This Music Has Been in My DNA For So Long
Posted: February 6, 2012 Filed under: Deep, Listening, Videos Leave a comment »Parenthood leads MPomy back to Neil Young:
I like the idea of going back here with my own child. I like that this music has been in my DNA for so long, and I want to share that elemental thing with him, even though he’s too young to have any idea what these songs are about.
Here are a few other guys who might have some Neil in their musical DNA.
Magnificent Spider Silk
Posted: January 10, 2012 Filed under: Environment, Videos Leave a comment »H/T to Andy Tobias for recommending the TED iOS app. Here’s Cheryl Hayashi on “the magnificence of spider silk.”
Around the U.S. in Seven Minutes, with a Phish Soundtrack
Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Listening, Transportation, Videos Leave a comment »H/T to YEMBlog for this one.
This is a Good Day
Posted: December 21, 2011 Filed under: Environment, Videos, Washington Leave a comment »
Trash: Set Up Systems So Manufacturers Are Required to Take Responsibility
Posted: December 4, 2011 Filed under: Environment, Videos Leave a comment »H/T: SmartPlanet for this one.
Twenty
Posted: December 3, 2011 Filed under: Artists, Cinema, Listening, Videos Leave a comment »I just watched Cameron Crowe’s ‘Twenty,’ a roc dock on Pearl Jam. The flick streams on Netflix – I’d recommend to anyone who either likes the band or is just in the mood to contemplate the 90s a bit.
Couple of thoughts:
- The film’s teaser describes it as a look at Pearl Jam’s ‘turbulent’ career. I actually didn’t see turbulence as the dominant theme of this band. There have clearly been ups and downs, sure. But it seems to me the the story of Pearl Jam is that they got huge relatively quickly and pretty much stayed huge, despite falling out of (or taking themselves out of) the pop culture forefront. One portion of the film recounts a concert in 2003 – at Nassau Coliseum. I mean, 2003! Were they even on the radio then? Maybe, but I don’t remember it.
- I think Eddie Vedder is the real deal. A great moment in the flick is when his bandmates describe the first time they heard his demo, before they hired him.
- As for the band’s longevity, one thing the band credits is how it changes up its set list each night. Jam band ethos – good for business too.
- I just downloaded Pearl Jam’s 2009 “Backspacer.” Lots of hooks.
Innovation Will Fuel Our Future
Posted: November 27, 2011 Filed under: Environment, Videos Leave a comment »
Flight 666, the Gift That Keeps on Giving
Posted: November 23, 2011 Filed under: Videos Leave a comment »
