Music video is wrapped and in the can!

Photos on Cindy's facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=17716&id=1643258944&ref=nf




It was hot as hell at the Cathedral of Junk, but we got it on the first take and did it again three times in other set ups. Playback looked fantastic. Yay! One down, then Saturday night's solo performance to go! Much fun! Can't wait to see the edited version, but the dancers were awesome and I really enjoyed playing with Terri Lords, the excellent drummer. We had a little drum, accordion and melodica Balkan jam during one of the breaks. That's me in the costume I was wearing, standing on top of my car afterward.

To the bathtub and to bed with me now! Work tomorrow. Argh.

A beautiful image by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh

for you.

Ow! Ow! My head hurts! I can't even begin to describe how taxing work is these days, so I won't even try. Plus, it would be very boring if I did explain.

And we had a student death in the wee hours Saturday night. Rumors abound, but it does seem foul play must have been involved, and underage drinking. What a tragedy.

But I got thirty-five free downloads at emusicdotcom. I swear they don't pay me off. Go check it out, and you, too, can get free downloads like all the cool kids. I got a whole Tanghetto album, a Zero 7 album and assorted songs to fill in some gaps in my music collection with my freebies. They have more independent labels, obscure European stuff, etc., there than the iTunes store, it seems. And I did learn most of the bands I love fall under the electronic,trip-hop, down-tempo label. Good. I never had the terminology to explain the kind of contemporary music I enjoy until now.

The Cinematic Orchestra

http://www.cinematicorchestra.com/

These guys are incredible. Spent last evening familiarizing myself with their repertoire and now my iPod is updated with their music. My young staff members laugh at me -- I am so into my iPod nano.

You can also listen at jango.com, another guilty pleasure of mine: free internet radio that you customize to your own musical tastes. My "station" features Tanghetto, Gotan Project, D J Shadow, Fatboy Slim, Thievery Corporation, for instance. And you can send songs to others. Cool.