Just spent the last 30 minutes trying to figure out why the music coming off my USB turntable wasn't being recorded in stereo. Unfortunately I realized one of the settings was set for mono - I think this is a result of getting a new computer, and it sucks because it means the 3 or 4 albums I recorded last week are all mono. And I recorded 2 today, so I'm re-recording those now. Good times.
I'm getting impatient, so now I'm actually going to try to record these at 45rpm and convert to 33 1/3. We'll see how that goes.
Currently recording: Metallica - Ride the Lightning (the Metallica phase lives on, though I haven't listened to this one at all, so I don't know for sure that I'm still obsessed)
Recorded earlier but will probably re-record: Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Things I bought at Amoeba last weekend:
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (recent re-release)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (ditto, but this one is warped. Ugh)
Devotchka - A Mad & Faithful Telling
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound (not sure why I bought this, as I have no affinity for Genesis, but it was in great condition. Listened to side one and wasn't exactly enthralled...)
Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright (finally released on vinyl...now they just need to release Poses)
Black Mountain - In the Future
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
U2 - The Fly (12")
Jens Lekman - When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog
XTC - Apple Venus singles (this was $2.99!!!!! for 13 7-inches!!!! That's what she said!!!)
Sunday night is the Radiohead show at the Hollywood Bowl. Enough said
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
new design
Major renovations to the blog, and by major I mean I actually changed the colors. Also added some links on the sidebar. Crazy, crazy stuff
Listening in the car: Smashing Pumpkins - Rotten Apples
Recent discovery: I can't get into Adore or anything after all that much. It's OK but the first 2 albums and 3/4 (2/3?) of Mellon Collie just seem infinitely better.
Haven't listened to much else lately - too busy at work. Also haven't been to a show in what seems like ages, but I guess I did see Wolf Parade in mid-July. Radiohead is in a few weeks. So I got that going for me.
Hope to return with actual content sometime soon...
Listening in the car: Smashing Pumpkins - Rotten Apples
Recent discovery: I can't get into Adore or anything after all that much. It's OK but the first 2 albums and 3/4 (2/3?) of Mellon Collie just seem infinitely better.
Haven't listened to much else lately - too busy at work. Also haven't been to a show in what seems like ages, but I guess I did see Wolf Parade in mid-July. Radiohead is in a few weeks. So I got that going for me.
Hope to return with actual content sometime soon...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Lunchtime
Listening in the car: Trash Can Sinatras - Cake
Current favorite songs: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (from the recent Letterman performance)
Young Rival - 4:15
Dr. Dog - The Old Days
Valet - Fire
Currently eating: Subway tuna footlong
Current interest in reading this to anyone but me: zero
Current favorite songs: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (from the recent Letterman performance)
Young Rival - 4:15
Dr. Dog - The Old Days
Valet - Fire
Currently eating: Subway tuna footlong
Current interest in reading this to anyone but me: zero
Thursday, July 24, 2008
So there I was
I guess this is the first post. The title of the blog is based on a Public Enemy song - I tried approximately 83,175 other titles and most were taken. Unfortunately, even iloveaaroncarter.blogspot.com was taken. Not that this isn't a great title, especially given my obsession with records. But I digress...
Listening in the car: Tool - Lateralus
Listened to during dinner: The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Got in the mail today via eBay: Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (picture disc)
Recording from my turntable to the computer right now: Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
Current fixations:
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Dirty Projectors - Daytrotter Sessions (the second time, with the Rise Above songs)
Listening in the car: Tool - Lateralus
Listened to during dinner: The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Got in the mail today via eBay: Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (picture disc)
Recording from my turntable to the computer right now: Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
Current fixations:
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Dirty Projectors - Daytrotter Sessions (the second time, with the Rise Above songs)
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