iPod Therefore I Am
Hi,
It's been awhile. I've been busy writing another 'zine and programming my iPod. Thanks to the kind generosity of The Psychedelic Eskimo I've been able to join the other iPod zombies with their white earbuds that you see staggering around everywhere. I however don't use my white ear thingies, I use my black headphones that have much better sound, although they mash the earpieces of my glasses into my neck sometimes.
Anyway, I've spent a lot of time putting songs on my dear little kPod (as I call it). I've maxed it out at around 5,300 songs. Now, that's just silly, don't ya know. Say you listen to it most of the day as you go about your business. You might get in around 100 to 150 songs (based on my own researches). So, why the obsessive loading? Because you can, of course! What if someone stops me on the street and demands to know whether I have Motorhead, Radiohead and the song "Teenage Head" on my iPod? Actually, I don't have "Teenage Head" on there, but you get the point...
In other news, my favorite records of the summer are "White Bread, Black Beer" by Scritti Politti--blue-eyed British soul meets sunny sixties pop. Very smart lyrics.
Also, "Radiodread" by The Easy Star All-Stars. It's a reggaefication of Radiohead's "OK Computer." Not every track works, but most do, and some are even transcendent. Very intelligently thought out record. Also check out The Easy Star All-Star's brilliant "Dub Side of the Moon" from a couple of years ago--it's a reggae cover of you-know-what.
Also, Neko Case's "Fox the Confessor Brings the Flood" and Cat Power's "The Greatest." Stone classics, baby.
TV Report: Been catching up on 24. Just finished season three. I wish someone would kill Kim Bauer but it never happens.
If you love seventies crime shows, I highly recommend Season One of The Rockford Files. It's dated in some ways, but James Garner's laconic, almost zen-like smartass with a heart of gold James Rockford is the most entertaining TV private dick ever.
I'll probably post more often again. Maybe I'll even resurrect the Alphabetical Listening Project!
It's been awhile. I've been busy writing another 'zine and programming my iPod. Thanks to the kind generosity of The Psychedelic Eskimo I've been able to join the other iPod zombies with their white earbuds that you see staggering around everywhere. I however don't use my white ear thingies, I use my black headphones that have much better sound, although they mash the earpieces of my glasses into my neck sometimes.
Anyway, I've spent a lot of time putting songs on my dear little kPod (as I call it). I've maxed it out at around 5,300 songs. Now, that's just silly, don't ya know. Say you listen to it most of the day as you go about your business. You might get in around 100 to 150 songs (based on my own researches). So, why the obsessive loading? Because you can, of course! What if someone stops me on the street and demands to know whether I have Motorhead, Radiohead and the song "Teenage Head" on my iPod? Actually, I don't have "Teenage Head" on there, but you get the point...
In other news, my favorite records of the summer are "White Bread, Black Beer" by Scritti Politti--blue-eyed British soul meets sunny sixties pop. Very smart lyrics.
Also, "Radiodread" by The Easy Star All-Stars. It's a reggaefication of Radiohead's "OK Computer." Not every track works, but most do, and some are even transcendent. Very intelligently thought out record. Also check out The Easy Star All-Star's brilliant "Dub Side of the Moon" from a couple of years ago--it's a reggae cover of you-know-what.
Also, Neko Case's "Fox the Confessor Brings the Flood" and Cat Power's "The Greatest." Stone classics, baby.
TV Report: Been catching up on 24. Just finished season three. I wish someone would kill Kim Bauer but it never happens.
If you love seventies crime shows, I highly recommend Season One of The Rockford Files. It's dated in some ways, but James Garner's laconic, almost zen-like smartass with a heart of gold James Rockford is the most entertaining TV private dick ever.
I'll probably post more often again. Maybe I'll even resurrect the Alphabetical Listening Project!
posted by ken at 10:28 AM
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