just became reacquainted with a stimulating woman and met for the first time her friend Xander (sp?) and is a better man for it. # @infrathin hope it's more than just agony – since I've known you, it's usually more than one layer. in reply to infrathin # is the top of the radio wave [...]
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Author Archives: Peter Beyer
All I Want
Mark Eitzel had a thirst that would make the ocean proud, or so he said, but he also knew that some bartenders had the gift of pardon. Our thirsts are quenched and forgotten, by turns. It’s possible they even transform into other thirsts. Take the thirst for love and affection from the desired sex. Our [...]
Virginia Plain
I’m back, and the best way to come back is to come back unexpectedly, which is just how this track hits us. For a hit single, it has a strange opening, hooking you in almost subconsciously, and then hitting you full force with glam splendor. Its driving rhythm is accented with brass bursts and Eno [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06
hasn't twittered for a while. # is writing a song called "Sweet Insanity" and is waiting for the punchline… but it isn't necessarily set to a laugh track. # @antonsword It worked for Bob Dylan with "Like a Rolling Stone" but overall I find constructive energy more satisfying. in reply to antonsword # Powered by [...]
My Dear Disco
My Dear Disco want you to dance and think. According to guitarist/co-producer Robert “Squirrel” Lester, “this term called dance think, it’s an idea of music that is as good to your body as it is to your mind, multi-purpose music that you can listen to by yourself in the car and enjoy it as much [...]
T. Rex
The next step on the journey toward Duran Duran leads us into the early ’70s and the formation of glam rock. Right away, music becomes more than just music; it’s an image-consciousness that seeped into the young minds of John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, and countless other British kids who dreamed of becoming pop stars. This [...]
All Roads Lead to the Velvet Underground
My recent posts on Duran Duran have prompted me to mine the past a bit, trying to trace a path backwards to a suitable origin. I ended up at the Velvet Underground, which is typical, for nearly every pop-art musical road ultimately leads either to or from the Velvet Underground. They are the crossroads. I [...]
Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, No Age Round Robin
On Friday night, three indie giants kicked off what promises to be one of this year’s most unusual and exciting tours. The brainchild of Baltimore music maven Dan Deacon, this “round robin” features interactive play between three bands, and a rotating setlist. Deerhunter, No Age, and Deacon are playing just eight dates at out of [...]
Princeton Releases New Track
Los Angeles’ most promising nouveau-twee group Princeton are in the post-production stage of their album Cocoon of Love, which comes out shiny and new in a brilliant, overcast Bunnymen-esque sleeve this coming September. They’ve released a taster called “Calypso Gold.” It has a tasteful string arrangement and is produced nicely. I am hoping for genre-defining [...]
Abdul Raheim
Last night Abdul Raheim passed away in his sleep. I had known him since April of this year, when I began serving as a classroom assistant with the South Baltimore Learning Center. Together, we were trying to help young adults get their high school diploma. He was “Mr. Raheim” to his students (“learners” as we [...]