song of the hour: poe – hey pretty<\/p>\n
man, where have I been that I missed this very cool artist? hmm.. well, poe’s last big hit “angry johnny” came out at a time when I was still into heavy grunge, so those heavily seductive lyrics and atmospheric arrangements went right over my 14-year-old head. it seems a lot of the modern rock artists who had radio hits while I was in high school are coming out with new stuff, and it fuels a desire to go back to their older stuff and dig a little deeper. take, for instance, folk implosion. their song “natural one” has always been one of my faves, but only now do I realize that the lead singer is also in sebadoh, a reputedly kick-ass indie group I honestly haven’t heard much of -sheepish-, that natural one was kind of a surprise hit off the “Kids” soundtrack, etc. It’s just funny: I didn’t think too much about the things I liked. I just liked them. it’s a simple thing, you know? it’s not about taste or whatnot… I liked that song, and who knew it was a “cool” song to like? I didn’t know, nor did I care.<\/p>\n
I find I question myself about a lot of things a lot more, even something as simple as “what do you like?” I’ve always been indecisive, but please. Maybe things need to be a little more black and white with me.<\/p>\n
-thoughtfully- but I definitely have a better idea of what I want, what I want to do with my time. my ideas stand more solidly now, with much more “real-life” experience to back ’em up. yet, at the same time, you now know enough to be a little afraid…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
song of the hour: poe – hey pretty man, where have I been that I missed this very cool artist? hmm.. well, poe’s last big hit “angry johnny” came out at a time when I was still into heavy grunge, so those heavily seductive lyrics and atmospheric arrangements went right over my 14-year-old head. it … <\/p>\n