music – Little Tiny Fish

I’ve been nominated for Best Album Art (twice!)

Posted on 11 January 201128 October 2019 by littletinyfish

88nine, album art, award, loosing teeth, lub dub, music, nomination, pezzettino, ray caesar, the scarring party

It looks like I’ve been nominated for Best Album Art (twice!) for Radio Milwaukee’s Fourth Annual Milwaukee Music Awards! Nomination #1 was for The Scarring Party’s “Losing Teeth” For this album I did the typography, layout design, and back illustration. The main illustration was provided by Ray Caesar. Nomination #2 was for Pezzettino’s “Lub Dub” […]

This Year in Music, 2010

Posted on 3 January 201128 October 2019 by littletinyfish

bomb the music industry, first aid kit, holly golightly, little dragon, murder by death, music, sleeping in the aviary, the 1900s, the scarring party, yo! mke raps

So as always I don’t care what year the albums were released, what matters is they’re new to me and for me they defined the year of 2010. Sad to say this isn’t a Top 10 list, but a Top 8. I felt a sense of musical lethargy this year and really have no right […]

Two new albums worth checking out (and not just because I was involved)

Posted on 5 August 201028 October 2019 by littletinyfish

album cover, daniel bullock, margaret stutt, milwaukee, music, pezzettino, ray caesar, the scarring party

The Scarring Party has been one of my favorite bands from its inception. Lead singer Daniel Bullock has managed to combine folk, old-timey, and punk ethos into a sound that isn’t duplicated anywhere else. And really, I’m not just saying that. Please let me know if you’ve heard anything remotely similar anywhere else. There are […]

This Year in Music 2009

Posted on 4 December 200928 October 2019 by littletinyfish

andrew bird, beiruit, bomb the music industry onmilwaukee, kria brekkan, murder by death, music, neko case, propagandhi, rural alberta advantage, rx bandits, sparks

It’s been a rough couple of years for music and while some powerhouses released albums this year 2009 was still kinda in the weeds. I usually do a Top 10 Favorite Albums that Defined my 2009 with an emphasis on my because I am often late to the game. Several years ago my number one […]

Mixtape: January 2009

Posted on 9 January 200928 October 2019 by littletinyfish

"blue" gene tyranny, dokkemand, jay reatard, k-os, marnie stern, miranda lambert, mixtape, music, rowan & hastings, the fourelles, the pica beats, vivian girls, wild beasts

I haven’t put together a mix since Muxtape was shut down months ago. I’m still hurting from that one. I’ve also been a bit out of the creative loop lately, producing very little of any substantial quality. That, however, is about to change. The last few weeks have seen a new creative burst of energy […]

Top 10 Albums for my Personal 2008

Posted on 2 January 200928 October 2019 by littletinyfish

adult swim, animal collective, boris, desmond dekker, devotchka, efterklang, ghostly swim, langhorne slim, melt-banana, music, selda, streetlight manifesto, tim fite

2008 has proven to be a fairly conservative year as far as album purchases go. I’ve found my taste to be much more scrutinizing and it takes more than just hype to get me excited about an album. As a result the amount of purchases I made declined heavily, which is good for me, but […]

“Merry Christmas” from Daniel Johnston

Posted on 8 February 20082 November 2014 by littletinyfish

daniel johnston, john sieger, music, review, the scarring party, turner hall

Daniel Johnston played a mesmerizing set and wished everybody a “Merry Christmas” at the Turner Hall Ballroom last night. It’s the middle of February, obviously, but as he pointed out, “With all this snow, you’d think it was Christmas.” That’s the kind of whimsical naïveté that points the spotlight on Johnston’s song writing abilities. John […]

The download card

Posted on 14 January 20082 November 2014 by littletinyfish

download, music, physical media

Okay, so this site isn’t exactly in working order, but I’m gonna put something else up here, cuz I’m sick of looking at the last post. So what works? Basically everything on the right-hand column works…i.e. the links that take you out of my site (so make sure to return!). The perma-links mostly work, but […]