Welcome to this week’s installment of “Reading, Listening, Watching, etc.”
If you haven’t guessed it by now, this is where I keep track of some of my media intake. You may or may not be in to the same things. That’s OK. Get your own website. It’s really not all that complicated. I’m sure you can figure it out. And while you are, here are some things for you to read, listen to, watch and/or consider.
Hope you enjoy.
Reading:
Ok, so I’m still reading Brothers Karamozov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. OK?! So don’t want to talk about it.
Actually, who am I kidding, of course I want to talk about it! Are you kidding me?!
I mean, come on. I can’t be the only person who would like to see this epic tale worked out for television by the people behind something like Downton Abbey. Let it play out over several seasons. Fetyukovich the Lawyer?! Smerdyakov?! And Ivan talks to the Devil? How is this going to work out?!
It’s definitely too much for a movie or even a miniseries. But, I think that the way we’ve been seeing some television series play themselves out as closed-ending stories, there might be hope. Watching something like LOST or Breaking Bad, stories which were told and allowed to end gives me hope that this story could be adapted for the screen.
But in the meantime, I love it and I’m glad I finally got around to reading it.
Music:
Damien Jurado: Visions of Us On the Land
Jurado’s label, Secretly Canadian, says the album, “completes the tale of an individual who has had to disappear from society in order to discover some universal truths”. NPR says: “As works of mood-altering music go, Jurado has upped the dosage with Visions. It’s a harrowing trip, led by a guide who’s all too familiar with the territory” (you can also stream the album at NPR Music.). Akin to Ryley Walker‘s take on Van Morrison‘s world, Visions of Us On The Land finds Jurado in top form, a soulful, sometimes psychedelic troubadour hitting his stride. It’s a beautiful and moving album.
Check out the official video for “Exit 353” here:
- Visit Jurado’s official website
Star & Micey: Get ‘Em Next Time
Yes, I know I posted about these guys last week, but that’s how much I dig their stuff. I love coming across bands that just feel natural, like you’ve always liked them. Or at least you would have always liked them if you had known about them sooner. Star & Micey are that kind of band.
Here they are performing on a trolley in 2010. Dig it:
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