Let the Games Begin

Welcome! It's DJ Dead Bunny. I guess one could say I'm new at this whole music blogging thing; you see, I'm a photographer so I've spent more time showing off my work than anything else. I'll be the first to admit my music vocabulary is rather minimal, so I'll be here to help our blog out visually as well as add some of my personal flavor to the mix.

Now, I can't say that I'm on the cutting edge and know when bands first come out. I'm lucky to know people like my fellow Ear Footsie DJs and others to keep me in the know... but I shall remain humble and just speak on my c

urrent listenings and obsessions (because I can swing from one way to the next), and will now begin:

The album I haven't been able to stop listening to this past week was the soundtrack to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. In my mind this is all new music to me. Yes, I recognize that most of the artists have been around for a while, but I couldn't help coming out of the theatre NEEDING the soundtrack. It contains quite the variety of sounds from classic French tunes from the late 40's- "La Mer," by Charles Trenet, 60's NY Rock 'n Roll- "Pale Blue Eyes," by the Velvet Underground, to "Don't Kiss Me Goodbye," (my favorite song on the album) by Ultra Orange and Emmanuelle. It's all just very fresh with the sound. Generally I'm disappointed that not every song can be included into a soundtrack, and with this on at 36 minutes I wanted to hear more songs that would remind me of the film. Totally give it a try, the film was beautifully done as well.

Now, the school year is generally off-season in terms of shows for me. I'm luckily located in Chicago and expect to attend many shows after the next few months so I'll be able to switch it up and show my experiences through photographs and what not. We at Ear Footsie WILL be on the lookout for reasonably located shows, though, through the rest of the term.

Hopefully I haven't disappointed with this first post. Once I get into the swing of things (and see what my fellow DJs write about) I'll be able to impress.

Over and out,

DJ Dead Bunny

P.S. I will shamelessly take the photo credit for our little banner... unfortunately it's a little dated, but we all figured it was appropriate.