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This image was inspired by The Phoenix Foundation song "Buffalo", from the album of the same name.

The Phoenix Foundation is The Best Band in the World (and also the kindest).

Hope you will check out this lovely lovely band, yes that is a link above.

Just for Fun

A wandering mind goes everywhere on Para quem a feliz idade?

What song?

Which song is this? A couple of clues: the artist's hair has been rendered faithfully, nothing to do with Elvis Costello despite the red shoes, in fact, the artist could give Tom Waits a run for his money in the gifted simian department. One of the prettiest songs I know.

Rats, I may have to draw him too...his face just lends itself to scratchy lines.

Here's the link .

Light a Candle

In keeping with TFE's Festival of Light prompt/post, here's another variation on light and musical notes.

I haven't forgotten the illustration links for January, I will be posting them 13 hours from now.

That melody haunts me still...

This is one I like from Snow Cake. What is yours?

Music

I pulled this one from the files for the Illustration Friday prompt "music". This was done for the first person story of a man whose first symptom of a brain tumor was hearing a combination of Procul Harem's "Whiter Shade of Pale" and a Bach Fugue. The art director told me that the writer liked the illustration, which was important to me. The musical notation is the opening bars of "Whiter Shade of Pale".

This is just too gorgeous not to share- Neil Ornstein's Papageno on Snorkblog

Listen/ Iran + Nashville

A week or so back, I asked for some musical suggestions since I feel that I sometimes am not quite up on current music...Parisa in Tehran sent me a link to this Iranian song, which has wonderful stop motion video with it. Parisa is an illustrator who is taking exams next week...think positive thoughts for her, especially on the eleventh!

      This is a long shot, but if anyone out there knows of a night job in Nashville, Rohzi is looking for one - Rohzi left the family home with a day job and apartment set up for her night course in audio engineering...turns out there is no night course, so she is now looking for a night job to allow her to go to school during the day. 

Heaven/The Youth Vote

Above is a photo of a painting by the graffiti artist The Mesngr or Lord Mesngr, of San Jose (The people at Manifesto Bikes weren't completely clear). It brought to mind the old Talkings Heads song Heaven. In Heaven, according to Mr. Byrne, "They play all my favorite bands". Which brings me to my request - I've noticed that a lot of people who've stopped by since the Blog of Note thing are young - me, I'm of an older generation. So, my friends: I like linking songs - they don't all HAVE to be from the 60's and 80's - I would be grateful if any of you would leave contemporaryish song names OR youtube links to a couple of things you like in the comments. If I can link them thematically with a particular post, or even put a few of them together as a narrative, I will do so at some point in the future. If I use a song you've suggested, I will link to your blog in the post - and I'll make an effort to let you know ahead of time when I've done so. Thrash metal, country and very abstract stuff are probably not going to work so well for purposes of this blog (no judgement, just saying).*

Above is a photo of Manifesto Bikes, which seems to be a center for social unrest of the best kind. And, as they make it clear on their website, they're not snobs. on 40th Street in Oakland (AKA the Navel of the World).

*Edit: Songs not in English most definitely okay.

Ding-Dong

So we get a day to celebrate our changed circumstances - though from what I've read about the inauguration speech prepared (I am posting from the past) it sounds as if Dad is Home, and he will be Straightening Us Out. So , here is a link to a musical celebration seen on mousemedicine , and if you want to see another (super furry) take on universal connection, 

(pause for aural palate-cleansing)

here is a different musical flavor.