The hiatus

Sorry for the unannounced hiatus. A lot of things got in the way, and while I've been seeing shows and writing, I've held off on posting anything until I can post mp3s again. I'm also going to have limited internet access for the next three months. This probably means that the blog will be revived at the beginning of September. My apologies and have a great summer!

Bandwidth issues

For reasons [kind of] unknown, people are getting an error message when they try to download songs -- "bandwidth quota exceeded". The main reason, as far as I can tell, is that the files are around 5MB, and I probably only have 10MB of bandwidth, so if more than one person is trying to download at once, we'll probably run into problems, especially if other people are browsing the site at the same time. The thing is, I'm pretty sure I'm not popular enough to actually merit this kind of problem. I have been trying to figure out how much bandwidth I have on this free account (I don't know if my cheap-o domain name factors in at all) and whether or not (and how) I could upgrade the site. Also, I don't even know if this is really an issue or just a false error. So, stick around, I'll keep writing, and I'll get downloads back to normal as soon as possible. Until then, if there's a song you desperately desire, leave a comment with your email address or AIM screen name and the songs you would like and I'll be happy to send you the files. Sorry!!

Fragments

The name of this blog (Broken Loveseats, if you've developed a sudden case of amnesia) is taken from the lyrics of "Frankie and Annette", by Casey Dienel. The other day I was listening to the song, and I realized that the word "hubcaps" was indeed singular: "hubcap coffee cups and broken loveseats". I haven't the faintest idea what a "hubcap coffee cup" is, and if I ever meet Ms. Dienel that is the first thing I plan on asking her. Until then, the extended name remains. (And if anyone knows what on god's green earth the lyrics mean, please pass it on.)

Sia (see-uh) is great. Her newest album, "Some People Have REAL Problems", was released last week. I unfortunately missed the free shows in New York but I plan on seeing her in March. I'll try to describe her with misguided and vague references: Sia's voice sounds like a cross between Regina Spektor and Amy Winehouse and her band sounds kind of like Feist, but fuller.

Cat Power has the sexiest voice ever bestowed upon a human being. Ever. I would like to lose my virginity to Cat Power, but if she won't have me I could probably settle for having sex to her music.

I'm a stickler for basic quality, so it should say something that I've been listening to the High Fidelity soundtrack on repeat, even though there are at least two audible skips in my favorite song. I'm pretty sure "I'm Wrong About Everything" is supposed to be a sad song, but I don't care. It makes me laugh. And I'm crap at analyzing songs anyway, so you should probably just give it a listen without any preconceptions. I was super nice and got a decent copy of the track to upload, too. Thank me later.

In another life, I'm a performer, my voice is stellar, and I'm not completely tone-deaf. Few songs inspire this break from reality as much as "Why", by Andrew Bird, recorded live on Fingerlings. He is so suave and captivating on this track, it is nearly impossible to suppress the desire to be him.

Frankie and Annette - Casey Dienel
The Girl You Lost to Cocaine - Sia
The Greatest - Cat Power
I'm Wrong About Everything - John Wesley Harding
Why - Andrew Bird