Monday, January 25, 2010
Free Dios Leaks from Buddyhead
One of my favorite under-the-radar groups, Dios (previously/alternately known as Dios Malos) is due to release their third album "We are Dios" in early February on West Coast record label/rock n roll tastemaker Buddyhead. At the end of 2009 they dropped a 4th quarter single, "Puttin it Down" via free download. Very solid stuff. This week they've given us one more appetizer; the 2010 1st quarter single, "Feather in Yr Cap," also free. I'm about to check it out, and you should follow my lead. Songs, some cool artwork, and some news on the upcoming release from Buddyhead--links below:
Friday, January 22, 2010
Resolution Rock
Mea Culpa: I suck.
6 months ago, I moved from Washington, DC to Charlottesville, VA. At the time, I expressed optimism that the change of music scenery would invigorate my writing and jumpstart this blog. That was not the case.
In fact, the life change proved fairly overwhelming and, despite my best intentions, I completely dropped off the map. I know how devastating this was to my loyal readership. I feel like a bad parent. Not, like, Leland Palmer-bad, but my trail of broken promises is a major let-down to the great ideas that inspired me to start this project.
And yet, we rock on. It's a (relatively) new year still, and in 2010 my resolution is to pick up right where I left off and bring it all back home. No more hand-wringing, no more apologies, no playing catch-up. Just a clean slate and Egan Caufield going full tweed ahead.
My informal sabbatical might not have been the worst thing in the world. I have been catching up on some old music that I've unjustly ignored, including Sunny Day Real Estate and Wilco's back catalog. Now that I'm a bit more settled in, I should have more regular time to write, not to mention a massive backlog of ideas on how to make the blog cooler for you guys. Shorter pieces, more C-Ville scene stuff, more links to good/new/unheard music, and maybe even a constructive use of the Twitter medium. Believe Dat!!!
Skeptical? I don't blame you. But the proof, they say, is in the pudding. So, stay tuned to this space for a solid helping of music...pudding.
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