Cut Through the Noise

Now Playing November 2008

First, best e-mail I got last week (a haiku-ish reply). From my friend Philip Price of Winterpills, who’ve been on this list before: sorry. election time got crazy. i had volunteered. what a time. i drank too much. then my hard drive crashed and i temporarily lost everything. but i found it. everything is ok. and i’m drying out. Somehow, I [...]

You Say Recession, I Say Opportunity

Perhaps I’m in denial. Yesterday while hearing “Stormy Weather” on Marketplace (yet again), I actually stuck my fingers in my ears and sang, “La La La La La Laahhhhhhhh! There’s plenty of money and plenty of people who want to give it to ME!” Yep. I really did. Oh, I’m not completely delusional. I’ve got a 401(k [...]

Letters from the Road: Colin Devlin

Guest post this week from Irish singer-songwriter and one of the nicest musicians I know, Colin Devlin of the Devlins. Look for his solo project A Democracy of One out 2009 (yay!). Dear Kate, i’m really not sure what to write in this guest blog, there seems to be too many people writing so much crap on [...]

In Short October 2008

First things first. THANK YOU for your feedback regarding The Daily Dose. Please do keep it coming because we can only achieve world domination together. I’m totally serious. That said, our winner is (through random selection)… Pat Cusick Congratulations Pat! I actually have two prizes for you, one is secret so give me a call and I’ll [...]

The Psychedelic Artist’s Guide to Psychedelic Analysis

Who knew that when I moved to Saugerties, New York (think Big Pink) a few years ago that my next-door neighbor would be founding psychedelic art legend Isaac Abrams? Far out. And miraculously, close by. Just in the converted antique auction house loft adjacent to ours. Yes, I’ve borrowed sugar. Not only are Isaac’s paintings stunningly visceral but the “mysterious [...]

Feedback

Likely, you’ve occasionally wondered what exactly it is we do here at Outlandos Music (other than blog). The easy answer is that we’ve been plotting and scheming to remedy a lot of the stuff you hear me bitching and moaning about each week. Actually, the plotting and scheming was over ages ago… like most startups, [...]

Now Playing October 2008

Here’s what’s been keeping me company as of late: Lizzie Grant, Gramma SparkalerTrailerHeaven [sic] Who is this girl? Un-freaking-believable. Don’t let the bad graphics scare you away. Men at Work, Overkill They always somehow find a way onto my mixtapes. If you haven’t heard Collin’s solo work, you must. Transcendental Highway’s my favorite. Lykke LI, Little Bit Kate Bush meets Thompson [...]

Letters from the Road: Karl Mullen

Guest post this week from one of my closest pals, musician, painter, fashionista, and all-around wickedly wonderful guy, Karl Mullen: Dear Kate, Thanks for the request to be a guest blogger. This is my first …. though back in the late 70’s early 80’s as an illegal alien I played in the punk band Carsickness under the [...]

Don’t Read This

Perhaps it’s inherently American, this idea that you CAN have it your way, an innate sense of entitlement — even arrogance — that, on the one hand, has its merits (the very foundation of our constitution, for example). A preemptory bumption perpetuated by Democracy. Capitalism. The American Dream. Liberal Arts degrees. Starbucks, among other things. So [...]

I Hate New Music

Folks, I’m slackin’ on you this week. Truth be told, I’m neck-deep in writing a business model and let’s just say that crunching numbers: not my favorite. So instead of the usual musings, I’ll be following my own advice. Here goes: “Before any of you start a band, or join a band, or aid or [...]