It took me all day but I finally finished making the first of my weekly podcasts. You can listen/subscribe to it now by going to "my podomatic podcast page":http://diamondsounds.podomatic.com/. The RSS feed is http://diamondsounds.podomatic.com/rss2.xml.My podcast series is entitled 'Diamond Sounds' and this first episode looks at the legacy of Bryn Jones, otherwise known as Muslimgauze.Thanks ...
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My Library Visit: Rap & R&B, Snoop Dogg & Solomon Burke
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Its funny how a visit to a library will remind me to listen to a record I meant to listen to two years ago but never did.Usually my library visits are pretty uneventful, but this time around when I walked into the mezzanine upon arrival there were library cops everywhere staring everyone down. A little later I went to the literature section to peruse the new releases and overheard a conversatio...
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My Library Visit
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Track:Nothing But The Blood - (featuring Blind Boys Of Alabama)
Thought it would be good to pick up some Christ-centered pop music on my latest visit to my local public library (yesterday).1. Jars Of Clay 'Redemption Songs' I'd heard a lot of great things about this band but only heard a couple of their songs over the years. The librarian at the front desk told me this was an amazing record, and that's good enough for me! The songs on this album are great a...
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My iTunes-Listening Manifesto Repost
It's the eve of Christ's birth and I thought I'd repost my 'iTunes-Listening Manifesto', the comments originally made on it can be found "here":http://mog.com/Josh_Haden/blog_post/13790#comments.First of all, I'd like to say I'm inspired to write this by mogger dbboucher (http://mog.com/dbboucher) who has given me a lot of great ideas about how to listen to music on my iTunes. The system I use ...
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The Muslimgauze - Batman Begins Connection
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Track:Nycteris
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Hamza El Din
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Track:Helalisa (Nubian Song)
Most people don't care about music that's older than they are.I seek out music that's older than me because I feel that the closer I get to the origin of time the closer I get to the origin of knowledge or at least a sembance of originary purity, if such a thing is possible.I won't support and I try not to listen to contemporary music unless the artist in question is striving for some kind of t...
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Why I Like This Song
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdGq_djmrHMI like this song because1. There's no bass.2. The vocal melodies seem to float in midair.3. The retro 80's synth sounds add a starkness that I can't easily explain. Is it nostalgia, but in a good way? I'm not sure. They seem to fit the song where the same kinds of synth sounds in other contemporary songs seem contrived and pretentious to me.4. The writi...
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Tenacious D
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I saw the new Tenacious D movie 'Pick Of Destiny' last night and it was hilarious! Everybody go see it when it comes out Nov. 22...and be sure to see them on tour as well this month, with Neil Hamburger opening the shows!
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New Wave Theatre
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Artist:Peter Ivers, 45 Grave
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Track:Black Cross
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