Thinking about Nirvana today. On the way to work I was listening to Of Montreal’s cover of Teen Spirit. A great rendition. The recording is live so all the power and passion of the performance comes through. I realized that that song still gives me chills. Teen Spirit is easily one of the most important songs in my life. I think every time I go into a mosh pit at a show it is to recapture the feeling of dancing to that song. So much nostalgia for my waning youth wrapped up in that song. The sense of feeling invulnerable that you lose as you get older.

Other important songs: Candle by Sonic Youth. Smothered Hope by Skinny Puppy. Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Bauhaus, Wave of Mutilation by The Pixies, Waiting Room by Fugazi, Three Days by Jane’s Addiction, The Blue Room by The Orb, Common People by Pulp, were all songs that had a dramatic effect on who I am.

Isabel "Izzy" Fulton

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From Wikipedia:
As Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta she was working at Interscope Records as a songwriter for several established acts, including Akon, who, after hearing Gaga sing, convinced Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with the label and Akon's Kon Live Distribution label.
Her debut album The Fame, was released in August 2008 and was a critical and commercial success.
Gaga is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She is also inspired by fashion, which she has said is an essential component to her songwriting and performances.
Playing piano by ear from the age of 4, she went on to write her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open mike nights by age 14.[9] At age 17, she gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. There, she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion and socio-political order.[9][10] She later withdrew from the school to focus on her musical career.



Gaga said that she combined a lot of different genres on the album, "from Def Leppard drums and handclaps to metal drums on urban tracks."[12] She began to work with a collective called the Haus of Gaga, who collaborate with Gaga on her clothing, stage sets, and sounds.[8] The Fame received mostly positive reviews from critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it has received an average score of 71/100.[25] Times Online described the album as "a fantastic mix of Bowie-esque ballads, dramatic, Queen-inspired midtempo numbers and synth-based dance tracks that poke fun at celebrity-chasing rich kids."

I really really want to go see Lady Gaga in December. Is that bad?

I bought a 12 pack of these, and they arrived just in time for our last DnD session on Wednesday.

Brilliant.

What the heck? How come it has been so long since I last posted?

Lauren and Seth made their own camp last night.

First Raspberry crop of the season.

Rob's Stag, Sunpeaks June 2009

Playlist from my brother's wedding on July 11th.