November 2011 Playlist

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I call this playlist First Frost. Because that’s yeah.

If you are on Rdio, you can subscribe to the playlist and if you really want, you can follow me on Rdio. I’m blurb omat. My Rdio address is: rdio.com/people/blurbomat.

Of particular note to music geeks is the release on Rdio of the Beach Boys The SMiLE Sessions. Scroll down to the Disc 5 section. There are 24 tracks from studio sessions for the song “Good Vibrations”. Hearing such a pervasive, cultural milestone of a song come together is really compelling. You can hear studio banter, Brian Wilson talking to people and giving direction as well as all the crazy instrumentation. Are pop songs still built with this level of craftsmanship? And when I say pop songs, I’m talking about Top40 level stuff… Really cool if you are into hearing music come together. They also include an alternate edit of the song that is much more raw and has less of the trademark Beach Boys harmonies.

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Famous Mustaches of the Rich and Famous

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Note the guitarist, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter laying it down for the Doobie Brothers, circa 1977. Sweet guitar licks combined with a sweet mustache. I share this to announce that we’ve gone over my initial goal of $200 bucks for Movember. YES! Thanks so much!

So I wanted to share that I’ll double the donations up to $1,000. So if you were on the fence, maybe this will help you. Let’s turn it up for prostate cancer research and men’s health:

Turn it up. Sorry, but I couldn’t resist.

You folks have blown me away with your kindness. Thanks again if you’ve already donated.