Believe it or not, today marks the end of the first half of 2010, or at least it does in my book – six months down, six to go. I’m using the midway point to list a few of my personal favorite encounters thus far, as I seem to always forget the earlier months when compiling year-end best-of lists and the like. Best novel: Jonathan Lethem, Chronic City (Doubleday, 2009) Best album: Emeralds, Does It Look Like I’m Here? (Editions Mego, [...]
Read with interest last night Sasha Frere-Jone’s take on radio’s future via the internets. He discusses in detail all the fancy algorithms and whatnot that make “you the D.J.” with Pandora, Spotify, MOG, etc. That’s all well and good I suppose, but if I were so lucky as to be a real D.J., I’d like to actually pick and choose the songs I play based on my personal thoughts, feelings, and musical instincts, not an algorithm. (I must admit that I was indeed [...]
Welcome back from yet another unannounced hiatus. No excuses other than the usual excuses one has for failing to update a personal blog. Which is to say, there’s plenty going on lately but, for one reason or another, none of it found its way on to 2b+3s. And I suppose I’m ok with such ebbs and flows. Here is a trio of tracks to set the mood for summer. The first, Living Stone by Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars [...]