Born Under Punches

oneweekoneband:

Apologies for briefly interrupting Dave, but it was a year ago to the day we kicked off this blog series on showcasing our musical passions with a post on The Replacements’ Bastards of Young — and now we’re here, fifty-two weeks & bands later!

It’s only a year of hopefully many more to come, so we’ll keep the festivities down for the moment, but I just wanted so say it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to talk to (and meet!) so many wonderful & talented people. Editing this blog has been a blast and hopefully we’ve done our tiny part in showing music writing’s alive and kicking in 2012.

There’s a number of great writers lined up for the coming weeks — stay with us as OWOB continues to evolve and grow, whichever exciting place that may take us to. I’ll let you know when the NYT feature comes in… ;)

Thanks to Dave, Mark and Britt for helping spread the word; thanks to all the Tumblr comrades that have been there from the start: Brad, Michael, Andrew, Isabel, Katherine, the tireless Jonathan & the rest of the crew; thanks to each and every contributor past, present and future for his/her much-appreciated efforts; thanks to Jeffrey for technical assistance, virtual but nonetheless hearty hugs to the intercontinental brain trust of Jeremy, Dan and Jake (BFFs!); and of course, most importantly, thank you for reading.

THANK YOU, FRIENDS.

— Hendrik

The output on One Week / One Band constantly impresses me, and the fact that my name is on a list with so many incredible people still feels like a dream. Hendrik created something wonderful that I hope to enjoy for a long, long time. 

if I used BTJunkie, what would I use now?

jsmooth995:

D’Angelo, January 29th 2012 in Paris:

Jay Smooth, January 29th 2012 in New York:

Good lord. This is really happening. 

(Source: fosterkamer.com)

(for other shows too, so the T ride is worth it for saving the TM fees)

I read my dashboard (just about) every day but haven’t really been posting here regularly since the summer. I’ve written a few things on my other blog, but largely I haven’t been writing or sharing a ton of things (generally how I use my Tumblr). As much as I’d like to write more, I’ve been enjoying just reading and listening around here. 

Anyway, hopefully more from me more often going forward.