there were three. In my language class, that is. I’ve enrolled myself in what one calls an “Intensive German Class.” M-F, 9am-1pm for 2 months. Intense indeed. It started with four students, including myself. Now, three days in, only GiGi, Jose and I remain. Keep in mind that I haven’t been a student… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Kicking It Old School