So sorry I haven't been blogging lately. I've thought about it a bit and I've been concerned about this blog and its purpose. I like blogs that generate tons of discussion. One such blog is Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, which is a romance novel blog. I confess that I don't read very many other blogs, especially as I've been busy working and reading lately, so this it's not like I have a good role model for this blog. I feel constrained by my limited readership, especially when I receive few comments. This is not the same as being an attention whore, because I did this for several months and it's boring talking to oneself, as I have been. I like music recommendations and music talks, so please talk to me and I'll strive to reward you with good stuff.
Note number two. Rachel and I are going to catch Depeche Mode August 10th at the Key Arena in Seattle. This is so very exciting to us. We're in row 28 or something. Woooo!
I've decided to do some research in preparation for the book about Morrissey's backing band. I plan on getting my mitts on some Morrissey articles and reviews with specific mentions of the band and stuff about them. Basically my only in is my brief contact in the summer of '07 with Spencer Cobrin. He did tell me that the other guys would be up for it, if I've done my research. That was so exciting to read at the time but now I have so many questions. This blog is partly a news blog and partly a personal journey blog where in I document my stumbling towards publication and my wished-for career as a freelancer in music journalism so I plan on posting about my progress every now and again.
You know what I wish for? A librarything-like site for music. This probably exists. A close match is
Rate Your Music. You can add and rate your collection, list music you want to own, and even meet people. This seems a bit similar to last.fm, but slightly different. I wanted an analogue to LibraryThing in that LT sends out books for review and I would love to see a site that gives out copies of CDs for amateur review.
Another reason I haven't been blogging is that I haven't been actively hearing good music that's new to me. I've been listening to good music that I'm familiar with and I've been listening to new music that doesn't interest me in the slightest. The radio at work is usually on a Boise station called Wild 101: Boise's Party Station. I hear so much crap that I slowly lose the will to live. I've even found myself singing along occasionally as I become victim to a sort of musical Stockholm Syndrome. :(((
Good enough, good enough.
