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...not that that's a problem. Our local indie bookstore (Green Apple Books) is quite awesome and fun -- and they sell my e-books on their website! -- so it's quite worth it. I bought this year's Bad Citizen Graffiti Stencil ("Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice" - Henry Louis Gates Jr), Michael Nesmith's new book (Infinite Tuesday) and the new Cory Doctorow (Walkaway), and A bought a number of things as well.
Lately I've been reading Peter Hook's Substance -- his book about being a part of New Order -- and it's quite an interesting read. Let's just say that I can summarize it into one sentence: Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Between Hooky being "off his face" for most of the 80s (his phrase), the amount of illicit substances partaken by most of the people involved, and the fiances of both the band, the Hacienda night club they owned, and Factory Records (the label they were on), it's amazing how anything and anyone lasted as long as they did. It's a hilariously told story, but it's also a story of what NOT to do businesswise, EVER. Heh.
OH! I finally officially started Meet the Lidwells the other night! WOOT! Yeah, I basically just did what I always do: tell myself to STFU, stop finding ways to distract myself, and just WRITE THE DAMN THING. Getting just a few hundred words the last few days, but hey, that's better than nothing. As long as it's going in the right direction, I'm happy with that.
Writing tunage lately has centered around the 1990-1991 era, aka my first couple of years in college and living in Boston. A mix of latter post-punk, early Britpop, early grunge, and a bit of holdover 80s-style pop. There's a lot fun music that came out around that time that gets pushed aside because of the bigger scenes that came before and after -- Jesus Jones and EMF, Dream Warriors and Naughty By Nature, 808 State and The Orb...not to mention Chris and I reviving the Flying Bohemians as a duo and writing some of our strongest songs at the time. It's probably when I was the happiest during my college years as well. That's the feel I want for The Lidwells' discography: full of positive energy, danceable and fun.
Hope everyone's having a good weekend! :)
Lately I've been reading Peter Hook's Substance -- his book about being a part of New Order -- and it's quite an interesting read. Let's just say that I can summarize it into one sentence: Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Between Hooky being "off his face" for most of the 80s (his phrase), the amount of illicit substances partaken by most of the people involved, and the fiances of both the band, the Hacienda night club they owned, and Factory Records (the label they were on), it's amazing how anything and anyone lasted as long as they did. It's a hilariously told story, but it's also a story of what NOT to do businesswise, EVER. Heh.
OH! I finally officially started Meet the Lidwells the other night! WOOT! Yeah, I basically just did what I always do: tell myself to STFU, stop finding ways to distract myself, and just WRITE THE DAMN THING. Getting just a few hundred words the last few days, but hey, that's better than nothing. As long as it's going in the right direction, I'm happy with that.
Writing tunage lately has centered around the 1990-1991 era, aka my first couple of years in college and living in Boston. A mix of latter post-punk, early Britpop, early grunge, and a bit of holdover 80s-style pop. There's a lot fun music that came out around that time that gets pushed aside because of the bigger scenes that came before and after -- Jesus Jones and EMF, Dream Warriors and Naughty By Nature, 808 State and The Orb...not to mention Chris and I reviving the Flying Bohemians as a duo and writing some of our strongest songs at the time. It's probably when I was the happiest during my college years as well. That's the feel I want for The Lidwells' discography: full of positive energy, danceable and fun.
Hope everyone's having a good weekend! :)
