well, technically, my blog's birthday was yesterday but I am a neglectful mother.
I would just like to take a moment to thank everyone who reads, follows, and comments on this blog. I really appreciate your feedback and support, and am absolutely blessed to be part of such a wonderful music community
I was thinking about the music blogs which inspired me the most to start up my own, and The Needle Drop takes the cake. it's my favourite music blog, and the guy who writes it (Anthony Fantano) is incredibly knowledgeable about music...he listens to probably three times as much music as I do, which confounds me 'cause I spend all of my time listening to music. his reviews are spot on almost every time.
HERE is a link to the first posts I did, three concert reviews: Vampire Weekend, The Hives, and Mika
because I am cliche and predictable, I will post my favourite song (again)
I'm really quite bad at remembering my favourite bands' birthdays, but hey lookie here I actually remembered Jules because he has an August birthday, like me
Julian Casablancas, singer/songwriter extraordinaire, turns 30 today. In 2001, he and 4 of his friends changed the world of music forever by bestowing upon us lowly mortals the brilliant record, Is This It.
Thus ended a long streak of crappy rap/rock that had stripped rock and roll of everything we love about it. The Strokes inspired many bands to come, and truly revolutionized music. They made rock and roll cool again. With 2 equally strong (but very different) follow ups (Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth), The Strokes continually gave us tasty, brilliantly crafted tunes. As the band's primary songwriter and the common denominator between the band, Julian is the cornerstone of my favourite band ever ever ever, and one that I consider to be the best in the world.
Also to be noted, Julian has recently cleaned up his crazy party habits, and has given up most drinking and smoking, as he realized that it began to affect the music. His most recent work was a collaboration with NERD and Santogold for a Converse commercial, with a tune called My Drive Thru
The Strokes will be back to grace our lives from the mundane in 2009, with a new record and tour dates to follow.
now, watch this interview with early Julian (circa 2001), and try not to fall in love with this man. yep, I know, it's impossible
I am addicted to his voice in these two live videos:
finally, if you are already a fan (or still need to be convinced of this band's coolness), and haven't seen In Transit yet (or even if you have), feast your eyes on this. greatest thing ever.
