I needed some live Leonard Cohen for this lazy Sunday morning (afternoon). This performance from 1979 tastes like a big fat chocolate cake, delicious, ‘Famous Blue Raincoat’:
Enjoy!
SJ
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Pacific Northwest Songwriters Introductions Vol 2
Hello there! You’re hanging out online and looking for something to entertain you because you’re feeling a bit lazy, well my dear, I have something here just for you. Sit back and relax and enjoy some tunes from these singer-songwriters that I have dug playing shows with in the Pacific Northwest:
Jean Mann: http://www.jeanmann.net/
Dustin Schmidt: http://www.reverbnation.com/dustinschmidt
Every time I’ve played shows with them I’ve enjoyed their music tremendously. I’ll post some more PNW singer-songwriter recommendations in a couple of weeks.
Enjoy!
SJ
International Women’s Day 2013
Today is International Women’s Day, and we can see that a lot of folks around the world are still living in the Dark Ages, where women are told that getting raped is part of God’s plan, that Allah thinks women shouldn’t show their face in public, where women earn 65% what a man earns for the same job, and other mountains of daily ever-present injustices.
Our species needs all of its members to be empowered to the best of their ability if we are going to survive and thrive. Rise up ladies, humanity is depending on you, and men, stop being stupid and insecure.
Love,
SJ
MS Paint Album Covers
NME has a gallery of album covers re-done in MS Paint, and they’re pretty great, my favourite might be this one of Michael Jackson’s Thriller:
NME has a bunch more here: Album Covers In MS Paint on NME
I think most of the Internet wouldn’t exist if people didn’t have too much time on their hands.
Best,
SJ
Strange Days Indeed
This was the first John Lennon song I remember hearing when I was a kid and I had it stuck in my head for weeks, ‘Nobody Told Me’:
Enjoy,
SJ
Nectar For My Ears
I recorded a couple demos this morning and almost finished another new song, so I’m taking a couple of hours off this afternoon and studying the masters, The Beatles ‘Rubber Soul’ on vinyl, and then ‘Wings Over America’. I got them last week and haven’t been able to listen to them since.
In a couple of hours, the whole band is meeting at Phil’s for dinner, he’s a very good cook as well as being a tremendous cellist. And then we’re out to see a show. It’ll be a fun night, and then when I get back super late I’m going to try to finish a song that’s been nagging me…
I hope your Tuesday is good too.
SJ
Protecting The Innocent
We had such a fun night tonight at the Copper Gate in Ballard!
Thank you to all the lovely folks who came out, I blurred the picture to protect the innocent (and the guilty):
The Copper Gate is one of the finest listening rooms in Seattle, Kubby Casual sets a great vibe.
See you soon, it’s time to see where the rest of tonight takes me.
Best,
SJ