http://perchmusic.com Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:13:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm back!  I didn't realize how much I truly enjoyed writing this blog until I was without it for a good two weeks.  But fear not, a whole bunch of trial and error on my part led to the site getting even more screwed up, then eventually I figured it ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/07/a-perch-summer-mix/ test.  My blog's screwed up.  Have to upgrade to the newest wordpress and hope all goes well.  If you can read this, I may have somehow fixed my blog.  Ignore the about me post.  That wasn't supposed to be a post, just a page on top. http://perchmusic.com/2008/07/test/ The Pelican's Perch is the informal music related ramblings of one Kevin Ehlers.  I graduated from Missouri State University in May '07 and started a record label here in Springfield, MO called LemonDrop Records.  While we're getting the label nearly up and running, I work part time with my uncle ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/about-kevin/ Gotye, pronounced "Gore-ti-yeah" (even though I don't know where the R sound comes from), has been on constant rotation lately and I don't see it coming out of the player anytime soon.  I found out about him through a few blogs, who were mentioning that his album Like Drawing Blood ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/gotye-like-drawing-blood-2/ Well now.  I got quite a few emails from you guys saying how great/terrible/etc. my top 5 list of the half year was.  That's perfectly fine, but a lot of you seem to have overlooked my statement saying any of the bottom 3 could have been swapped out for a ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/honorable-mentions-so-far-and-more/ "With a Buzz in Our Ears, We Play Endlessly" So the translation goes for Sigur Ros' new full-length Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.  I've been so dang busy lately that this album completely slipped past me.  Usually I'm on top of things regarding Sigur Ros, but I both missed ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/stream-sigur-ros-me%c3%b0-su%c3%b0-i-eyrum-vi%c3%b0-spilum-endalaust/ June is here already, which is crazy to think, and that means we're halfway through the year. You know what that means. It's time for my top 5 albums of the half year. I counted up the albums in my 2008 folder and I've got over 60 ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/the-perch-top-5-albums-of-the-year-so-far/ The Raconteurs - Rich Kid Blues [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/12%20-%20rich%20kid%20blues.mp3] Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - Young and Lovestruck [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/03-get_cape._wear_cape._fly.-young_and_lovestruck.mp3] Death Cab for Cutie - Your New Twin Sized Bed [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/08%20Your%20New%20Twin%20Sized%20Bed.mp3] The Envy Corps - Wires and Wool [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/01-wires_and_wool.mp3] Nada Surf - See These Bones [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/01-nada_surf-see_these_bones.mp3] Elbow - Grounds for Divorce [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/04%20Grounds%20For%20Divorce.mp3] The Weepies - Antarctica [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/07%20Antarctica.mp3] Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - Window of Your Mind [audio:http://perchmusic.com/Perchmusic/jun08/06-get_cape._wear_cape._fly.-window_of_your_mind.mp3] Matt ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/perch-mix-42-2/ I'm on my lunch break right now.  I've been on kind of a crazy emotional roller coaster these last few days with sudden money problems, followed by getting most my money back thanks to some sly negotiations on my part with my bank, but I think all is back to ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/perch-mix-42/ Finally all moved in to the new house.  Stuff is still all over my room, but I finally got my internet all hooked up.  I'll probably be a little slow getting back to posting b/c I'm super busy lately with work, but mostly with the label.  We've got the Spacetones ... http://perchmusic.com/2008/06/im-back/