Yes, I missed it. I'm a loser, baby. I suck. That's right, I didn't make it to NYC for CMJ and a blur of odd, fortuitous connections, and nightly music-driven soirees. Well, to be fair, that's simply a world that I'm no longer a part of. But I suppose that I've been overtaken a bit with some sort of nostalgia, thinking of a time when I was music director of a small college station, and the center of that chaos is precisely where I belonged.
In any case, I've found a way to sort of reconnect with this previous life, across a profound distance, by simply going online and reading reports, listening to music, and so forth, and am posting some links for anyone else stricken with this probably nauseating wistfulness. Right, then. Cheers!
Here is a great place to start: Stereogum's excellent archive of CMJ 2008 coverage.
From there, you might want to move right in and check out KEXP, declared "Station Of The Year," one of the "2008 College Radio Award Winners" at CMJ. It was quite a lovefest, really, and they also took home the "Most Groundbreaking," "Best Podcast," and "Most Likely To Reinvent Radio" honors. They were of course in NYC for this year's festivities, and here are some links to their award-winning podcasts:
Broken Social Scene -- Live @ CMJ
"Broken Social Scene perform a laid-back and off-the-cuff set live on KEXP from New York City for CMJ. Recorded live at the Gibson Showroom on 10/24/08, this set contains 4 songs from the radio set plus an impromtu song song for the studio audience and selections from your favorite children's tunes: Hit the Wall, Untitled (or Choose Your Own Adventure), Xerxes, Love is New, Audience Song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/ABC/Puff the Magic Dragon"
Fujia and Miyagi -- Live @ CMJ
"Expanding from a three-piece to a four-, Fugiya and Miyagi expand their funky electronic and rock groove in this session, performed live on KEXP from NYC for CMJ. Recorded at the Gibson Showroom on 10/23/08 - 5 Songs: Pickpocket, Sore Thumb, Knickerbocker, Goosebumps, Sick and Tired"
Bang Bang Eche -- Live @ CMJ
"NZ dance-punkers Bang Bang Eche rock the Gibson Showroom for KEXP from CMJ 2008. Recorded 10/22/08 - 5 songs: Fingers In The Till, Exchange, Four To The Floor, Time Mismanagement, Hangers"
Vivian Girls -- Live @ CMJ
"All-girl Brooklyn trio Vivian Girls throw down a sonic barrage that's equal parts rock, surf and punk during their performance from Gibson Showroom during KEXP's broadcast from CMJ. Recorded 10/20/08 - songs: I Can't Stay, Lake House, Second Date, Tell The World"
For those of us who didn't make it to the city, there was a plethora CMJ-related blog coverage. Here are some great links:
CMJRELAY - The CMJ Staff Blog
CJLO (Montreal) was awarded "Best Student-Run Non-FM Station," and you can read their CMJ 2008 TRAVEL BLOG here.
The Ourstage Blog
Samples of MP3's Ourstage posted from bands who performed at CMJ:
Chemicals by Dead Men Dreaming
Draped in Blue by Mieka Pauley
The True History Of Rock n Roll by Dirty Fuzz
All the Water by Joanna Erdos and the Midnight Show
Sound Bites: CMJ 2008
Sample MP3's:
It Must Be Me by Whitsundays
The Brigde by Kirsten Ketsjer
Scooter by Radio Luxembourg
The Culture of Me
mp-FREE samples
I'm Pretty Sure by Drew Danburry
Every Minute by Mojo Nation
Some Are Lakes by Land Of Talk
RCRD LBL CMJ - free MP3's
Everything With You by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Are You Sensation (VHS Or Beta Remix) by Tigercity
Chicago by The Uglysuit
The TONY Blog (from Time Out New York)
Metromix New York's CMJ 2008
KCRW's CMJ 2008
The Music Slut @ CMJ
Sample MP3:
American Names by Sebastien Grainger
According to Stranded In Stereo, they're not "just a blog, it's a free CD/DVD compilation. Just Sign Up and you'll receive them as they come out." Worth a shot.
NME's New Music Radar CMJ Blog
And let's not forget the venerable NY Times and their CMJ FESTIVAL ArtsBeat Blog
"Drive forth, give your kids American names, give them more than what was given to you
Some of you in hell won't know it, but most of you don't show it,
We all have pride and shame.
And hey man, I wish we could just drive them both away
Driving, driving away
Driving, driving away
Come on, I can see it
Come on, we've been saying this for years
Come on, I can see it, come on...
If your always on your way out the door, you never had a place to call home
and home is always too far to drive
Driving, driving away."
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