In the interest of demonstrating thankfulness (and being
meta) it seemed appropriate to make our next blog post be about blogs. Specifically, two of the best music-focused
blogs around, extremely well-written and engaging, albeit in very different
ways.
I Am Fuel, You Are
Friends (better known among regulars as Fuel/Friends) has been masterminded
since 2005 by the phenomenally talented Heather Powell Browne. It’s rare to see someone write about music
with this much unrestrained passion and joy, and the experience is made all the
more memorable by Heather’s tremendously evocative descriptions. A master at conveying the emotional texture of
the music listening experience, she is also a terrific photographer and
raconteur on any number of topics related to music and creativity (e.g. her
recent post on Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia). Heather is the real deal, both a gifted artist
herself and a true believer in the artists she cultivates and amplifies through
her work.
Riff Raf, a
more recent acquaintance, shares the essential ethos and personality of the Vault
itself – musically all-encompassing, intensely curious and frequently quirky. In the last ten days alone, maestro Richard
Fulco has published features on the
new Rolling Stones reissue, the
112th birthday of the jukebox, an
indie band called The War on Drugs, and Dr.
Teeth & the Electric Mayhem (complete with individual member profiles).
The entertainment value of Riff Raf is so high that you might not notice there’s
a lot to be learned here about music history as well.
Enjoy, and give thanks for these two talented writers
sharing their unique voices with the world.
