Tag: Texas

  • Song 94: The top 1000 songs, a challenge

    Song 94: The top 1000 songs, a challenge

    “You’re Going to Lose That Girl” by the Beatles When I was 9-years old, I became a super-fan of Rock’n’Roll. I was living in Fort Worth, Texas and I had this poster from radio station KFJZ of the top 1000 songs of the rock era. I made it my business to hear and know each… Read more

  • Song 80: Schizophrenic with dark alleyways and sundrenched corrals

    Song 80: Schizophrenic with dark alleyways and sundrenched corrals

    “The Big Gundown” performed by John Zorn. If the 13th Floor Elevators are the band I associate most with my dad, John Zorn seems most twinned to my dad’s restless and experimental spirit—and what better example of this than Zorn’s mashup of legendary Spaghetti Western composer, Ennio Morricone! My dad loves Westerns and Film Noir.… Read more

  • Song 79: Pioneers of Psychedelic Rock

    Song 79: Pioneers of Psychedelic Rock

    “Roller Coaster” by The 13th Floor Elevators Written by Matt “Recently, it has become possible for man to chemically alter his mental state and thus alter his point of view (that is, his own basic relation with the outside world which determines how he stores his information). He then can restructure his thinking and change… Read more

  • Assignment 18: The story of Dad

    Assignment 18: The story of Dad

    Name: Matt Moore Location: Los Angeles, CA Relation to music: listener and dabbler Industry: Digital librarianship Introduction When I first learned of Kristen’s fantastic Five Song Project, I immediately started thinking what sort of theme I might choose if I were ever fortunate enough to contribute. At first it was difficult to narrow things down—that… Read more