A Day in a Life

[apolla]

Didn't have a bad day today. Went into town with me mam and got a couple of CDs (One, surprisingly, Presence by Led Zep.) and then some books. Hammer of the Gods, which is an unauthorised biography of Led Zeppelin, which I'm already on Chapter Six of, I'm With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie: Pamela Des Barres' famous and long out-of-print account of her time as the Seventies' greatest groupie Miss Pamela. And also Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung which is a collection of Lester Bangs' articles and pieces. Should have fun with that lot. I figure if I'm going to try Journalism, I should find out exactly who I've been compared to. *cheeky grin*

Actually, along that train of rock snob/geek thought, I started writing a particularly detailed review of The Song Remains The Same. Or rather, that was my excuse for watching it last night at 3.30am when I was done chatting online to gryffinseye. When it's done is anyone interested in reading this stuff? Because if there's people out there on my friends list who want to read my attempts to see if I can write about music beyond "John Lennon's the best" I'll post it, but if not, I won't.

My brother has started putting my shiny new Flash website together for me. We only spent an hour starting it yesterday but it is fab so far. Way, way better than my badly put together, basic HTML site as it is now (not updated since April 2001!). I'm looking to re-format my old Buffy stuff (some only 1 1/2 yrs old but cringeworthy to read for me) and also add my HP stuff to it maybe. Should be v. cool.

I have a question: Did anyone come out of the 1980s with a shred of musical credibility? I've been downloading stuff by my favourite boys all day and most of it is bad 80s shite. Did any of them? If so could someone point me to the good stuff. Hell, something 'only ok' would suffice after the mediocre 80s overproduced bollocks I've heard today. I suppose a decade that opened with the deaths of John Lennon, John Bonham and Bob Marley was never going to be a good one.

And lastly: HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY MICK!

Comments

Well, shite, woman

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

If you're going to write music *journalism*, I want to be first in line to read it. I think you love music even more than I do (if that's possible) and I know for damn sure that you can write, so why not put those two loves together? Here's my advice - Joseph Campbell said it best, "Follow your bliss!" (aka Do what you love, and the money will follow.) Hugs, Anne U

Re: Well, shite, woman

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Forgot to say, Mick Jagger is *ONLY* 60???? Holy shit, he looks like he's 100!! except his hair isn't the color of Tang ;-)

Re: Well, shite, woman

[apolla.livejournal.com]

Yup, only sixty, but compared to Keef he still looks pretty young. *smirk*

Well then, for you, I will post. Later today perhaps if I get it finished. It's not a case of thinking of music journalism, it's whether I can actually do it properly. *sigh*

Hugs and stuff,

Clare