tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92225682024-03-07T12:18:33.624-08:00Spotlight ReviewBob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-2679393377502924062011-07-17T15:43:00.000-07:002011-07-17T16:03:19.190-07:00Honorable mentions 2011.5Mid-year point, some close-to-the-top favs (with little regard to the rules this year):<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fucked Up</span>, David Comes To Life/David's Town<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Radio Dept.</span>, Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Luyas</span>, Too Beautiful To Work<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Josh T Pearson</span>, Last of the Country Gentlemen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dodos</span>, No Color<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pure X</span>, Pleasure<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Peter Tosh</span>, Equal Rights (Legacy Edition)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Coast</span>, iTunes Session<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Austra</span>, Feel It Break<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">One Hundred Dollars</span>, Songs of Man<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wugazi</span>, 13 Chambers<br /><br />Later updates this week (really!)Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-22666767777632512722011-02-22T07:51:00.000-08:002011-02-22T07:54:29.604-08:00200The 200th post, for what it's worth....<br /><br />Here's a <a href="http://backtotheworld.net/2011/02/09/kaputt-by-destroyer-2011/">link</a> to the Carl Wilson article on Destroyer I mentioned on last night's show.<br /><br />Also mentioned: Tennis' <a href="http://whitesatingloves.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.<br /><br />Not mentioned and should have, my annual visit with Jen on New Wave Wednesday next week, March 2. Per past couple of year's practice, we'll be looking at songs from 20 years back, this time 1991. Fun!Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-67967545119392333332011-01-30T13:32:00.000-08:002011-01-30T13:38:17.466-08:00Best of 20101. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Coast</span>, Crazy For You<br />2. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Broken Social Scene</span>, Forgiveness Rock Record<br />3. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Surfer Blood</span>, Astro Coast<br />4. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Land of Talk</span>, Cloak and Cipher<br />5. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Beach House</span>, Teen Dream<br />6. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Drive-By Truckers</span>, The Big To-Do<br />7. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Cotton Jones</span>, Tall Hours in the Glowstream<br />8. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Corin Tucker Band</span>, 1,000 Years<br />9. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Posies</span>, Blood/Candy<br />10. <span style="font-weight:bold;">High Places</span>, High Places vs. Mankind<br />11. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bonjay</span>, Broughtupsy<br />12. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Keep Shelly in Athens</span>, In Love With Dark<br />13. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Heavy Cream</span>, DannyBob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-53547178881774264172011-01-09T11:45:00.000-08:002011-01-09T11:51:40.699-08:00Honorable mentions 2010Ahem....<br />Where were we?<br /><br />Tomorrow's show we'll be looking at the best of 2010, but for now here's a list of almosts, in no particular order:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ra Ra Riot</span>, The Orchard<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Arcade Fire</span>, The Suburbs<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jenny & Johnny</span>, I'm Having Fun Now<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gigi</span>, Maintenant<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Owen Pallett</span>, Heartland<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Joanna Newsom</span>, Have One On Me<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Local Natives</span>, Gorilla Manor<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The New Pornographers</span>, Together<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Caribou</span>, Swim<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dum Dum Girls</span>, I Will Be<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Bitters</span>, East General<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Aerial Pink's Haunted Graffiti</span>, Before Today<br /><br />Stay tuned (and join the Facebook page while waiting, we're easy to find).Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-7020545646499650762010-01-14T15:52:00.000-08:002010-01-14T16:05:42.245-08:00Best of 2009: Baker's DozenThis is almost laughable really, and no apologies, but I have let the blog languish a bit. Our previous entry was our mid-year best, and now we have the year-end summary some four months later. I guess the avalanche of social networking sites, tweets, facebooks, and the like have simply done me in. Actually, I keep thinking of things to say here and elsewhere, but by the time I get on the computer, I'm looking at a score of news about music, promo downloads from labels, news updates, a tidal wave of information that sometimes not even a librarian can sort out.<br /><br />Still, great year for music, and some of my favorites definitely hit me in the latter part of it, as yon list shall demonstrate. Between last entry and this, though, nothing tops the thrill of sitting down and interviewing the artist responsible for my top CD, as well as seeing her twice in one year. Wish I had a link to point you to, but tech difficulties couldn't get an archive copy to work, so only my memories will suffice.<br /><br />Enough, here we go with my favs for '09:<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Neko Case</span>, Middle Cyclone<br />2. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Visqueen</span>, Message to Garcia<br />3. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bruce Peninsula</span>, A Mountain Is a Mouth<br />4. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Girls</span>, Album<br />5. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Family of the Year</span>, Songbook<br />6. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Balconies</span>, The Balconies<br />7. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Animal Collective</span>, Merriwether Post Pavilion<br />8. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dirty Projectors</span>, Bitte Orca<br />9. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Grizzly Bear</span>, Veckatimest<br />10. <span style="font-weight:bold;">You Say Party! We Say Die!</span>, XXXX<br />11. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Young Galaxy</span>, Invisible Republic<br />12. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jemina Pearl</span>, Break It Up<br />13. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Prefab Sprout</span>, Let's Chang the World With Music<br /><br />Comments as always. Playlist for the next few weeks:<br />1/18: Jay Reatard, Evening Hymns, The Dutchess & the Duke, Los Campesinos!<br />1/25: Best Coast, Zeus, Jason Collett, Talk Normal, White Denim<br />2/1: Jeff the Brotherhood, Vampire Weekend, TBA<br /><br />This blog may be pulling up roots and moving soon to an easier interface, but in the meantime, you know where to find me...Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-32210113910755674492009-08-03T08:45:00.000-07:002009-08-03T08:52:42.428-07:00Best ofs, updates, etc.Way overdue, this one. The Best of 2009 (So far) as follows:<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Neko Case</span>, Middle Cyclone<br />2. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bruce Peninsula</span>, A Mountain Is a Mouth<br />3. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dirty Projectors</span>, Bitte Orca<br />4. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Crystal Antlers</span>, Tentacles<br />5. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ha Ha Tonka</span>, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South<br /><br />Subject to change of course in the intervening weeks. The new Yo La Tengo album, for example, is stunning.<br /><br />---No show tonight, though I'm pleased to report I'll be co-hosting First Impressions with Deputy Dulen tomorrow night (8/4) at 8:00. Plenty of fresh stuff and surprises and excellent patter are promised. <br /><br />---August already?<br /><br />---Some playlists for the next couple:<br />8/10: Bibio, Wye Oak, The Fiery Furnaces<br />8/17: Mercury Music Prize special: Horrors, Bat For Lashes, La Roux, Glasvegas, Florence and the machine, Speech DeBelle<br />8/24: no show<br />8/31: fresh Canadian musicBob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-2428735057333434972009-07-16T16:07:00.000-07:002009-07-16T16:09:04.244-07:00Honorable Mentions 2I knew I'd think of a few more:<br /><br />Moby, <span style="font-style:italic;">Wait For Me</span><br />We Were Promised Jetpacks, <span style="font-style:italic;">These Four Walls</span><br />Ohbijou, <span style="font-style:italic;">Beacons</span><br />The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, <span style="font-style:italic;">self-titled</span>Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-87405486179138442612009-07-16T15:29:00.000-07:002009-07-16T15:43:31.143-07:00Best of 2009 (so far): the Honorable MentionsThis coming Monday, we present our usual mid-season look at the music of the year so far, what has particularly made my ears perk up, though not necessarily my determination of "the best". I'm not that arrogant. But the music that I keep coming back to time and again over a several-month period, when I'm not sure what to play, I know I can slip in the player and listen without any sense of boredom, with chills and once in a while even a tear.<br /><br />This year I seem to be particularly inundated with new music, much of it unknown, and I'm embracing a number of things that are either debuts or especially challenging, though much of it does get put aside after a listen or two. When the number of spins start approaching a double digit, we know we have a winner on our hands. As always, the releases from Mississippi Records and the Yeti compilations give me plenty to chew on, though for our purposes here they can't be listed. <br /><br />Herewith, the releases just missing our top five, though in a couple of cases I may have thought very, very strongly about putting them in my number four or five position. Frankly, though, it's even more fun to spotlight the unknown and champion something new. <br /><br />These have an approximate order, but depending on my mood or time of day, can be interchangable:<br /><br />Grizzly Bear, <span style="font-style:italic;">Veckatimest</span><br />Animal Collective, <span style="font-style:italic;">Merriwether Post Pavilion</span><br />Yeah Yeah Yeahs, <span style="font-style:italic;">It's Blitz</span><br />Junior Boys, <span style="font-style:italic;">Begone Dull Care</span><br />The Field, <span style="font-style:italic;">Yesterday and Today</span><br />Akron/Family, <span style="font-style:italic;">Set 'em Wild, Set 'Em Free</span><br />Charles Spernin, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Happiness Project</span><br />Matt Krefting, <span style="font-style:italic;">I Couldn't Love You More</span><br /><br />Tune in July 20 for the top 5 at mid-year (I'm sure long-time listeners can guess what some of them are).Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-29539071255503131752009-06-15T09:29:00.000-07:002009-06-15T09:30:28.913-07:00PlaylistsTonight: Tortoise, Portland Cello Project, Wand, Matt Krefting <br />6/27: Most Serene Republic, Pink Mountaintops, Ohbijou <br />7/6: Best of 2009 (so far) <br />7/13: Polaris Music Prize Short List<br /> all subject to change, of course....<br /><br />also available at the Facebook page: <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=764179861&ref=profile#/pages/The-Spotlight-Review/64968872248?ref=share">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=764179861&ref=profile#/pages/The-Spotlight-Review/64968872248?ref=share</a>Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-56441765544345863622009-05-07T16:26:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:27:13.748-07:00Every word is trueSometimes we forget how <a href="http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3649&Itemid=206">magnificent</a> Donna Summer is.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-79818667694917654162009-05-07T16:21:00.000-07:002009-05-23T12:16:10.323-07:00Guiltiest pleasures<a href="http://www.thewb.com/shows/rockville-ca">Rockville CA</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=654">The Best Years</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.harpersglobe.com/">Harper's Globe</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.matadorrecords.com/condo_fucks/">Fuckbook</a>Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-85181884970744028952009-05-07T16:19:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:21:33.397-07:00No apologiesJust playlists for a few weeks:<br />5/11: Japandroids, Shout Out Out Out Out, Score! (Merge Records)<br />5/18: Dave Alvin, Years, The Horse's Ha, (possibly the Field)<br />5/25: Enjoyed (Bjork tribute), Pet Shop Boys, Dirty Projectors<br />6/1: off to NYC!Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-81821985918493877212009-03-30T11:25:00.001-07:002009-03-30T11:26:52.661-07:00playlistsTrying something new for the next few weeks: themes. So much music has come my way, I need to rip a page from the First Impressions book and play you all a whole bunch.<br /><br />3/30: electronica, hip-hop<br />4/6: country, world<br />4/13: Canada<br />4/20: I'm going to see Neko!Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-25463778505306832492009-03-09T08:31:00.000-07:002009-03-09T08:49:39.357-07:00TwentyThough there is a little blurb each week on the WBER website under my playlist to check out the blog, I'm afraid I have been burrowing in for the winter. Strange really, as nothing is at all wrong on this end; in fact this fine month of March is the 20th Anniversary of the Spotlight Review. <br /><br />That's as in 20 years; I was ready to hang it up at ten, then fifteen. Somehow inertia has kept my little half hour going. Of course, getting access to some great music and meeting some great people doesn't hurt in the slightest. <br /><br />If anything, Web 2.0 is a little overwhelming, and the pop culture explosion that surrounds me doesn't help. A lot of blogs which I follow seem to have cut back on their updating as well; hey, real life does intrude, in good and bad ways. I must have some fifty-plus CDs which have come my way over the past few months that I haven't even cracked yet, whether they be promos or ones I even paid the hard-earned cash for. Throw in the ever-growing mountain of books to be read, the 48 shows still sitting on the DVR (including two seasons of Dexter), the pile of comics which I still love; the Myspace/Twitter/Facebook universe which I fruitlessly try to respond to. What's a boy to do?<br /><br />At the very least, my family continues to keep me sane and happy. Sheila and I got to see the great Bruce Peninsula (the band, not the park, though I'm sure that's pretty great too) at their Toronto CD release, and it was as magical as I hoped. Their CD remains one of my favorites this year. As for the big favorite, we are going to see <a href="http://www.stateofithaca.com/nekocase/index.html">her</a> in April, and Middle Cyclone has been in heavy rotation in just about every corner of the Scheffel household.<br /><br />And yes, the show keeps right on trucking; I'm more committed to making that work than blog updating. For the next couple of weeks:<br /><br />3/9: 20th Anniversary show: R.E.M., Pavement, the La's (deluxe reissues)<br />3/16: 20th Anniversary show: bands I have interviewed <br />3/23: Junior Boys, Ra Ra Riot/Passion Pit/Cut Off Your Hands<br /><br />And following that, more installments with a wider variety of music and smaller reviews, at least just to clear the decks for a little bit, though that may be the way the format ultimately shakes down. Comments as always can be directed to the usual suspects.<br /><br />Speaking of which, there is now a rudimentary Spotlight Review Facebook page, which is still being tweaked, but would love to have interested parties jump on board.<br />Take a look <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/The-Spotlight-Review/64968872248?ref=nf">here</a>, but if that doesn't work, try searching for Spotlight Review in the Facebook search box. <br /><br />And as always, for 20 years and beyond, whenever I feel like taking a big break, I think of the few people who do comment or have told me that I turned them on to a group or artist that they wound up loving, or went on to explore further. That's a cool thing indeed. I can't say it enough: thanks for listening.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-60367129627713409162009-01-15T07:38:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:44:05.909-08:002008: a Baker's Dozen1. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Portishead</span>, Third<br />2. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Spiritualized</span>, Songs in A&E<br />3. <span style="font-weight:bold;">High Places</span>, 03/07-09/07 and High Places<br />4. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fucked Up</span>, The Chemistry of Common Life<br />5. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Veda Hille</span>, This Riot Life<br />6. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Shannon McArdle</span>, Summer of the Whore<br />7. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jenny Lewis</span>, Acid Tongue<br />8. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Laura Barrett</span>, Victory Garden<br />9. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Vivian Girls</span>, Vivian Girls<br />10. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fire On Fire</span>, The Orchard<br />11. <span style="font-weight:bold;">School of Seven Bells</span>, Alpinisms<br />12. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fleet Foxes</span>, Fleet Foxes and Sun Giant EP<br />13. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Glasvegas</span>, Glasvegas<br /><br />Playlists for the next couple:<br />1/19: Gentleman Reg, Ladyhawke, Animal Collective<br />1/26: Charles Spearin, The Pains of Being Pure At HeartBob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-46814374773151458102009-01-14T06:25:00.001-08:002009-01-14T06:30:40.141-08:00How can I resist this?<a href="http://www.antilabelblog.com/?p=1301">http://www.antilabelblog.com/?p=1301</a><br /><br />Download:<a href="http://www.anti.com/media/download/708">http://www.anti.com/media/download/708</a><br /><br />The 2008 best list will be up today or tomorrow, getting slammed at work and home.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-55947258130141099842009-01-08T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:44:22.429-08:002008: Honorable mentionsMuch of the stuff from <a href="http://spotlightreview.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html">July</a> still holds true, though a final tally will be seen next week. Here's a few others bubbling under:<br /><br />Juliana Hatfield, <span style="font-style:italic;">How To Walk Away</span> (her best in years)<br />Giant Sand, <span style="font-style:italic;">proVisions</span><br />Ponytail, <span style="font-style:italic;">Ice Cream Spiritual</span><br />Caithlin De Marrais, <span style="font-style:italic;">My Magic City</span><br />Fembots, <span style="font-style:italic;">Calling Out</span><br />Byrne and Eno, <span style="font-style:italic;">Everything That Happens Will Happen Today</span>Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-53678290900636588852009-01-08T16:30:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:36:26.103-08:002008: Best concertNeko Case at the State Theater in Ithaca was magical, the Fiery Furnaces at the Bug Jar kept heads snapping and spinning, but the once-in-a-lifetime experience could only be <span style="font-weight:bold;">My Bloody Valentine</span> at the Kool Haus in Toronto, on my birthday no less. Enough online accounts are available, as are various other media ("My Bloody Eardrums" was my favorite title), and I have to say they are all true, down to the last hyperbole. Not only was it a dream come true to finally see Kevin Shields and co., but the heart-stopping (and I mean that literally) grand finale of ear-splitting racket was unduplicated in my several-decades-plus of concert-going.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-24031054200330286162009-01-06T08:56:00.000-08:002009-01-06T09:03:22.938-08:002008: Best television<strong>Schedule: Elvis Costello with...</strong> (Sundance Channel)<br /><br />Simply TV's best hour on music. Elvis asks great questions, is a good listener, and even when the subjects are a little laconic (ie: James taylor), their musical performances are relaxed and top-notch. Also points for highlighting some deserved icons, like Elton John mentioning Laura Nyro (and by golly, you can see her influence in his songs now that he mentions it).<br /><br /><strong>Gossip Girl</strong> (CW)<br /><br />No hour on television makes me smile as consistently as this wondrous not-necessarily-guilty pleasure. Ed Westwick's Chuck Bass is a hoot, but it's the magnificent Leighton Meester who carries the show at this point, conveying heartbreak, snark, deviousness, and warmth, sometimes in the same sentence. And New York Magazine's Daily Intel <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/">reality checks</a> the following morning are as addictive as the show itself.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-86091227429312160422009-01-04T11:16:00.000-08:002009-01-04T11:21:31.908-08:002008: Best reissue<span style="font-weight:bold;">Slits</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Official Bootleg</span> (Y Records/Victor Japan)<br /><br />While Pavement's Brighten the Corners and REM's Murmur are practically slam dunks here, it's this little-seen import that stole my heart, ending a two-decade plus search. Any time i tried to get the original vinyl of this on eBay, I was usually shut out by the annoying gremlins who bid at the last two seconds before the end. Championed by Greil Marcus in Lipstick Traces, it's the sound of punk at ground zero, before the Slits got their label contract and dubbed it all up. The remastering is impeccable to these jaded ears, and the packaging of the 12-inch in miniature is a treat as well.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-35224820672530462172009-01-02T09:02:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:05:10.149-08:00Best albums of 2009 already<em>Bruce Peninsula,</em> A Mountain Is a Mouth<br /><em>Animal Collective,</em> Merriweather Post Pavilion<br /><br />Anxiously awaited: see "woo-hoo" below.<br /><br />Periodic updates of various bests here to begin shortly. Full list announced on January 12th's show.Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-52535117431462935422008-12-03T08:22:00.000-08:002008-12-03T08:23:05.126-08:00Just in time for the 20th anniversary<a href="http://anti.com/catalog/view/122/Middle_Cyclone">WOO-HOO!</a>Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-6083462901666617692008-12-01T13:04:00.001-08:002008-12-01T13:14:06.137-08:00Mea culpaAwful things, these blogs, some e-chain that makes you feel all sorts of guilty if you don't feed them regularly. Though the show has been plugging right along, my ability to just sit down and type something in here has been falling by the wayside. I do have a couple of ideas, though, to create a slightly different online presence for the Review in the next several weeks. In the meantime, let me regale you with some of the things we should be playing on the next few Mondays.<br /><br />12/1: Yeti magazine, Crystal Stilts, The Clean, Kyle Fischer, Caithlin De Marrais<br />12/8: The Whispertown 2000, Dark Dark Dark, Mark Kozalek, Cure tribute<br />12/15: Glasvegas, Feist, Bruce Peninsula<br />12/22: Neko, Xmas<br />12/29 & 1/5: closed for the holidays<br />1/12: SR Best of 2008<br />1/19: unreviewed gems from the previous year<br /><br />Expect a major best-of post over the next few weeks as well, especially because some of my favorites this year won't stand a chance of being able to get on the air. And as always, stay tuned. I've been a little leery of my own chatter over the air as of late, but I do think some great music has been getting out there....Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-72436716162697610762008-10-04T11:23:00.000-07:002008-10-06T12:10:48.845-07:00OctoberBoy, I can't get ablogging if my life depended on it (and it doesn't). Planning a super-mega post in the next few days, though. What have I been doing? Most significantly, I celebrated my 52nd birthday doing <a href="http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=3196">this</a>, with Frank doing a darn good job of conveying the transcendance of it all. But mostly, plowing through a mountain of new music, much of it excellent (have I mentioned <a href="http://hellohighplaces.blogspot.com">High Places</a>?). The library is open Sundays again so that eats a bit into free time. Really, I'm in the mood to do a big update, but the time it takes to get from my head to template seems to be shrinking. Keep tuning in, though.<br /><br />How about a few upcoming playlists:<br />10/6: I'm Not Jim, TV On the Radio, Mercury Rev, Caribou<br />10/13: The Sea and Cake, Fembots, Vivian Girls<br />10/20: Crooked Fingers, Gentleman Reg, Wintersleep<br /><br />Back soon (hah!)Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222568.post-41506998698138626842008-09-03T07:10:00.000-07:002008-09-15T09:38:07.316-07:00September part two *updated*Some upcoming playlists, with hopefully everything arriving in time, may be shifted for new items, etc. blah blah...<br /><br />9/8: Angela Desveaux, Winter Gloves, Ra Ra Riot<br />9/15: High Places, Laura Barrett, Paul Weller<br />9/22: Rock the Net, Byrne & Eno, Mogwai<br />9/29: Mercury Rev, Living Bridge (Rare Book Room)Bob Scheffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433271785826005075noreply@blogger.com0