San Francisco Folk Duo The Dodos
[MP3] Dodo Bird - The Ball
[MP3] Dodo Bird - Men
I haven’t said this of many artists (well at least not today), but I’m pretty sure Meric Long of The Dodos is a musical genius. The fresh faced songwriter and insanely talented guitarist barely looks old enough to buy a drink in the east side dive bars that have welcomed his intriguing music and left of center
I don’t really have room to complain. I’ve got a good job, wonderful family, nice house, tons of hipness.
But being this awesome does have its drawbacks.
For one thing, I don’t have as much time for free reading as I used to have. That’s why it has taken me two months to read the 375 pages of Ross King’s The Judgment of Paris, which has been on my reading list since at least last August.
I was interested in this book for the subject matter (French art and the introduction of what became known as Impressionism), but also for the author. I had previously devoured King’s Brunelleschi’s Dome and was impressed with his ability to bring out the juice of history.
I wasn’t disappointed in that regard with The Judgment of Paris. King has an ability to take the potentially dry dates and places of history and weave in the perspective and personality […]