Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Many of you know I am, by trade, an A&R dude. I live and breathe new bands. Today is the first week of March which marks the beginning of what I call “A&R Season.”
In two weeks every indie rocker with a grin and a grand in the bank will be in Austin for this year’s annual SXSW. These next few weeks I will be in constant listening mode—gathering and discarding bands and song. The result will be the beginning of my rock ‘n roll journey, Chapter 2012!
I almost feel like an old time prospector making ready for another “land rush” as I sit atop my Idelic wagon, prepared to stake my claim for more rock ‘n roll glory.
OK, so here I am on Friday, my “SXSW high noon” still a week away. In the meantime, I thought I’d create a playlist that is as far off from my SXSW land rush as I could get.
Yesterday, by coincidence, I met with a few of my A&R colleges from Japan to discuss rock ‘n roll over coffee. I had been thinking about my friends in Japan. After all we are in earthquake country here in the Canyon and I was curious to know how their country is recovering from such a blow.
Glad to report our Idelic fiends in Japan are still rocking on! This is dedicated you—let’s meet again for coffee in Texas!
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
Team Me – Weathervanes And Chemicals
