So I decided to finally update the mog o matic and it is actually a whole lot better now. I think it went through about 6000 mp3's in under 5 minutes. I guess maybe it had already indexed most of them. After not doing a whole lot with this space I've decided to try and update it every day and try to get my wit back about me. I've started being nostalgic about the days in the past when my friend...
SparklehorseDreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A MountainVinyl 12" LP newDreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain is rife with a fuzzed-out grace and dark enchantment, featuring musical contributions by Danger Mouse, Tom Waits and Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips.Continuing to mine his unique brand of haunted rural melancholy with gossamer electronic traces and a skewed pop sensibilit
Opener “Don’t Take My Sunshine Away” coasts along for a dreamy 2:20 before skittering into a fuzzed-out, digitized guitar solo. It’s a glorious moment. Gentle indie-pop is pushed through the ringer and destroyed by sputtering static and noise. It’s much akin to the “Chk! Chk!” noises just before the chorus in Radiohead’s “Creep.” Then the moment ends, the song resumes, and the
The soundtrack of my life1. Opening Credits: 'Its a wonderful life' - sparklehorse2. Waking Up: 'this is the first day of my life' - bright eyes3. Average Day: ‘oh sweet nuthin' - velvet underground4. First Date: ‘rollerskate skinny' - old 97's5. Falling in Love: 'you are the everything' - rem6. Love Scene: ‘Ive been thinking' - handsome boy modeling school/cat power7. Fight Scene: ‘kung f
There are a lot of good people here at work and more than a few of these good good people have good good music tastes. Introducing me to new music by way of their shared itunes libraries or by dropping off their new music goodies at my desk.I've turned people on to Super Furries and Captain to name a few but this MOG is about them not me.Sparklehorse, Everything But the Girl, Elefant, The Blac...
'The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience.'- Lester Bangs Have you ever LOVED a band on record but had your heartbroken once you saw them live? Thankfully I only have a couple of bands that fall into this category. And for me to put a band in the 'disappointing live act' column, i have to have seen them at least twice. I mean as long as humans are playing rock n roll and n...
Am I the only one who feels as though this may be the longest week in the history of weeks? I am not even working and I feel this way, my condolences to all of you gainfully employed moggers. The midweek holiday just messed everything up.Hope everyone has a great, safe weekend...I have NO PLANS...anyone going to any good shows this weekend? Hopefully something fun to do will come to me in my sl...
The soundtrack of my life1. Opening Credits: 'Its a wonderful life' - sparklehorse2. Waking Up: 'this is the first day of my life' - bright eyes3. Average Day: ‘oh sweet nuthin' - velvet underground4. First Date: ‘rollerskate skinny' - old 97's5. Falling in Love: 'you are the everything' - rem6. Love Scene: ‘Ive been thinking' - handsome boy modeling school/cat power7. Fight Scene: ‘kung f