I am a huge fan of Ben Folds. However, his tours don’t frequent west coasts (the last time, if I remember correctly, was in 2002). So, I was quite excited that his “Odd Man Out” tour included Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA. The tour also features Rufus Wainwright and Ben Lee. This was the first [...]
o. “non-linear” by MOT They are Lee Eon (vocals, etc.) and Z.EE. (guitars, etc.). This seems to their first album. Their slow-paced (well, a couple of them were faster) music carries somewhat somber, dreamy ambiance. Musically, I like what they are doing although I am not sure if they did too much with the gritty [...]
Well, it’s been well overdue. These are what I have bought since the last time. o. “Another world…” by Happyband Well They are Lee ChangHyeon (vocal), Neo (guitar), Kim SangJin (bass), and Lee YunMan (drums). A soft rock band (reminds a bit of BuHwal). Not too keen about the vocal. Well-made, but NMCoT. o. “Prana” [...]
o. “speed graphic” by Ben Folds I got this awhile ago, but I have been busy. Anyway, this is one of the three EP albums he is releasing this year (?). All the album titles are related to photography (apparently, Ben recently got into it). This has five new tracks, although I’ve heard that one [...]
Ben Folds is a kind of my idol. If I were to make music, I want to do what he’s been doing. Unfortunately (or fortunately to the world, I guess), I don’t attempt to write music. :p After I bought his live CD a month ago, I learn that he would be touring and will [...]