about music

Nick Hornby's new book, "Juliet, Naked" is the first book I have downloaded to my Kindle, for fun, rather than work. Here is a really good interview with Hornby on NPR from Weekend Edition. Very eloquent about how the characters of "High Fidelity" don't exist anymore -- they download, they don't browse. Actually, I think I saw some of them (the old sort) yesterday on St. Marks Place, but not many.

link to Weekend Edition

The New York Times has done two stories recently that you could say feed into the Hornby train(spotting) groove.

One ran today about touring the East Village looking for vinyl (records). Other Music of course was featured, along with Rockit Scientist. Restaurants and bars also featured. Link not working right now. I will put it up later.

Records stores in the East Village

Two weeks ago, Ben Sisario did an amazing story for the NYT finding out where all the retailers had gone. Working online and in their large apartments, it seems. I am surprised that the Times would devote so much space -- good thing. It's a fascinating story.

Record Stores: Out of Sight, Not Obsolete

Worth the Calories

The Archive

Passed 200 days of content in the archiving of the CD library. That 72,500 songs so far. Feeling like a character from Nick Hornby's "Juliet Naked." On "Various Artists." The end is in sight.