R.I.P. Alex Chilton

So I was pretty sad to hear about the passing of Alex Chilton this afternoon.  A great song writing talent from the Box Tops (see The Letter, you've heard it before) to Big Star (who penned the original version of the theme for That Seventies Show, also making an appearance on my Senior Year Mix) and beyond.  Funky16Corners wrote a great obituary on Soul Strut which I will pass along to you because I don't think I could do him the same justice.  Instead I will leave you with the song by Big Star and a tribute by the Replacements, aptly titled Alex Chilton.  And we sing "I'm in love, What's That Song?"...

The Replacements Alex Chilton
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p.s.   My apologies for not keeping up with posting of late.  For some reason sitting down to write is seeming like more of a chore these days.  I predict that will change, I need some time to build up the creative juices.  In better news I never announced that Sound Out Loud is now over a year old far surpassing my own expectations of not going past a month.

Garfunkel & Oates

So a while ago I was asked if I wanted to write some things about music (and or food... I believe) on this blog. Being interested in both those things I said sure. And I did. Once. But, I was a bit toasty and incoherent (probably mostly because I'm not a very good writer... but I there was a point in time where I thought I was) so to make it up I'll make a legit post here.

I just stumbled across Garfunkel & Oates, whom apparently get some press (and tv time on scrubs) but have seem to eluded me to now. Garfunkel & Oates are a quirky folksy musical comedy duo of Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome. Now don't get me wrong. Normally I detest comedy music because it's usually ...well... not funny, but these two seem to have something with their genuinely humorous songs. So check em out, let me know what you think and how late I am to the game.

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