I am massively conflicted about Courtney. I love the Live Through This album, and she was an amazing vocalist. But I know too much about her damage and how she inflicts it on the people around her.
For the record, I feel the same damn way about Layne Staley from Alice In Chains. Objectively, the first few AIC albums are really good. Emotionally? No. Can't separate the music from the person.
Scott Miller, genius powerpop songwriter/musician behind Game Theory and Loud Family has put all of his albums up for free on Dropbox to promote his new book.
Get them here.
Crap. The dropbox account has been temporarily suspended due to the large number of downloads.
Crap. The dropbox account has been temporarily suspended due to the large number of downloads.
Well, I got 'em all if you need any.
Thanks. I think I'll try later--maybe in a few days. If it's still disabled I'll take you up on that.
Now the Loud Family website is reporting that Scott Miller passed away?! [link]
I wish it weren't true, but as much as it pains me to write these words, Scott passed away on April 15, 2013. He was a wonderful, loyal friend as well as a brilliant musician, and I will miss him for the rest of my life.
I am now working on the Classic Country mix. I am deeply tempted to follow Stand By Your Man with Jingle Jangle Jingle. Because it amuses me.
Richie Havens died. I'm pretty bummed.
Chrissy Amphlett has died too. [link]
Kim Gordon talks about the breakup of her marriage to Thurston in that bastion of punk-rock journalism, Elle: [link]