Oddly enough, I can't think of too much that changed or happened personally to me in 2003...for the most part, it was a continuation of 2002 in terms of my own goals and events. By then I'd just finished off The Persistence of Memories and was working on its revision/rewrite, as well as starting to write The Process of Belief. Work was...well, it was work. After a great year or so at YC, things started changing...our boss Mike (who was probably the best boss we had, IMO) left to go back to his first love, running a restaurant. A few people left and weren't replaced by new hires. And of course when Q4 came around, temps were scarce until it was nearly too late. Things were still okay, I still got along with a lot of friends...but I could tell things were slowly changing.
I'd say most of my music choices by this point were fueled by suggestions from CMJ and other magazines, continuing my insane amount of purchases at Newbury Comics, and listening to Yahoo's Launchcast. I did listen to a bit of radio (including WAMH, of course), but for the most part it was either Launchcast or hearing stuff being played at Newbury. I'd say that while there were a lot of great albums out in 2003, it felt more like a transitional year for me...not all the albums stuck or stayed with me, but there were a lot of GREAT singles. Hence the huge list of videos under the cut. ;)
( Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac )
I'd say most of my music choices by this point were fueled by suggestions from CMJ and other magazines, continuing my insane amount of purchases at Newbury Comics, and listening to Yahoo's Launchcast. I did listen to a bit of radio (including WAMH, of course), but for the most part it was either Launchcast or hearing stuff being played at Newbury. I'd say that while there were a lot of great albums out in 2003, it felt more like a transitional year for me...not all the albums stuck or stayed with me, but there were a lot of GREAT singles. Hence the huge list of videos under the cut. ;)
( Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac )