Monthly Archives: February 2011

Songs about Books: The Fourth Book

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Paul Constant

Our host, Levi Fuller, is the only one of these musicians I’d met before I started this project. And so I had some extra knowledge I could put toward the selection: I already knew he’s a great reader, and I … Continue reading →

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Darryl Blood: “Stubborn Will”

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Levi Fuller

I was pleased to hear from another old friend of Ball of Wax recently: Darryl Blood – who lately has been focusing more on visual art than music – sent me a new video he just posted on Vimeo: It’s … Continue reading →

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ahab

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Andrea Maxand

So here’s a band that doesn’t play around here: ahab. (And yes, that’s all lower case. Don’t be capitalizing that “a.”) Remember: I hate to write about music. So what can I say about ahab’s music? They’re all fantastic songwriters. … Continue reading →

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Back in MY Day: Dance Music

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Indie Rooney

Bah! What’s up with all the dance music these days? There are like, a million electro-funky-disco dance bands. In my day, the only people dancing at shows were hippies who were shoeless and stoned and we hated them. They’d be up … Continue reading →

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Songs about Books: The Third Book

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Paul Constant

Joshua Morrison gets another favorite of mine: The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt. Readers of this book have to overcome a pair of misfortunes in order to discover what a gem it is: First of all, they have to care enough to … Continue reading →

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Songs about Books: The Second Book

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Paul Constant

So I assigned Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls by Matt Ruff to Johanna Kunin. (The first assignment is here.) This is probably the book I feel most connected to; a lot of this book takes place … Continue reading →

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New Music from Pure Horsehair

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Aubade, the debut album from mysterious Brooklyn outfit Pure Horsehair, was one of my favorite albums of 2006 (look, proof!). I was very excited when they allowed me to feature Ryan Smith’s gorgeously simple video for their song “The Sun … Continue reading →

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Bad at Listening: Introduction

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Louis O'Callaghan

Good people are good: you give them a CD (or vinyl record, or download card, or a myspace link, carrier pigeon, whatever), and they listen to it almost instantly, and then tell you what they thought of it. Bad people … Continue reading →

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Album Review: This Is a Process of a Still Life

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Louis O'Callaghan

This Is a Process of a Still Life – self-titled (Firefly Sessions, 2004) [Note: this review is part of the Bad at Listening series.] This is the first review of this series and I’m already breaking a rule, in that … Continue reading →

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Check Out This Song: Prairie Empire – “Snow”

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Hey, check out this song! It’s another longtime friend of Ball of Wax. Seattle/Portland/New York’s Brittain Ashford has played for a long time under her own name, but for her next release, perhaps due to its collaborative nature, felt moved … Continue reading →

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