JL: The Archive
Between 1998 to 2005, Dave Bellard and I recorded and released four albums under the name Jesters Longevity. Since we haven’t lived in the same state since college in the early 90s, the music was the result of periodic intense weekends filled with creative...
Favorite Live Videos #4
My early relationship with Peter Gabriel's music was documented in this blog post. In that post, I describe how his 2002 album Up converted me from a very respectful fan, to a "holy shit, I need to explore this guy's whole catalog" fan. Two nights of the "Growing Up"...
Favorite Live Videos #3
This is a bit of a bonus video because my goal with this series had been to share single song videos. I simply couldn't share just one piece of this performance. And since we're all (and I mean all) heading full speed into coronavirus quarantine, why not watch a...
Cocteau in Springtime
The Cocteau Twins are a spring band for me. It's funny how certain bands and sounds remind people of certain times of the year. Unless the music is made specifically for a season (i.e. Christmas music), the music and season relationship is often to a person. My...
Favorite Live Videos #2
Regardless of how I feel about a band's music, if they own it live, I respect them. This performance of "Silverfuck" by The Smashing Pumpkins in 1994 is a fantastic example of a band owning it live. I just so happen to also love the Pumpkins and had seen them play at...
Favorite Live Videos #1
I found London Grammar through one of those "if you like this, you'll probably like that" algorithms on the Internet. It was probably Spotify. I immediately fell in love with the power that this band conveys through simple arrangements of dreamy pop music and the...