The Magik of Orchestral Indie Rock

Posted on Aug 6, 2009 | 1 comment
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There’s nothing new about the use of orchestral instruments in rock music, but this is particularly lovely. Founded last year, the Magik*Magik Orchestra‘s elegantly stated mission is to “simplify the collaborative process between independent rock musicians and classical artists.” Here they join indie rock artist John Vanderslice in a...

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More on Inversions: Mr. Tambourine Man

Posted on Nov 30, 2007 | 0 comments
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I’ve always liked the song “Mr. Tambourine Man”, but I admit that until recently I was mainly familiar with the version by The Byrds. Having finally taken the time to get to know the Bob Dylan version (as heard on Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits) in the past year or so, I find it a lot more beautiful and interesting to listen to. This is...

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Ukeleles and Inversions

Posted on Nov 30, 2007 | 2 comments
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There was a cute article in last Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle about an apparent new ukelele fad that’s sweeping the nation. It was interesting to me, because I’d been just starting to take notice of the instrument. It just seems to keep cropping up. I noticed only recently, for example, that it’s buried in the texture of a couple...

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Drop

Posted on Nov 12, 2007 | 0 comments
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From Cornelius Oh, and also… I have nothing more to...

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"The Nice Things I Will Not Miss"

Posted on Aug 23, 2007 | 0 comments
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In researching the last post I came across something that has me howling. A couple of Dutch guys made this loopy music video using a Burt Bacharach song I’d never heard before (from a movie I’ve never heard of before). The song isn’t much to blog about, but video is...

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