Punk Floyd.

Firefall.

"A Man Needs a Maid" Neil Young, Harvest.

The Powerful Lazer Drone between "The Narrow Way" parts 2&3, Pink Floyd, Ummagumma.

I'm gonna watch last years PBS Scorcese Dylan flick.

Mike Meyers as Keith Moon. Fuckin dreading it!

It's a technological leap backwards, I got my 1/2" 8 track back off Joe Tagg.

The dopey rock critic, Stanley J. Krammerhead III, Jr.

I listened to the new LCD Soundsystem EP last night and it was pretty cool.

"Autumn Almanac" is such an obvious answer. I'm going to try and think of another one.

Unidentified sound: That weird train-whistle noise at the end of Todd Rundgren's "We Gotta Get You a Woman." What is that?!

The Ian Curtis biopic

The Miles Davis biopic

i've been continually revising my iTunes library. I think that's about it.

With which Rutles character do you most identify?

Leggy Mountbatten

What artist - new or old - did you discover or learn to appreciate over the summer?

More like re-discover. My copy of Star Time, the James Brown boxset, had gone missing, and when I found someone who let me rip the mp3’s, it set me off on a funk jag. I ended up getting the J.B.’s double CD collection, as well as those 3 James Brown’s Funky People collections – even the stuff credited to different configurations of the band and various backup singers is touched by genius.

With fall approaching, what is your favorite fall song?

Approaching? Fall is months away. Damn yankees.

Autumn Almanac is obviously a good choice, but since someone took that one, I’ll say Yo La Tengo’s Autumn Sweater.

Over what unidentified sound on a record have you most frequently scratched your head (eg, the key sound in "Crosstown Traffic", by Jimi Hendrix)? Do not be shy about sharing - perhaps another Townsperson can solve your mystery!

There’s a strange honking echo at the beginning of a Smiths song, I think it’s Kill the DJ.

What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you plan on approaching next?

I’m partway through watching The Filth and the Fury, the Sex Pistols documentary, again. I recorded some Robyn Hitchcock thing (not Storefront) off Sundance or IFC. I think that’s next.

What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you dread approaching the most?

This new Dylan film that’s coming out soon – the one that has different actors playing him – is intriguing and scary at the same time.

What rock-related technological leap did you make this summer?

I started playing my Tele through the amp simulator + Lexicon reverb in my Sonar-based digital audio workstation even when I’m not recording (which is most of the time).

Dirk McQuickly
Late 70s Bowie
September Gurls
The "bloop, bloop" sound that opens Bowie's "Fashion."

Les Garcons de La Plage

Candi Staton, or maybe Johnny Guitar Watson

"When I See You Smile," Bad English. No, wait: "Autumn Almanac," Kinks

Dunno

I'm still curious to see that Brian Jones biopic

That Brian Jones biopic

SPENDING A SHITLOAD OF MONEY ON A FUCKING STUDIO THAT KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE FUCKING EXPENSIVE TO BUILD FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK I'LL NEVER MAKE THE INVESTMENT BACK FUCK FUCK FUCK WHAT WAS I THINKING FUCK

(((With which Rutles character do you most identify?)))

you're all daft.

(((What artist - new or old - did you discover or learn to appreciate over the summer?)))

Jan van Scorel.

(((With fall approaching, what is your favorite fall song?)))

"norwegian wood"

(((Over what unidentified sound on a record have you most frequently scratched your head (eg, the key sound in "Crosstown Traffic", by Jimi Hendrix)? Do not be shy about sharing - perhaps another Townsperson can solve your mystery!)))

In zeppelin's "battle of evermore" there is a sound produced by the blend of voices, mandolins, and guitars that sounds like my sister is calling me for dinner from the bottom of the stairs of the house where i grew up.

(((What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you plan on approaching next?)))

a friend is sending me the roky erikson documentary. can't wait!

(((What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you dread approaching the most?)))

none that i can think of.

(((What rock-related technological leap did you make this summer?)))

i re-soldered all the connections in my urei LA4 compressor. a real gem of vintage gear.

With which Rutles character do you most identify?

I guess that's the biopic I am most looking forward to. I saw it once, about 20 years ago, at a post-gig drink/chill-out. I fell asleep, but not necessarily because I didn't like it.

What artist - new or old - did you discover or learn to appreciate over the summer?

The Newport festivals are always great for this.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are this awesome trio of acoustic strummers and shouters in the African-American Appalachian folk-country tradition. Whish isn't that different from the white Appalachian tradition, but even louder, rawer and cooler.

And I saw Donald Harrison for the first time. He's amazing, and he had Christian Scott with him (who was at Newport last year and was amazing on his own).

With fall approaching, what is your favorite fall song?

"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire is an obvious choice. There are two songs that aren't about fall per se, but capture certain emotional aspects perfectly: "There She Goes" evokes the sun shining on red and yellow leaves (and carries a personal association), and "Taste" by Ride captures that overcast-October-afternoon vibe perfectly.

What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you plan on approaching next?

I'm still staring at this big Phil Spector Tearing Down the Wall of Sound bio, and if I can find the 1,200-page Beatles bio I keep saying I'll get started on that.

What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you dread approaching the most?

Dunno. That Mike Myers/Keith Moon thing sounds possibly dreadful. I've been hearing about it for so long without it coming out that I figured it just wasn't happening. Is it?

What rock-related technological leap did you make this summer?

If we're using a loose-constructionist definition of "summer," it would be my first-ever electric guitar, purchased in late May and still a near-daily obsession.
If we're taking the hard line on June 22 as the start of summer, it's my (like the world needs another one of these) blog:
http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/music/

It's currently mostly a supplement to my print musings, but soon (I swear) I'm going to make it more of a news-and-views kind of place.

There She Goes" evokes the sun shining on red and yellow leaves (and carries a personal association)

I didn't know you were a junkie!

I don't much identify with The Rutles. I think I'd rather identify with Popeye and mutter under my breath.

New or old stuff over this summer - Buffalo Tom (how come no one told me how cool they were?) and Pearlene. Both have managed lot's of time with older stuff and their new albums lately.

My favorite Fall song is Room to Live. For the season fall, it's the Buckeyes fight song.

I'm not sure what I plan on approaching next biopicwise. Maybe the new Stones DVD.

I don't want to see Scorsese's Stones movie coming out next year. I expect it will be worse than Jann Wenner's personal review of Jagger's Goddess in the Doorway.

This summer I took my hard of nothing but mp3's with me whenever I'd be away from home. That's actually pretty cool, but I don't know if I need everything at my fingertips all that much. Absinthe makes the heart grow fondler, they say.

With which Rutles character do you most identify?

I've actually never seen the Rutles movie, but I'll have to go with Stig O'Hara since he was played by Ricky Fataar, a member of The Beach Boys during their underrated and great '72-'73 period.

What artist - new or old - did you discover or learn to appreciate over the summer?

Jay Reatard! His album Blood Visions is my favorite album that I've heard this year.

With fall approaching, what is your favorite fall song?

"How I Wrote Elastic Man" :-)

What rock biography or biofilm - if any - do you plan on approaching next?

As a general rule, they all suck, but I am looking forward to Control, the upcoming Ian Curtis bio. I'm not expecting greatness, but it was done by Anton Corbijn (sp?), so at least it has a huge fan's perspective.

What rock-related technological leap did you make this summer?

I got a 500 GB internal hard drive for my birthday (I got it back in May but I've spent the summer slowly filling it up).

I'm obviously way late to the party here, but I hope someone reads my responses anyway.