one last app I let myself open to put on a song, change up the vibe, and get up to do real life shit. usually feels productive and lets me have one more sip of that digital dopamine
There is one crucial card I feel that must be tacked on to the list of Eno's Oblique Strategies: "Trap yourself in a greenroom between soundcheck and showtime...now await insanity, results, or both". Time and time again our band finds itself in this state of limbo, but one of my favorite new greenroom pastimes is commandeering the Spotify lyrics page of any song and turning into a chaotic Akai sampler. You essentially just need to click on the lyrics wherever on the song page and it will play the song at that exact point...feel free to get real wild with it and start doing 16th note taps on the lyrics all over the place lol...You'll soon realize that you can basically become a Kirkland's version of Fred Again overnight. I do feel like this technique is gonna catch on lol...you heard it here first!
when ur friend is playing some niche rhythms on the aux - hop on that spotify jam and queue Yes by LMFAO 8 times in a row without being caught. perfect for long car rides. some other good song options - Rock Lobster by B-52โs, The Fellowship of the Ring audio book narrated by Andy Serkis, and anything Gracie Abrams
A master at writing genre fiction as literary fiction. Multiple narratives, stellar characters, a time-hopping, pre- and post-apocalyptic plot, and a killer miniseries adaptation to watch once youโre finished
I only saw her perform twice, but I honestly donโt think Iโve ever seen anyone else live more than once (though I obviously would like to see a lot of them live again). At least I can say one of the times I saw her was her very first US performance ๐ฅน๐