By matthew on 2010/02/03
I finally got around to creating a new mixtape – one that I have actually planned off and on for over a year now. I didn’t exactly put much thought into it, at least not compared to some previous efforts. But it’s still a good representation of disco, italo disco, new wave, industrial, [...]
Posted in Mixtape Tagged Disco, freestyle, industrial, italo disco, mixtape, mp3, new wave, playlist
By matthew on 2010/01/31
Oooh, oooh, somebody waits for me…
Japan – Halloween (1979)
Posted in Music Tagged 1979, david sylvian, japan, mp3, new wave
By matthew on 2010/01/07
You’re nervous, you don’t know exactly where to go, you feel lost in the maze of cafeteria queues, and you don’t actually end up doing much work. And this first day was no exception.
I ran into someone I’ve seen before (only on the internet of all things; I must have better visual memory than [...]
Posted in Matters Tagged AMD, Austin, employment, job, offices
By matthew on 2010/01/02
For the first Saturday of a new year (and new decade, as well), I give you a song from 3 decades prior, in 1979. Yet it is just as relevant and just as lovely as ever.
click to play: Cowboys International – Here Comes A Saturday (1979)
Posted in Auld Wave Syne, Music Tagged 1979, 2010, cowboys international, Music, new wave, new year, obscuro
By matthew on 2009/12/29
January: I was still in Seattle, but at that point I was beginning to see that I had to leave soon or else face irrecoverable mental strain. Nevertheless, it was a creative time for me personally – it really wasn’t so bad being unemployed in a city that you can easily walk.
Downtown Seattle from [...]
Posted in Photo Tagged 2009, photography, photos, year in review