unemployed

you know, now that i don't have a job, i have lots of free time.  so now i shall blog.  because i like to write.  i shall write about the music i enjoy, the films i enjoy, and the stuff i hate.  because i can.  because everybody is doing it.

i don't know how this will pan out, but maybe it will go well.  i hope you enjoy it.  i hope people read this.

i will start off by telling you what blogs i enjoy, because then you may know what sorts of things to expect.

*my first favorite blog was The Number One Songs In Heaven.  sadly, that one ended...but the same guy started a new blog called Crying All The Way To The Chip Shop.  it lacks the soul of number one songs, but it's got diversity, and he just seems to put some real thought behind his selections.

*Absolut Noise.  Super cool Swedish music.  I love Nordic music in general, and there are so many great bands that haven't really gotten distribution/exposure in the states.  so this blog has a lot to share.  this is why i love the internet.

*Free Hiphop Now Syndicate.  your guide to free (and legal!) hip hop.  so many underground hip hop artists put out EPs, LPs, songs, etc, for free, and this blog just about covers it all.  

*I'm Learning To Share!  Kind of a show & tell blog.  more than just music.  magazine scans from the 50s, old cartoons, comics, and much much more.  

*Tuwa's Shanty and The Roots Canal.  rarely updated, but awesome source for great forgotten blues/roots/etc artists.  the main reason i'm jazzed about it is because it just alerted me to this awesome new movie I probably wouldn't have known about.  It's called Honeydripper, sort of about the birth of rock & roll.  it's out in NY/LA, and will probably come to other markets in the next couple of months.

*and of course all those elbo.ws indie rock blogs (stereogum, my old kentucky blog, brooklyn vegan, etc) but you already know those.

and i plan on learning the "read the rest after the jump" trick soon...sorry for the longish post.