http://notes.billmill.org/ 2026-03-07T12:52:13.690596Z Obsidian Notes Bill Mill https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2026/01/Bulls_On_Parade_-_Denzel_Curry.html 2026-01-18T02:13:11.991Z 2026-01-18T02:13:11.991Z <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4ywyFXdik" class="external-link">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4ywyFXdik</a></p> <p>Denzel does a great cover of Bulls on Parade.</p> <p>ICE is gathering, apparently, in hotels a mile from my house. I fear they'll be threatening my family and my neighbors any day now; I've been listening to (and feeling) a lot of Rage lately.</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2026/01/she_s_green_-_live_on_KEXP.html 2026-01-12T14:03:05.703Z 2026-01-12T14:03:05.703Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvjG6Ke14Is?si=N7klUNJurjS25-U3" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Fun performance from a shoegaze band I'd not heard of before</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2026/01/The_Belair_Lip_Bombs_-_Again.html 2026-01-01T14:35:21.085Z 2026-01-01T14:35:21.085Z <iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="450" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/again/1827080835"></iframe> <p>The Belair Lip Bombs are an Australian pop band that sound a bit like the Beths, <a href="/music/music_blog/2025/09/Straight_Line_was_a_Lie_-_the_Beths.html" class="internal-link">whose album I loved last year</a>.</p> <p>I had never heard of them until I read <a href="https://www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-top-40-albums-of-2025/" class="external-link">this list</a>, and immediately enjoyed their sound</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/12/Last_Night_I_Heard_the_Dog_Star_Bark_-_Gwenifer_Raymond.html 2025-12-19T15:06:00.113Z 2025-12-19T15:06:00.113Z <iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="450" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/last-night-i-heard-the-dog-star-bark/1813355729"></iframe> <p>I found this album via <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/g-s1-99860/best-albums-of-2025-lars-gotrich" class="external-link">Lars Gotrich's top 10</a>, I picked it out to listen without reading anything at all and was blown away to hear wonderful American Primitive songs.</p> <p>If you don't know what <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_primitive_guitar" class="external-link">American Primitive</a> music is, the term was coined by John Fahey for his style of music; I recommend you go and read the wiki article for more.</p> <p>Some of my other favorites in the genre are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john-fahey/vol-ii-death-chants-breakdowns-and-military-waltzes/" class="external-link">Death Chants, Breakdowns &amp; Military Waltzes - John Fahey</a></li> <li><a href="https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/leo-kottke/6-and-12-string-guitar/" class="external-link">6- &amp; 12-String Guitar - Leo Kottke</a></li> <li><a href="https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/jack-rose/kensington-blues/" class="external-link">Kensington Blues - Jack Rose</a></li> </ul> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/11/Hania_Rani_-_on_Giacometti.html 2025-11-17T19:27:42.904Z 2025-11-17T19:27:42.904Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0NTVXaxHBQQ?si=ePuIThFsEB-dMbuZ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Lovely piano performance</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/10/Sona_Jobarteh_at_Porquerolles.html 2025-10-17T01:25:06.191Z 2025-10-17T01:25:06.191Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A78b9IgI3EU?si=1EjONUIlOKOAKfsg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Lovely live performance by the kora player, via <a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/10/15/Current-Music" class="external-link">Tim Bray</a>. Ballaké Sissoko comes out to play with her (Ballaké previously: <a href="/music/music_blog/2025/01/Ballaké_Sissoko_and_Derek_Gripper.html" class="internal-link">1</a> <a href="/music/music_blog/2024/07/Derek_Gripper_and_Ballaké_Sissoko.html" class="internal-link">2</a>)</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/09/Paco_de_Lucia_-_Entre_Dos_Aguas__1976_.html 2025-09-29T19:48:55.776Z 2025-09-29T19:48:55.776Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oyhlad64-s?si=2FIfDBp3Z_e0rVb7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Excellent performance of a classic song. I hadn't thought about Paco de Lucia in a long time before today</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/09/Since_I_ve_Been_Loving_You_-_Led_Zeppelin.html 2025-09-05T17:59:20.026Z 2025-09-05T17:59:20.026Z <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3ztOzed3fKKnQhjlSlt8zC?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <p>This version of the song from the BBC Sessions compilation is hitting just right today</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/09/Jungle_set.html 2025-09-03T00:51:49.743Z 2025-09-03T00:51:49.743Z <p>After listening to <a href="/music/music_blog/2025/09/Straight_Line_was_a_Lie_-_the_Beths.html" class="internal-link">Straight Line was a Lie - the Beths</a> all morning, I needed something heaver so I put on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajD2YmOVEtU" class="external-link">this excellent jungle set</a> by 2b-frnk</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/09/Straight_Line_was_a_Lie_-_the_Beths.html 2025-09-02T11:52:52.298Z 2025-09-02T11:52:52.298Z <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/5XbVk30ifqaiI6EiVVjA1p?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <p>I'm kind of obsessed with the Beths right now. Their new album, Straight Line Was a Lie has brought me back to their last album, which was also fantasic, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1nAQg0AjzpuT7lINu1J87y?si=p4QMbunVTlip2hVrzr7b6g" class="external-link">Expert in a Dying Field</a>, and I've been replaying them both together.</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/08/Courtney_Barnett_Live_from_the_Royal_Exhibition_Building.html 2025-08-27T13:20:26.911Z 2025-08-27T13:20:26.911Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r94JH8PaU0c?si=-AFWK0FTq4FBkHDr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Lovely performance, accompanied by a cellist. Added to <a href="/music/youtube_concerts.html" class="internal-link">youtube concerts</a></p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/07/Chains_and_Whips_-_Clipse_ft_Kendrick.html 2025-07-28T19:33:49.542Z 2025-07-28T19:33:49.542Z <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIH-4RbbOk" class="external-link">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIH-4RbbOk</a></p> <p>Good video from the song off Clipse's most recent album</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/07/Wet_Leg_Tiny_Desk.html 2025-07-28T01:10:36.164Z 2025-07-28T01:10:36.164Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AzUHNjKMeV4?si=Pfkpqw22bu2GfkAP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Added to my already-long <a href="/music/Tiny_Desk_concerts.html" class="internal-link">Tiny Desk concerts</a> list</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/07/Gillian_Welch_and_David_Rawlings_Tiny_Desk.html 2025-07-08T02:21:47.955Z 2025-07-08T02:40:05.849Z <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfGdjdxxOuU" class="external-link">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfGdjdxxOuU</a></p> <p>Their performance on Revelator, including David Rawling's incredible guitar solo, is just incredible.</p> <p>These two are high up in the American music pantheon for me.</p> <p>I've added it to my giant list of <a href="/music/Tiny_Desk_concerts.html" class="internal-link">Tiny Desk concerts</a> I've loved</p> https://notes.billmill.org/music/music_blog/2025/07/War_Pigs_-_uKanDanz.html 2025-07-04T14:47:00.922Z 2025-07-04T14:47:00.922Z <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8kVYdLjoyPE?si=2gnZ5RRxVrvlZYQP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>Really fun cover of War Pigs, sung in Amharic by an Ethiopian band</p>