One thing a powerful computer, lots of disk space, and cheap software is getting me is the ability to transfer a lot of old analog items to digital. one of those efforts is to get all my music on my Mac. (more on that for another blog)
One thing this is doing is exposing me to music that has sat on my shelves and other media for 10-20-even 30 years. You listen to it once in a while, but now that it's all in one big big pile, I get to hear 30 years worth of music all the time. Pretty cool as it is.
Now comes the Internet. So I listen to these old, sometimes local, sometimes one-hit-wonder bands, and think "I wonder what happened to". A lot have faded away. I mean, you ever Google something and find nothing out there at all? Gives new meaning to one hit wonder.
Then there are the real finds. You find groups and people still around, maybe even still making music. And now the 'net allows us to re-connect. I found out the other day The Outfield has put a new album out after a long hiatus. I ran into the drummer for Figures on a Beach - and he remembers me from 25 years ago. Talk about a head trip. I put a video for School of Fish and The Vels on Youtube - and it's been great reading the comments everyone has made - others who remember these bands. Even some history - the lead singer of School had died of TC (Which I'm a survivor). wow. (search for johnmcboston on youtube)
This morning I find an old Boston band Dumptruck has resurfaced, and is on myspace. I'm here listening to their album D Is For Dumptruck (hence the blog title) and found their MS web and regular web (www.myspace.com/dumptrucktheband). Even found a site where I can track down a lot of other old Boston faves (http://www.rockinboston.com/). Now the danger begins - looking at Dumptruck's friends, and finding even more old stuff (Hey, The Atlantics!)
So anyone else out there re-discovering music form their past?
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