You don't have to list every song; just "listening events" - "spent 2 hours listening to random playlist on my iPod" is as valid an entry as a discussion of an individual track and why you chose it.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 4 April 2011 08:00 (thirteen years ago) link
oh fine, that's cool then. Should've paid more attention to the brief!
― Bill A, Monday, 4 April 2011 08:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I've started logging, using Nick's spreadsheet. Will publish the logs as daily blog posts.
― mike t-diva, Monday, 4 April 2011 09:26 (thirteen years ago) link
That's my plan.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 4 April 2011 09:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Today = bugger loads of ambient as I work from home.
morning commute.
― GamalielRatsey, Monday, 4 April 2011 11:53 (thirteen years ago) link
first entries are lol wrestler theme tunes.
― Nult AGL (a hoy hoy), Monday, 4 April 2011 15:34 (thirteen years ago) link
This has gone pretty mental today.
Alist of blogs & tumblrs involved so far: http://sickmouthy.com/2011/04/04/musicdiaryproject-whos-taking-part/
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 4 April 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks for the list, nice to see.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 April 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
i actually remembered to do this, though this might be my only sober night in of the week so god knows how it'll go in the next few days...
http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/4349201559/music-diary-project-4-4-11
― lex pretend, Monday, 4 April 2011 22:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I am doing this and I didn't make the list! shaolin-directory.tumblr.com - Was gonna update every morning after.
― Nult AGL (a hoy hoy), Monday, 4 April 2011 23:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, there's a surprising amount of tumblr's here (I clicked thru all of them due to boredom and general curiosity as to which of the "big 3" looked best: blogr, tumblr, wordpressr). and a typepad. and a..tumblr-like thing. and somebody's facebook, which i can't access.
which surprises me, as there's really not many wordpresses.
anyway.
― kelpolaris, Monday, 4 April 2011 23:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i'll create whatever one by the end of the night. i've had various blogs but all the material is from freshman yr of college and fairly embarrassing, as expected.
― kelpolaris, Monday, 4 April 2011 23:26 (thirteen years ago) link
tumblr is really shit, i use mine only occasionally and never enthusiastically
― lex pretend, Monday, 4 April 2011 23:29 (thirteen years ago) link
a lot of people seem to take their blogs fairly seriously, as if resumes (i know the last time p4k was hiring they asked for personal websites, not attachments). knowing that you're a music-critic, by having a tumblr does this provide some sort of connection as to you being more...um, hip?
hipness is only a concern to me as my train of thought is that if given two equally capable writers, a publication might more go for one "in the know".. and i think just having a new-school tumblr might serve some sort of minimal advantage to an old-school blogspot. or i guess i'm more trying to say that tumblr always struck me as the least professional of all the blogging formats.
i realize this is pretty irrelevant, we just don't have any real blogging threads here on ILM (I've looked)
― kelpolaris, Monday, 4 April 2011 23:35 (thirteen years ago) link
blah, rereading my post even i am having a hard time figuring out what i'm trying to ask. i guess, as one of 9823702 aspiring music crits here, i'm wondering if i'd be taken more or less seriously had i submitted a tumblr to a publication than a blogspot. sort of like asking for advice on how to format a resume (times new roman or helvetica? etc)
― kelpolaris, Monday, 4 April 2011 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
lol, i've no idea, i'd hope not! i've never been able to get into ~blogging~ and only ever really intended my tumblr to be a convenient repository for all my work (at which it's failed lamentably)
― lex pretend, Monday, 4 April 2011 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i must sort this out tbh
tumblr seems less professional but also less staid? idk, i personally prefer tumblr as a reader because i can follow someone in one click rather than futz around with an RSS reader that i'm likely to ignore for weeks at a time. also tumblrs make it really easy for people to show immediate interest in your stuff via likes and reblogs -- which is admittedly cheaper feedback than blog comments, but surely there's value in amassing a lot of it? it seems like it's pretty easy to gain a visible network of readers via tumblr, and it positions you as a part of a thriving community moreso than the solitary-feeling blogspot.
― major fashion inspiration (reddening), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 01:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Tumblr is a lot like what blogging was in the old days, when you could post a picture or a link with a few words and no pressure to make an argument or some controversial statement that would attract cranky respondents and drama queens. So far.
― don't smurf (u s steel), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 01:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Tumblr's definitely the mist popular platform fir it so far. I guess people feel less pressure to update at length or in depth because of the format, and so probably update more often as a consequence. And are more likely to start one even if they don't have "writerly" ambitions. I know my wife runs one but would never have a full blog.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 05:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, as somebody said upthread, the isolationism of blogger/wordpress makes me feel like "whats the point" if I had any plans to continue a blog further (I mean, versus just keeping all my writings as word documents located in some designated folder on my desktop). I get vibes verging on depressing when I stumble upon a blogspot, akin to that Buffy message-board populated entirely by one (possibly schizophrenic) person (google it if you're curious). The aspect of just being able to "tune in" to other ilxor's blog's I kinda liked.that said:http://kmattduffy.tumblr.com/
― kelpolaris, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 06:15 (thirteen years ago) link
the whole thing w/ the blog-thing claiming i posted that on the 5th is bullshit. i mean i probably did, but i still consider 12:22am (now) to be an extension of the 4th.
― kelpolaris, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 06:23 (thirteen years ago) link
kinda wondering if modernizing her tunes equates to just giving everything more bass
― kelpolaris, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 06:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Well it's 8.30am here, so it is the fifth...
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 07:26 (thirteen years ago) link
This was my Day One: http://troubleddiva.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/music-diary-project-day-one/
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 07:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Over 50 blogs & tumblrs & stuff are involved in this so far. My blog, which normally averages 50-200 hits a day, got over 1,700 yesterday, and has nearly 500 already today. It's a little mental.
I have listened to no music at all today. Not one little bit.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Nick can I take part if I don't have a blog?
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:20 (thirteen years ago) link
That's something a couple of people have asked; I don't see why not at all. The whole point is just to document what you listen to, so anywhere you can do that - there's no reason not to post your listening on this thread, for instance. People are doing that on the Drownedinsound thread about it. I've seen another guy using Facebook; I know someone else who's tweetign nothing but #musicdiaryupdates this week. Plus several people have set up Tumblrs just for the week, I gather.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Okay thanks.
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:29 (thirteen years ago) link
i've actually delayed doing my first quarter report on tumblr b/c of this (otherwise it'd be LIST OVERLOAD) (which is why i'm not bothering twitter too much about it)
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:30 (thirteen years ago) link
here is my day one: http://stopmoving.tumblr.com/post/4335482416/music-diary-project
i was thinking, oh, this is a weird week because i'm in london and have a friend visiting and etc so it's not going to reflect my typical listening habits, but tbh i don't know that i ever have a 'typical' week
― c sharp major, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:55 (thirteen years ago) link
swapping ipods when travelling with someone! how have i never thought of this before!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 09:57 (thirteen years ago) link
http://shaolin-directory.tumblr.com/post/4362857784/music-diary-project-4-4-11
― Nult AGL (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 10:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Monday 05-Apr, I listened to:
Art of Noise: "Into Battle With", the new 'deluxe' version with the unreleased "Worship" album added as extra. In the car, during a shopping run.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 10:38 (thirteen years ago) link
swapping ipods while travelling is kind of tricky-- always the possibility you'll end up judging them by what they have, or miss out on good stuff because the name means nothing to you, or, if you're me, get annoyed by poor mp3 tagging.
but when it works it's p fun.
― c sharp major, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 10:43 (thirteen years ago) link
barest of barebones tumblr, if I get time I'll make it a little easier on the eye. Day one:
http://hastilyerected.tumblr.com/
― Bill A, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 13:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Well over 70 blogs etc involved now.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i hate to be annoying (yeah right!) but just gonna post my stuff in this thread each day or two
Monday:
Panda Bear – Tomboy – full album (NPR stream)Lull – Dreamt about Dreaming – first 20 min. or soCraft Spells – Idle Labor – full albumAaliyah – “Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)”
Tuesday (so far):
ESG – Dance to the Best of ESG – first 30 min. of disc 1Bardo Pond – s/t album – first three songsThe Mountain Goats – four songs played live, SPIN.com video
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
How is Tomboy?
― Nult AGL (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
I really like it so far.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
i like it! lots of looped vocals, big washes of processed guitar, rudimentary backing rhythms. as usual, the melodies he comes up with on a few tracks floor me; others are more ambient, or sound like a skipping disc, looping over and over.
have a listen yourself -
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/134987319/first-listen-panda-bear-tomboy
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I found that link like 10 minutes ago. It's like an indie version of an old Scientist dub record or something - I think I like it?
― Nult AGL (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
not sounding too confident there
― hey ilxor, thanks for contributing, glad you stopped by (ilxor), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's my summary of Day Two: http://troubleddiva.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/music-diary-project-%e2%80%93-day-two/
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Tuesday, nowt.
Right now, watching TOTP1976 on iplayer (doesn't count, right?)
― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:40 (thirteen years ago) link
day 2! http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/4375670491/music-diary-project-5-4-11
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
days 1-2 (for now): http://mookieproof.tumblr.com/tagged/musicdiaryproject/chrono
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 07:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Day one and two:
http://closer-to-perfection.tumblr.com/
I hate Tumblr so excuse the formatting.
― Costumes By Maureen Of Hollywood (ShariVari), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 08:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's my Day Three: http://troubleddiva.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/music-diary-project-%E2%80%93-day-three/
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
this'd be neat, as my music listening habits have entirely changed. i've pretty much abandoned last.fm (last log-in: nov. 2011) and lately have found that walking around w/ headphones has really been counterproductive to how sociable a person i am, so i've quit that (bus-riding, bike-riding, skateboarding = yes.... don't fault my logic, i know i don't have any)
― NO NUTRITIONAL CONTENT (kelpolaris), Monday, 5 March 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
Starting to properly think about this now.
http://sickmouthy.com/music-diary-2012/
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:33 (twelve years ago) link
Due to getting caught up with buying a house and being visited by the queen and working in cornwall and stuff, this didn't get started last monday. So we're doing it from bank holiday monday, instead.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
If I weren't doing Then Play Long (and resting a lot because of, um, medical orders) then this would be a good idea. Otherwise I can guarantee you that if it covered tomorrow, my contribution would be a scruffy single sheet of paper with closely-written, largely indecipherable shorthand which I then have to turn into a cogent blog post. Since my wife and I both listen to TPL albums and her thoughts and insights contribute hugely to the final blog product, then I have to scribble these down as soon as she thinks of them.
In truth this would also be the case next Saturday, except knowing what the album is, I expect I will need more than just the one sheet of paper.
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
Do it anyway Marcello!
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
Just list everything you listen to for the week, even if a big chunk is for TPL.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
Bump.
http://sickmouthy.com/2012/05/07/musicdiary2012-beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-2/
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 7 May 2012 08:35 (twelve years ago) link
Tweeting my diary this year.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 7 May 2012 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
Last day today.
http://sickmouthy.com/2012/05/13/mass-observation-diary-12-05-2012/
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 13 May 2012 10:27 (twelve years ago) link