HERE COMES EVERYONE POST: My Weekend in Music

My weekend in music has been relatively uneventful this week. Having spent a lot of the weekend travelling, I have been relatively glued to my i-pod, which often feels like the only possible way to wile away boring car journeys. This got me to thinking about how my portable audio technology has changed over the years, from a Sony Walkman (cassette), to portable CD player to the wonders of i-podage. I know it’s a cliché but how could we ever go back to just 40 minutes of audio on cassette tape, or CDs bloody skipping every time you moved? I’ve got over 40 days worth of constant music on my i-pod plus dozens of playlists - the choice is positive a luxury and I can tailor it to my every changing whim, which makes it the perfect travelling companion. I-pods really have crossed the boundary from novelty ala portable cassette/CD devises to being an integral part of modern life, like microwaves and mobiles, god love ‘em!

During the tedium of car travelling this weekend I have also had the opportunity to ponder properly on what I would pick as the greatest music videos of all time, ala the new/current theme on 4music. When they first advertised this (maybe a week ago), I was a bit stumped for what my hypothetical nomination might be, for whilst I enjoy music videos, they are essentially the side dish to the main course. However, now I have had a chance to consider it in more detail, I do have a few suggestions. I firstly have to nominate something by the chilis, because as a group they have done some very interesting videos over the years, and they’re commercial enough to possibly appear in the 4music line-up. My two personal favourites by the chilis are “Can’t Stop” and “Dani California”. “Can’t Stop” is really fantastic visually speaking, with sculptures influenced by the artist Erwin Wurm, and is quite novel and considered. “Dani California” on the other hand, whilst more traditional with the typical ‘band performs’ set up, is interesting for its chronology of rock music, and I have to say I love them for put The Misfits alongside The Beatles and Elvis. I also remembered Electric 6’s first video/single “Danger! High Voltage”, which had saucy light bulbs rather precariously placed (check youtube for a more visual explanation!), and the visual and audio elements do sync together perfectly. “Patience” by Take That is also pretty good, for whilst it was not particularly innovative, it did rebrand Take That perfectly, and had an almost tactile quality to that dark sandy beach that was quite appealing.

Finally I listened to the third Strokes album First Impressions of Earth in its entirety for the first time on Friday, and was very impressed. Obviously I was familiar with a lot of the tracks from the album, but had never experienced it as a collected work. I’d always dismissed the Strokes as I was soooo unimpressed with the frankly over rated This is it, so its nice to discover they have got something to offer that is more interesting and enjoyable.

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